[Gambas-user] Getting an objects handler

[Bruce Steers]

On Fri, 3 Mar 2023, 15:05 Bruce Steers, <bsteers4 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, 3 Mar 2023, 12:37 BB, <adamnt42 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 3/3/23 9:57 pm, Bruce Steers wrote:
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>> Is it possible to get the objects handler name?
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>> Ie. if i use...
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>> Dim m as Menu = New Menu(mParent) As "ThisMenu"
>> m.Name = "This"
>> m.Text = "This is a menu"
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>> I can read m.Name , m.Text, etc but can i get the "ThisMenu" reference?
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>> I've made a Menu.Save() Menu.Load() function to save/restore menus to disk
>> It saves all the properties (except Tag yet) but i want to save the
>> handler name too.
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>> Many thanks.
>> BruceS
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>> For why?
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> For Object.Attach() was my thinking
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To elaborate....

I have a few programs that i have made custom menu creators for. like the
new Desktop-ish launcher that is highly customizable. (i attached a snap of
the custom menu editor)

I want to just Menu.Save(sFileName) and save the menu to file then just as
easily restore it.
Hmm, actually, thinking about it, I may not need to save the handler name
as it will probably be handled inside the program the same.  :-\
I got a Menu.Save(Path) method working pretty well. Had to make an addition
to Picture.class though, A Picture.Path property that stores the file Path
when an image is loaded.
 i can save mostly all the menu data including pictures.  (just got to work
on Tag variants)

For some reason I though having the handler name would be useful.  🤔

Respects
BruceS
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