MVCClass (version 1.46.0)

gUpdateDataMessage-class: Class "gUpdateDataMessage": A class to represent an update data message

Description

gUpdateDataMessage is a class to represent an update data message. gUpdateDataMessage is inherited from the virtual class, gUpdateMessage. Whenever a gUpdateDataMessage is created (initialized), the next step is to call the handleMessage method to act upon that message and update the data.

Arguments

Objects from the Class

Objects can be created by calls of the form new("gUpdateDataMessage", ...). The initialize method for this class will be created in other packages that use this package (for example, the initialize method will be created in the iSNetwork and iSPlot packages).

Slots

from:
the name of the MVC (model) that this update message came from
type:
the type of update to perform
mData:
a list of the information needed to perform the update
dataName:
the name of the data set to be updated

Extends

Class "gUpdateMessage", directly. Class "gModifyMessage", by class "gUpdateMessage". Class "gMessage", by class "gUpdateMessage".

Methods

from<-
Sets the from slot
from
Returns the from slot

See Also

gUpdateViewMessage-class, gUpdateMessage-class, gMessage-class