GROUP statement

The GROUP statement creates a new property group.

Syntax

GROUP name [caption] [EXTID extID] [: parentName];

Description

The GROUP statement declares a new property group and adds it to the current module.

Parameters

• name

  Group name. Simple ID. The name must be unique within the current namespace.

• caption

  Group caption. String literal. If the caption is not defined, the name of the group will be its caption.

• EXTID extID

  Specifying the name to be used to export/import this property group. Used only in the structured view.

  • extId

    String literal.

• parentName

  Name of the parent group. Сomposite ID. If the name of the parent group is not defined, the System.private group becomes the parent.

Examples

GROUP base : root; // The caption of this group will be 'base'
GROUP local 'Local properties'; // The parent group of local will be System.private