NAME

gentag − returns a unique integer for use as a tag

SPECIFICATION

C
Tag gentag()

FORTRAN
integer*4 function gentag()

Pascal
function gentag: Tag;

DESCRIPTION

gentag generates a unique integer to use as a tag.  Tags must be unique within an object. 

gentag provides a unique 31-bit integer tag which acts as a label.  gentag generates unique tags, although if you later define a tag with the same value, the first tag is lost. 

SEE ALSO

genobj, istag Programming Guide, Section 8.3, Object Editing

NOTE

This routine is available only in immediate mode. 

Version 3.6  —  December 20, 1987