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OBJECT_NAME_NORMALIZE Function

Syntax

Arguments

Actual_Layout_Name

The name that Alpha Anywhere will give to a layout object when it is instantiated.

name

The formal name of a layout object.

Description

Normalize an object name.

Discussion

The OBJECT_NAME_NORMALIZE() function returns the name that Alpha Anywhere will give to a layout object when it is instantiated. Say you have a form called "Main - Menu". When the first instance of this form is opened, Alpha Anywhere creates an object called "Main___Menu" because dashes and spaces cannot be used in object names. This function allows you to know how Alpha Anywhere will name the object.

Example

? object_name_normalize("customer information")
= "customer_information"

Limitations

Desktop applications only.

See Also

• Object Functions and Methods