GetObject (System function)

Get a system-wide object (System class)

The GetObject shared method retrieves a copy of a specified "system-wide object".

Syntax

[%number =] %(System):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.
%(System)	The class name in parentheses denotes a ÝÝNotation conventions for methods#Shared methods|shared¨¨ method. GetObject can also be invoked via a System class object variable, which may be Null.
string	The string name by which the system-wide object is identified.
object	The object variable to which the system-wide object is assigned.

See also

System class	List of System methods	System methods syntax
Notation conventions for methods