>>Hi,
>>
>>I looked at the VFP 9 help but the explanation of Access method is not easily understood. Could someone explain the purpose, the use, and advantages of using the Access Method (e.g. something_Access).
>>
>>TIA
>
>The real strength of Access is not with my Property_Access, but with vfpProperty_Access.
>Using this method it is possible to intercept the readings that does VFP.
>It's all undocumented, but it allows you to do things otherwise impossible.
>
>Example: with Enabled_Access you can implement a complex enable logic
>into the base classes.
>
>Obviously it requires a lot of reverse engineering, but it's worth it.
>Another use is to make expressions dynamic which are normally static.
>Example:
>
>HIDDEN PROCEDURE ToolTipText_Access
>RETURN EVAL (m.This.ToolTipText)
>ENDPROC
>
>
>In this case ToolTipText is not a string (data),
>but an expression (metadata) ( The correct name would be EVAL (m.This.eToolTipText) ).
Thank you.
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