Directives

RENAME CLASS Change Name of Class

Format	RENAME CLASS old_name$ TO new_name   Where:   new_name$ New name for the class.
	old_name$	Previously defined class to be renamed.
	TO	Mandatory keyword, not case-sensitive.
Description	The RENAME CLASS directive is used in Object Oriented Programming (OOP) to alter the name of a previously defined class. This functionality allows the application designer to alter an existing object class easily, without having to change programs.
Example	If you had an existing application with a Product class object but needed to add a new field to the object, such as Lot_Number: RENAME CLASS "Product" TO "Orig_Product" DEF CLASS "Product" LIKE "Orig_Product" PROPERTY Lot_Number END DEF All subsequent uses of a Product class object would be identical now to the standard Productclass and also have the property LOT_NUMBER.
See Also	Object Oriented Programming DEF CLASS Define Object Class DROP CLASS Delete Class Definition DROP OBJECT Delete Object FUNCTION Declare Object Method LIKE Inherit Properties LOAD CLASS Pre-Load Class Definition LOCAL Designation of Local Data PROGRAM Create/Assign Program File PROPERTY Declare Object Properties STATIC Add Local Properties at Runtime NEW( ) Function REF( ) Function