Calling methods on "Custom" Objects

[broconne]

Can you invoke methods on custom objects you are manipulating in studio?

For example, lets say one of static methods returns a List<CustomObject> which I use as the basis for a table. Inside of the table, each cell is set to an instance of CustomObject. Can I invoke a method on that object? I tried CustomObject_method() - which would return a string value - but it did not seem to execute that.

I know I can have a static CustomObject.Method(CustomObject) method - and build that to perform the same action as the non static method.. But, I wanted to know if it was possible to invoke methods on custom objects in sage without resorting to that type of refactoring?

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by broconne

Can you invoke methods on custom objects you are manipulating in studio?

For example, lets say one of static methods returns a List<CustomObject> which I use as the basis for a table. Inside of the table, each cell is set to an instance of CustomObject. Can I invoke a method on that object? I tried CustomObject_method() - which would return a string value - but it did not seem to execute that.

I know I can have a static CustomObject.Method(CustomObject) method - and build that to perform the same action as the non static method.. But, I wanted to know if it was possible to invoke methods on custom objects in sage without resorting to that type of refactoring?

You need to specify the complete package and name, and then pass in the object reference.

ObjectReference = intance of sagex.phoenix.MyCustomClass
sagex_phoenix_MyCustomClass_MyNonStaticMethod(ObjectReference, AnyOtherArg1, AnyOtherArg2,...)

If the method is static, then you do not need the ObjectReference, but the syntax is the same.

[broconne]

Ahh.. Ok, makes sense. Not much more convenient than having static method instead.


Thanks.

[GKusnick]

This is covered on p. 151 of the Studio manual.

[broconne]

Thanks GKusnick - I looked through the manual but this particular part of method invocation still was not clear to me. But I see it there and understand it now.

[tmiranda]

It's also worth noting that to create a new Object from Studio use the full package and class name prefixed with new_

So if your class is

com.package.my.CoolClass {

  void aGoodMethod(String S) {
  }

}

you invoke the constructor in Studio like this:

MyObject = new_com_package_my_CoolClass()

and then invoke the method like this:

com_package_my_CoolClass_aGoodMethod(MyObject, "the String")