I checked some of my routines and the object that was iterated during the FOR EACH..ENDFOR is usable after exiting the loop even if it was a collection such as this.controls. Don't know why it wouldn't be availble everytime.

BTW,

If you did it this way then the whole discussion might be moot <bg>.

myform.method()
  LOCAL lo, lc
  lc = WPARENT( THIS.NAME )
  FOR EACH lo IN _VFP.FORMS
    IF UPPER( lo.NAME ) == UPPER( lc ) AND lo.baseclass='Form' 
      IF lo.WINDOWSTATE = 1
          lo.WINDOWSTATE = 0
         lo.REFRESH()
       ENDIF
      EXIT
    ENDIF
  ENDFOR

>Hi Tom,
>I think you hit it. When working on a collection instead of an array it works different. Have to remember that.
>In my example, I was finding a match. I would trace it and see where it hit the "exit" command. It ALMOST makes sense that an object could go out of scope when leaving a for next loop but not a variable. Almost but not quite, but I'll live with it.
>
>
>>Bill,
>>
>>Maybe its because the top example is done on a collection instead of on the array like in your second example.
>>
>>I am not sure in the first example if you are actually achievieng the exit from the FOR..ENDFOR because of a match or is it just dropping through when its done with no match.
>>
>>If it is dropping through, then it would make sense that lo would not be an object any longer because the FOR..Endfor has terminated.
>>
>>We have always assigned our matching object to a memory variable or a property when exiting the loop upon a sucessful match.
>>
>>Don't have to do it that way, but I know it works.
>>
>>HTH
>>
>>>Ok, I can deal with that. Don't understand it, but I can deal with it.
>>>But how about explaining these 2 examples:
>>>

>>>myform.method()
>>>  LOCAL lo, lc, loParent
>>>  lo = 'some text'                            && locals window shows lo = 'some text'
>>>  lc = WPARENT( THIS.NAME )
>>>  FOR EACH lo IN _VFP.FORMS
>>>    IF UPPER( lo.NAME ) == UPPER( lc )
>>>      loParent = lo
>>>      EXIT                                    && locals window shows lo = object
>>>    ENDIF
>>>  ENDFOR
>>>  IF TYPE( 'loParent.NAME' ) = 'C' ;          && locals window shows lo = .F. !!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>      AND loParent.WINDOWSTATE = 1
>>>    loParent.WINDOWSTATE = 0
>>>    loParent.REFRESH()
>>>  ENDIF
>>>

>>>Obviously VFP is working with the local variable that I set to 'some text', it was changed from character to .F.
>>>I'm guessing that means that a for each loop confiscates a variable from the method for it's own use, but doesn't restore the value back when it's done, instead it just sets it's value to .f.
>>>

>>>LOCAL lc, la( 5 )
>>>la( 1 ) = 'A'
>>>la( 2 ) = 'B'
>>>la( 3 ) = 'C'
>>>la( 4 ) = 'D'
>>>la( 5 ) = 'E'
>>>FOR EACH lc IN la
>>>  IF lc = la( 3 )
>>>    EXIT
>>>  endif
>>>ENDFOR
>>>? lc                   && prints 'C' not .F.      and locals window shows lc = 'C'
>>>

>>>So I guess a for each loop only confiscates variables and sets them to false if I'm cycling through objects. Cycling through characters leaves it just the way I would expect.
>>>
>>>Is there any logic to that? or is it just a "feature" I have to live with?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Your FOR EACH...ENDFOR creates and uses its own copy of the lo var, not the one from your Local declaration.
>>>>
>>>>You have to transfer the object reference to a an actual memory variable like you have done in your second example and that is why it works.
>>>>
>>>>Thats also why the lo variable continures to show a .f. in the locals window.
>>>>
>>>>HTH,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I lost something here.
>>>>>Why is it out of scope? The locals window still shows that it exists, just the wrong type(). I assume that means that it's still in scope.
>>>>>
>>>>>>You have gone out of scope in the FOR...ENDFOR in the first example without making a memory variable reference to the lo object being evaluated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I'm using VFP 7.0
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>This doesn't work
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>myForm.method()
>>>>>>>  LOCAL lo, lc
>>>>>>>  lc = WPARENT( THIS.NAME )
>>>>>>>  FOR EACH lo IN _VFP.FORMS
>>>>>>>    IF lo.NAME == lc
>>>>>>>      EXIT                             && Locals window shows lo as object here
>>>>>>>    ENDIF
>>>>>>>  ENDFOR
>>>>>>>  IF TYPE( 'lo.NAME' ) = 'C' ;         && Locals window shows lo as .F. here
>>>>>>>      AND lo.WINDOWSTATE = 1
>>>>>>>    lo.WINDOWSTATE = 0
>>>>>>>  ENDIF
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>but this does
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>myForm.method()
>>>>>>>  LOCAL lo, lc, loParent
>>>>>>>  lc = WPARENT( THIS.NAME )
>>>>>>>  FOR EACH lo IN _VFP.FORMS
>>>>>>>    IF lo.NAME == lc
>>>>>>>      loParent = lo
>>>>>>>      EXIT                             && Locals window shows lo as object here
>>>>>>>    ENDIF
>>>>>>>  ENDFOR
>>>>>>>  IF TYPE( 'loParent.NAME' ) = 'C' ;   && Locals window shows lo as .F. here
>>>>>>>      AND loParent.WINDOWSTATE = 1
>>>>>>>    loParent.WINDOWSTATE = 0
>>>>>>>  ENDIF
>>>>>>>