[REBOL] Re: how to call HELP on an object method ?
From: nitsch-lists:netcologne at: 24-May-2003 3:54
Marc Meurrens wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I want to document properly my REBOL objects...
>But is it easely usable?
>
Yes :)
>Any idea on how to call HELP on an object method ???
>
>f1: function [ "help on f1" ][][ print "I am f1" ]
>help f1
>o: make object! [
> m1: function [ "help on m1" ][][ print "I am m1" ]
>]
>;;;;; help o/m1 ;;; how to do this ???? o/m1 is a path ....
>
?>> o: make object! [
[ m1: function [ "help on m1" ][][ print "I am m1" ]
[ ]
?>>
?>> help o ; <<<< :) :)
O is an object of value:
m1 function! help on m1
If you have nested objects, or really want help for only that function,
;make object-path[help word-in-object]
?>> make system/view[help vid]
>I can of course do:
>o: make object! [
> help-m1: does [ help m1 ] m1: function ["help on m1"][][ print "I am m1" ]
>]
>o/help-m1
>
>but this is not very neat...
>not very standard...
>and this forces to add an additional help method for each documented method....
>
>Any idea ?
>I found nothing in the nice FAQ's maintened by some of you...
>
>Thanks...
>Regards,
>
></marc>
>
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