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=METHOD=
 
 
 
==Class==
 
Applications
 
 
 
 
==Purpose==
 
==Purpose==
 
External method definition for a class
 
External method definition for a class
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
[[CLASS]], [[PARAMETER]], [[RETURN]]
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[[ACLASS()]], [[ADDPROPERTY()]], [[AMEMBERS()]], [[CLASS]], [[CLASS - Methods]], [[CLASS - Parameters]], [[CLASS - Properties]], [[CLASS - Scoping]], [[COMPOBJ()]], [[CREATEOBJECT()]], [[DEFINE CLASS]], [[DISPLAY CLASSES]], [[DODEFAULT()]], [[FOREACH]], [[LIST CLASSES]], [[LOADOBJECT()]], [[NEWOBJECT()]], [[OBJECT()]], [[PRINT_HTML()]], [[PRINT_JSON()]], [[PRINT_R()]], [[PRINT_XML()]], [[REMOVEPROPERTY()]], [[REQUIRE_ONCE()]], [[SAVEOBJECT()]], [[SQL SELECT]], [[WITH]]
  
  
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<code lang="recital">
 
<code lang="recital">
 
class myclass
 
class myclass
// Define properties
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    // Define properties
property color as character
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    property color as character
property size as numeric
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    property size as numeric
// Define external methods
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method display external
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    // Define external methods
// Define internal methods
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    method display external
method update
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....
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    // Define internal methods
return
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    method update
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        ....
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    return
 
endclass
 
endclass
  
 
// External method for 'myclass' class
 
// External method for 'myclass' class
 
method myclass::display
 
method myclass::display
parameters whatever
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    parameters whatever
...
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    ...
 
return
 
return
 
</code>
 
</code>
 
  
 
==Products==
 
==Products==
Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer
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Recital Server, Recital  
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Commands]]
 
[[Category:Commands]]
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[[Category:Applications]]
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[[Category:Applications Commands]]
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[[Category:Objects]]
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[[Category:Objects Commands]]

Latest revision as of 15:07, 14 December 2009

Purpose

External method definition for a class


Syntax

METHOD <class-name> :: <method-name>


See Also

ACLASS(), ADDPROPERTY(), AMEMBERS(), CLASS, CLASS - Methods, CLASS - Parameters, CLASS - Properties, CLASS - Scoping, COMPOBJ(), CREATEOBJECT(), DEFINE CLASS, DISPLAY CLASSES, DODEFAULT(), FOREACH, LIST CLASSES, LOADOBJECT(), NEWOBJECT(), OBJECT(), PRINT_HTML(), PRINT_JSON(), PRINT_R(), PRINT_XML(), REMOVEPROPERTY(), REQUIRE_ONCE(), SAVEOBJECT(), SQL SELECT, WITH


Description

An object encapsulates methods that perform operations on the object. Encapsulation hides methods within an object, and makes the object into a fully self-contained operational unit. The METHOD command allows you to define an external method outside the CLASS...ENDCLASS construct. This allows for a procedural library of methods, or for each method to be stored in a separate physical file. An external method can have a parameter list defined with the PARAMETER command. The RETURN command should be used to define the end of the external method.


Keyword Description
<class-name> The <class-name> to which the method belongs.
:: The :: operator is used as a separator between the class name and method name.
<method-name> A unique <method-name> of up to 32 characters must be specified. This will be the name used in the METHOD clause in the CLASS...ENDCLASS construct.


Example

class myclass
    // Define properties
    property color as character
    property size as numeric
 
    // Define external methods
    method display external
 
    // Define internal methods
    method update
        ....
    return
endclass
 
// External method for 'myclass' class
method myclass::display
    parameters whatever
    ...
return

Products

Recital Server, Recital