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replace_program |
Name
replace_program() - replaces the program in this_object()
Synopsis
void replace_program( string str );
Description
replace_program() replaces the program in this_object() with that of an object it inherits. `str' is the filename of the object whose program is to be used. Once the replacement takes place, the current object effectively becomes a clone of that other object, but with its current filename and global variable values. The program is not actually replaced until the current execution is completed.
Note that one effect of this is that all functions defined in the object no longer exist, being replaced by the functions in the inherited program, so this routine should not be called if one of those functions might be called later (and in particular, create() needs to exist if you intend to clone from the object).
