ObjectDescription

concerns

The ObjectDescription attribute sets or reads the multilingual object description of an object. When an object is created or the class of the object is changed, the multilingual description of the object-generating class is assumed to be the description of the object. This attribute can be used to change this description.

 

Syntax

ObjectDescription

Return value

Type

Description

String

The multilingual object description

 

Example:

There is a class Car with the multilingual description ‘Mercedes’. In the class, where the code runs, there is an object definition ‘Car’, defined with the TCE class ‘Car’.

 

Car := New ::Car

MsgBox Car.ObjectDescription

# shows: Mercedes

 

Car.ObjectDescription := "My lovely old car"

MsgBox Car.ObjectDescription

# shows: My lovely old car