====== COUNTER property (System) ======


 
==== Description ====
 
 
Returns the current value of the Presentation Server counter, a number which is incremented after each access, thereby providing a unique numeric value for the current process.
 
 
 
 
==== Property Value ====
 
 
This property is a positive integer value.
 
 
 
 
==== Property Traits ====
 
 
 
^Development^Runtime^Indexed^Scaled^Synthetic^
|N/A|Get|No|No|No|

 


 
==== Remarks ====
 
 
This property is useful for returning a simple unique number when used with Get_Property.  The system itself uses COUNTER to provide unique suffix values for window and control IDs when creating multi-instance windows and tool-panels.
 
 
 
 
==== Example ====
 
<code>
 
CounterVal = Get_Property( "SYSTEM", "COUNTER" )
 
 
 

</code>

 
==== See Also ====
 
 
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