MethodInfo Class

Provides information about a specified method.

Syntax

class MethodInfo extends Object

Run On

Called

Methods

	Method	Description
	accessSpecifier	Specifies whether the method is public, protected, or private.
	cancelTimeOut	Cancels a previous method call to the setTimeOut method. (Inherited from Object.)
	compiledOk	Specifies whether the method has compiled.
	displayTableId
	displayType	Specifies the display function type of a method.
	equal	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current one. (Inherited from Object.)
	getAllAttributes	Gets the full set of attributes for the method.
	getAttribute	Gets the first matching attribute from the class header metadata, creates an instance of the Object class that represents it, and returns it.
	getAttributes
	getTimeOutTimerHandle	Returns the timer handle for the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	handle	Retrieves the handle of the class of the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	isAbstract	Indicates whether the method is abstract.
	isStatic	Specifies whether the method is static.
	name	Specifies the name of a method.
	new	Creates a new instance of the MethodInfo class. (Overrides the new Method.)
	noParms	Specifies the number of parameters in a method.
	notify	Releases the hold on an object that has called the wait method on this object. (Inherited from Object.)
	notifyAll	Releases a lock on the object that was issued by the wait method on this object. (Inherited from Object.)
	noVars	Specifies the number of variables in a method.
	objectOnServer	Determines whether the object is on a server. (Inherited from Object.)
	owner	Returns the instance that owns the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	parentId	Specifies the table ID for a table method or the class ID for a class method.
	propertyHelp	Specifies the Help text that a method sets or returns for a control.
	PropertyMethod	Specifies whether a method is a property method.
	returnId	Specifies the ID for certain return data types, such as extended data types and classes, for a method that returns a value.
	returnType	Specifies a method return type.
	runMode	Specifies where a method is executed.
	setMethod	Specifies the application object type of a node in the Application Object Tree (AOT) by using an instance of the .
	setTimeOut	Sets up the scheduled execution of a specified method. (Inherited from Object.)
	toString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	usageCount	Returns the current number of references, that is, the value of the reference counter, that the object has. (Inherited from Object.)
	varId	Specifies the ID for certain variable data types, such as extended data types and enums, for a method that contains variables.
	varIdOld
	varType	Specifies a variable data type by using values from the Types enumeration.
	wait	Pauses a process. (Inherited from Object.)
	xml	Returns an XML string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

Assign a table method to MethodInfo by using the SysDictTable class. Assign a class method by using the SysDictClass class.

The following classes extend MethodInfo:

• SysMethodInfo

• DictMethod

Examples

The following example uses the SysDictClass::ObjectMethodObject method to assign a method of a FormBuildDataSource Class object to an instance of the MethodInfo class. An integer value specifies the method.

The MethodInfo.name Method method returns the method name.

void getMethodInfo() 
{ 
    MethodInfo methodInfo; 
    SysDictClass sysDictClass; 
    str name; 
 
    try 
    { 
        sysDictClass = new SysDictClass(classnum(FormBuildDataSource)); 
        methodInfo = sysDictClass.objectMethodObject(1); 
        if(!methodInfo) 
        { 
            throw exception::Error; 
        } 
        name = methodInfo.name(); 
        print name; 
        pause; 
     } 
     catch (exception::Error) 
     { 
        print "The specified method does not exist"; 
        pause; 
     } 
}

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object Class
  MethodInfo Class
    DictMethod Class

See Also

Using the display Method Modifier