AClass Function

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Parameters

ArrayName (Optional)

Type: Usual
Specifies the name of the array into which the class names are placed.

oExpression (Optional)

Type: Usual
Specifies an object whose class name and ancestor class names are placed into the array. oExpression can be any object expression, such as an object reference, an object variable, or an object array element.

Return Value

Type: Usual
Numeric

If you specify the name of an array that doesn't exist, X# automatically creates the array. If you specify the name of an existing array that isn't large enough to hold all the parent names, X# automatically increases the size of the array. If the array is larger than necessary, the array size is truncated. If you specify the name of an existing two-dimensional array, the array is redimensioned to a one-dimensional array.

AClass( ) creates a one-dimensional array containing the class name of the specified object and its ancestor class names. The first array element contains the class name of the object, the second element contains the name of the object's parent class, the third element contains the name of the object's grandparent class, and so on.
AClass( ) returns the number of class names in the array. AClass( ) returns 0 if the array cannot be created.

 1Clear
 2frmMyForm = CreateObject("FormGrandChild")
 3For nCount = 1 TO AClass(gaNewarray, frmMyForm)    // Creates an array
 4? gaNewarray(nCount)  // Displays the names of the classes
 5ENDFor
 6RELEASE frmMyForm
 7DEFINE CLASS FormChild AS ForM
 8ENDDEFINE
 9DEFINE CLASS FormGrandChild AS FormChild
10ENDDEFINE