Synchronous User Interaction in Instance-Method

Hey Guys!
I got a problem getting information by user synchronous.
To make it understandable I abstracted the problem a little:
I have a class 'player'. It has an attribute 'name' and a method 'get_name'.
In get_name i want to ask the actual user for his/her name. A dialogue should open with a text-field and an ok-button.
(Solvable with DD_Documents -> no Problem as far).
But then I want to save the given value in text-field in the 'name'-variable.
This is a problem: Not because of getting the data out of the input field but because of the flow-control!
I know I could write a method in the same class to react to the interaction and save the variable. But if I want to use one or more players in a program, it does not wait until the variable is set to go on.
I do not want to go on with the code in the method as long as the user didn't press ok.
Can I wait for an event in a method?
Hope you get my problem!
Thank you for your help!

Hi Wolfgang,
I would try this kind of approach and see if it will solve your problem (I'm assuming your EVENTS are raised in the method display_document):
First, I would cut the following lines from the method ask_for_name:
set handler dbox_close for all instances.
set handler dd_btn_clicked for all instances.
set handler dd_ie_entered for all instances.
Second, I would add this DEFINITION of a local class & object declaration (I guessed on parameter & class names):
** Local class definition for event receiver
CLASS lcl_event_receiver DEFINITION.
PUBLIC SECTION.
    METHODS:
    handle_dbox_close
      FOR EVENT dbox_close OF zcl_player_class
        IMPORTING e_name,
    handle_dd_btn_clicked
      FOR EVENT dd_btn_clicked OF zcl_player_class
        IMPORTING e_name,
    handle_dd_ie_entered
      FOR EVENT dd_ie_entered OF zcl_player_class
        IMPORTING e_name.
ENDCLASS.                    "lcl_event_receiver DEFINITION
DATA: g_event_receiver TYPE REF TO lcl_event_receiver.
Third, I would make the following changes in your main method:
method main.
CREATE OBJECT g_event_receiver
create object s1.
create object s2.
create object s3.
SET HANDLER g_event_receiver->handle_dbox_close FOR ALL INSTANCES.
SET HANDLER g_event_receiver->handle_dd_btn_clicked FOR ALL INSTANCES.
SET HANDLER g_event_receiver->handle_dd_ie_entered FOR ALL INSTANCES.
s1->ask_for_name( ).
s2->ask_for_name( ).
s3->ask_for_name( ).
write:/ s1->name.
write:/ s2->name.
write:/ s3->name.
endmethod.
And lastly, insert the implementation for each of the handler methods:
*&       Class (Implementation) lcl_event_receiver
*        Event receiver for player class
*       CLASS lcl_event_receiver IMPLEMENTATION
CLASS lcl_event_receiver IMPLEMENTATION.
METHOD handle_dbox_close.
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD handle_dd_btn_clicked.
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD handle_dd_ie_entered.
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS.               "lcl_event_receiver
Regards,
Ryan Crosby
Edited by: Ryan Crosby on Nov 8, 2011 9:50 AM

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