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==PURPOSE==
A macro to define a method


==SYNONYM==
None


==SYNOPSIS==
<code lang="c">
#include "dbapi.h"

DEFINE_METHOD(classname, methodname)

<input parameters>
constant		classname;	/* Class name that contains the method	*/
constant		methodname;	/* Method name to define			*/

<output parameters>
none
</code>


==DESCRIPTION==
The DEFINE_METHOD() macro is used to define a method for class that can be accessed from the Recital 4GL.


==EXAMPLE==
The following example defines a method called Destructor for the class clsMyClass.

Example Recital program:

<code lang="recital">
test = newobject("myclass")
// The destructor is called when the object is released
release test	
</code>

Example in 'C' object:

<code lang="c">
#include "dbapi.h"

DEFINE_METHOD(clsMyClass, Destructor) 
{
	struct example_data *objectData = (struct example_data *)OBJECT_GETDATA();

	if (objectData != NULL) {
		if (objectData->prop_objvalue != NULL) OBJECT_DELETE(objectData->prop_objvalue);
		free(objectData);
		objectData = NULL;
	}
	return(0);
}
</code>


==SEE ALSO==
[[DEFINE_CLASS()]], [[DEFINE_PROPERTYGET()]], [[DEFINE_PROPERTYSET()]], [[DISPATCH_FACTORY()]], [[DISPATCH_METHOD()]], [[DISPATCH_PROPGET()]], [[DISPATCH_PROPSET()]], [[OBJECT_ASSIGN()]], [[OBJECT_DELETE()]], [[OBJECT_GETARG()]], [[OBJECT_GETARGC()]], [[OBJECT_GETDATA()]], [[OBJECT_GETOBJECT()]], [[OBJECT_GETPARAMETER()]], [[OBJECT_GETPROPERTY()]], [[OBJECT_GETTYPE()]], [[OBJECT_GETVALUE()]], [[OBJECT_NEW()]], [[OBJECT_RETERROR()]], [[OBJECT_RETPROPERTY()]], [[OBJECT_RETRESULT()]], [[OBJECT_SETARG()]], [[OBJECT_SETDATA()]], [[OBJECT_SETPROPERTY()]]

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