C_OBJECT

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4D v16.3

C_OBJECT


C_OBJECT ( {method ;} variable {; variable2 ; ... ; variableN} )

Parameter	Type	Description
method	Method	Name of method
variable	Variable	Name(s) of variable(s) or parameter(s) ${...} to declare

Description

The C_OBJECT command assigns the Object type to all the variables that are specified.

The Object type is supported by the 4D language starting with v14. Objects of this type are managed by the commands of the Objects (Language) theme.

You use the first syntax of the command (when the method parameter is not passed) to declare and type a process, interprocess or local variable. This syntax can be used in interpreted databases.

You use the second syntax of the command (when the method parameter is passed) to declare the method’s result and/or parameters ($0, $1, $2, etc.) to the compiler in advance. You must use this syntax if you want to skip the variable typing phase in order to save time when the database is compiled.

WARNING: You cannot execute the second syntax in interpreted mode. For this reason, when you use this syntax, you should store it in a method (whose name must begin with "COMPILER") that is not executed in interpreted mode.

Advanced use: You can use the C_OBJECT(${...}) syntax to declare a variable number of parameters of the same type for a method as long as they are the last parameters of this method. For example, the declaration C_OBJECT(${5}) indicates to the compiler that beginning with the fifth parameter, the method can receive a variable number of parameters of this type.

Example

Refer to the Compiler Commands section.