| Tag Link | [Define_Type] ... | Category | Custom Tag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Container | Source Available | No |
| Support | Preferred | Version | 5.0 |
| Change | Unchanged | Data Source | Any |
| Output Type | None | Security | None |
| Implementation | Internal | Sets | Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0, Lasso 5.0 |
[Define_Type] ... [/Define_Type] defines a new data type. The data type can have member tags defined by enclosed [Define_Tag] ... [/Define_Tag] tags and variables local to the data type defined by enclosed [Local] tags.
An optional
[Define_Type: 'Type Name', 'Inherited Type']
[Local: 'Member Variable'='Variable Value']
[Define_Tag: 'Member Tag']
...
[/Define_Tag]
[/Define_Type]
[Define_Type: 'Type Name',
[Local: 'Member Variable'='Variable Value']
[Define_Tag: 'Member Tag']
...
[/Define_Tag]
[/Define_Type]
| Required Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Type Name | The name of the type to be defined. |
| Optional Parameters | |
| Inherited Types | The optional names of a custom types from which this type should inherit attributes. If the type must inherit from multiple ancestors then each should be listed in order from the immediate parent, its parent, etc. |
| -Description | An optional description for the type. |
| -Namespace | The namespace for the new type. |
| -Prototype | Specifies that the type should be defined as a prototype. |
See the Lasso 8 Language Guide for examples of how to use this tag.