| Re: Invoking functions by name [message #76634] |
Mon, 20 June 2011 13:22 |
Michael Galloy
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Registered: April 2006
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On 6/20/11 1:49 PM, Jenkins.97@wright.edu wrote:
> Hello, I was wondering how would I go about invoking a function or
> procedure by it's name (that is given in a string). For instance, on
> XManager there is EVENT_HANDLER='string' keyword - how are they able
> to call my procedure by just passing a string/name of it? Is there a
> look-up table for all of the procedures within a given program?
>
> Thanks for your help.
Check out the CALL_PROCEDURE, CALL_FUNCTION, and CALL_METHOD routines.
Mike
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Michael Galloy
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