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==See also==
==See also==
<ul><li>The <var>setGlobal</var> method, in the <var>System</var> class, performs a function identical to the <var>$setg_sys</var> function.  That is, the following two statements are identical:
<ul><li>The <var>setGlobal</var> method, in the <var>System</var> class, performs a function identical to the <var>[[$Setg_Sys|$setg_sys]]</var> function.  That is, the following two statements are identical:
<p class="code">%(system):setGlobal('PHLEGMATIC', 'STOLID')
<p class="code">%(system):setGlobal('PHLEGMATIC', 'STOLID')
%setg_sys('PHLEGMATIC', 'STOLID')</p>
%setg_sys('PHLEGMATIC', 'STOLID')</p>
<li>For more information about system  globals, see [[System_class#System_and_subsystem_globals_and_strings|“System globals and strings”]].</ul>
<li>For more information about system  globals, see [[System_class#System_and_subsystem_globals_and_strings|“System globals and strings”]].</ul>
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Revision as of 05:07, 25 March 2011

Set a system-wide global (System class)

The SetGlobal shared subroutine sets a System global.

Syntax

%(System):SetGlobal( name, value)

Syntax terms

%(System) The class name in parentheses denotes a shared method. SetGlobal can also be invoked via a System object variable, which may be null.
name A string that identifies the global to be set.
value A string that identifies the new value for the global.

Usage notes

  • All errors result in request cancellation.
  • It is not an error to set a global that is not set.
  • Like $Setg_Sys, the SetGlobal method momentarily turns off multi-processing, so should not be used heavily in an MP/204 environment.

Examples

  1. The following statement sets the system global called CHOLERIC:

    %(system):setGlobal('CHOLERIC', 'ANGRY')

See also

  • The setGlobal method, in the System class, performs a function identical to the $setg_sys function. That is, the following two statements are identical:

    %(system):setGlobal('PHLEGMATIC', 'STOLID') %setg_sys('PHLEGMATIC', 'STOLID')

  • For more information about system globals, see “System globals and strings”.