IBM Rexx does not have an EXPOSE instruction, it has PROCEDURE EXPOSE,
which works the same way in Object Rexx (but, like IBM Rexx, only with
internal calls to a label). There's no way to expose the caller's
variables to a method. That would break all of the principles of object
encapsulation.
Rick
On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Sanford Geiger <sanford.gei...@live.com>wrote:
> Ok, but this is NOT how IBM Rexx works. Is there a way to make all
> variables in a program be made available to any routine or method?
>
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>
> *From:* Rick McGuire [mailto:object.r...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 17, 2013 9:34 AM
> *To:* Open Object Rexx Developer Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Oorexx-devel] Problem Using EXPOSE
>
>
>
> Sorry, accidentally hit enter while in gmail, so the reply was sent early.
>
>
>
> myclass = .tclass~new
>
> myclass~testmethod2
>
> fld3=fld1||fld2
>
> say fld3
>
> myclass~testmethod2
>
>
>
> return
>
> ::class tclass
>
> ::method testmethod1
>
> expose fld1 fld2
>
> fld1="abcdef"
>
> fld2="123456789ZZZ"
>
>
>
> ::method testMethod2
>
> expose fld1 fld2
>
> say fld1||fld2
>
>
>
> The values assigned to the instance variables in testmethod1 are
> available in testmethod2.
>
>
>
> Rick
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Rick McGuire <object.r...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Wow, there is so much wrong with this example that I don't even know where
> to start. Expose exposes instance variables of an object, it does NOT give
> access to the caller's variables. Methods of an object instance share
> access to those variables by using expose. Here is a simple example of
> using expose based on your program:
>
>
>
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>
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Sanford Geiger <sanford.gei...@live.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> I am having a problem getting EXPOSE to work. The following is a test a
> ran:
>
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>
>
>
> Code:
>
> /** ooRexx test of expose **/
>
>
>
> myclass = .tclass~new
>
> myclass~testmethod
>
> fld3=fld1||fld2
>
> say fld3
>
> return
>
> ::class tclass
>
> ::method testmethod1
>
> expose fld1 fld2
>
> fld1="abcdef"
>
> fld2="123456789ZZZ"
>
>
>
> ::method testMethod2
>
> expose fld1 fld2
>
>
>
>
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