Atom Functions (Compact 2013)

3/28/2014

The following table shows the atoms functions, with a description of the purpose of each.

Programming element

Description

GlobalAddAtom

This function adds a character string to the global atom table and returns a unique value, known as an atom, that identifies the string.

GlobalDeleteAtom

This function decrements the reference count of a global string atom.

GlobalFindAtom

This function searches the global atom table for the specified character string and retrieves the global atom associated with that string.

See Also

Reference

Atom Reference