NAME
NextObject -- iterate through the object on an Exec list. (V36)
SYNOPSIS
object = NextObject( objectPtrPtr )
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APTR NextObject( APTR );
FUNCTION
This function is for boopsi class implementors only.
When you collect a set of boopsi objects on an Exec List
structure by invoking their OM_ADDMEMBER method, you
can (only) retrieve them by iterations of this function.
Works even if you remove and dispose the returned list
members in turn.
INPUTS
Initially, you set a pointer variable to equal the
lh_Head field of the list (or mlh_Head field of a MinList).
You pass the *address* of that pointer repeatedly
to NextObject() until it returns NULL.
EXAMPLE
/* here is the OM_DISPOSE case of some class's dispatcher */
case OM_DISPOSE:
/* dispose members */
object_state = mydata->md_CollectionList.lh_Head;
while ( member_object = NextObject( &object_state ) )
{
DoMethod( member_object, OM_REMOVE ); /* remove from list */
DM( member, msg ); /* and pass along dispose */
}
RESULT
Returns pointers to each object in the list in turn, and NULL
when there are no more.
NOTES
BUGS
SEE ALSO
DisposeObject(), SetAttrs(), GetAttr(), MakeClass(),
Document "Basic Object-Oriented Programming System for Intuition"
and the "boopsi Class Reference" document.