Call a method below

Is there anyway to call a method that is defined below. Its for updating purposes.

For example

Method 1
Creates another dialog box to allow editting and a button to update the edit.
Edits the attribute of the object.
-now, i want to first close the db in method 2 here, then call method 2 again so I can have a new db with the updated label

Method 2
Creates a dialog box with a label of the object attribute and a button to edit the label.
If button is clicked, it calls Method 1.

Anyway of calling a method that is defined below? Thanks!
phan423 - Thu Feb 16 16:06:49 EST 2012

Re: Call a method below
llandale - Thu Feb 16 16:36:38 EST 2012

You can "Forward Declare". You specify the return parameter, the name of the function, and the TYPES of input parameters, without any labels:

string GetIt(string)      // Forward declare
 
void   DoIt()
{  print "DoIt: " (GetIt("Hello")) "\n"   // calling function
}
 
string GetIt(string in_Value)    // actual function
{  return(in_Value " goodbye")
}
DoIt()

There has been some issues with forward declare, including in Batchmode.

You can re-structure your code. Put the body of Method2 above Method1 and add a small routine Method2Driver at the bottom. Method2 defines the dialog, and both Method1 and Method2Driver call Method2 and also "show" the dialog. You would send the function "Method1" to Method2, but I forgot how to do that.

-Louie

Re: Call a method below
phan423 - Thu Feb 16 16:42:46 EST 2012

string GetIt(string)      // Forward declare
 
void   DoIt()
{  print "DoIt: " (GetIt("Hello")) "\n"   // calling function
}
 
string GetIt(string in_Value)    // actual function
{  return(in_Value " goodbye")
}
DoIt()

Re: Call a method below
SystemAdmin - Tue Feb 21 09:42:08 EST 2012

Re: Call a method below
phan423 - Tue Feb 21 13:58:54 EST 2012

Re: Call a method below
Mathias Mamsch - Wed Feb 22 11:44:35 EST 2012