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If a user-defined function redefines a standard MapTool function -- for instance, a user defines a function called {{code|eval()}}, redefining the standard MapTool {{func|eval}} -- {{func|oldFunction}} can be used in the user-defined function to call the original function. | |||
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oldFunction() Function
If a user-defined function redefines a standard MapTool function -- for instance, a user defines a function called
eval(), redefining the standard MapTool eval() -- oldFunction() can be used in the user-defined function to call the original function.Usage
oldFunction(SPECIAL)Parameter
SPECIAL- oldFunction supports the same parameters as the function that it is referencing.
Examples
Used within a user defined function named
eval(), oldFunction() is used to call the standard eval().
[h, if ( arg(0) == 0 ), code:
{
[h: macro.return = 0]
};{
[h: macro.return = oldFunction( arg(0) ) ]
}]