deInstallPlugin

deInstallPlugin(
w_windowID
S_plugin
)
=> stdobj / nil

Description

Installs (or activates) the specified plugin in an application window associated with the given ID. For each session window, DE makes only one instance of a plugin. deInstallPlugin function installs a plugin in an application window. A session window can host multiple application windows. This means that if an instance of the plugin already exists in the specified window, the instance is returned. And, if there exists an instance in another tab of the same session window, the instance is shared.

Arguments

w_windowID	Specifies the ID of an application window on which the plugin is to be installed
S_plugin	Specifies the name (string) or class name (symbol) of the plugin to be installed

Value Returned

stdobj	Returns an instance of the plugin installed in the given application window
nil	Returns nil if the named plugin (string) has not been registered with deRegPlugin, the class name (symbol) is not a sub-class of DEPlugin, or the plugin is not pluggable to the given application window (pluggable applications are specified when registering the plugin using deRegPlugin)

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