GetObject (System function)

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Get a system-wide object (System class)

The GetObjectshared method retrieves a copy of a specified system-wide object.

Syntax

[%number =] %(System):GetObject( string, object)

Syntax terms

%numberThe 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 shared method. GetObject can also be invoked via a system 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.

Usage notes

Examples

See also