Widget Class: _getOwner

Widget Class: _getOwner

Returns the object identifier of the owner of an object

Syntax
Details

Syntax

objectName._getOwner( objectID );

objectName._getOwner( objectID, type );

Argument Type Use Description

objectID Numeric Output returns the object identifier of the owning object; if no owner, returns 0

type Character Input

Argument	Type	Use	Description
objectID	Numeric	Output	returns the object identifier of the owning object; if no owner, returns 0
type	Character	Input

Details

An owner is typically a parent object that enforces some control over the owned object. Examples of owning objects are extended tables, work areas, composites, and organizational charts. By default, _getOwner looks for the first owner of an object.

Example

Suppose a push button is contained within a composite object and that composite object is contained within an extended table. To get the object identifier of the extended table from the push button's _select method, a type of EXTTBL must be specified:

length _method_ $40;

SELECT:
 method;
   _super_._method();
   _self_._getOwner(id,'exttbl');
   id._setBorderColor('red');
 endmethod;

If a type was not specified, the object identifier of the composite would be returned.

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