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IVarPutInfo Function

X#
Get information about how a particular instance variable (or assign method) was declared.

Namespace:  XSharp.RT
Assembly:  XSharp.RT (in XSharp.RT.dll) Version: 2.19
Syntax
 FUNCTION IVarPutInfo(
	oObject AS Object,
	symInstanceVar AS SYMBOL
) AS DWORD
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Parameters

oObject
Type: Object
The object containing the instance variable.
symInstanceVar
Type: Symbol
The instance variable that you want information about.

Return Value

Type: DWord
A numeric value that can be interpreted as follows:
wIvarInfoDescription
0Not found
1INSTANCE declaration
2EXPORT declaration
3ACCESS/ASSIGN declaration (Property)

Remarks
IVarPutInfo() tests for an instance variable or assign method of a given name and returns a numeric value indicating how (or if) the variable was declared.
Examples
This example illustrates the various return values for IVarPutInfo():
X#
1CLASS A
2    INSTANCE x
3    EXPORT y
4ASSIGN z(value) CLASS A
5    z := value
6    RETURN value
X#
1FUNCTION Start()
2    LOCAL o AS A
3    o := a{}
4? IVarPutInfo(o,#x)            // 1
5? IVarPutInfo(o,#y)            // 2
6? IVarPutInfo(o,#z)            // 3
7? IVarPutInfo(o,#none)            // 0
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