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SET HANDLER - static_event
Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Syntax
SET HANDLER handler1 handler2 ... [ACTIVATION act].
Addition
Effect
This statement registers the event handlers handler1 handler2 ... for the associated
static events. The addition ACTIVATION can be used to deregister event handlers or perform a dynamic registration.
An event handler is executed if the associated static event is triggered using
RAISE EVENT. The list handler1 handler2 ... has the same form as for
instance events, but can only contain event
handlers for static events declared using CLASS EVENTS.
The event that can be handled by an event handler for static events is already defined uniquely by its
definition using the statement [CLASS-]
METHODS. The addition FOR (required when registering
or deregistering instance event handlers to determine the triggering instances) cannot be specified.
The registration or deregistration of an event handler for static events is independent of the instance and is applies globally to the current
internal session.
Addition
... ACTIVATION act
Effect
The same applies to the syntax and semantics of the addition ACTIVATION as
to the statement SETHANDLER for instance events.
Note
As long as the registration of an instance method as an event handler for a static event is not canceled using ACTIVATION " ", the associated object cannot be deleted by the
garbage collector, since it is still used by the runtime environment.