On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> You can put the name of the property into a local var and use that (unless > I misunderstood the problem). > That's what I do > > > Of course, if you'd like to file a bug report / enhancement about being > able to do 'the "mycustompropname" of ... - then that is probably the > 'future' much better solution : I've given thought to that on and off--but I don't see a way thats both consistent with specifying a text string, and with the usage for other objects. Oh, wait; now I remember: allow the use of quoted text in the property reference. At the moment, the "catness" of control "dog" refers not to the catness property, but to a property whose name begins with a quote. I think that *this* is an inconsistency and a bug. OK, filed as *Bug 20228* <http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20228> - quotes taken as literal rather than as a delimiter when referring to custom properties -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462 _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
