Chapter 1: Language Basics

Pronouns

Description

PowerScript has pronouns that allow you to make a general reference to an object or control. When you use a pronoun, the reference remains correct even if the name of the object or control changes.

Usage

You can use pronouns in function and event scripts wherever you would use an object’s name. For example, you can use a pronoun to:

Cause an event in an object or control
Manipulate or change an object or control
Obtain or change the setting of a property

The following table lists the PowerScript pronouns and summarizes their use.

**Table 1-4: PowerScript pronouns**
This pronoun	In a script for a	Refers to the
This	Window, custom user object, menu, application object, or control	Object or control itself
Parent	Control in a window	Window containing the control
	Control in a custom user object	Custom user object containing the control
	Menu	Item in the menu on the level above the current menu
Super	Descendent object or control	Parent
	Descendent window or user object	Immediate ancestor of the window or user object
	Control in a descendent window or user object	Immediate ancestor of the control’s parent window or user object

ParentWindow property You can use the ParentWindow property of the Menu object like a pronoun in Menu scripts. It identifies the window that the menu is associated with when your program is running. For more information, see the User’s Guide.

The rest of this section describes the individual pronouns in detail.

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