Use a Self-Reference to Indicate the Current Object

To indicate the current object, you can use the following statements:

• In Siebel VB, use the Me statement.

• In Siebel eScript, use the This keyword.

You can use the statement or keyword instead of referencing an active business object.

Example of Using the Me Statement

The following business component event handler uses the Me statement instead of the ActiveBusComp statement:

Function BusComp_PreSetFieldValue(FieldName As String, FieldValue As String) As 
Integer

If Val(Me.GetFieldValue("Rep %")) >75 Then
   TheApplication.RaiseErrorText("You cannot set the Rep% to greater than 75")
End If
BusComp_PreSetFieldValue = ContinueOperation

End Function

For examples of using the Me statement, see the following topics:

• ParentBusComp Method for a Business Component

• SetViewMode Method for a Business Component

• BusComp_PreQuery Event

• BusComp_PreWriteRecord Event

• ActiveMode Method for an Applet

Example of Using the This Keyword

The following business component event handler uses the This keyword instead of the ActiveBusComp statement:

if (condition)
{ ...
   this.SetSearchSpec(...);
   this.ExecuteQuery();
   return (CancelOperation);
}
else
    return(ContinueOperation);