DEFINE CLASS ... END CLASS

Syntax

DEFINE CLASS [ Scope ] class=Name
[ statements ]
END CLASS

Argument

Description

Scope

Optional. Default = "LOCAL".

"SHARED" = The class exists as long as a window is open. Even if you change the layout that is loaded in the window (by using the File > Open… command from within the Form or Browse window), the class continues to exist.
"GLOBAL" = The class exists as long as Alpha Five is running, until you close the current database.

class=Name

The name of the class to be created.

Description

The DEFINE CLASS ... END CLASS language elements create a new class. The class may DIM and assign values to variables. It may also include functions (methods).

Examples

DEFINE CLASS ClassName

' dim local variables

' assign values to variables

' define functions

END CLASS