KB190547 - PRB: ReadMethod Only Returns Method Text From Visual Class

Article ID: 190547

Article Last Modified on 12/11/1999

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

This article was previously published under Q190547

SYMPTOMS

The ReadMethod of an object can be used to return the text of a given method. The ReadMethod is only supported when the class is stored in a visual class library (VCX). Classes that are defined in code do not support the ReadMethod. This also holds true for the following methods:

ReadExpression
WriteMethod
WriteExpression

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Run the following code:

   ox = CreateObject("myclass")
   ?ox.ReadMethod('mymethod')

   DEFINE Class myclass As Custom
      PROCEDURE mymethod
         WAIT WINDOW 'hello'
      ENDPROC
   ENDDEFINE

The ReadMethod does not return anything.

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