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Execute a Special Method (dbo_execute_special_method.htm)
Special methods supplement the DataBasic language to provide additional functionality specific to object orientated languages. Special methods always start with a % character to uniquely identify them from a language object method.
In general special methods require an object to operate on (the only exception is %CONNECT). However most special methods can use the default connection object (created by the first %CONNECT statement).
Special method names are case insensitive.
{Object->} %method()
{Object->} %method(key {,ParameterList})
| Object | DBO variable name |
| method |
The object method name that is to be executed. |
| -> | The object operator. |
| ParameterList | One or more expressions, separated by commas, representing actual values to be passed into the method. |
As calling a method is syntactically an expression, the method result can be used in place of a single element within a DataBasic statement.
Obj = Con -> %New(String, "My String")
Create a new string object on connection Con and assign a reference to Obj
Obj = %New(String, "My String")
Create a new string object on the default connection and assign a reference to Obj
Con -> %import(java.io)
Add java.io.* to the list of imports on the connection Con
%import(java.io)
As above but for the default connection.