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handler()

Syntax

    scriptObject.handler(#handlerSymbol)

Description

This function returns `TRUE` if the given `script` `Object` contains a handler whose name is #`handlerSymbol`, and `FALSE` if it does not. The script object must be a parent script, a child object, or a behavior.

Example

This Lingo code invokes a handler on an object only if that handler exists:

    if spiderObject.handler(#pounce) = TRUE then
    	spiderObject.pounce()
    end if

See also

`handlers(), new(), rawNew(), script`