hmX_SET VARIABLE COLLECTION (Context ; Name ; Collection)

Introduced in v19.0, Preemptive: yes

Parameter	Type	In/Out	Description
Context	Longint	→	Execution context
Name	Text	→	variable name
Collection	Collection	→	Collection variable

Description

The command hmX_SET VARIABLE COLLECTION adds a collection variable and a it’s value to an execution context. If a variable with the variable name exists, the variable will be overwritten. Important: No copy of the collection will be created, only a reference!

Example

The following example adds a collection variable myCollection into the context:

var $collection : Collection

$collection:=New collection(1; 2)

hmX_SET VARIABLE COLLECTION($context; "myCollection"; $collection)