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Extends
RuntimeComponent

Property Summary
String
bgcolor
Gets or sets the background color of a field.
String
border
Gets or sets the border attribute(s) of a specified element.
Boolean
enabled
Gets or sets the enabled state of a specified field, also known as "grayed".
String
fgcolor
Gets or sets the foreground color of a field.
String
font
Gets or sets the font name, style, and size of an element.
Boolean
readOnly
Gets or sets the editable/read-only state of a field; true - read-only; false - editable; ! - the editable/read-only state is inverted (the opposite).
String
toolTipText
Gets or sets the tool tip text of an element; text displays when the mouse cursor hovers over an element.
Boolean
transparent
Gets or sets the transparency of an element; true - transparent; false - not transparent.
Boolean
visible
Gets or sets the visibility of an element; true - visible; false - not visible; ! - the visibility state is inverted (the opposite).

Method Summary
Number
getAbsoluteFormLocationY()
Returns the absolute form (designed) Y location.
Object
getClientProperty(key)
Gets the specified client property for the element based on a key.
Object
getDesignTimeProperty()
Get a design-time property of an element.
String
getElementType()
Returns the type of a specified element.
Number
getHeight()
Returns the height of the current element.
Number
getLocationX()
Returns the x location of the current element.
Number
getLocationY()
Returns the y location of the current element.
String
getName()
Returns the name of an element.
Number
getWidth()
Returns the width of the current element.
void
putClientProperty(key, value)
Sets the value for the specified element client property key.
void
setLocation(x, y)
Sets the location of an element.
void
setSize(width, height)
Sets the size of an element.

Property Details
bgcolor
Gets or sets the background color of a field. The color has to be set using the hexadecimal RGB value as used in HTML.
It only returns it's correct value if it was explicitly set.
Returns
String
Sample
//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;

border

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).

It only returns it's correct value if it was explicitly set.

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

Returns
String
Sample
//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"
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.border = 'LineBorder,1,#ccffcc';

enabled

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.

Returns
Boolean
Sample
//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;

fgcolor
Gets or sets the foreground color of a field. The color has to be set using the hexadecimal RGB value as used in HTML.
It only returns it's correct value if it was explicitly set.
Returns
String
Sample
//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;

font

Gets or 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).

It only returns it's correct value if it was explicitly set.

Returns
String
Sample
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.font = 'Tahoma,1,11';

readOnly

Gets or sets the editable/read-only state of a field; true - read-only; false - editable; ! - the editable/read-only state is inverted (the opposite).

NOTE: A field set as read-only can be selected by clicking (or pressing the TAB key if this option is supported by the operating system) and the field data can be copied.

Returns
Boolean
Sample
//gets the editable/read-only state of the field
var currentState = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.readOnly;

//sets the editable/read-only state of the field
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.readOnly = !currentState;

toolTipText

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.

Returns
String
Sample
//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.";

transparent

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

Returns
Boolean
Sample
//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;

visible

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.

Returns
Boolean
Sample
//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;

Method Details
getAbsoluteFormLocationY
Number
getAbsoluteFormLocationY
()
Returns the absolute form (designed) Y location.
Returns
Number - The y location of the form in pixels.
Sample
var absolute_y = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getAbsoluteFormLocationY();

getClientProperty
Object
getClientProperty
(key)

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.

Parameters
{Object} key - user interface key (depends on operating system)
Returns
Object - The value of the property for specified key.
Sample
var property = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getClientProperty('ToolTipText');

getDesignTimeProperty
Object
getDesignTimeProperty
()
Get a design-time property of an element.
Returns
Object
Sample
var prop = forms.orders.elements.mylabel.getDesignTimeProperty('myprop')

getElementType
String
getElementType
()
Returns the type of a specified element.
Returns
String - The display type of the element as String.
Sample
var et = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getElementType();

getHeight
Number
getHeight
()

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);

Returns
Number - The height of the element in pixels.
Sample
var ht = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getHeight();

getLocationX
Number
getLocationX
()

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);

Returns
Number - The x location of the element in pixels.
Sample
var x = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getLocationX();

getLocationY
Number
getLocationY
()

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);

Returns
Number - The y location of the element in pixels.
Sample
var y =  forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getLocationY();

getName
String
getName
()
Returns the name of an element. (may be null as well)
Returns
String - The name of the element.
Sample
var name = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getName();

getWidth
Number
getWidth
()

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);

Returns
Number - The width of the element in pixels.
Sample
var w = forms.customer.elements.customer_id.getWidth();

putClientProperty
void
putClientProperty
(key, value)

Sets the value for the specified element client property key.

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

Parameters
{Object} key - user interface key (depends on operating system)
{Object} value - a predefined value for the key
Returns
void
Sample
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.putClientProperty('ToolTipText','some text');

setLocation
void
setLocation
(x, y)

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.
Please note that location should not be altered at runtime when an element is anchored. Use the solutionModel in such a situation.

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);

Parameters
{Number} x - the X coordinate of the element in pixels.
{Number} y - the Y coordinate of the element in pixels.
Returns
void
Sample
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.setLocation(200,200);

setSize
void
setSize
(width, height)

Sets the size of an element. It takes as input the width and the height.
Please note that size should not be altered at runtime when an element is anchored. Use the solutionModel in such a situation.

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);

Parameters
{Number} width - the width of the element in pixels.
{Number} height - the height of the element in pixels.
Returns
void
Sample
forms.customer.elements.customer_id.setSize(20,30);