Retrieves or sets the value of the referenced MUMPS global node. Note that this API only gets sets a single, scalar value at the referenced node, and not an entire global or global sub-tree. In order to get or set entire globals or global sub-trees, see global.getObject() and global.setObject().
Arguments
If the newValue argument is not provided, value() will return the existing value.
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
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| newValue | string | No | The value to be set |
Return Value
Returns either a string or a numeric value representing the value of the reference MUMPS global node.
Example
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<!--- this is equivalent to the following MUMPS code: set ^people(1,"name")="John Willis" write "Name: ",^people(1,name"),! ---> <cfset glob = createObject("component", "new lib.cfmumps.global")> <cfset glob.openGlobal("people", [1, "name"])> <cfset glob.value("John Willis")> <cfoutput> Name: #glob.value()#<br> </cfoutput> |
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