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[[Object Oriented Programming in Script/Object Oriented Programming|1]] |
[[Object Oriented Programming in Script/Object Oriented Terminology|2]] |
[[Object Oriented Programming in Script/Classes|3]] |
[[Object Oriented Programming in Script/Objects|4]] |
[[Object Oriented Programming in Script/Sending Messages|5]] |
[[Object Oriented Programming in Script/An Extended Example|6]] |
[[Object Oriented Programming in Script/Index|Index]]
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">Sending Messages</span><br />
''Author: [[Jeff Stephenson]]''<br />
''Date: 4 April 1988''</div>

 

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 The syntax for sending a message to an object is identical to that for a procedure call.  The object name (or an expression which evaluates to an object ID) is followed by the message selector and any parameters, all enclosed in parentheses.  There are three different kinds of messages which can be sent to objects:
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 <blockquote>A property of an object can be set by sending a message whose message selector is the name of the property followed by a colon (':') followed by the new value of the property:
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-===<br /> Requesting the value of a property: ===
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 <blockquote>The value of a property can be obtained by sending a message with no parameters whose message selector is the name of the property followed by a question mark ('?'):
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 A method of an object can be invoked by sending a message with any number of parameters whose message selector is the name of the method followed by a colon (':'):

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	will position ego at coordinates (50, 50), start him moving to coordinates (100, 100), and set him to cycle in reverse cel order. When multiple messages are sent to an object, the messager in the kernel sends them one at a time in left to right order. In multiple message sends, all parameters are evaluated before the messages are sent.		will position ego at coordinates (50, 50), start him moving to coordinates (100, 100), and set him to cycle in reverse cel order. When multiple messages are sent to an object, the messager in the kernel sends them one at a time in left to right order. In multiple message sends, all parameters are evaluated before the messages are sent.
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 A method of an object can be invoked by sending a message with any number of parameters whose message selector is the name of the method followed by a colon (':'):
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Object Oriented Programming in Script/Sending Messages - Revision history

Andrew Branscom at 03:24, 6 December 2015

Andrew Branscom: /* Invoking a method: */

Andrew Branscom: /* Invoking a method: */

Andrew Branscom at 01:38, 6 December 2015

Andrew Branscom: Created page with "Official SCI Documentation Chapter: 1 | Object Oriented Programming i..."

Andrew Branscom: Created page with "Official SCI Documentation

Chapter: 1 | Object Oriented Programming i..."