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| Method Summary | |
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| void | #back() Navigates back in the history stack; shows the previous form (if present). |
| void | #clear() Clear the entire history stack. |
| void | #forward() Navigates forward in the history stack; shows the next form (if present). |
| Number | #getCurrentIndex() Get the current absolute index in the history stack. |
| String | #getFormName(i) Get the form name based on the specified absolute index in the history stack location. |
| void | #go(i) Navigates to the relative index based on current position in the history. |
| Boolean | #removeForm(formName) Removes the named form item from the history stack (and from memory) if not currently shown. |
| Boolean | #removeIndex(index) Removes an absolute index based history stack form item. |
| Number | #size() Returns the total size of the history stack. |
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| Method Details |
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back |
void back () |
Navigates back in the history stack; shows the previous form (if present).
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| Returns void
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Samplehistory.back(); |
clear |
void clear () |
Clear the entire history stack.
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| Returns void
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Samplehistory.clear(); |
forward |
void forward () |
Navigates forward in the history stack; shows the next form (if present).
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| Returns void
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Samplehistory.forward(); |
getCurrentIndex |
Number getCurrentIndex () |
Get the current absolute index in the history stack.
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| Returns Number – the current absolute index
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Samplevar abs_index = history.getCurrentIndex(); |
getFormName |
String getFormName (i) |
Get the form name based on the specified absolute index in the history stack location.
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| Parameters {Number} i – the absolute index
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| Returns String – the formName
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Samplevar name = history.getFormName(history.getCurrentIndex()); |
go |
void go (i) |
Navigates to the relative index based on current position in the history.
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| Parameters {Number} i – the relative index
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| Returns void
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Samplehistory.go(-3); |
removeForm |
Boolean removeForm (formName) |
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) |
| Parameters {String} formName – the name of the form to remove.
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| Returns Boolean – true if successful
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Sample
var done = history.removeForm('mypreviousform');
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removeIndex |
Boolean removeIndex (index) |
Removes an absolute index based history stack form item.
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| Parameters {Number} index – the index of the form to remove.
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| Returns Boolean – true if successful
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Samplevar done = history.removeIndex(history.getCurrentIndex()+1); |
size |
Number size () |
Returns the total size of the history stack.
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| Returns Number – the size
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Samplevar size = history.size(); |
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