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Optional number of parameters and protected procedure
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From
04/01/2007 14:50:58
Mike Yearwood
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 
 
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04/01/2007 14:48:23
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Classes - VCX
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 8 SP1
OS:
Windows XP
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01182425
Message ID:
01182476
Views:
38
>>>>>>Hi everybody,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have a method in the class with optional number of parameters which calls a protected procedure of the same class. I'm passing parameters as is from one procedure to another. I guess the only way to know from this protected procedure how many parameters did I pass originally is to actually pass the number of parameters as a parameter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Do you see any other way here?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>>What about PARAMETERS()?
>>>>>Though I would always pass an object.
>>>>
>>>>I don't see how parameters can help me here. Anyway, this particular problem is solved, though may be not the best way.
>>>
>>>It returns number of parameters.
>>
>>Help says pcount may be preferable in "most programming situations" :)
>
>I would add "most forgotten programming situations" :)
>If number of 'parameters' is more than one- use object, it is preferable.

Problem is there is too much existing code around to allow me to forget techniques much as I wish I could.
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