BARCOUNT()

Class

Menus

Purpose

Function to return the number of bars in a pop-up Xbase style menu

Syntax

BARCOUNT([<expC>])

See Also

ACTIVATE POPUP, BAR(), BARPROMPT(), DEFINE BAR, DEFINE MENU, DEFINE POPUP, MENU(), MENUITEM(), ON BAR, ON EXIT BAR, ON EXIT MENU, ON EXIT POPUP, ON POPUP, ON SELECTION BAR, ON SELECTION MENU, ON SELECTION POPUP, PAD(), POPUP(), PROMPT(), SET COMPATIBLE

Description

The BARCOUNT() function returns the number of defined bars in a pop-up Xbase style menu. These types of menus are created with the DEFINE POPUP and DEFINE BAR commands. The BARCOUNT() function returns the number of bars in the currently active pop-up. The optional <expC> allows the BARCOUNT() function to operate on the named defined pop-up.

Example

define menu main message "Welcome to the Main Menu"
define pad view;
 prompt "View";
 at 0,7;
 message str(barcount() + " ways to view records.",3)
define pad custom;
 prompt "Customize";
 at 0,18;
 message str(barcount() + " ways to customize the work surface.",3)

Products

Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer