CLASS MESSAGE...METHOD

 Synopsis

         Declare class message and corresponding method.

 Syntax

         CLASS MESSAGE <messageName> METHOD <methodName>

 Arguments

         <messageName> is the name of the message being declared. Like
         a Clipper function or variable name, up to 10 characters are
         significant. Extra characters will be ignored.

         <methodName> is the name of the method to invoke when the
         specified message is sent. A method of this name should be defined
         later in the same module using the METHOD definition command,
         unless an external method is being declared.

 Description

         Declares a class message and corresponding class method. Class
         messages declared with this command can only be sent to the class
         object for the class being defined, not to instances of the class.
         See the section on Class Messages for more information about
         class messages and methods.

         This command is used when a class method cannot have the same name
         as the message which invokes it. If a class message and its method
         have the same name, the CLASS METHOD  command should be used
         instead.

         See the entry for the MESSAGE...METHOD command for examples
         and more information.

 See Also

         MESSAGE...METHOD, CLASS METHOD, Class Messages,
         External Methods