SUPER function

This language element must appear within a user-defined function, but can appear anywhere within the user-defined function. If this language element does not appear within a user-defined function, the compiler reports an error.


SUPER [ ( `parameter` [ , `parameter` ] ... ) ]

A parameter of the super version of the current user-defined function. These parameters must have the same signature (number of parameters, and type and mode of each) as the parameters of the current user-defined function. You can, however, adjust a parameter’s value.

For the parameter syntax, see the Parameter definition syntax reference entry.

If a user-defined function cannot be located in any super procedure, the AVM generates the following error message:


SUPER version of user-defined function `name` invoked but could not be found

Errors are stored in the ERROR-STATUS handle when NO-ERROR is specified.

For an example of the SUPER function, see the RUN SUPER statement reference entry.

To run the super version of an internal procedure, use the RUN SUPER statement.

For the rules that ABL uses to find the super version of the current user-defined function, see the ADD-SUPER-PROCEDURE( ) method reference entry.