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[REBOL] Re: object/property1: "new value"

From: dockimbel:free at: 30-Jan-2001 16:21

Hi Helmut, [...]
> I want to get a "fire" -event if an attribute, such as 'balance, is > changed. So I can test of a valid data-type or to test wether the new value > is in a valid range.
Define a 'set-balance (or 'let-balance) function in the account context, where you can put all your processing code. For example : account: make object! [ balance: $100 set-balance: func [value][ ...process value and assign 'balance to value if ok... ] ... ] So, when you want to modify 'balance somewhere in your script do : set-balance value instead of balance: value In VisualBasic, it's the same thing except that VB will automatically call the Let property when it encounters a "=" symbol. If you don't like this solution, you can try another way by using the 'query function. For example, query/clear account will return you a block of modified words in 'account (else 'none). With this function, you can know what words have been modified in an object context and then do the appropriate actions. HTH, DocKimbel.