So, I'm in the final phase of a v15 to v17.2 upgrade and eliminating/replacing all the remaining _o_ prefixed obsolete 4D commands. I came across some Method Editor behaviour that I totally didn't expect... btw, this is my very first foray into using C_OBJECT and 4D commands that return objects!
Let me illustrate with the following very simple example: C_OBJECT($object) $object:=Path to object(Get 4D folder) Now, when I type $object into the Method Editor, I expected the auto-completion to show me available object properties such as parentFolder, name and extension but it didn't. I then modified the code to: $object:=New object $object:=Path to object(Get 4D folder) But that didn't yield anything more - I had assumed in the first example that the 4D command would implicitly initialise the object internally. So, I have a couple questions a this point: * for 4D commands that return an object is object initialisation implicit or must "New object" always be called first? * is it the case that there is actually no auto-completion for 4D Commands that return objects? That would be a real disappointment :(( Note that I also tested the above in a completely new 4D v17 database just in case there was something up with a converted database. I also checked that the auto-complete settings in Preferences were setup correctly - they are identical in both the converted v17 and new v17 databases. I also tested this example: C_OBJECT($object1) C_OBJECT($object2) $object1:=New object $object1:=Path to object(Get 4D folder) $object2:=New object $object2.foo:="foo" $object2.bar:="bar" In this case I get auto-completion of "object1.foo" as well as "object2.foo" which is really not what I would expect at all! It seems to me that the Method Editor is wholly indiscriminate about what the auto-completion options are! What gives? Tell me I made a basic mistake somewhere?! Regards, Narinder Chandi, ToolBox Systems Ltd. -- ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
