On Friday 28 February 2003 06:46 pm, Ed Leafe wrote:
> I like having this one global reference simply so that I can
> simplify inter-object messaging. If objects need to send a message to
> each other, there are only three intermediaries I use: This.Parent,
> Thisform, and goApp.
Same here, but I've been getting away from using THISFORM, because the mo=
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I think about it a form is nothing but a glorified container anyway, and=20
objects can be made more portable by not assuming that the required=20
functionality is at the form level, unless it is something very=20
form-specific (ThisForm.ShowWindow, for example). =20
I've been taking to using containers to contain all the controls I used t=
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put directly on a form, and then instantiating that container on a generi=
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form at runtime. This had made a few object groupings more portable for =
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(on a page of a pageframe on one form, directly on a form in a different=20
context, etc.)
But yeah, defining the oapp object in the main.prg as local is actually=20
global accessible by everyone, which is a handy assumption to rely upon.
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