Book - Add Method

Add a new design instance

Member of Book (PRIM_BOOK)

Parameters

Name

Type

Data Type

Description

Result

*Result (Optional)

PRIM_BOOK.BookItem

Reference to the new design instance

DesignType

*Input

PRIM_OBJT

Name of the reusable part to be used to create a new design instance

Details

The Add method is used to add specialized design type instances to the Book.

Design reusable parts must implement the Prim_Book.iBookDesign interface and inherit from the class specified in the Design property of the Book.

When using the Add method, Book no longer works like a LANSA list, and is intended for more advanced implementations.

Example

Adding a specialized design type, in case a page for an Employee data object.

     Mthroutine Name(AddItem) 

Define_Com Class(#Prim_Book.BookItem) Name(#Item) Reference(*Dynamic)

#Item <= #Book.Add(#MyEmployeePage)
#Item.RelatedReference <= #DataEmployee

Endroutine


See also

All Component Classes

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