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handler()

Syntax

scriptObject.handler(#handlerSymbol)

Description

This function returns TRUE if the given scriptObject contains a handler whose name is #handlerSymbol, and FALSE if it does not. The script object must be a parent script, a child object, or a behavior.

Example

This Lingo code invokes a handler on an object only if that handler exists:

if spiderObject.handler(#pounce) = TRUE then
	spiderObject.pounce()
end if

See also

handlers(), new(), rawNew(), script