Behaviors and the message path

[Bleiler, Timothy]

Thanks for taking the time to explain this Mark. After I thought about it for awhile I expected that this would be your answer and again I’m very pleased with how you’ve implemented the behavior feature.


Tim Bleiler, Ph.D.
Instructional Designer, HSIT
University at Buffalo

> On Dec 12, 2016, at 4:38 AM, Mark Waddingham <mark at livecode.com> wrote:
> 
> On 2016-12-09 19:44, Bleiler, Timothy wrote:
>> I still have one question though. Given the part of your answer I
>> quoted above, why does the “pass” control structure trigger handlers
>> along the behavior chain rather than skipping over them and going to
>> the next object in the ownership chain?
> 
> Because it is helpful for it to do so.
> 
> Either 'pass' could act as you say and skip the entire behavior chain; or it could do as it currently does and pass to the next script in the list of things which might want to process the message.
> 
> Given the utility of pass in the exisiting message path, it seemed sensible that it should do the 'similar' thing in the behavior chain. As currently implemented, it means that you can get a whole list of things to 'do something' on a particular event; should each one pass (just as you can with the 'normal' message path).
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> 
> Mark.
> 
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