Return Types
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Method Summary
void
addClientInfo(info)
Adds a string of client information which gets stored on the server,
and can be viewed on the Clients page of Servoy Server Administration Console.
void
beep()
Produces a "beep" sound; commonly used to indicate an error or warning dialog.
closeFormDialog(windowName)
Close the dialog with the given name (call this method to hide the form shown with 'showFormInDialog').
void
closeSolution(solutionToLoad, method, argument)
Close the current open solution and optionally open a new one.
createNewFormInstance(designFormName, newInstanceScriptName)
Create a new form instance.
executeProgram(programName(fullpath), arg1, arg2, argN, #, environmentvar1, environmentvarN, startdirectory)
Execute a program and returns output.
void
executeProgramInBackground(programName(fullpath), arg1, arg2, argN, #, environmentvar1, environmentvarN, startdirectory)
Execute a program in the background.
getActiveClientCount(currentSolutionOnly)
Get the active user count on the server (can be limited to current solution).
getApplicationType()
Get the application type.
getClientCountForInfo(info)
Gets the count for all clients displaying the same additional information
in the Clients page of Servoy Server Administration Console.
getClipboardString()
Gets a string from the clipboard, null if not a string or empty.
getCurrentLookAndFeelName()
Gets the name of the current Look And Feel specified in Application Preferences.
getHostName()
Get the name of the localhost.
getIPAddress()
Get the clients' IP address.
String[]
getLicenseNames()
Get the names of the used client licenses (as strings in array).
String[]
getPrinters()
Get all the printer names in an array.
getScreenHeight()
Get the screen height in pixels.
getScreenWidth()
Get the screen width in pixels.
getServerTimeStamp()
Returns a date object initialized on server with current date and time.
getServerURL()
Gets the HTTP server url.
getSolutionName()
Returns the name of the current solution.
getSolutionRelease()
Get the solution release number.
Object[]
getStartupArguments()
Get the parameters as array which are provided by startup.
getTimeStamp()
Returns a date object initialized in client with current date and time.
getUserProperty(name)
Get a persistent user property.
String[]
getUserPropertyNames()
Get all persistent user property names.
com.servoy.eclipse.scripting.node.Array
getValueListArray(name)
Retrieve a valuelist as array, to get real-values for display-values.
Object
getValueListDisplayValue(name, realValue)
Retrieve a valuelist display-value for a real-value.
getValueListItems(name)
Get all values from a custom or database type value list as dataset (with columns displayValue,realValue).
String[]
getValueListNames()
Get all the valuelist names as array.
getVersion()
Returns the application version.
getWindowHeight(windowName)
Get the window height in pixels.
getWindowWidth(windowName)
Get the window width in pixels.
getWindowX(windowName)
Get the window X location in pixels.
getWindowY(windowName)
Get the window Y location in pixels.
isFormInDialog(form)
Test if the form is currently showing in the formdialog.
isInDeveloper()
Returns true if the solution is running in the developer.
isLastPrintPreviewPrinted()
Check if the last printpreview did print.
void
output(msg, loggingLevel)
Output something on the out stream.
void
overrideStyle(originalStyleName, newStyleName)
Overrides one style (defined in in a form) with another.
void
playSound(url)
Play a sound (AU file, an AIFF file, a WAV file, and a MIDI file).
void
redo()
Redo last action (if possible).
void
removeAllClientInfo()
Removes all names given to the client via the admin page.
void
setClipboardContent(string)
Sets a string object in the clipboard.
void
setNumpadEnterAsFocusNextEnabled(enabled)
Set if numpad enter should behave like focus next.
void
setStatusText(text, tip)
Set the status area value.
void
setToolbarVisible(name, visible)
Make a toolbar visible or invisible.
setUIProperty(name, value)
Sets a UI property.
void
setUserProperty(name, value)
Set a persistent user property.
void
setValueListItems(name, displayValArray/dataset, realValuesArray, autoconvert(false))
Fill a custom type valuelist with values from array(s) or dataset.
void
setWindowLocation(x, y, windowName)
Set the window location.
void
setWindowSize(width, height, windowName)
Set the window size.
showCalendar(selecteddate, dateformat)
Show the calendar, returns selected date or null if canceled.
showColorChooser(colorString)
Show the colorChooser.
showFontChooser(fontString)
Show the font chooser dialog.
void
showForm(form)
Show the form specified by the parameter, that can be a name (is case sensitive!) or a form object.
void
showFormInDialog(form, x, y, width, height, dialogTitle, resizable, showTextToolbar, windowName, modal)
Show the specified form in a dialog.
showI18NDialog(keyToSelect, languageToSelect)
Opens the i18n dialog so users can change translations.
void
sleep(ms)
Sleep for specified time (in milliseconds).
void
undo()
Undo last action (if possible).
void
updateUI(milliseconds)
Updates the UI (painting).
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Method Details
void
addClientInfo
(info)
Adds a string of client information which gets stored on the server,
and can be viewed on the Clients page of Servoy Server Administration Console.
The new piece of client information is added on behalf of the running
Servoy client.
This function can be called more than once, if you want to add multiple
lines of client information.
NOTE:
This function can also be used with the function <em>getClientCountForInfo</em>
to count the number of clients with matching addditional client information.
Parameters
info – A line of text to be added as additional client information
on behalf of the running Servoy client.
Returns
void
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Sample
application.addClientInfo('SaaS company name'); application.addClientInfo('For any issues call +31-SA-AS');
void
beep
()
Produces a "beep" sound; commonly used to indicate an error or warning dialog.
Parameters
Returns
void
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Sample
application.beep();
closeFormDialog
(windowName)
Close the dialog with the given name (call this method to hide the form shown with 'showFormInDialog').If (true) is passed, then all the windows will be closed. If the name is missing or null, the default dialog will be closed
Parameters
windowName – Name of the dialog to close, or (true) to close all open dialogs
Returns
Boolean – Boolean (true) if the dialog(s) were closed, (false) otherwise
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Sample
application.closeFormDialog(); // closes the current dialog //application.closeFormDialog('windowname'); //closes the dialog with the specific name
void
closeSolution
(solutionToLoad, method, argument)
Close the current open solution and optionally open a new one.
Parameters
[solutionToLoad] – Name of the solution to load
[method] – Name of the global method to call
[argument] – Argument passed to the global method
Returns
void
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Sample
application.closeSolution(); //application.closeSolution('solution_name','global_method_name','my_argument');//log out, open solution 'solution_name', call global method 'global_method_name' with argument 'my_argument' //note: specifing a solution will not work in developer due to debugger dependencies
createNewFormInstance
(designFormName, newInstanceScriptName)
Create a new form instance.
Parameters
designFormName – Name of the design form
newInstanceScriptName – Name of the new form instance
Returns
Boolean – Boolean (true) if the instance was created succesfully, (false) otherwise
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Sample
var ok = application.createNewFormInstance('orders','orders_view'); if (ok) { application.showFormInDialog(forms.orders_view) //forms['orders_view'].controller.show() //forms.xyz.elements.myTabPanel.addTab(forms['orders_view']) //forms['orders_view'].elements.mylabel.setLocation(10,20) }
executeProgram
(programName(fullpath), arg1, arg2, argN, #, environmentvar1, environmentvarN, startdirectory)
Execute a program and returns output. Specify the cmd as you would do in a console.
Parameters
programName(fullpath) – Name of the program to execute
[arg1] – Argument
[arg2] – Argument
[argN] – Argument
[#] – Divider between program args, environment vars and startdir
environmentvar1 – Environment variable
[environmentvarN] – Environment variable
[startdirectory] – Program start directory
Returns
String – The output generated by the program execution.
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Sample
//'#' is divider between program args, environment vars and startdir var program_output = application.executeProgram('c:/temp/program.ext','arg0','arg1','argN','#','path=c:/temp','#','c:/temp');
void
executeProgramInBackground
(programName(fullpath), arg1, arg2, argN, #, environmentvar1, environmentvarN, startdirectory)
Execute a program in the background. Specify the cmd as you would do in a console.
Parameters
programName(fullpath) – Name of the program to execute in background
[arg1] – Argument
[arg2] – Argument
[argN] – Argument
[#] – Divider between program args, environment vars and startdir
[environmentvar1] – Environment variable
[environmentvarN] – Environment variable
[startdirectory] – Environment variable
Returns
void
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Sample
//'#' is divider between program args, environment vars and startdir application.executeProgramInBackground('c:/temp/program.ext','arg0','arg1','argN');
void
exit
()
Stop and exit application.
Parameters
Returns
void
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Sample
// exit application application.exit();
getActiveClientCount
(currentSolutionOnly)
Get the active user count on the server (can be limited to current solution).
Parameters
currentSolutionOnly – Boolean (true) to get the active user count on server only to the current solution
Returns
Number – Active user count on the server
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Sample
var count = application.getActiveClientCount(true);
getApplicationType
()
Get the application type.
Parameters
Returns
Number – Constant application type
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Sample
var type = application.getApplicationType(); //see application type contstant
getClientCountForInfo
(info)
Gets the count for all clients displaying the same additional information
in the Clients page of Servoy Server Administration Console.
Parameters
info – The additional client info string to search for.
Returns
Number – Number of clients
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Sample
var count = application.getClientCountForInfo('SaaS company name'); application.output('Including yourself, there are ' + count + ' client(s) running on behalf of the company.');
getClipboardString
()
Gets a string from the clipboard, null if not a string or empty.
Parameters
Returns
String – The string from the clipboard
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Sample
var fromClipboard = application.getClipboardString();
getCurrentLookAndFeelName
()
Gets the name of the current Look And Feel specified in Application Preferences.
Parameters
Returns
String – Current Look And Feel
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Sample
var laf = application.getCurrentLookAndFeelName();
getHostName
()
Get the name of the localhost.
Parameters
Returns
String – Name of the localhost
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Sample
var hostName = application.getHostName();
getIPAddress
()
Get the clients' IP address.
Parameters
Returns
String – IP address of the client
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Sample
var ip = application.getIPAddress();
String[]
getLicenseNames
()
Get the names of the used client licenses (as strings in array).
Parameters
Returns
String[] – Client licenses names
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Sample
var array = application.getLicenseNames();
getOSName
()
Returns the name of the operating system.
Parameters
Returns
String – Name of the operating system
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Sample
var osname = application.getOSName();
String[]
getPrinters
()
Get all the printer names in an array.
Parameters
Returns
String[] – All printer names
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Sample
var printersArray = application.getPrinters();
getScreenHeight
()
Get the screen height in pixels.
Parameters
Returns
Number – Screen height
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Sample
var height = application.getScreenHeight();
getScreenWidth
()
Get the screen width in pixels.
Parameters
Returns
Number – Screen width
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Sample
var width = application.getScreenWidth();
getServerTimeStamp
()
Returns a date object initialized on server with current date and time.
Parameters
Returns
Date – Server time
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Sample
var servertime = application.getServerTimeStamp();
getServerURL
()
Gets the HTTP server url.
Parameters
Returns
String – HTTP server URL
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Sample
var url = application.getServerURL();
getSolutionName
()
Returns the name of the current solution.
Parameters
Returns
String – Current solution name
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Sample
var solutionName = application.getSolutionName();
getSolutionRelease
()
Get the solution release number.
Parameters
Returns
Number – Current solution release number
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Sample
var release = application.getSolutionRelease();
Object[]
getStartupArguments
()
Get the parameters as array which are provided by startup.
Parameters
Returns
Object[] – Array with startup arguments
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Sample
var args_array = application.getStartupArguments();
getTimeStamp
()
Returns a date object initialized in client with current date and time.
Parameters
Returns
Date – Current time at the client
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Sample
var clienttime = application.getTimeStamp();
getUUID
(uuidStringOrByteArray)
Get a new UUID object (also known as GUID) or convert the parameter (that can be string or byte array) to an UUID object. A table column marked as UUID will work with such objects.
Parameters
[uuidStringOrByteArray] – String or byte array representing an uuid
Returns
UUID – The new UUID object
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Sample
var new_uuid_object = application.getUUID(); // generate new uuid object var uuid_object1 = application.getUUID(new_uuid_object.toString()); // convert a string representing an uuid to an uuid object var uuid_object2 = application.getUUID(new_uuid_object.toBytes()); // convert a byte array representing an uuid to an uuid object
getUserProperty
(name)
Get a persistent user property.
Parameters
name – Name of the property
Returns
String – Property value
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Sample
var value = application.getUserProperty('showOrders');
String[]
getUserPropertyNames
()
Get all persistent user property names.
Parameters
Returns
String[] – Array of all user property names
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Sample
// display all user properties for(var i = 0; i < allPropertyNames.length; i++) application.output(allPropertyNames[i] + " = " + application.getUserProperty(allPropertyNames[i]));
com.servoy.eclipse.scripting.node.Array
getValueListArray
(name)
Retrieve a valuelist as array, to get real-values for display-values.
Parameters
name – The name of the valuelist
Returns
com.servoy.eclipse.scripting.node.Array – Named array for the valuelist
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Sample
var packet_types = application.getValueListArray('packet_types'); if (a_realValue == packet_types['displayValue']) { }
Object
getValueListDisplayValue
(name, realValue)
Retrieve a valuelist display-value for a real-value.
Parameters
name – Name of the valuelist
realValue – Real value of the valuelist
Returns
Object – Display value of the real value from the valuelist
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Sample
var displayable_status = application.getValueListDisplayValue('case_status',status);
getValueListItems
(name)
Get all values from a custom or database type value list as dataset (with columns displayValue,realValue).
Parameters
name – Name of the valuelist
Returns
JSDataSet – DataSet with valuelist's display values and real values
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Sample
//Note:see databaseManager.JSDataSet for full details of dataset var dataset = application.getValueListItems('my_en_types'); //example to calc a strange total global_total = 0; for( var i = 1 ; i <= dataset.getMaxRowIndex() ; i++ ) { global_total = global_total + dataset.getValue(i,1); } //example to assign to dataprovider //employee_salary = dataset.getValue(1,1)
String[]
getValueListNames
()
Get all the valuelist names as array.
Parameters
Returns
String[] – Array with all valuelist names
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Sample
var array = application.getValueListNames();
getVersion
()
Returns the application version.
Parameters
Returns
String – Application version
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Sample
application.getVersion();
getWindowHeight
(windowName)
Get the window height in pixels. If windowName is not specified or null, it will use either the default dialog (if it is shown) or the main application window.
Parameters
[windowName] – Name of the window
Returns
Number – Window height
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Sample
var height = application.getWindowHeight('customerDialog');
getWindowWidth
(windowName)
Get the window width in pixels. If windowName is not specified or null, it will use either the default dialog (if it is shown) or the main application window.
Parameters
[windowName] – Name of the window
Returns
Number – Window width
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Sample
var width = application.getWindowWidth('customerDialog');
getWindowX
(windowName)
Get the window X location in pixels. If windowName is not specified or null, it will use either the default dialog (if it is shown) or the main application window.
Parameters
[windowName] – Window name
Returns
Number – Window X location
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Sample
var x = application.getWindowX('customerDialog');
getWindowY
(windowName)
Get the window Y location in pixels. If windowName is not specified or null, it will use either the default dialog (if it is shown) or the main application window.
Parameters
[windowName] – Name of the window
Returns
Number – Window Y location
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Sample
var y = application.getWindowY('customerDialog');
isFormInDialog
(form)
Test if the form is currently showing in the formdialog.
Parameters
form – Form object or name
Returns
Boolean – Boolean (true) if the form is showing in the form dialog, (false) otherwise
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Sample
if(application.isFormInDialog(forms.formname)) { //close Dialog }
isInDeveloper
()
Returns true if the solution is running in the developer.
Parameters
Returns
Boolean – Boolean (true) if the solution is running in the developer, (false) otherwise
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Sample
var flag = application.isInDeveloper();
isLastPrintPreviewPrinted
()
Check if the last printpreview did print.
Parameters
Returns
Boolean – Boolean (true) is the last print preview did print, (false) otherwise
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Sample
//attached this method to onShow on the form being shown after printpreview //set a global called globals.showPrintPreview to 1 in the onPrintPreview method if (globals.showPrintPreview == 1) { globals.showPrintPreview = 0;//clear for next time if (application.isLastPrintPreviewPrinted()) { plugins.dialogs.showInfoDialog('Alert', 'There is printed in printpreview', 'OK') } }
void
output
(msg, loggingLevel)
Output something on the out stream. (if running in debugger view output console tab)
Parameters
msg – Object to send to output stream
[loggingLevel] – the log level where it should log to.
Returns
void
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Sample
// log level is used to determine how/if to log in servoy_log.txt; for smart client java out and err streams are used application.output('my very important trace msg');// default log level: info application.output('my very important msg',LOGGINGLEVEL.LOGLEVEL_ERROR);// log level: error
void
overrideStyle
(originalStyleName, newStyleName)
Overrides one style (defined in in a form) with another.
Parameters
originalStyleName – Name of the style to override
newStyleName – Name of the new style
Returns
void
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Sample
//This function will only have effect on forms not yet created, so solution onLoad is the best place to override' //For example overriding the use of default/designed style anywhere in the solution from 'mystyle' to 'mystyle_mac' application.overrideStyle('mystyle','mystyle_mace')//in this case both styles should have about the same classes
void
playSound
(url)
Play a sound (AU file, an AIFF file, a WAV file, and a MIDI file).
Parameters
url – URL of the sound file
Returns
void
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Sample
application.playSound('media:///click.wav');
void
redo
()
Redo last action (if possible).
Parameters
Returns
void
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Sample
application.redo();
void
removeAllClientInfo
()
Removes all names given to the client via the admin page.
Parameters
Returns
void
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Sample
application.removeAllClientInfo();
void
setClipboardContent
(string)
Sets a string object in the clipboard.
Parameters
string – New content of the clipboard
Returns
void
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Sample
application.setClipboardContent('test');
void
setNumpadEnterAsFocusNextEnabled
(enabled)
Set if numpad enter should behave like focus next.
Parameters
enabled – Boolean (true) if numpad enter should behave like focus next
Returns
void
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Sample
application.setNumpadEnterAsFocusNextEnabled(true);
void
setStatusText
(text, tip)
Set the status area value.
Parameters
text – New status text
[tip] – Status tooltip text
Returns
void
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Sample
application.setStatusText('Your status text');
void
setToolbarVisible
(name, visible)
Make a toolbar visible or invisible.
Parameters
name – Name of the toolbar
visible – Visibility of the toolbar
Returns
void
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Sample
//example: hide the text toolbar application.setToolbarVisible('text',false);
setUIProperty
(name, value)
Sets a UI property.
Parameters
name – Name of the UI property
value – New value of the UI property
Returns
Boolean – Boolean (true) if the UI property was set with the new value
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Sample
//Only use this function from the solution on open method! //In smart client, use this to set javax.swing.UIDefaults properties. application.setUIProperty('ToolTip.hideAccelerator', true) //In web client, use this to change the template directory. //To change the default dir of templates/default to templates/green_skin, do this: application.setUIProperty('templates.dir','green_skin');
void
setUserProperty
(name, value)
Set a persistent user property.
Parameters
name – Name of the user property
value – New value of the user property
Returns
void
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Sample
application.setUserProperty('showOrders','1');
void
setValueListItems
(name, displayValArray/dataset, realValuesArray, autoconvert(false))
Fill a custom type valuelist with values from array(s) or dataset.
Parameters
name – Name of the valuelist
displayValArray/dataset – Display values array or DataSet
[realValuesArray] – Real values array
[autoconvert(false)] – Boolean (true) if display values and return values should be converted to numbers
Returns
void
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Sample
//set display values (return values will be same as display values) application.setValueListItems('my_en_types',new Array('Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3')); //set display values and return values (which are stored in dataprovider) //application.setValueListItems('my_en_types',new Array('Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3'),new Array(10000,10010,10456)); //set display values and return values converted to numbers //application.setValueListItems('my_en_types',new Array('Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3'),new Array('10000','10010', '10456'), true); //do query and fill valuelist (see databaseManager for full details of queries/dataset) //var query = 'select display_value,optional_real_value from test_table'; //var dataset = databaseManager.getDataSetByQuery(controller.getServerName(), query, null, 25); //application.setValueListItems('my_en_types',dataset);
void
setWindowLocation
(x, y, windowName)
Set the window location. If windowName is not specified or null, it will use either the default dialog (if it is shown) or the main application window.
Parameters
x – Window new X location
y – Window new Y location
[windowName] – Name of the window
Returns
void
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Sample
application.setWindowLocation(10,10,'customerDialog');
void
setWindowSize
(width, height, windowName)
Set the window size. If windowName is not specified or null, it will resize either the default dialog (if it is shown) or the main application window.
Parameters
width – Window new width
height – Window new height
[windowName] – Name of the window
Returns
void
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Sample
application.setWindowSize(400,400,'customerDialog');
showCalendar
(selecteddate, dateformat)
Show the calendar, returns selected date or null if canceled.
Parameters
[selecteddate] – Default selected date
[dateformat] – Date format
Returns
Date – Selected date or null if canceled
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Sample
var selectedDate = application.showCalendar();
showColorChooser
(colorString)
Show the colorChooser. Returned value is in format #RRGGBB or null if canceled.
Parameters
[colorString] – Default color
Returns
String – selected color or null if canceled
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Sample
var selectedColor = application.showColorChooser();
showFontChooser
(fontString)
Show the font chooser dialog. Returns the selected font.
Parameters
[fontString] – Default font
Returns
String – selected font
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Sample
var selectedFont = application.showFontChooser(); elements.myfield.font = selectedFont
void
showForm
(form)
Show the form specified by the parameter, that can be a name (is case sensitive!) or a form object.
Parameters
form – Form object or name
Returns
void
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Sample
application.showForm('MyForm');
void
showFormInDialog
(form, x, y, width, height, dialogTitle, resizable, showTextToolbar, windowName, modal)
Show the specified form in a dialog. (NOTE: x, y, width, height are initial bounds - applied only the fist time a dialog is shown)
NOTE:
In the Smart Client, no code is executed after the function showFormInDialog <em>if the dialog is modal</em>.
NOTE:
x, y, width and height coordinates are only applied the first time the specified dialog is shown.
Parameters
form – The form to be shown in the dialog.
[x] – The "x" coordinate of the dialog.
[y] – The "y" coordinate of the dialog.
[width] – The width of the dialog.
[height] – The height of the dialog.
[dialogTitle] – The title of the dialog.
[resizable] – <em>true</em> if the dialog size should be modifiable; <em>false</em> if not.
[showTextToolbar] – <em>true</em> to add a text toolbar; <em>false</em> to not add a text toolbar.
[windowName] – The name of the window; defaults to "dialog" if nothing is specified.
[modal] – <em>true</em> if the dialog should be modal; <em>false</em> if not. Defaults to <em>true</em>.
Returns
void
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Sample
//Show the specified form in a modal dialog, on default initial location and size (x,y,w,h) //application.showFormInDialog(forms.contacts); //Note: No code is executed after the showFormInDialog until the dialog is closed if it is created as a modal dialog. //Show the specified form in a non-modal dialog with a specified name, on default initial location and size (x,y,w,h) //application.showFormInDialog(forms.contacts,'contactsdialog',false); //Show the specified form in a modal dialog, at a specified initial location and size with custom title, not resizable but with text toolbar, application.showFormInDialog(forms.contacts,100,80,500,300,'my own dialog title',false,true,'mydialog',true);
showI18NDialog
(keyToSelect, languageToSelect)
Opens the i18n dialog so users can change translations. Returns the key selected by the user (not it's translation) or null if cancel is pressed. Optional parameters specify the initial selections in the dialog.
Parameters
[keyToSelect] – Default selected key
[languageToSelect] – Default selected language
Returns
String – selected I18N key or null if cancel is pressed
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application.showI18NDialog("servoy.button.close", "en");
showURL
(url, webclientTarget, webclientTargetOptions/timeout, timeout)
Shows an URL in a browser.
Parameters
url – URL to show
[webclientTarget] – Target frame or named dialog/window
[webclientTargetOptions/timeout] – Dialog options used when a dialog is specified / a timeout in seconds when the url should be shown
[timeout] – A timeout in seconds when the url should be shown
Returns
Boolean – Boolean (true) if URL was shown
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application.showURL('http://www.example.com'); //webclient specific additional parameters... //2nd parameter: target frame or named dialog/window, so its possible to control in which (internal) frame or dialog the url is loaded, '_self' is current window,'_blank' is new dialog, '_top' is main window //3rd parameter: dialog options used when a dialog is specified, example: 'height=200,width=400,status=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no' //3th or 4th parameter: a timeout in seconds when the url should be shown, immediantly/0 is default'
void
sleep
(ms)
Sleep for specified time (in milliseconds).
Parameters
ms – Sleep time in milliseconds
Returns
void
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//Sleep for 3 seconds application.sleep(3000);
void
undo
()
Undo last action (if possible).
Parameters
Returns
void
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application.undo();
void
updateUI
(milliseconds)
Updates the UI (painting). If in a script an element changed and the script continues doing
things, you can give an number in ms how long this can take.
Parameters
[milliseconds] – How long the update should take in milliseconds
Returns
void
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application.updateUI(500); //continue doing things