Mysteries of Me

[Tom Glod]

oh...didn't know that syntax would work ....first thing that jumped out at
me .... thought maybe it was as simple as that. :)

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 8:15 PM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via
use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> @tom  go card and go to card same thing.
>
> @ bob
>
> That's what I understand (as you have described it)
>
> -- The behavior is set in the properties of a stack.
> -- the SE suggestions "knows" this and on typing
>       go card...[List of cards in current stack appears... choose one)
>
> # you get:
>
> go card "my-audio-library" of me  #as we would expect
>
> # but it gives an error; will not compile. You have to be explicit:
>
> go card "my-audio-library" of this stack
>
> # then it compiles
>
> -- re: backscript
>
> function isThisTrue() then
>     go card "my-audio-library" of me  # as per SE suggestions
>    # generates an error
> end isThisTrue
>
> # isThisTrue , is part of a back script. It won't compile
> # I wondered it that was causing a reference change
> # because this works
>
> function isThisTrue() then
>     go card "my-audio-library" of this stack
> end isThisTrue
>
>
>
>
>
> On 10/29/18 11:59 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
> > Me always refers to the object the script belongs to. It doesn't matter
> which handler it is. A script running in a behavior is like running an
> instance of the target object (the object with the behavior set). This
> allows for multiple objects with the same behavior (think datagrids calling
> get the dgData in other dataGrids and you will immediately see why this
> would be necessary). This me refers to the actual behavior object, NOT the
> "instance object" as it were.
> >
> > As far as a backscript, are you saying you have a backscript object with
> a behavior assigned to it??
> >
> > Bob S
>
>
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