tagOrId in Canvas class

[John Smith]

Neal:

Many thanks.  That will help tremendously.

"Neal Norwitz" <neal at metaslash.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2002.12.09.22.42.19.411633.12688 at metaslash.com...
> On Mon, 09 Dec 2002 12:30:33 -0500, John Smith wrote:
>
> > Can anyone steer me to a reference on "tagOrId" in the canvas class?  It
> > is a way of referencing objects (i.e. line, arc, circle) on a canvas.  I
> > understand I can use it to select and manipulate canvas objects.  For
> > example, you can say, give me all the tags for items with the following
> > tagOrId, or you can ask for the type of object that has a specific
> > tagOrId.
> >
> > Does tagOrId stand for "tag or Id" where Id stands for item handle?
>
> Yes, I believe this is correct.  It's been a while, though.
>
> You can pass a tag which applies to one or more objects on the canvas.
> Or you can pass an id which applies to a specific instance of an item.
>
> Neal