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Implicit Get/SetProperty calls in user-defined classes, part II

A few months ago, I posted a demonstration of how to use the implicit Get/SetProperty call allowed by subclasses of IDL_Object, using existing Object Graphics classes as the basis. Here, I’d like to go a little further: I’ll write a … Continue reading

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Implicit Get/SetProperty calls in user-defined classes

Operator overloading in user-defined classes was introduced in IDL 8 through the IDL_Object class. Mike Galloy explains how to use this technique here. One somewhat overlooked feature of IDL_Object is that it allows implicit calls to the GetProperty and SetProperty … Continue reading

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