PostToScriptObject

Type

statement

Summary

Post a message to a script object.

Syntax

post <Message> [ to <Object> ] [ with <Arguments> ]

Description

Post a message to the given script object and returns immediately. Posting a message will cause the message to be sent at the next wait point (usually when the current event has finished being handled).

If no target object is specified, the message is posted to the widget's script object (if used in a root widget module), or to the widget's parent (if used in a non-root widget module), or to the default stack otherwise.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
Message		The message to dispatch.
Object		The script object to dispatch the message to.
Arguments		A list of arguments for the message.

Examples

public handler OnMouseUp() returns nothing
	// Send a message to the script so it can handle it.
	post "buttonClicked" to my script object
end handler