ObjectTools 2.5b5

ObjectTools 2.5b5 is a mighty efficacious program that solves or simplifies many common problems faced by 4D developers.

Wouldn't it be great if you could store multiple types of data in one place? For example, say you want to store a bunch of preferences together.

"What about BLOBs?" you ask. BLOBs are OK. But BLOBs are a pain to manage, because you have to either retrieve the data in the same order you put it in, or you have to somehow manage a table of offsets to the data within the BLOB.

ObjectTools is a plugin that gives you a full suite of commands for managing an object. An object is like a BLOB, but instead of accessing the data by offset, you access each data item by name.

What can you store in an object? Any data type 4D has. What's more, you can directly access array elements within an object, remove individual items, and much more. A million and one uses

ObjectTools is the kind of tool that is of such general utility that its uses are virtually unlimited. Some common uses include:

• Passing parameters in interprocess messaging systems
• Dramatically reducing usage of variables and tables by putting related data into objects
• Creating associative arrays

Major Features:

1. Store and retrieve any 4D data type (except for 2D arrays) by name in any order, eliminating the need to remember and use numeric offsets
2. Access elements of arrays in an object without retrieving the array from the object
3. Store and retrieve an entire record from any table with a single command
4. Embed objects within objects to create hierarchically structured data storage
5. Save and restore objects to and from BLOBs
6. Dramatically reduce process and interprocess variable usage
7. Easily package data for interprocess messaging
8. Develop in an object-oriented style