9.1 Placing objects on the Object Clipboard

You can place an object on the Object Clipboard by using the menu command Clip , available in most tools as described below..

9.1.1 The Listener

To place the current object of a Listener on the Object Clipboard (that is, the value of the variable cl:*), choose Works > Values > Clip in the Listener.

If your Listener is in the debugger, you can clip the condition object by Debug > Condition > Clip .

9.1.2 The Class Browser

To place a class from the Class Browser on the Object Clipboard, select the class name in the Hierarchy , Superclasses , Subclasses or Precedence tab, and choose Works > Classes > Clip .

To place a slot definition object from the Class Browser on the Object Clipboard, select the slot name in the Slots tab, and choose Works > Slots > Clip .

To place a method or generic function object from the Class Browser on the Object Clipboard, select it in the Functions tab, and choose Works > Methods > Clip .

9.1.3 The Inspector

To place the currently inspected object in the Inspector on the Object Clipboard, choose Works > Object > Clip .

To place the value in a slot of the currently inspected object, select the slot in the Inspector, and choose Works > Slots > Clip .

9.1.4 The Function Call Browser

To place the current function on the Object Clipboard, choose Works > Function > Clip . If you have selected a function name in the Function Call Browser, that function is clipped instead.

9.1.5 The Generic Function Browser

To place a method from the Generic Function Browser on the Object Clipboard, select the method and choose Works > Methods > Clip . For the generic function object itself, choose Works > Function > Clip .

9.1.6 The Debugger

To place the condition object from the Debugger tool on the Object Clipboard, choose Debug > Condition > Clip .

To place the value of a variable in the Debugger's backtrace area on the Object Clipboard, select the variable and choose Debug > Variables > Clip .

9.1.7 The Stepper

To place the value of a variable in the Stepper's Backtrace tab onto the Object Clipboard, select the variable and choose Debug > Variables > Clip .

9.1.8 The System Browser

To place the system object from the System Browser onto the Object Clipboard, choose Works > Systems > Clip .

9.1.9 General clipping

To place any CAPI top level window itself on the Object Clipboard, choose Tools > Interface > Clip .

To place data from a Description panel, such as in the Class Browser or in the Tree tab of the Compilation Conditions Browser, select the desired parts of the Description and choose Works > Description > Clip .