functions

NAME

functions - return information regarding an objects functions.

SYNOPSIS

string **functions(object ob)

DESCRIPTION

Return information regarding the functions defined by an object as an array. The elements are of the following format:

({ functype, funcname, arg1type, ..., argntype })

where functype includes any keywords in the function definition as well as the type.

Only functions defined in the program of the object are included, that is, functions in inherited objects are omitted.

EXAMPLE

Consider an object with the following code:

void create() { ... }

static int foo(string bar, int baz) { ... }

With this object functions would return:

({ ({ "void", "create" }), ({ "static int", "foo", "string", "int" }) })

SEE ALSO

inherits, variables

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