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The <var>GetObject</var> shared method retrieves a copy of a specified | The <var>GetObject</var> shared method retrieves a copy of a specified [[System_class#System-wide_objects|"system-wide object"]]. | ||
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Revision as of 06:43, 25 March 2011
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. |
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| %(System) | The class name in parentheses denotes a 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. |