Tuto WINDEV 25

Part 8: Appendices 439 Method Procedure belonging to a class used to act on the class data (members). Native Access (Native Connector) Method for connecting to a database from a program. n-tier Programming method in layers. Each layer is independent and it can be changed without impacting the other ones. Benefit: Simplified maintenance. Drawbacks: Difficulty and development time. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Advanced programming method, opposed to procedural programming. In OOP, we handle objects, which means grouped sets of variables and methods associated with entities that include these variables and these methods. In procedural programming, we define functions that call each others. Each function or procedure is associated with a specific process that can be divided into sub-processes until we get basic functions. OOP Abbreviation of Object-Oriented Programming. Parameter (window, page, procedure, method, ...) Element expected in a window, page, procedure, method, ... during the call to this one. Each value passed in parameter must be assigned to a variable. Popup Type of window (or page). A popup is a window (or a page) that is opened above another window (or page). You can still view the content of the window (or page) underneath while performing input in the popup. Popup menu Drop-down menu containing possible actions according to the location where the right mouse click occurred and to the type of element on which this click was performed. Private Variable or procedure that can only used in the current element. Project code Code run when starting a program or a site.