Difference between revisions of "API Component.Property.CopyValue"

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==Parameters==
 
==Parameters==
[[Variable types|HANDLE]] ''Source''
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[[Variable Types|HANDLE]] ''Source''
 
:The source component to copy from
 
:The source component to copy from
  
[[Variable types|HANDLE]] ''Dest''
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[[Variable Types|HANDLE]] ''Dest''
 
:The target component to copy to
 
:The target component to copy to
  
[[Variable types|STRING]] ''Property''
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[[Variable Types|STRING]] ''Property''
 
:The textual name of the property
 
:The textual name of the property
  
  
 
==Return value==
 
==Return value==
[[Variable types|STRING]]
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[[Variable Types|STRING]]
  
 
The value copied to the ''Dest'' components ''Property''.
 
The value copied to the ''Dest'' components ''Property''.

Revision as of 11:08, 10 June 2013

<sidebar>API contents</sidebar> Copies a property value from one target to another

Class hierarchy

Component

Property
CopyValue

Parameters

HANDLE Source

The source component to copy from

HANDLE Dest

The target component to copy to

STRING Property

The textual name of the property


Return value

STRING

The value copied to the Dest components Property.


Detailed description

This copies a components property value named Property from the Source component to the Dest. It is provided for convenience.


An equivalent call using SetValue from this to a dest component may be:

::Component.Property.SetValue(dest, "property", this::property)


And from any component to another:

value = ::Component.Property.GetValue(source, "property")
::Component.Property.SetValue(dest, "property", value)


Examples

Calling in a calculation

  • Declare a variable 'result' of type STRING
  • Add to a calculation icon:
    result = ::Component.Property.CopyValue(source, dest, "property")

No additional information