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IsMethodUsual Function

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Check whether a particular method can be sent to an object inside a USUAL.

Namespace:  XSharp.RT
Assembly:  XSharp.RT (in XSharp.RT.dll) Version: 2.19
Syntax
 FUNCTION IsMethodUsual(
	uObject AS USUAL,
	symMethod AS STRING
) AS LOGIC
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Parameters

uObject
Type: Usual
A USUAL containing an object.
symMethod
Type: String
The method name, specified without parentheses.

Return Value

Type: Logic
TRUE if the specified method is defined for the class of the specified object; otherwise, FALSE.
Remarks
IsMethodUsual() is used to determine whether the polymorphic value uObject is an object that has a method symMethod. IsMethodUsual() is the same as the following: UsualType(uObject) = OBJECT .AND. IsMethod(uObject, symMethod). Thus it should be used instead of IsMethod() in situations where it is not known whether a variable is an object.
Examples
This example uses IsMethodUsual() to check whether a particular method can be sent.
If there is an object and a particular method for it exists, it issues the method; otherwise, it calls a function:
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1IF IsMethodUsual(uO, #GoTop)
2    uO:GoTop()
3ELSE
4    MyGoTop()    
5ENDIF
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