Book - Add Method

Add a new design instance

Member of Book (PRIM_BOOK)

Parameters

Name	Type	Data Type	Description
Result	*Result (Optional)	PRIM_BOOK.BookItem	Reference to the new design instance
DesignType	*Input	PRIM_OBJT	Name of the reusable part to be used to create a new design instance

Details

The Add method is used to add specialized design type instances to the Book.
 
Design reusable parts must implement the Prim_Book.iBookDesign interface and inherit from the class specified in the Design property of the Book.
 
When using the Add method, Book no longer works like a LANSA list, and is intended for more advanced implementations.

Example

Adding a specialized design type, in case a page for an Employee data object.

Mthroutine Name(AddItem)
 
   Define_Com Class(#Prim_Book.BookItem) Name(#Item) Reference(*Dynamic)
 
   #Item <= #Book.Add(#MyEmployeePage)
   #Item.RelatedReference <= #DataEmployee
 
Endroutine

See also

All Component Classes

Technical Reference

LANSA Version 15, April 2020