One correction. If a value is returned by the handler that was called, the result will be that value.
Bob S > On Aug 3, 2022, at 08:53 , Mark Wieder via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > One, if I'm calling a handler in a different object that is outside the > normal message path then I'll dispatch the handler to that object rather than > using send. One caveat: note that the dispatch command returns a three-state > value: "handled", "unhandled", and "passed". So on checking the return value > I use "if it it not unhandled then...". The advantage is that there's no > runtime error if the command isn't caught, at the slight disadvantage of > having to check whether it was handled. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
