Difference between revisions of "API Component.FindChild"

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==Parameters==
 
==Parameters==
[[Variable types|HANDLE]] ''Current''
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[[Variable Types|HANDLE]] ''Current''
 
:Object to search children of
 
:Object to search children of
 
:''The default value for this parameter is: '''''this'''
 
:''The default value for this parameter is: '''''this'''
  
[[Variable types|STRING]] ''ChildName''
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[[Variable Types|STRING]] ''ChildName''
 
:Name of the child to search for
 
:Name of the child to search for
  
  
 
==Return value==
 
==Return value==
[[Variable types|HANDLE]]
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[[Variable Types|HANDLE]]
  
 
A handle to the child of ''Current'' whose name matches ''ChildName''
 
A handle to the child of ''Current'' whose name matches ''ChildName''

Revision as of 11:08, 10 June 2013

<sidebar>API contents</sidebar> Finds a named object that is part of the component

Class hierarchy

Component

FindChild

Parameters

HANDLE Current

Object to search children of
The default value for this parameter is: this

STRING ChildName

Name of the child to search for


Return value

HANDLE

A handle to the child of Current whose name matches ChildName


Detailed description

This call will search the components owned and in scope for the non-case sensitive ChildName.

This call is unnecessary if 'this' is passed as Current and ChildName is a literal string. In this case it is more efficient to use the constant variable which will point to the child component.


Examples

Calling in a calculation

  • Declare a variable 'result' of type HANDLE
  • Add to a calculation icon:
    result = ::Component.FindChild(current, "childname")

No additional information