If this new feature is not going to be used very often, then "the object containing this script" is probably better than any of my ideas so far, but I think we can still do better for some reason. I want the phrase to be clear to the beginner, because if it's clear to the beginner, I think it will be clear to the rest of us when we are trying to remember what it is. We might also try "the object of this script" instead of "the object containing this script", but I don't think that's as clear, since "object" can be "the purpose" in that phrase.
Then what do we do for the various versions of the name - short/long/etc., and which of those should the property return without modifiers? I guess it should contain the type, as well - button "b", but when we start writing, would we have the short name of the object containing this script? Actually, I kind of like that, since "me" is out, even though when I would be typing this silliness I would be thinking "me". If we go this way, could I pretty please get my name in the source code this one time? If not, can we please, please, please either count empty last items or change the database functions so empty last items aren't such a PITA? On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 10:39 PM, Monte Goulding <mo...@sweattechnologies.com > wrote: > > On 08/08/2013, at 11:52 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > > > I vote for "the owner of this script" or "the scriptObject". Or > alternately, "the owner of this behavior". > > I think 'the object containing this script' spells it out most clearly... > using the owner my introduce confusion with the object hierarchy owner. But > I don't think it's possible to do and nobody wants to write the > objectContainingThisScript... Mark Waddingham recently proposed this script > but when we actually are getting an object reference that doesn't make > sense either. > > Cheers > > -- > M E R Goulding > Software development services > Bespoke application development for vertical markets > > mergExt - There's an external for that! > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
