previous_object

NAME

previous_object - return the previous object

SYNOPSIS

varargs object previous_object(int n)

DESCRIPTION

Return the object n+1 (default: 1) steps back in the call_other chain. If the object is destructed, or the number of steps is larger than the number of call_others involved, zero is returned.

SEE ALSO

call_other, previous_program, this_object, call_trace

HTMLised 1998 Greg Lewis (glewis@maths.adelaide.edu.au)