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# IDL_IDLBridge::Status

The IDL_IDLBridge::Status function method queries the state of an IDL_IDLBridge object. When the NOWAIT keyword is used with the IDL_IDLBridge::Execute method to execute IDL commands asynchronously, IDL_IDLBridge::Status can track the state of the child process.

## Syntax

Result = Obj->[IDL_IDLBridge::]Status([ERROR=ErrorString])

## Return Value

Returns an integer value indicating the status of the bridge object’s corresponding child process. Descriptive error messages are returned in the variable specified by the ERROR keyword. Possible values are:

Return Value | Description | What ERROR Keyword Returns
0 | Idle | Empty string
1 | Executing command | Empty string
2 | Completed command | Empty string
3 | Error halted execution | Descriptive error string
4 | Aborted execution (IDL_IDLBridge::Abort) | Abort message

## Arguments

None

## Keywords

### ERROR

A named variable that will contain a string value corresponding to the error that occurred while executing the command in the child process, if any. As shown in the Return Value table above, if IDL_IDLBridge::Status returns an error state (3), the ERROR keyword returns a descriptive error string. If this method returns an aborted status (4), ERROR contains an abort message. If any other status is returned, the ERROR keyword sets its variable to an empty string.

## Examples

See the example, `idlbridge_demo_object.pro`, which is located in the `examples/doc/bridges` subdirectory of the IDL distribution. This example uses a CASE statement to determine what action to take based on information returned by the Status method. Run the example procedure by entering `idlbridge_demo_object` at the IDL command prompt or view the file in an IDL Editor window by entering `.EDIT idlbridge_demo_object.pro`.

Note: For examples that use a callback procedure in addition to the Status method, see Examples.

## Version History

6.3 | Introduced