IMetabase.GenerateId

Syntax

GenerateId(Value: String; [Namespace_: Integer = 0]): String;

Parameters

Value. Required identifier.

Namespace. Key of the object-container, within which namespace the identifier is generated.

Description

The GenerateId method generates a unique identifier within the current repository.

Comments

If the current repository does not have the object, which identifier matches the value of the Value parameter, the method results in the value of the Value parameter.

If the object already exists, the method results in the changed value of the Value parameter, that is: numbers (from 1 to 28726) are kept adding to the end of the string until the result is unique. If one failed to get such an identifier, the method returns an empty string.

The Value parameter value	(An) identifier(s), existing in the repository	The result of method execution
Ident	-	Ident
Ident	Ident	Ident1
Ident	Ident Ident1 Ident2	Ident11

Example

Add a link to the Metabase system assembly.

Sub UserProc;
Var
    MB: IMetabase;
    s: String;
Begin
    MB := MetabaseClass.Active;
    s := MB.GenerateId("obj123");
End Sub UserProc;

After executing the example the "s" variable stores the generated identifier.