>Hi,
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>I think I know the answer to this but wanted to see if there really is a solution:
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>I want to use a method with a few of the parameters as optional e.g.
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>loSettings.SetObject("txtLastname",,.T.,.F.)
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>and then in the method code I have this:
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>LPARAMETERS tcObjectName, txValue, tlVisible, tlEnabled
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>where the 2nd parameter is not passed; PCOUNT() does not does help because I have passed the 3rd and 4th params.
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>Of course in the method code, I get a default value for the second parameter as .F.; but that does not help me to know if it was passed or not because in this case the "value" could be a logical that was passed.
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>I realize that I could change the order of the parameters so that txValue is last and then PCOUNT() works but the 2 most commonly used parameters are the first 2 and so I would rather have them in the order they are.
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>What I need is function that tells me if the 2nd paramter ws passed something like IF PARAMETER(2) = .T.
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>or I need a way for the parameters to default to .null. or something if nothing passed.
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>Am I missing something that is in the help file?
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>Thanks,
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>Albert Gostick

Hi Albert,

optional parameters won't work in VFP. You can however pass in a parameter object and that will let you only set the values you want:

m.loParameter = CREATEOBJECT("Empty")
ADDPROPERTY(m.loParameter, icObjectName, "MyName")
ADDPROPERTY(m.loParameter, txValue, "MyValue")
ADDPROPERTY(m.loParameter, tlVisible, NULL)
ADDPROPERTY(m.loParameter, tlEnabled, .T.)

DO MyProc WITH m.loParameter