Xbasic
eval_mode_get Function
Syntax
Mode as C = EVAL_MODE_GET()
Returns
- ModeCharacter
Returns the mode used to evaluate.
Description
Return the mode we are evaluating in - can be used to short circuit a key test.
Discussion
The eval_mode_get() function returns the current mode that Xbasic is being evaluated. This function can be used in Reports to prevent execution of user defined functions (UDFs) that take a long time to execute. For example:
FUNCTION myUDF AS C () IF eval_mode_get() = "Sizeof" THEN EXIT FUNCTION END IF ' Your function code goes here END FUNCTION
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