The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
SUMMARY
This article describes three ways to copy a visual class from one class
library (.VCX file) to another.
MORE INFORMATION
It is sometimes necessary to copy a class from one library to another. You
can copy a class using one of the following three methods.
Method One: Use the ADD CLASS Command
The ADD CLASS command adds a class to a class library. The OF clause of the
ADD CLASS command allows you to add a class from another class library. For
example, if you have a class called Class1 in a library called Mylib and
want to copy the class to another library, you can use this command:
ADD CLASS class1 OF mylib1 TO mylib2
Method Two: Use the Project Manager
You can drag and drop a class from a class library to another one in a
project.
- Open a project, and add two classes to it.
- Select the Class Library tab, and drill down the class library to see
all of the classes contained in the .VCX file.
- Click a class in the source class library, and drag it to the
destination library.
The class is copied from one library to the other. You can also open two
different projects and drag a class from one project to the other.
Method Three: Use the Class Browser
You can drag a class between two instances of the Class Browser.
- Choose Class Browser from the Tools menu.
- Open a class library, and select the class you want to copy.
- Open a second instance of the Class Browser.
- Drag the class you want to copy from one instance of the Class Browser
to the second instance. To do this, drag the class icon below the Type
combo box from the source library to the class icon picture in the
second instance of the Class Browser.
Copying a class from one class library to another class library adds a
record to the .VCX file. If a class is subclassed, a reference to the
initial location of the parent class exists, and it is not changed when you
copy the class to a different .VCX file. If you want to maintain
inheritance without providing the two .VCX files, you need to edit the
class to modify this reference, and you need to copy the parent class to
the new library. You can use the Class Browser to achieve this.
- Start an instance of the Class Browser, and select the class you just
copied.
- Select the Redefine button to change the reference to the parent class.
In the 'As' textbox, type the name of the parent class, and in the 'Of'
textbox, select the name of the new class library.
REFERENCES
For more information about copying and redefining classes, search for
"Browsing Classes" and then "Managing Classes with the Class Browser" in
the Help menu.