Makes the current object reference a particular globalCreates a new instance of the lib.cfmumps.Global component, associating it with a MUMPS global or global sub-tree. All subsequent calls to methods of the returned component instance will act upon the global or global sub-tree referenced here.
Arguments
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
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| globalName | string | Yes | - | The name of the desired global. |
| subscripts | array | Yes | - | An array of subscripts. May be empty to address the root node and all children of the global. |
| atomic | boolean | No | true | If true, any call to getObject() or setObject() will be guarded with MUMPS incremental locks. |
| lockTimeout | numeric | No | 5 | The number of seconds after which atomic operations will fail if a lock is not successfully acquired. Applies only if the |
"" Return Value
Returns a component, which is an instance of lib.cfmumps.globalGlobal. This facilitates method chaining.
Example
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| language | coldfusion |
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| title | Open GlobalCFScript |
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| linenumbers | true |
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<cfset glob = createObject("component", "new lib.cfmumps.global")>
<cfset glob.openGlobal("VA", [200]); |
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| language | coldfusion |
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| title | CFML |
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| linenumbers | true |
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<cfset glob = new lib.cfmumps.Global("VA", [200])> |