Language Guide

CHAPTER 4
Commands
Command Definitions 105
Make application command4
A Make command is a request to create a new object. The command can
include values for properties of the object, for the data of the object, or both.
SYNTAX
make [new] className at referenceToLocation ¬
[ with properties ¬
{ propertyLabel:propertyValue [ , propertyLabel:propertyValue ]...}] ¬
[ with data dataValue ]
PARAMETERS
className The class of the object to be created.
Class: Class identifier
referenceToLocation
The location at which to create the new object.
Class: Reference
propertyLabel The name of a property whose value is to be set.
Class: String
propertyValue The value to assign to the property.
Class: The value class of the property, as specified in the
application dictionary definition of the object class being
created, or a value that can be coerced into the class of
the property
Default value: The default value of the property, as specified
in the application dictionary definition of the object class
being created
dataValue The value to assign to the object.
Class: The default value class of the object, or a value that can
be coerced into the default value class. Default value classes
of objects are listed in the “Default Value Class Returned”
sections of the dictionary definitions of the objects.
Default value: None