Difference between revisions of "API Component.Clone"
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==Parameters== | ==Parameters== | ||
| − | [[Variable | + | [[Variable Types|HANDLE]] ''Source'' |
:The object to copy | :The object to copy | ||
| − | [[Variable | + | [[Variable Types|HANDLE]] ''DestParent'' |
:The parent to link the cloned object to | :The parent to link the cloned object to | ||
| − | [[Variable | + | [[Variable Types|HANDLE]] ''NewPosition'' |
:A position to move the object to | :A position to move the object to | ||
==Return value== | ==Return value== | ||
| − | [[Variable | + | [[Variable Types|HANDLE]] |
A handle to the newly created component, 0 if the call failed. | A handle to the newly created component, 0 if the call failed. | ||
Revision as of 11:08, 10 June 2013
<sidebar>API contents</sidebar> Clones an existing object to another position on the panel
Contents
Parameters
HANDLE Source
- The object to copy
HANDLE DestParent
- The parent to link the cloned object to
HANDLE NewPosition
- A position to move the object to
Return value
A handle to the newly created component, 0 if the call failed.
Detailed description
This creates an identical copy of the object which may be inserted at any point in the component tree.
The root object may not be cloned, but other to that any object (even a definition) may be cloned.
Examples
Calling in a calculation
- Declare a variable 'result' of type HANDLE
- Add to a calculation icon:
result = ::Component.Clone(source, destparent, newposition)
No additional information
