Microsoft KB Archive/195694

= PRB: Method Code Not Returned Using Object Reference with GETPEM =

Article ID: 195694

Article Last Modified on 12/10/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q195694



SYMPTOMS
The GETPEM function can be used to return the property values and event or method program code for a given object at design-time. Although not documented as being supported at run-time, this function does return property values and event or method code at run-time.

However, when passing an object reference as the first parameter to the GETPEM function, an empty string is returned when querying for event or method program code at run-time.



RESOLUTION
In order to retrieve the event or method code at run-time using the GETPEM function, the first parameter must specify the class name rather than a reference to the object. If the class name is not known, the object's Class property can be passed as follows: GETPEM(oObject.Class, "Init")



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
In this context, run-time refers to a compiled Visual FoxPro executable running with VFP6R.DLL, and design-time means running in the Interactive Development Environment (IDE) using VFP6.exe.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
Run the following code: oObject = NEWOBJECT("_form",HOME+"ffc\_base.vcx") cMethodCode = GETPEM(oObject,"Release") && Object Ref = Empty String ?LEN(cMethodCode) && Zero Note that zero is returned. If the first parameter passed to the GETPEM function is changed to oObject.Class, a value greater than zero is returned.

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