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Supported Clients
SmartClient WebClient NGClient

Constants Summary
String ACTION Constant returned by JSEvent.
String DATACHANGE Constant returned by JSEvent.
String DOUBLECLICK Constant returned by JSEvent.
String FOCUSGAINED Constant returned by JSEvent.
String FOCUSLOST Constant returned by JSEvent.
String FORM Constant returned by JSEvent.
Number MODIFIER_ALT Constant for the ALT modifier that can be returned by JSDNDEvent.
Number MODIFIER_CTRL Constant for the CTRL modifier that can be returned by JSDNDEvent.
Number MODIFIER_META Constant for the META modifier that can be returned by JSDNDEvent.
Number MODIFIER_SHIFT Constant for the SHIFT modifier that can be returned by JSDNDEvent.
String NONE Constant returned by JSEvent.
String ONDRAG Constant returned by JSDNDEvent.
String ONDRAGEND Constant returned by JSDNDEvent.
String ONDRAGOVER Constant returned by JSDNDEvent.
String ONDROP Constant returned by JSDNDEvent.
String RIGHTCLICK Constant returned by JSEvent.

Property Summary
Object data A data object that specific events can set, a user can set data back to the system for events that supports this.
String dataMimeType The event data mime type.

Methods Summary
Number getDragResult() Returns the result of the drag action.
String getElementName() returns the name of the element, can be null if the form was the source of the event.
String getFormName() returns the name of the form the element was placed on.
Number getModifiers() Returns the modifiers of the event, see JSDNDEvent.
String getName() Returns the name of the event which was triggered
JSRecord getRecord() Returns the record of the event.
Object getSource() returns the source component/element of the event.
Date getTimestamp() Returns the time the event occurred.
String getType() returns the dnd event type see the JSDNDEvents constants what it can return.
Number getX() Returns the x position of the event, relative to the component that fired it, if applicable.
Number getY() Returns the y position of the event, relative to the component that fired it, if applicable.

Constants Details

ACTION

Constant returned by JSEvent.getType() in a method that is attached to an onAction event.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSEvent.ACTION) 
{
	// its an action event.
}

DATACHANGE

Constant returned by JSEvent.getType() in a method that is attached to an onDataChange event.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSEvent.DATACHANGE) 
{
	// its a data change event
}

DOUBLECLICK

Constant returned by JSEvent.getType() in a method that is attached to an onDoubleClick event.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSEvent.DOUBLECLICK) 
{
	// its a double click event.
}

FOCUSGAINED

Constant returned by JSEvent.getType() in a method that is attached to an onFocusGained or the forms onElementFocusGained event.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSEvent.FOCUSGAINED) 
{
	// its a focus gained event.
}

FOCUSLOST

Constant returned by JSEvent.getType() in a method that is attached to an onFocusLost or the forms onElementFocusLost event.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSEvent.FOCUSLOST) 
{
	// its a focus lost event.
}

FORM

Constant returned by JSEvent.getType() in a method that is attached to a form event (like onShow) or command (like onDeleteRecord)

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSEvent.FORM) 
{
	// its a form event or command
}

MODIFIER_ALT

Constant for the ALT modifier that can be returned by JSDNDEvent.getModifiers();

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

//test if the SHIFT modifier is used.
if (event.getModifiers() & JSDNDEvent.MODIFIER_SHIFT)
{
	//do shift action
}

MODIFIER_CTRL

Constant for the CTRL modifier that can be returned by JSDNDEvent.getModifiers();

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

//test if the SHIFT modifier is used.
if (event.getModifiers() & JSDNDEvent.MODIFIER_SHIFT)
{
	//do shift action
}

MODIFIER_META

Constant for the META modifier that can be returned by JSDNDEvent.getModifiers();

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

//test if the SHIFT modifier is used.
if (event.getModifiers() & JSDNDEvent.MODIFIER_SHIFT)
{
	//do shift action
}

MODIFIER_SHIFT

Constant for the SHIFT modifier that can be returned by JSDNDEvent.getModifiers();

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

//test if the SHIFT modifier is used.
if (event.getModifiers() & JSDNDEvent.MODIFIER_SHIFT)
{
	//do shift action
}

NONE

Constant returned by JSEvent.getType() if the event is not used in a known event or command.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSEvent.NONE) 
{
	// type is not set.
}

ONDRAG

Constant returned by JSDNDEvent.getType() in a method that is attached to an onDrag event.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSDNDEvent.ONDRAG)
{
	// its an ondrag event
	if (event.getElementName() == 'todragelement')
		return DRAGNDROP.COPY
}

ONDRAGEND

Constant returned by JSDNDEvent.getType() in a method that is attached to an onDragEnd event.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSDNDEvent.ONDRAGEND)
{
	// its an on drag end event.
	// return true if the drop has been completed successfully
	return event.isDropSuccess();
}

ONDRAGOVER

Constant returned by JSDNDEvent.getType() in a method that is attached to an onDragOver event.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSDNDEvent.ONDRAGOVER)
{
	// its an on drag over event.
	// return true if it over the right element.
	return event.getElementName() == 'candroponelement';
}

ONDROP

Constant returned by JSDNDEvent.getType() in a method that is attached to an onDrop event.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSDNDEvent.ONDROP)
{
	// its a on drop event.
	var element = elements[event.getElementName()];
	// do drop on element
	return true;
}

RIGHTCLICK

Constant returned by JSEvent.getType() in a method that is attached to an onRightClick event.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSEvent.RIGHTCLICK) 
{
	// its a right click event.
}

Property Details

data

A data object that specific events can set, a user can set data back to the system for events that supports this.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

// A client design method that handles ondrag
if (event.getType() == JSEvent.ONDRAG)
{
     // the data is the selected elements array
     var elements = event.data;
     // only start a client design drag when there is 1 element
     if (elements.length == 1)
     {
     	return true;
     }
}

// code for a data drag method
event.data = "drag me!";
return DRAGNDROP.COPY;

// code for a data drop method
var data = event.data;
elements[event.getElementName()].setText(data);
return true;

dataMimeType

The event data mime type.

Returns

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

// only accept drag if data is a servoy record
function onDragOver(event)
{
	if(event.dataMimeType.indexOf("application/x-servoy-record-object") == 0) return true;
	else return false;
}

Methods Details

getDragResult()

Returns the result of the drag action.

Returns

Number a DRAGNDROP constant, representing the result of the drag action

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

function onDragEnd(event)
{
	var dragResult = event.getDragResult();
	if(dragResult == DRAGNDROP.NONE)
	{
		// the drag was canceled
	}
	else if(dragResult == DRAGNDROP.COPY)
	{
		// the drag ended with a copy action
	}
	else if(dragResult == DRAGNDROP.MOVE)
	{
		// the drag ended with a move action
	}
}

getElementName()

returns the name of the element, can be null if the form was the source of the event.

Returns

String a String representing the element name.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getElementName() == 'myElement')
{
    elements[event.getElementName()].bgcolor = '#ff0000';
}

getFormName()

returns the name of the form the element was placed on.

Returns

String a String representing the form name.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

forms[event.getFormName()].myFormMethod();

getModifiers()

Returns the modifiers of the event, see JSDNDEvent.MODIFIER_XXXX for the modifiers that can be returned.

Returns

Number an int which holds the modifiers as a bitset.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

//test if the SHIFT modifier is used.
if (event.getModifiers() & JSDNDEvent.MODIFIER_SHIFT)
{
	//do shift action
}

getName()

Returns the name of the event which was triggered

Returns

String name of event as string

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var name = event.getName();

getRecord()

Returns the record of the event.

Returns

JSRecord Record of the event

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

event.Record();

getSource()

returns the source component/element of the event.
If it has a name the getElementName() is the name of this component.

Returns

Object an Object representing the source of this event.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

// cast to runtime text field (change to anoter kind of type if you know the type)
/** @type {RuntimeTextField} */
var source = event.getSource();
var sourceDataProvider = source.getDataProviderID();

getTimestamp()

Returns the time the event occurred.

Returns

Date a Date when this event happened.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

event.getTimestamp();

getType()

returns the dnd event type see the JSDNDEvents constants what it can return.

Returns

String a String representing the type of this event.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

if (event.getType() == JSDNDEvent.ONDROP)
{
	// it's a drop
}

getX()

Returns the x position of the event, relative to the component that fired it, if applicable.
For example drag'n'drop events will set the x,y positions.

Returns

Number an int representing the X position.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var x = event.getX();
var xPrevious = previousEvent.getX();
var movedXPixels = x -xPrevious;

getY()

Returns the y position of the event, relative to the component that fired it, if applicable.
For example drag'n'drop events will set the x,y positions.

Returns

Number an int representing the Y position.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var y = event.getY();
var yPrevious = previousEvent.getY();
var movedYPixels = y -yPrevious;

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