object
NAME

The object statement selects an object (based on the object name).


Parameters

This statement has one parameter:

name – the name of the graphic object you want to select. If a graphic object has not been assigned a name, you cannot select it with the object statement.


Description


Note: This statement is deprecated, you should avoid it in new code. To get information about an object you can now supply the object name directly in the objectinfo( function. An individual object can be changed with only the changeobject statement, no selection needed.


This function selects an individual object by name, just as if you had clicked on the object. You can assign a name to an object using the Measurements Panel of the Object Inspector Panel).

Once an object is selected with the object statement, the code can get information about or modify the properties of the object (see the objectinfo( function and the ChangeObjects statement. This example selects an object named Status Box and turns it red.

object "Status Box"
changeobjects "color",htmlrgb("FF0000")

Use the objectinfo( function to retrieve information about the selected object. This example displays a message with the color of a Traffic Light object, either red or green (this code assumes that any color that isn’t pure green is red).

object "Traffic Light"
message "Light is "+ifelse(objectinfo("color")=htmlrgb("00FF00","green","red")

This more complex example will switch the Traffic Light object between red and green. Each time you run the procedure the object color will toggle.

local redColor,greenColor
redColor = htmlrgb("FF0000")
greenColor = htmlrgb("00FF00")
object "Traffic Light"
changeobjects "color",ifelse(objectinfo("color") = redColor, greenColor, redColor)

It is possible to have two or more graphic objects on a form with the same name, but this is usually not a good idea. If the object statement finds more than one object with the same name it only selects the first one it finds (the one closest to the back, i.e. with the lowest z order).

Note: You can also use the SelectObjects statement to select objects based on name, for example:

selectobjects objectinfo("name") = "Status Box"

Since the SelectObjects statement may select multiple objects, you cannot use the objectinfo( function to return information in that case. If you need to do so, use the ObjectNumber statement.


See Also


History

VersionStatusNotes
10.0No ChangeCarried over from Panorama 6.0.