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getprop

getprop — returns a property value for a symbol.

Synopsis

getprop (symbol, property)

Arguments

symbol

A symbol.

property

A symbol naming the property to be fetched.

Returns

The value of the property for the given symbol, or nil if the property is not defined.

Description

Return the value of the property for the given symbol. Once a property has been set for a symbol, it will remain as long as the Gamma program is running.

Example

Gamma> tag001 = 5.5;
5.5
Gamma> setprop(#tag001, #maxlimit,10);
nil
Gamma> getprop(#tag001, #maxlimit);
10
Gamma> getprop(#tag001, #minlimit);
nil
Gamma>

See Also

properties, setprop, setprops

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