%Template
This special method populates the non-object elements of an internal object — fields and array items — from a dynamic array.
All special method names and keywords are case-insensitive.
Syntax
object->{element->}%Template(FromMV, dyn-array}
Syntax elements
objectAn expression that evaluates to an internal object.
elementAn element within object.
dyn-arrayAn expression that evaluates to a dynamic array.
Applicability
Internal objects only.
Examples
Uses the Dylan dynamic array to populate the Singer object (a copy of the Artist object as defined by a JSON document). Note the use of the @AM predefined symbol in the dynamic array.
Artist = %New(JSON, '{ "firstName": "", "lastName": "", "dateOfBirth": null }')
Dylan = "Bob":@AM:"Dylan":@AM:"1941"
Singer = %New(Object, Artist)
Singer->%Template(FromMV, Dylan)
PRINT Singer->%ToJSON(1)
This also produces
{ "firstName" : "Bob", "lastName" : "Dylan", "dateOfBirth" : 1941 }