Object reference

 

An object reference searches for an object by the class name of the object reference.

 

 

 

Property

Description

Class

The search is done using the class name of the object reference.

The search begins, depending on the setting of the Position property, on the first parent object, or on the first predecessor or successor.

Now it checks whether the object found comes from the class of the object reference, or from a class of one of the derived classes of the object reference. If so, the reference (pointer) to the found object is returned.

The search continues until the last object is checked.

 

The class is selected using the Change Class icon of the toolbar.

Position

Specifies the search direction:

 

Parent

It is searched in father objects.

 

Previous sibling

It is searched in objects on the same level that are in order of order before the current object.

 

Next sibling

It is searched in objects on the same level that are in order of order after the current object.

Remarks

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