Meta Data Services Programming
InterfaceDef CreateAlias Method
This method creates a new alias and attaches it to the interface definition.
Syntax
Set variable = object.CreateAlias(sObjId, name, dispId, base)
The CreateAlias method syntax has the following parts.
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| variable | A variable declared as an Alias object. It receives the new alias definition. |
| object | An object expression that evaluates to an InterfaceDef object. |
| sObjId | The object identifier to be used for the new alias object. The repository engine will assign an object identifier if you set this parameter to OBJID_NULL. |
| name | A string that stores the name of the new alias. Also, the name of the InterfaceDef object containing the base member. |
| dispId | The dispatch identifier to be used for accessing the new alias. |
| base | A string that stores the name of the interface member upon which the alias is based. |