• Primitives calling other primitives or intrinsics
    • There are times when it is helpful to launch another command from within a primitive.
      • One option is using Shell.runCommand(...).
      • An example from plot.java:
          plotCmd = "PLOT/NICE=0/ID="+cutPlotID+"/BG/READOUT=\"+OnAxis\" "+outFile ;
          Shell.runCommand(M, plotCmd);
        
      • Another option, added in 3.9.1, is Shell.execBackgroundCommand(...).
        • The execBackgroundCommand(...) returns the command instance
        • This allows the calling primitive further access to the commands methods/fields
        • The '/BG' is automatically added to allow the command to run in the background
        • An example from plot.java:
            plotPrescaler = (prescaler)Shell.execBackgroundCommand(M,prescalerCmd);
            scaleTable = plotPrescaler.table;
          
      • Intrinsics can also run other intrinsics.
        • An example from Edit.java:
            if (build) Shell.runCommand(M,"BLD,"+name+","+area+","+option);