Object Class: _deleteMethod

Object Class: _deleteMethod

Deletes a method on a class or object

Syntax
Details

Syntax

return = objectName._deleteMethod( methodID );

return = objectName._deleteMethod( methodName );

Argument Type Use Description

return Numeric Return returns a value indicating whether the method was successfully deleted: 0 if successful, 1 if not successful

methodID Numeric Input specifies the id of the method to delete. Useful when a method is overloaded to uniquely identify which method signature to delete

methodName Character Input specifies the name of the method to delete

Argument	Type	Use	Description
return	Numeric	Return	returns a value indicating whether the method was successfully deleted: 0 if successful, 1 if not successful
methodID	Numeric	Input	specifies the id of the method to delete. Useful when a method is overloaded to uniquely identify which method signature to delete
methodName	Character	Input	specifies the name of the method to delete

Details

SAS/AF software returns the new methodID of the method if you are trying to return an overridden method to its inherited state. For example, if someMethod is an overridden method whose id is 1207 and _deleteMethod is run to remove the override, the someMethod method is returned to its inherited state and a new id is returned via the methodID argument.

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