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

[Fabien Bodard]

2011/6/23 Gary D Walborn <gwalborn at ...626...>:
>
>   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

well it's not a bug ...

simply gambas need property declaration... and when you use the
_unknow... this property is not declared.
I understand your need ... but gambas3... is on rail ... i don't know
if Benoit ... I let him answer to this query :)


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Fabien Bodard