GenTrigger: 3.6 Supplemental GenTrigger Usage: Manipulating Instance Data

MSG_GEN_TRIGGER_GET_ACTION_MSG, MSG_GEN_TRIGGER_SET_ACTION_MSG, MSG_GEN_TRIGGER_GET_DESTINATION, MSG_GEN_TRIGGER_SET_DESTINATION

A GenTrigger's instance data need not be static. The instance data can be altered dynamically using the following messages of GenTriggerClass .

Message MSG_GEN_TRIGGER_GET_ACTION_MSG();

This message retrieves the GTI_actionMsg instance data of the trigger.

Source: Unrestricted.

Destination: Any GenTrigger object.

Parameters: None.

Return: Message in GTI_actionMsg .

Interception: Generally not intercepted.

void	MSG_GEN_TRIGGER_SET_ACTION_MSG(
        Message message);

This message sets the GTI_actionMsg instance field of a GenTrigger to the message passed.

Source: Unrestricted.

Destination: Any GenTrigger object.

Parameters: message Message to assign GTI_actionMsg to.

Return: Nothing.

Interception: Generally not intercepted.

optr	MSG_GEN_TRIGGER_GET_DESTINATION();

This message returns the GTI_destination instance data field of the GenTrigger.

Source: Unrestricted.

Destination: Any GenTrigger object.

Parameters: Nothing.

Return: The optr of destination object (in GTI_destination ).

Interception: Generally not intercepted.

void	MSG_GEN_TRIGGER_SET_DESTINATION(
        optr dest);

This message sets the GTI_destination instance field of the GenTrigger to the optr passed.

Source: Unrestricted.

Destination: Any GenTrigger object.

Parameters: dest The optr of the new destination.

Return: Nothing.

Interception: Generally not intercepted.