setProp question

[Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami]

Wow! that very cool

Can you post a sample stack, or snippet of code for this

"Just by passing the long ID, instead of a string of parameters. It's like a package of variables, AND the variables are persistent between sessions."

BR

On 10/16/18 5:13 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
> For instance I have a command that pops up a "tooltip" (not a real tooltip but a field) when I right-click a record in a datagrid, containing summary information about the record clicked on. How do I know what columns belong in the summary data? I store them in a custom property in the datagrid, then pass the long id of the datagrid to the command. 
>
> Think about that. Not only do I have the long ID of the datagrid, but also the long ID of the group (if any) the datagrid belongs to, the long id of the card, and the stack reference. Then I can reference all the regular and custom properties and know I am dealing with exactly that object clicked on, and not a copy of the object I forgot to delete. Just by passing the long ID, instead of a string of parameters. It's like a package of variables, AND the variables are persistent between sessions. 
>
> Bob S


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