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Xeon
Call a method by its name using string?
Oct 20th, 2007, 5:21pm  
Hey guys,

I'd like to know if it's possible to call a certain method/function using a string. Say I have a method "void Test()" and I want to call it, instead of doing "Test()" I do

callMethod("Test");

It would be useful for GUI Buttons coding.

Thanks!
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ewjordan
Re: Call a method by its name using string?
Reply #1 - Oct 20th, 2007, 8:01pm  
See http://processing.org/discourse/yabb_beta/YaBB.cgi?board=Syntax;action=display;num=1187919231 for some discussion on this.

Long story short, yes, it's possible.  A lot of people (probably most Java people) think it's a bad thing to do - see that thread for other possibilities.  I personally think it's a pretty flexible approach, but depending on your purpose there are possibly more appropriate ways to do it.  Make sure you understand the other options, at least.
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Xeon
Re: Call a method by its name using string?
Reply #2 - Oct 20th, 2007, 10:33pm  
Ah thanks.
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