Class/Instance name question

[sjpatrick]

Here's the skinny:

I have a contol-type class defined and I am creating instances within my code. Natch, the objects refer to themselves using the *this* keyword.

The trick is that my code is a front-end to a database server and I can only make asynchronous calls to said server. When the reply arrives, *this* no longer has any meaning.

I'vre found a workaround using a public object that stores the calling object's identity for use with the response, but it is most cumbersome. Okay, downright ugly.

I've not been abke to find a function/property/whatever that allows an object to know *who it is,* i.e. :

var obj = new classInstance;

Is there a way for the classInstance class object to determine that its instance name is *obj*?

I'll bet everyone scratches their head about this one, as in *what the heck is he talking about?* ;-)

Thanks for any help.

 

[dwarfthrower]

Unfortunately no.

This article you may find interesting:

http://www.microsoft.com/mind/0498/cutting0498.asp

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[clarkin]

Have a look at:

http://builder.com.com/5100-6371-1044656.html

Also, perhaps you could consider recreating the object with the values stored in the DB (if I understand correctly), so you would have an identical clone rather than the original object.

Posting code? Wrap it with code tags: [ignore]

[/ignore][code]CodeHere

[ignore][/code][/ignore].

 

[sjpatrick]

Short and sweet. ;-)

I sortof figured that would be the answer.
Thanks for at least confirming that I hadn't overlooked anything.

I'll give that article a look, thanks again.

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