Supported Clients
SmartClient
WebClient
NGClient

Extends
JSComponent

Constants Summary
Number
ACCORDION_PANEL
Constant used for creating accordion panel from tab panel, by setting its tabOrientation.
Number
DEFAULT_ORIENTATION
Constant used for restoring a tab panel orientation to it's initial state.
Number
HIDE
Constant used for creating a tab panel that does not show tabs, by setting its tabOrientation.
Number
SPLIT_HORIZONTAL
Constant used for creating horizontal split pane from tab panel, by setting its tabOrientation.
Number
SPLIT_VERTICAL
Constant used for creating vertical split pane from tab panel, by setting its tabOrientation.

Property Summary
Number
anchors
Enables a component to stick to a specific side of form and/or to grow or shrink when a window is resized.
String
background
The background color of the component.
String
borderType
The type, color and style of border of the component.
CSSPosition
cssPosition
CSS position is a replacement for anchoring system making it more intuitive to place a component.
Boolean
enabled
The enable state of the component, default true.
String
fontType
The font type of the component.
String
foreground
The foreground color of the component.
Number
formIndex
The Z index of this component.
String
groupID
A String representing a group ID for this component.
Number
height
The height in pixels of the component.
String
name
The name of the component.
JSMethod
onChange
Method to be executed when the selected tab is changed in the tab panel or divider position is changed in split pane.
Number
printSliding
Enables an element to resize based on its content and/or move when printing.
Boolean
printable
Flag that tells if the component should be printed or not when the form is printed.
Boolean
scrollTabs
Flag that tells how to arrange the tabs if they don't fit on a single line.
String
styleClass
The name of the style class that should be applied to this component.
Number
tabOrientation
Specifies either the position of the tabs related to the tab panel or the type of tab-panel.
Number
tabSeq
An index that specifies the position of the component in the tab sequence.
Boolean
transparent
Flag that tells if the component is transparent or not.
Boolean
visible
The visible property of the component, default true.
Number
width
The width in pixels of the component.
Number
x
The x coordinate of the component on the form.
Number
y
The y coordinate of the component on the form.

Methods Summary
Object
getAttribute(name)
Get the value of an attribute of the element.
Array
getAttributes()
Returns the attribute names of an element.
String
getComment()
Returns the comment of this component.
Object
getDesignTimeProperty(key)
Get a design-time property of an element.
Array
getDesignTimePropertyNames()
Get the design-time properties of an element.
String
getFormName()
Returns the name of the form.
JSTab
getTab(name)
Returns a JSTab instance representing the tab which has the specified name.
Array
getTabs()
Returns an array of JSTab instances holding the tabs of the tab panel.
UUID
getUUID()
Returns the UUID of this component.
JSTab
newTab(name, text, form)
Adds a new tab with the text label and JSForm.
JSTab
newTab(name, text, form, relation)
Adds a new tab with the text label and JSForm and JSRelation (can be null for unrelated).
Object
putDesignTimeProperty(key, value)
Set a design-time property of an element.
String
removeAttribute(name)
Remove the attribute of an element.
Object
removeDesignTimeProperty(key)
Clear a design-time property of an element.
void
removeTab(name)
Removes the tab with the specified name from the tab panel.
void
setAttribute(name, value)
Set the attribute value of an element.

Constants Details

ACCORDION_PANEL

Constant used for creating accordion panel from tab panel, by setting its tabOrientation.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var accordion = myForm.newTabPanel('accordion', 10, 10, 620, 460);
accordion.tabOrientation = JSTabPanel.ACCORDION_PANEL;

DEFAULT_ORIENTATION

Constant used for restoring a tab panel orientation to it's initial state.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var splitPane = myForm.newTabPanel('splitPane', 10, 10, 620, 460);
splitPane.tabOrientation = JSTabPanel.SPLIT_HORIZONTAL;
// (...) some code when you decide it's better to revert the orientation
splitPane.tabOrientation = JSTabPanel.DEFAULT_ORIENTATION;

HIDE

Constant used for creating a tab panel that does not show tabs, by setting its tabOrientation.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var splitPane = myForm.newTabPanel('splitPane', 10, 10, 620, 460);
splitPane.tabOrientation = JSTabPanel.HIDE;

SPLIT_HORIZONTAL

Constant used for creating horizontal split pane from tab panel, by setting its tabOrientation.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var splitPane = myForm.newTabPanel('splitPane', 10, 10, 620, 460);
splitPane.tabOrientation = JSTabPanel.SPLIT_HORIZONTAL;

SPLIT_VERTICAL

Constant used for creating vertical split pane from tab panel, by setting its tabOrientation.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var splitPane = myForm.newTabPanel('splitPane', 10, 10, 620, 460);
splitPane.tabOrientation = JSTabPanel.SPLIT_VERTICAL;

Property Details

anchors

Enables a component to stick to a specific side of form and/or to 
grow or shrink when a window is resized. 

If opposite anchors are activated then the component with grow or 
shrink with the window. For example if Top and Bottom are activated, 
then the component will grow/shrink when the window is vertically 
resized. If Left and Right are activated then the component
will grow/shrink when the window is horizontally resized. 

If opposite anchors are not activated, then the component will 
keep a constant distance from the sides of the window which
correspond to the activated anchors.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('mediaForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 400, 300);
var strechAllDirectionsLabel = form.newLabel('Strech all directions', 10, 10, 380, 280);
strechAllDirectionsLabel.background = 'red';
strechAllDirectionsLabel.anchors = SM_ANCHOR.ALL;
var strechVerticallyLabel = form.newLabel('Strech vertically', 10, 10, 190, 280);
strechVerticallyLabel.background = 'green';
strechVerticallyLabel.anchors = SM_ANCHOR.WEST | SM_ANCHOR.NORTH | SM_ANCHOR.SOUTH;
var strechHorizontallyLabel = form.newLabel('Strech horizontally', 10, 10, 380, 140);
strechHorizontallyLabel.background = 'blue';
strechHorizontallyLabel.anchors = SM_ANCHOR.NORTH | SM_ANCHOR.WEST | SM_ANCHOR.EAST;
var stickToTopLeftCornerLabel = form.newLabel('Stick to top-left corner', 10, 10, 200, 100);
stickToTopLeftCornerLabel.background = 'orange';
stickToTopLeftCornerLabel.anchors = SM_ANCHOR.NORTH | SM_ANCHOR.WEST; // This is equivalent to SM_ANCHOR.DEFAULT
var stickToBottomRightCornerLabel = form.newLabel('Stick to bottom-right corner', 190, 190, 200, 100);
stickToBottomRightCornerLabel.background = 'pink';
stickToBottomRightCornerLabel.anchors = SM_ANCHOR.SOUTH | SM_ANCHOR.EAST;

background

The background color of the component.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

// This property can be used on all types of components.
// Here it is illustrated only for labels and fields.
var greenLabel = form.newLabel('Green',10,10,100,50);
greenLabel.background = 'green'; // Use generic names for colors.
var redField = form.newField('parent_table_text',JSField.TEXT_FIELD,10,110,100,30);
redField.background = '#FF0000'; // Use RGB codes for colors.

borderType

The type, color and style of border of the component.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

//HINT: To know exactly the notation of this property set it in the designer and then read it once out through the solution model.
var field = form.newField('my_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
field.borderType = solutionModel.createLineBorder(1,'#ff0000');

cssPosition

CSS position is a replacement for anchoring system making it more intuitive to place a component.
CSS position should be set on form, an absolute position form can either work with anchoring or with css position.
This is only working in NGClient.

Returns

CSSPosition

Supported Clients

NGClient

Sample

var label = form.newLabel('Label', -1);
label.cssPosition.r("10").b("10").w("20%").h("30px")

enabled

The enable state of the component, default true.

Returns

Boolean

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('printForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 400, 300);
var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
field.enabled = false;

fontType

The font type of the component.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var label = form.newLabel('Text here', 10, 50, 100, 20);
label.fontType = solutionModel.createFont('Times New Roman',1,14);

foreground

The foreground color of the component.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

// This property can be used on all types of components.
// Here it is illustrated only for labels and fields.
var labelWithBlueText = form.newLabel('Blue text', 10, 10, 100, 30);
labelWithBlueText.foreground = 'blue'; // Use generic names for colors.
var fieldWithYellowText = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 50, 100, 20);
fieldWithYellowText.foreground = '#FFFF00'; // Use RGB codes for colors.

formIndex

The Z index of this component. If two components overlap,
then the component with higher Z index is displayed above
the component with lower Z index.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var labelBelow = form.newLabel('Green', 10, 10, 100, 50);
labelBelow.background = 'green';
labelBelow.formIndex = 10;
var fieldAbove = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 30);
fieldAbove.background = '#FF0000';
fieldAbove.formIndex = 20;

groupID

A String representing a group ID for this component. If several
components have the same group ID then they belong to the same
group of components. Using the group itself, all components can
be disabled/enabled or made invisible/visible.
The group id should be a javascript compatible identifier to allow access of the group in scripting.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('someForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 400, 300);
var label = form.newLabel('Green', 10, 10, 100, 20);
var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 40, 100, 20);
label.groupID = 'someGroup';
field.groupID = 'someGroup';
forms['someForm'].elements.someGroup.enabled = false;

height

The height in pixels of the component.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
application.output('original width: ' + field.width);
application.output('original height: ' + field.height);
field.width = 200;
field.height = 100;
application.output('modified width: ' + field.width);
application.output('modified height: ' + field.height);

name

The name of the component. Through this name it can also accessed in methods.
Must be a valid javascript name. (no - in the name or start with number)

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('someForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 620, 300);
var label = form.newLabel('Label', 10, 10, 150, 150);
label.name = 'myLabel'; // Give a name to the component.
forms['someForm'].controller.show()
// Now use the name to access the component.
forms['someForm'].elements['myLabel'].text = 'Updated text';

onChange

Method to be executed when the selected tab is changed in the tab panel or divider position is changed in split pane.

Returns

JSMethod

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var onChangeMethod = form.newMethod('function onTabChange(previousIndex, event) { application.output("Tab changed from previous index " + previousIndex + " at " + event.getTimestamp()); }');
var tabPanel = form.newTabPanel('tabs', 10, 10, 620, 460);
tabPanel.newTab('tab1', 'Child Two', childOne);
tabPanel.newTab('tab2', 'Child Two', childTwo);
tabPanel.onChange = onChangeMethod;

printSliding

Enables an element to resize based on its content and/or move when printing.
The component can move horizontally or vertically and can grow or shrink in
height and width, based on its content and the content of neighboring
components.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('printForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 400, 300);
var slidingLabel = form.newLabel('Some long text here', 10, 10, 5, 5);
slidingLabel.printSliding = SM_PRINT_SLIDING.GROW_HEIGHT | SM_PRINT_SLIDING.GROW_WIDTH;
slidingLabel.background = 'gray';
forms['printForm'].controller.showPrintPreview();

printable

Flag that tells if the component should be printed or not when the form is printed.

By default components are printable.

Returns

Boolean

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('printForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 400, 300);
var printedField = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
var notPrintedField = form.newField('parent_table_id', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 40, 100, 20);
notPrintedField.printable = false; // This field won't show up in print preview and won't be printed.
forms['printForm'].controller.showPrintPreview()

scrollTabs

Flag that tells how to arrange the tabs if they don't fit on a single line.
If this flag is set, then the tabs will stay on a single line, but there will
be the possibility to scroll them to the left and to the right. If this flag
is not set, then the tabs will be arranged on multiple lines.

Returns

Boolean

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var tabPanel = form.newTabPanel('tabs', 10, 10, 200, 200);
tabPanel.newTab('tab1', 'Child Two', childOne, parentToChild); // The first form uses the relation.
tabPanel.newTab('tab2', 'Child Two', childTwo);
tabPanel.scrollTabs = true;

styleClass

The name of the style class that should be applied to this component.

When defining style classes for specific component types, their names
must be prefixed according to the type of the component. For example 
in order to define a class names 'fancy' for fields, in the style
definition the class must be named 'field.fancy'. If it would be 
intended for labels, then it would be named 'label.fancy'. When specifying
the class name for a component, the prefix is dropped however. Thus the
field or the label will have its styleClass property set to 'fancy' only.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('printForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 400, 300);
var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
var style = solutionModel.newStyle('myStyle','field.fancy { background-color: yellow; }');
form.styleName = 'myStyle'; // First set the style on the form.
field.styleClass = 'fancy'; // Then set the style class on the field.

tabOrientation

Specifies either the position of the tabs related to the tab panel or the type of tab-panel.
Can be one of SM_ALIGNMENT.(TOP, RIGHT, BOTTOM, LEFT), DEFAULT_ORIENTATION, HIDE, SPLIT_HORIZONTAL, SPLIT_VERTICAL, ACCORDION_PANEL.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var tabPanel = form.newTabPanel('tabs', 10, 10, 620, 460);
tabPanel.newTab('tab1', 'Child Two', childOne, parentToChild); // The first form uses the relation.
tabPanel.newTab('tab2', 'Child Two', childTwo);
// The SM_ALIGNMENT constants TOP, RIGHT, BOTTOM and LEFT can be used to put the
// tabs into the needed position. Use HIDE to hide the tabs. Use DEFAULT_ORIENTATION to restore it to it's initial state.
// The constants SPLIT_HORIZONTAL, SPLIT_VERTICAL can be used to create a split pane,
// where the first tab will be the first component and the second tab will the second component.
// ACCORDION_PANEL can be used to create an accordion pane.
tabPanel.tabOrientation = SM_ALIGNMENT.BOTTOM;

tabSeq

An index that specifies the position of the component in the tab sequence. The components 
are put into the tab sequence in increasing order of this property. A value of 0 means
to use the default mechanism of building the tab sequence (based on their location on the form).
A value of -2 means to remove the component from the tab sequence.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

// Create three fields. Based on how they are placed, by default they will come one
// after another in the tab sequence.
var fieldOne = form.newField('parent_table_id', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
var fieldTwo = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 40, 100, 20);
var fieldThree = form.newField('parent_table_id', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 70, 100, 20);
// Set the third field come before the first in the tab sequence, and remove the 
// second field from the tab sequence.
fieldOne.tabSeq = 2;
fieldTwo.tabSeq = SM_DEFAULTS.IGNORE;
fieldThree.tabSeq = 1;

transparent

Flag that tells if the component is transparent or not.

The default value is "false", that is the components
are not transparent.

Returns

Boolean

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

// Load an image from disk an create a Media object based on it.
var imageBytes = plugins.file.readFile('d:/ball.jpg');
var media = solutionModel.newMedia('ball.jpg', imageBytes);
// Put on the form a label with the image.
var image = form.newLabel('', 10, 10, 100, 100);
image.imageMedia = media;
// Put two fields over the image. The second one will be transparent and the
// image will shine through.
var nonTransparentField = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 20, 100, 20);
var transparentField = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 50, 100, 20);
transparentField.transparent = true;

visible

The visible property of the component, default true.

Returns

Boolean

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('printForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 400, 300);
var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
field.visible = false;

width

The width in pixels of the component.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
application.output('original width: ' + field.width);
application.output('original height: ' + field.height);
field.width = 200;
field.height = 100;
application.output('modified width: ' + field.width);
application.output('modified height: ' + field.height);

x

The x coordinate of the component on the form.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
application.output('original location: ' + field.x + ', ' + field.y);
field.x = 90;
field.y = 90;
application.output('changed location: ' + field.x + ', ' + field.y);

y

The y coordinate of the component on the form.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
application.output('original location: ' + field.x + ', ' + field.y);
field.x = 90;
field.y = 90;
application.output('changed location: ' + field.x + ', ' + field.y);

Methods Details

getAttribute(name)

Get the value of an attribute of the element.

Parameters

String
name
the name of the attribute

Returns

Object

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var frm = solutionModel.getForm('orders')
var fld = frm.getField('fld')
var attributes = fld.getAttributes();
for (var i = 0; i < attributes.length; i++)
{
		application.output(fld.getAttribute(attributes[i]));
}

getAttributes()

Returns the attribute names of an element.

Returns

Array

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var frm = solutionModel.getForm('orders')
var fld = frm.getField('fld')
var attributes = fld.getAttributes();
for (var i = 0; i < attributes.length; i++)
{
		application.output(fld.getAttribute(attributes[i]));
}

getComment()

Returns the comment of this component.

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var comment = solutionModel.getForm("my_form").getButton("my_button").getComment();
application.output(comment);

getDesignTimeProperty(key)

Get a design-time property of an element.

Parameters

String
key
the name of the property

Returns

Object

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var frm = solutionModel.getForm('orders')
var fld = frm.getField('fld')
var prop = fld.getDesignTimeProperty('myprop')

getDesignTimePropertyNames()

Get the design-time properties of an element.

Returns

Array

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var frm = solutionModel.getForm('orders')
var fld = frm.getField('fld')
var propNames = fld.getDesignTimePropertyNames()

getFormName()

Returns the name of the form. (may be empty string as well)

Returns

String The name of the form.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var name = %%elementName%%.getFormName();

getTab(name)

Returns a JSTab instance representing the tab which has the specified name.

Parameters

String
name
The name of the tab that should be returned.

Returns

JSTab A JSTab instance represented the requested tab.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var tabPanel = form.newTabPanel('tabs', 10, 10, 620, 460);
tabPanel.newTab('tab1', 'Child Two', childOne);
tabPanel.newTab('tab2', 'Child Two', childTwo);
tabPanel.getTab('tab2').text = 'Child Two Changed';

getTabs()

Returns an array of JSTab instances holding the tabs of the tab panel.

Returns

Array An array of JSTab instances representing all tabs of this tabpanel.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var tabPanel = form.newTabPanel('tabs', 10, 10, 620, 460);
tabPanel.newTab('tab1', 'Child Two', childOne);
tabPanel.newTab('tab2', 'Child Two', childTwo);
var tabs = tabPanel.getTabs();
for (var i=0; i<tabs.length; i++)
	application.output("Tab " + i + " has text " + tabs[i].text);

getUUID()

Returns the UUID of this component.

Returns

UUID

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var button_uuid = solutionModel.getForm("my_form").getButton("my_button").getUUID();
application.output(button_uuid.toString());

newTab(name, text, form)

Adds a new tab with the text label and JSForm.

Parameters

String
name
The name of the new tab.
String
text
The text to be displayed on the new tab.
JSForm
form
The JSForm instance that should be displayed in the new tab.

Returns

JSTab A JSTab instance representing the newly created and added tab.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

// Create a parent form.
var form = solutionModel.newForm('parentForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 640, 480);
// Create a first child form.
var childOne = solutionModel.newForm('childOne', 'db:/example_data/child_table', null, false, 400, 300);
childOne.newField('child_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
// Create a relation to link the parent form to the first child form.
var parentToChild = solutionModel.newRelation('parentToChild','db:/example_data/parent_table','db:/example_data/child_table',JSRelation.INNER_JOIN);
parentToChild.newRelationItem('parent_table_id','=','child_table_parent_id');
// Create a second child form.
var childTwo = solutionModel.newForm('childTwo', 'db:/example_data/my_table', null, false, 400, 300);
childTwo.newField('my_table_image', JSField.IMAGE_MEDIA, 10, 10, 100, 100);
// Create a tab panel and add two tabs to it, with the two child forms.
var tabPanel = form.newTabPanel('tabs', 10, 10, 620, 460);
tabPanel.newTab('tab1', 'Child Two', childOne, parentToChild); // The first form uses the relation.
tabPanel.newTab('tab2', 'Child Two', childTwo);

newTab(name, text, form, relation)

Adds a new tab with the text label and JSForm and JSRelation (can be null for unrelated).

Parameters

String
name
The name of the new tab.
String
text
The text to be displayed on the new tab.
JSForm
form
The JSForm instance that should be displayed in the new tab.
Object
relation
A JSRelation object that relates the parent form with the form that will be displayed in the new tab.

Returns

JSTab A JSTab instance representing the newly created and added tab.

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

// Create a parent form.
var form = solutionModel.newForm('parentForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 640, 480);
// Create a first child form.
var childOne = solutionModel.newForm('childOne', 'db:/example_data/child_table', null, false, 400, 300);
childOne.newField('child_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
// Create a relation to link the parent form to the first child form.
var parentToChild = solutionModel.newRelation('parentToChild','db:/example_data/parent_table','db:/example_data/child_table',JSRelation.INNER_JOIN);
parentToChild.newRelationItem('parent_table_id','=','child_table_parent_id');
// Create a second child form.
var childTwo = solutionModel.newForm('childTwo', 'db:/example_data/my_table', null, false, 400, 300);
childTwo.newField('my_table_image', JSField.IMAGE_MEDIA, 10, 10, 100, 100);
// Create a tab panel and add two tabs to it, with the two child forms.
var tabPanel = form.newTabPanel('tabs', 10, 10, 620, 460);
tabPanel.newTab('tab1', 'Child Two', childOne, parentToChild); // The first form uses the relation.
tabPanel.newTab('tab2', 'Child Two', childTwo);

putDesignTimeProperty(key, value)

Set a design-time property of an element.

Parameters

String
key
the name of the property
Object
value
the value to store

Returns

Object

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var frm = solutionModel.getForm('orders')
var fld = frm.getField('fld')
fld.putDesignTimeProperty('myprop', 'strawberry')

removeAttribute(name)

Remove the attribute of an element.

Parameters

String
name
the name of the attribute

Returns

String the deleted attribute value

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var frm = solutionModel.getForm('orders')
var fld = frm.getField('fld')
fld.removeAttribute('keylistener')

removeDesignTimeProperty(key)

Clear a design-time property of an element.

Parameters

String
key
the name of the property

Returns

Object

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var frm = solutionModel.getForm('orders')
var fld = frm.getField('fld')
fld.removeDesignTimeProperty('myprop')

removeTab(name)

Removes the tab with the specified name from the tab panel.

Parameters

String
name
the name of the tab to be removed

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var tabPanel = form.newTabPanel('tabs', 10, 10, 620, 460);
tabPanel.newTab('tab1', 'Child Two', childOne);
tabPanel.newTab('tab2', 'Child Two', childTwo);
tabPanel.removeTab('tab1');

setAttribute(name, value)

Set the attribute value of an element.

Parameters

String
name
the name of the attribute
String
value
the value of the attribute

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

var frm = solutionModel.getForm('orders')
var fld = frm.getField('fld')
fld.setAttribute('keylistener', 'callback')