Types of Object Displays 

Attributes Display

To view this display choose  with the quick info text Display Attributes.

For each object attribute, the following information is displayed:

●      Status

For every superclass, the Status column displays one of the following:

○       If the superclass is expanded,  with the quick info text Collapse.

○       If the superclass is collapsed,  with the quick info text Expand.

If you choose not to display superclasses, by choosing  with the quick info text Superclasses On/Off, the Status column contains  with the quick info text From Superclass for those attributes that are inherited from the superclass.

●      Binding

The column indicates the binding of the attributes.

○       For static attributes, the column contains  with the quick info text Static Attribute.

○       For instance attributes, the column contains  with the quick info text Instance Attribute.

●      Visibility

The visibility of an attribute can be one of the following:

○       Public, indicated by  with the quick info text Public.

○       Protected, indicated by  with the quick info text Protected.

○       Private, indicated by  with the quick info text Private.

●      Attribute

The Attrib. column contains names of the superclasses and attributes.

By default, at the top of the list, the OBJECT superclass is displayed.

You can filter out of the display attributes with certain properties.

○       To do this, choose  with the quick info text Filter.

A dialog box appears in which you can select the attributes you do not want to display.

To display all attributes again, choose  with the quick info text Undo Filter.

●      Value Type

The Val.Ty. column contains the type of the attribute’s value.

●      Value

The Val. column contains the value of the attribute.

●      Changeability

If the Change column contains  with the quick info text Change Field Content, then the value of the attribute can be changed.

To change the value of the attribute, choose Change Field Content and enter the new value.

○       To disregard the changes, choose  with the quick info text Display Field Content.

○       To save the entry, choose Enter.

●      Hexadecimal value

●      Technical type

●      Absolute type

●      Alias flag

●      Full name

●      Read-only flag

If the checkbox is selected, then the attribute is a constant.

Events and Handlers Display

To view this display choose  with the quick info text Display Events and Handlers.

The system displays events in a tree.

For each event, the following information is available:

●      Event Type

○       Class events are indicated by  with the quick info text Class Event.

○       Instance Events are indicated by  with the quick info text Instance Event

●      Visibility

●      Handlers

If there are event handlers registered for the event, the event can be expanded.

When you expand the event node, all event handlers are displayed. The handlers can be one of the following types:

○       A class method is indicated by  with the quick info text Class-Bound Handler Method.

○       An instance method is indicated by  with the quick info text Instance-Bound Handler Method.

References Display

To view this display choose  with the quick info text Display References.

The system displays all references pointing to the object.

If you double-click an object from the list, it is displayed in the Object Tool.

Inheritance Relationship Display

To view this display, choose  with the quick info text Display Inheritance Relat.

The system displays all classes and superclasses in a tree.

They are indicated by the following:

●      A superclass is indicated by  with the quick info text Superclass.

●      A class is indicated by  with the quick info text Class.

If a class or superclass node is expandable, then it contains interfaces.

An interface is indicated by  with the quick info text Interface.