[Gambas-user] Using special method _unknown for object properties

[Gary D Walborn]

   To the group:
      Here is my problem.  I need to use the "_unknown" special function to
   simulate object methods and properties at runtime.  I coded an "_unknown"
   method in a class called DITEM  If ditem is an instance of DITEM and I refer
   to ditem.A() where A is NOT a method in DITEM, everything works fine.  My
   "_unknown" method gets called and I can retrieve the arguments (if there are
   any) and handle the reference just fine.  I was expecting that I could also
   use this for properties.  In this case, I would expect to make a reference
   to ditem.b (such as PRINT ditem.b) and my _unknown method would again be
   called with the value of isProperty being true and I could process the
   reference dynamically.  Well, as I said, the first instance (the method
   call) works just fine.  The second case does not.  When I refer to ditem.b,
   my  _unknown  method NEVER gets called, so I can't process the illegal
   reference.  What I DO get is (function ?) printed on the console.  Is this a
   bug in Gambas, or am I doing it wrong?  If the former, is it a bug in all
   versions, or just some (I am running 2.19)?  Does it work in Gambas3?  I
   really need to find a fix for this before I can proceed with a big port.
   Thanks
   gwalborn
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