method

A PRPC method — as distinct from a Java method — is a primitive, atomic operation that can be performed by one step of an activity (Rule-Obj-Activity rule type) or a Parse Structured rule (Rule-Parse-Structured rule type).

For example:

• The Page-Clear method creates an empty clipboard page with a specified name and class.
• The Show-HTML method causes the system to process the HTML text in an HTML rule and send it to a user's browser for display.

Many methods require a page as a parameter and may have other input parameters. Most methods update a few properties and return a status property (pxMethodStatus, on the pxThread page) that can be tested before the activity continues onto the next step.

Internally, a method is an instance of the Rule-Method rule type. You can review, but not alter or add methods.

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