Dumb Newbie Questions -- 1 of N

[Judy Perry]

Nice explanation, Jacque!

Judy

On Sat, 2 May 2009, J. Landman Gay wrote:

> I don't think the shoe has dropped for you yet. *All* properties contain 
> something, and all are assigned to a specific object (the assignment is what 
> you are calling "contained by", which probably isn't exactly the right 
> concept.) Every native property has both a name and a value, and is attached 
> to an object. Custom properties are no different. The native property called 
> "name" contains a string like "myName" and is assigned to the object that has 
> that name. The property "textColor" contains an RGB value and is assigned to 
> a button or field you are asking about. The property "location" contains a 
> set of 2 numbers and is assigned to the object at that location. The property 
> "myCustomProp" contains whatever value you want to give it and is assigned to 
> any object you choose.
>
> There is no practical difference, and all are properties. The only thing that 
> is effectively different is that you can invent your own property names, 
> assign them to an object of your choice, and fill them with any value you 
> want to store.
>
> It really is simpler than you're trying to make it. :)
>
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> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
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