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The <var>GetObject</var> shared method retrieves a copy of a specified [[Subsystem_class#System-wide_objects|subsystem-wide]] | The <var>GetObject</var> shared method retrieves a copy of a specified [[Subsystem_class#System-wide_objects|"subsystem-wide object"]]. | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
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<tr><th>%number</th><td>The generation number associated with name. This is a positive integer (initially set to 1) that increases by one each time the name object is updated. gen is set to 0 if the method encounters a problem and cannot retrieve the object.</td></tr> | <tr><th>%number</th><td>The generation number associated with name. This is a positive integer (initially set to 1) that increases by one each time the name object is updated. gen is set to 0 if the method encounters a problem and cannot retrieve the object.</td></tr> | ||
<tr><th>%(Subsystem)</th> | <tr><th><var class="nobr">%(Subsystem)</var></th> | ||
<td>The class name in parentheses denotes a shared method. <var>GetObject</var> can also be invoked via a <var> | <td>The class name in parentheses denotes a [[Notation conventions for methods#Shared methods|shared]] method. <var>GetObject</var> can also be invoked via a <var>Subsystem</var> object variable, which may be <var>Null</var>.</td></tr> | ||
<tr><th>string</th> | <tr><th>string</th> | ||
<td>The string name by which the subsystem-wide object is identified.</td></tr> | <td>The string name by which the subsystem-wide object is identified.</td></tr> | ||
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<td>The object variable to which the subsystem-wide object is assigned.</td></tr> | <td>The object variable to which the subsystem-wide object is assigned.</td></tr> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:31, 16 February 2014
Get a subsystem object (Subsystem class)
The GetObject shared method retrieves a copy of a specified "subsystem-wide object".
Syntax
[%number =] %(Subsystem):GetObject( string, object)
Syntax terms
| %number | The generation number associated with name. This is a positive integer (initially set to 1) that increases by one each time the name object is updated. gen is set to 0 if the method encounters a problem and cannot retrieve the object. |
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| %(Subsystem) | The class name in parentheses denotes a shared method. GetObject can also be invoked via a Subsystem object variable, which may be Null. |
| string | The string name by which the subsystem-wide object is identified. |
| object | The object variable to which the subsystem-wide object is assigned. |