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HTML Table
classservoy sSummary
Colgroup Tag
Column
padding0px
width80px

Column

Table Row (tr)
styleheight: 30px;
Table Head (th)
colspan2
Property Summary
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#bgcolor
Gets or sets the background color of a field.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#border
Gets or sets the border attribute(s) of a specified element.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Boolean
Table Cell (td)
#enabled
Gets or sets the enabled state of a specified field, also known as "grayed".
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#fgcolor
Gets or sets the foreground color of a field.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#font
Sets the font name, style, and size of an element.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#imageURL
Gets/Sets the image displayed on a button or label; based on URL.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#mnemonic
Gets or sets the specified character(s) - typically an underlined letter- used with/without the modifier key(s) for the label, button or image.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#rolloverImageURL
Gets/Sets the image displayed on a button or label roll over; based on URL.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#text
Gets or sets the text that is displayed on the label, button or image.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#toolTipText
Gets or sets the tool tip text of an element; text displays when the mouse cursor hovers over an element.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Boolean
Table Cell (td)
#transparent
Gets or sets the transparency of an element; true - transparent; false - not transparent.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Boolean
Table Cell (td)
#visible
Gets or sets the visibility of an element; true - visible; false - not visible; ! - the visibility state is inverted (the opposite).

HTML Table
classservoy sSummary
Colgroup Tag
Column
padding0px
width80px

Column

Table Row (tr)
styleheight: 30px;
Table Head (th)
colspan2
Method Summary
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Number
Table Cell (td)
#getAbsoluteFormLocationY()
Returns the absolute form (designed) Y location.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Object
Table Cell (td)
#getClientProperty(key)
Gets the specified client property for the element based on a key.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#getDataProviderID()
Get the data provider this UI element (display) is showing.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#getElementType()
Returns the type of a specified element.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Number
Table Cell (td)
#getHeight()
Returns the height of the current element.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Number
Table Cell (td)
#getLocationX()
Returns the x location of the current element.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Number
Table Cell (td)
#getLocationY()
Returns the y location of the current element.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
#getName()
Returns the name of an element.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
byte[]
Table Cell (td)
#getThumbnailJPGImage([width], [height])
Returns the image data in .
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Number
Table Cell (td)
#getWidth()
Returns the width of the current element.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
void
Table Cell (td)
#putClientProperty(key, value)
Sets the value for the specified element client property key.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
void
Table Cell (td)
#requestFocus([mustExecuteOnFocusGainedMethod])
Request the focus in this element.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
void
Table Cell (td)
#setLocation(x, y)
Sets the location of an element.
Table Body (tbody)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
void
Table Cell (td)
#setSize(width, height)
Sets the size of the field.

HTML Table
idproperty
classservoy sDetail
Colgroup Tag
Column
padding0px
width100%

Table Row (tr)
styleheight: 30px;
Table Head (th)
colspan1
Property Details
Table Body (tbody)
idbgcolor
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
bgcolor
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Gets or sets the background color of a field. The color has to be set using the hexadecimal RGB value as used in HTML.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//sets the background color of the field
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.bgcolor = "#FFFFFF";
//gets the background color of the field
var c = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.bgcolor;
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idborder
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
border
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Gets or sets the border attribute(s) of a specified element.

The border attributes:

borderType - EmptyBorder, EtchedBorder, BevelBorder, LineBorder, TitleBorder, MatteBorder, SpecialMatteBorder.
size - (numeric value) for: bottom, left, right, top.
color - (hexadecimal value) for: bottom, left, right, top.
dash pattern - (numeric value) for selected side(s).
rounding radius - (numeric value) for selected side(s).

NOTE: Use the same value(s) and order of attribute(s) from the element design time property "borderType".

Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)
Parameters
spec – the border attributes
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//sets the border type to "LineBorder"
//sets a 1 px line width for the bottom and left side of the border
//sets the hexadecimal color of the border to "#ccffcc"
var b = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.setBorder('LineBorder,1,#ccffcc');
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idenabled
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
enabled
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Gets or sets the enabled state of a specified field, also known as "grayed".
true - enabled; false - not enabled; ! - the enabled state is inverted (the opposite).

NOTE: A disabled element cannot be selected by clicking the element (or by pressing the TAB key even if this option is supported by the operating system).

NOTE: A label or button element will not disable if the "displayType" design time property for a field is set to HTML_AREA.

NOTE: The disabled "grayed" color is dependent on the LAF set in the Servoy Client Application Preferences. For more information see Preferences: Look And Feel in the Servoy Developer User's Guide.

Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
Boolean
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//gets the enabled state of the field
var currState = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.enabled;

//sets the enabled state of the field
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.enabled = !currentState;
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idfgcolor
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
fgcolor
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Gets or sets the foreground color of a field. The color has to be set using the hexadecimal RGB value as used in HTML.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//sets the foreground color of the field
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.fgcolor = "#000000";

//gets the foreground color of the field
var c = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.fgcolor;
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idfont
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
font
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Sets the font name, style, and size of an element.

font name - the name of the font family.
style - the type of the font. (plain = 0; bold = 1; italic = 2; bold-italic = 3).
size - the size of the font (in points).

Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)
Parameters
spec – the font name, style, size
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.setFont('Tahoma,1,11');
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idimageURL
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
imageURL
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Gets/Sets the image displayed on a button or label; based on URL.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//dynamically sets an image displayed on a button or label
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.imageURL = "http://www.servoy.com/images/test.gif";

//sets an image from your own image library
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.imageURL = "media:///arrow.gif";

//loads an image (BLOB) from a field in a selected record into HTML
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.imageURL = 'media:///servoy_blobloader?datasource='+controller.getDataSource()+'&dataprovider=image_data&mimetype=image/jpeg&rowid1=2';
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idmnemonic
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
mnemonic
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Gets or sets the specified character(s) - typically an underlined letter- used with/without the modifier key(s) for the label, button or image.

Modifiers key values:
1 SHIFT
2 CTRL
4 Meta/CMD (Macintosh)
8 ALT(Windows, Unix); OPTION (Macintosh)

NOTE: A mnemonic is usually a single key used with/without the CTRL, CMD, SHIFT, ALT, or OPTION key(s) to activate a menu item or command - depending, in part on whether the menmonic applies in a command line or graphic interface. For one description, you can refer to this web page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en\-us/library/bb158536.aspx or perform a search in a web browser search engine using the criteria "mnemonic".
NOTE2: Mnemonic is only supported in Smart Client.

Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//gets the mnemonic of the element
var my_mnemoic = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.mnemonic;

//sets the mnemonic of the element
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.mnemonic = 'f';
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idrolloverImageURL
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
rolloverImageURL
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Gets/Sets the image displayed on a button or label roll over; based on URL.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//dynamically sets a roll over image displayed on a button or label
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.rolloverImageURL = "http://www.servoy.com/images/test.gif";

//sets an image from your own image library
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.rolloverImageURL = "media:///arrow.gif";

//loads an image (BLOB) from a field in a selected record into HTML
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.rolloverImageURL = 'media:///servoy_blobloader?datasource='+controller.getDataSource()+'&dataprovider=image_data&mimetype=image/jpeg&rowid1=2';
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idtext
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
text
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Gets or sets the text that is displayed on the label, button or image.

NOTE: The .text property applies to labels, buttons, or images ONLY.

Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//gets the text of the element
var my_text = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.text;

//sets the text of the element
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.text = my_text + 'is cool';
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idtoolTipText
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
toolTipText
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Gets or sets the tool tip text of an element; text displays when the mouse cursor hovers over an element.

NOTE: HTML should be used for multi-line tooltips; you can also use any valid HTML tags to format tooltip text.

Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//gets the tooltip text of the element
var toolTip = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.toolTipText;

//sets the tooltip text of the element
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.toolTipText = "New tip";
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.toolTipText = "<html>This includes <b>bolded text</b> and <font color='blue'>BLUE</font> text as well.";
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idtransparent
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
transparent
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Gets or sets the transparency of an element; true - transparent; false - not transparent.

NOTE: transparency can be inverted using ! operator: elements.elementName.transparent = !elements.elementName.transparent;

NOTE: transparency will be mostly used for background color, a transparent element will receive the background of the element "beneath" it, a non transparent one will use its own background color

Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
Boolean
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//gets the transparency of the element
var currentState = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.transparent;

//sets the transparency of the element
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.transparent = !currentState;
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idvisible
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
visible
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Gets or sets the visibility of an element; true - visible; false - not visible; ! - the visibility state is inverted (the opposite).

NOTE: The visibility of an element is not persistent; the state of visibility only applies to the current user in his/her current session.

Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
Boolean
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//sets the element as visible
forms.company.elements.faxBtn.visible = true;

//gets the visibility of the element
var currentState = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.visible;

//sets the element as not visible when the current state is visible
forms.company.elements.faxBtn.visible = !currentState;
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)


HTML Table
idfunction
classservoy sDetail
Colgroup Tag
Column
padding0px
width100%

Table Row (tr)
styleheight: 30px;
Table Head (th)
colspan1
Method Details
Table Body (tbody)
idgetAbsoluteFormLocationY
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
getAbsoluteFormLocationY
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
Number
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
getAbsoluteFormLocationY
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Returns the absolute form (designed) Y location.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
Number – The y location of the form in pixels.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var absolute_y = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getAbsoluteFormLocationY();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idgetClientProperty
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
getClientProperty
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
Object
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
getClientProperty
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
(key)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Gets the specified client property for the element based on a key.

NOTE: Depending on the operating system, a user interface property name may be available.

Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)
Parameters
{Object} key – user interface key (depends on operating system)
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
Object – The value of the property for specified key.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var property = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getClientProperty('ToolTipText');
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idgetDataProviderID
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
getDataProviderID
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
getDataProviderID
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Get the data provider this UI element (display) is showing.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String – The data provider as String.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getDataProviderID();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idgetElementType
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
getElementType
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
getElementType
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Returns the type of a specified element.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String – The display type of the element as String.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var et = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getElementType();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idgetHeight
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
getHeight
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
Number
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
getHeight
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Returns the height of the current element.
NOTE: getHeight() can be used with getWidth() to set the size of an element using the setSize function. For example:

//returns the width (w) and height (h)
var w = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getWidth();
var h = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getHeight();

//sets the new size
forms.company.elements.faxBtn.setSize(w,h);

//sets the new size and adds 1 px to both the width and height
forms.company.elements.faxBtn.setSize(w+1,h+1);

Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
Number – The height of the element in pixels.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var ht = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getHeight();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idgetLocationX
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
getLocationX
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
Number
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
getLocationX
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Returns the x location of the current element.

NOTE: getLocationX() can be used with getLocationY() to set the location of an element using the setLocation function. For Example:

//returns the X and Y coordinates
var x = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getLocationX();
var y = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getLocationY();

//sets the new location 10 px to the right; 10 px down from the current location
forms.company.elements.faxBtn.setLocation(x+10,y+10);

Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
Number – The x location of the element in pixels.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var x = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getLocationX();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idgetLocationY
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
getLocationY
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
Number
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
getLocationY
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Returns the y location of the current element.

NOTE: getLocationY() can be used with getLocationX() to set the location of an element using the setLocation function. For Example:

//returns the X and Y coordinates
var x = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getLocationX();
var y = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getLocationY();

//sets the new location 10 px to the right; 10 px down from the current location
forms.company.elements.faxBtn.setLocation(x+10,y+10);

Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
Number – The y location of the element in pixels.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var y =  forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getLocationY();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idgetName
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
getName
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
getName
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Returns the name of an element. (may be null as well)
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
String – The name of the element.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var name = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getName();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idgetThumbnailJPGImage
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
getThumbnailJPGImage
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
byte[]
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
getThumbnailJPGImage
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
([width], [height])
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Returns the image data in .jpg format from an icon; thumbnailing only works in record view.

Syntax
elements.elementName.getThumbnailJPGImage([width],[height])

Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)
Parameters
[width] – The target width, if not specified original image width will be used.
[height] – The target height, if not specified original image width will be used.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
byte[] – An array of bytes.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var jpgData = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getThumbnailJPGImage(50,50);
application.writeFile("mypicture.jpg", jpgData);
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idgetWidth
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
getWidth
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
Number
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
getWidth
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Returns the width of the current element.

NOTE: getWidth() can be used with getHeight() to set the size of an element using the setSize function. For Example:

//returns the width (w) and height (h)
var w = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getWidth();
var h = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getHeight();

//sets the new size
forms.company.elements.faxBtn.setSize(w,h);

//sets the new size and adds 1 px to both the width and height
forms.company.elements.faxBtn.setSize(w+1,h+1);

Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
Number – The width of the element in pixels.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var w = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getWidth();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idputClientProperty
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
putClientProperty
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
void
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
putClientProperty
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
(key, value)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Sets the value for the specified element client property key.

NOTE: Depending on the operating system, a user interface property name may be available.

Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)
Parameters
{Object} key – user interface key (depends on operating system)
{Object} value – a predefined value for the key
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
void
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.putClientProperty('ToolTipText','some text');
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idrequestFocus
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
requestFocus
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
void
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
requestFocus
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
([mustExecuteOnFocusGainedMethod])
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Request the focus in this element. (Focus is also a text cursor on text components).
Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)
Parameters
[mustExecuteOnFocusGainedMethod] – If true will execute onFocusGained method, else will not; default value is true.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
void
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
//request the focus in this forms.customer.elements.customer_id (focus is also a text cursor on text components)
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.requestFocus();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idsetLocation
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
setLocation
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
void
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
setLocation
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
(x, y)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Sets the location of an element. It takes as input the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) coordinates - starting from the TOP LEFT side of the screen.

NOTE: getLocationX() can be used with getLocationY() to return the current location of an element; then use the X and Y coordinates with the setLocation function to set a new location. For Example:

//returns the X and Y coordinates
var x = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getLocationX();
var y = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getLocationY();

//sets the new location 10 px to the right; 10 px down from the current location
forms.company.elements.faxBtn.setLocation(x+10,y+10);

Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)
Parameters
{Number} x – the X coordinate of the element in pixels.
{Number} y – the Y coordinate of the element in pixels.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
void
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.setLocation(200,200);
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)

Table Body (tbody)
idsetSize
classnode
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)
setSize
Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylefloat: left; margin-right: 5px;
void
Span
stylefloat: left; font-weight: bold;
idiets
setSize
Span
stylefloat: left;
idiets
(width, height)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)

Sets the size of the field. It takes as input the width and the height.

NOTE: getWidth() can be used with getHeight() to set the size of an element using the setSize function. For Example:

//returns the width (w) and height (h)
var w = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getWidth();
var h = forms.company.elements.faxBtn.getHeight();

//sets the new size
forms.company.elements.faxBtn.setSize(w,h);

//sets the new size and adds 1 px to both the width and height
forms.company.elements.faxBtn.setSize(w+1,h+1);

Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)
Parameters
{Number} width – the width of the element in pixels.
{Number} height – the height of the element in pixels.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)
Returns
void
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)
Sample
Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.setSize(20,30);
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)