Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress 4GL Reference

SUPER function

Runs the super version of the current user-defined function.

This language element must appear within a user-defined function, but can appear anywhere within the user-defined function. If this language element does not appear within a user-defined function, the compiler reports an error.

Syntax

SUPER [ ( parameter [ , parameter ] ... ) ]

parameter

A parameter of the super version of the current user-defined function. These parameters must have the same signature (number of parameters, and type and mode of each) as the parameters of the current user-defined function. You can, however, adjust a parameter’s value.

For the parameter syntax, see the Parameter definition syntax reference entry in this book.

If a user-defined function can not be located in any super procedure, Progress generates the following error message:

SUPER version of user-defined function name invoked but could not be found

Errors are stored in the ERROR-STATUS handle when NO-ERROR is specified.

Example

For an example of the SUPER function, see the RUN SUPER statement reference entry in this book.

Notes

To run the super version of an internal procedure, use the RUN SUPER statement.
For the rules that Progress uses to find the super version of the current user-defined function, see the ADD-SUPER-PROCEDURE( ) method reference entry in this book.
For an overview of super procedures, see OpenEdge Development: Progress 4GL Handbook .

See also

ADD-SUPER-PROCEDURE( ) method, REMOVE-SUPER-PROCEDURE( ) method, RUN SUPER statement, SOURCE-PROCEDURE system handle, SUPER-PROCEDURES attribute, TARGET-PROCEDURE system handle