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Enhanced functions 26, Obsolete functions 26 – Apple Newton Programmer’s Newton 2.0 (for Newton 2.0) User Manual

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C H A P T E R 2 6

Utility Functions

26-6

Compatibility

GetMemorySlot

MakePhone

MakeDisplayPhone

ParsePhone

PowerOff

Translate

Enhanced Functions

26

The following string function has been enhanced in Newton 2.0.

ParamStr

has been enhanced to support conditional substitution.

Obsolete Functions

26

Some utility functions previously documented in the Newton Programmer’s Guide
are obsolete, but are still supported for compatibility with older applications. Do
not use the following utility functions, as they may not be supported in future
system software versions:

AddDeferredAction

(use

AddDeferredCall

instead)

AddDelayedAction

(use

AddDelayedCall

instead)

AddPowerOffHandler

(use

RegPowerOff

instead)

ArrayPos

(use

LSearch

instead)

GetGlobals (

use

GetGlobalVar

or

GetGlobalFn

instead)

RemovePowerOffHandler

(use

UnRegPowerOff

instead)

SmartStart

(use other string manipulation functions)

SmartConcat

(use other string manipulation functions)

SmartStop

(use other string manipulation functions)

StrTruncate

(use

StyledStrTruncate

instead)

StrWidth

(use

StrFontWidth

instead)