variables

NAME

variables - return information regarding an objects variables.

SYNOPSIS

string **variables(object ob)

DESCRIPTION

Return information regarding the variables defined globally in an object as an array. The elements are of the following format:

({ vartype, varname })

where vartype includes any keywords in the variable definition as well as the type.

Only variables defined globally in the program of the object are included, i.e. variables in inherited objects and those local to functions are omitted.

EXAMPLE

Consider an object with the following code:

private mapping foo;
string *bar;

With this object variables would return:

({ ({ "private mapping", "foo" }), ({ "string *", "bar" }) })

SEE ALSO

functions, inherits

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