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HTML Table
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classservoy sSummary
Colgroup Tag
Col
width80px
Col
Table Head (thead)
Table Row (tr)
styleheight: 30px;
Table Head (th)
colspan2
Property Summary
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Boolean
Table Cell (td)buttonsEnabled
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History is a stack of form names that were visible on the screen ordered by appearance. The first/oldest item is stored in position/index 1.

Each container (the main application window or dialogs showing forms) has its own history stack. When the History object is accessed from within scripting, the methods of the History object will work with the history stack for the active container.

Only main forms ( currentcontroller ) will be stored in History, so not forms displayed in tabpanels or splitpanes.

The history has a maximum size of 10 entries. When the maximum size is reached, the oldest entries are automatically removed to make place for new entries.

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titleRefresh page
showDatetrue
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servoy sReturnTypes2100%height: 30px;2Supported ClientssWordListSmartClientsWordListWebClientsWordListNGClientsWordListMobileClient

servoy sSummary12%30%58%height: 30px;3Property SummarySet/Get the history buttons enabled.

HTML Table

id
classservoy sSummary
id
Colgroup Tag
Col
width80px
Col
Table Head (thead)
Table Row (tr)
style
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
void
Table Cell (td)back()
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Table Head (th)
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Method Summary
3Methods SummaryvoidNavigates back in the history stack; shows the previous form (if present). Table Row (tr) Table Cell (td) Table Cell (td)clear()
voidClear the entire history stack. Table Row (tr) Table Cell (td) Table Cell (td)forward()
voidNavigates forward in the history stack; shows the next form (if present). Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Number
Table Cell (td)getCurrentIndex()
getFormName(i)
Get the current absolute index in the history stack. Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)Get the form name based on the specified absolute index in the history stack location. Table Row (tr) Table Cell (td) Table Cell (td)go(i)
voidNavigates to the relative index based on current position in the history. Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Boolean
Table Cell (td)removeForm(formName)
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Boolean
Table Cell (td)removeIndex(index)
Removes the named form item from the history stack (and from memory) if not currently shown.Removes an absolute index based history stack form item. Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Number
Table Cell (td)size()
Returns the total size of the history stack.

HTML Table

propertyclass Colgroup Tag Colcolspanservoy sDetail2width100%

Col
Table Head (thead) Table Row (tr)styleheight:30px; Table Head (th)colspan2Property Details Table Body (tbody)ididbuttonsEnabled Table Row (tr)nametdid

buttonsEnabled

Table Row (tr)des Table Cell (td) DivclassidsIndent
Set/Get the history buttons enabled.
Table Row (tr)tdret

Returns

divsIndentclients

classtd

Supported Clients

sIndent
Boolean Table Row (tr)
idsam
Colgroup Tag
Col
colspan2
width100%
Col
Table Head (thead)
Table Row (tr)
styleheight: 30px;
Table Head (th)
colspan2
Method Details
Table Body (tbody)
idback
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

back

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
void
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
back
Span
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Navigates back in the history stack; shows the previous form (if present).
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
void
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
history.back();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idclear
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

clear

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
void
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
clear
Span
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Clear the entire history stack.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
void
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
history.clear();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idforward
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

forward

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
void
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
forward
Span
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Navigates forward in the history stack; shows the next form (if present).
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
void
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
history.forward();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idgetCurrentIndex
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

getCurrentIndex

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
Number
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
getCurrentIndex
Span
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Get the current absolute index in the history stack.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
Number - the current absolute index
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var abs_index = history.getCurrentIndex();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idgetFormName-Number
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

getFormName

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
getFormName
Span
(i)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Get the form name based on the specified absolute index in the history stack location.
Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div
classsIndent
{Number} i - the absolute index
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
String - the formName
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var name = history.getFormName(history.getCurrentIndex());
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idgo-Number
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

go

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
void
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
go
Span
(i)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Navigates to the relative index based on current position in the history.
Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div
classsIndent
{Number} i - the relative index
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
void
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
history.go(-3);
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idremoveForm-String
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

removeForm

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
Boolean
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
removeForm
Span
(formName)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Removes the named form item from the history stack (and from memory) if not currently shown.
Will return false when the form can't be removed, this can happen in certain situations:
1> The form is visible,
2> The form is executing a function (is actively used),
3> There are references to this form by a global variable/array,
4> If the form has a separate foundset with edited records that can't be saved (for example autosave is false)
Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div
classsIndent
{String} formName - the name of the form to remove.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
Boolean - true if successful
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var done = history.removeForm('mypreviousform');
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idremoveIndex-Number
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

removeIndex

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
Boolean
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
removeIndex
Span
(index)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Removes an absolute index based history stack form item.
Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div
classsIndent
{Number} index - the index of the form to remove.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
Boolean - true if successful
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var done = history.removeIndex(history.getCurrentIndex()+1);
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idsize
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

size

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
Number
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
size
Span
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Returns the total size of the history stack.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
Number - the size
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var size = history.size();
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td) SmartClient,WebClient,NGClientsam

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
history.buttonsEnabled = true;
var status = history.buttonsEnabled;
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
HTML Table
idfunction
classservoy sDetail
sIdentjavascriptlastDetailRow

functionservoy sDetail2100%height:30px2Methods Detailsbackname

back()

dessIndent
Navigates back in the history stack; shows the previous form (if present).
clients

Supported Clients

sIndentSmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient
sam

Sample

sIdentjavascript
lastDetailRowclearname

clear()

dessIndent
Clear the entire history stack.
clients

Supported Clients

sIndentSmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient
sam

Sample

sIdentjavascript
lastDetailRow
forwardname

forward()

dessIndent
Navigates forward in the history stack; shows the next form (if present).
clients

Supported Clients

sIndentSmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient
sam

Sample

sIdentjavascript
lastDetailRow
getCurrentIndexname

getCurrentIndex()

dessIndent
Get the current absolute index in the history stack.
ret

Returns

sIndent the current absolute index
clients

Supported Clients

sIndentSmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient
sam

Sample

sIdentjavascript
lastDetailRow
getFormNamename

getFormName(i)

dessIndent
Get the form name based on the specified absolute index in the history stack location.
prs

Parameters

sIndentithe absolute index
ret

Returns

sIndent the formName
clients

Supported Clients

sIndentSmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient
sam

Sample

sIdentjavascript
lastDetailRow
goname

go(i)

dessIndent
Navigates to the relative index based on current position in the history.
prs

Parameters

sIndentithe relative index
clients

Supported Clients

sIndentSmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient
sam

Sample

sIdentjavascript
lastDetailRow
removeFormname

removeForm(formName)

dessIndent
Removes the named form item from the history stack (and from memory) if not currently shown.
Will return false when the form can't be removed, this can happen in certain situations:
1> The form is visible,
2> The form is executing a function (is actively used),
3> There are references to this form by a global variable/array,
4> If the form has a separate foundset with edited records that can't be saved (for example autosave is false)
prs

Parameters

sIndentformNamethe name of the form to remove.
ret

Returns

sIndent true if successful
clients

Supported Clients

sIndentSmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient
sam

Sample

sIdentjavascript
lastDetailRow
removeIndexname

removeIndex(index)

dessIndent
Removes an absolute index based history stack form item.
prs

Parameters

sIndentindexthe index of the form to remove.
ret

Returns

sIndent true if successful
clients

Supported Clients

sIndentSmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient
sam

Sample

sIdentjavascript
lastDetailRow
sizename

size()

dessIndent
Returns the total size of the history stack.
ret

Returns

sIndent the size
clients

Supported Clients

sIndentSmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient
sam

Sample

sIdentjavascript
lastDetailRow