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Extends
JSComponent



Constants Summary
String
ICON_ALERT
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_BACK
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_BARS
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_CHECK
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_DELETE
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_DOWN
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_EDIT
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_FORWARD
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_GEAR
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_GRID
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_HOME
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_INFO
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_LEFT
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_MINUS
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_PLUS
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_REFRESH
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_RIGHT
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_SEARCH
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_STAR
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.
String
ICON_UP
Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.



Property Summary
String
dataProviderID
The dataprovider of the component.
Boolean
displaysTags
Flag that enables or disables merging of data inside components using tags (placeholders).
Boolean
enabled
The enable state of the component, default true.
String
format
The format that should be applied when displaying data(using dataProviderID) in the label/button.
String
iconType
Icon shown on a button.
String
name
The name of the component.
JSMethod
onAction
The method that is executed when the component is clicked.
String
styleClass
The name of the style class that should be applied to this component.
String
text
The text that is displayed inside the component.
Boolean
visible
The visible property of the component, default true.
Number
x
The x coordinate of the component on the form.
Number
y
The y coordinate of the component on the form.



Constants Details

ICON_ALERT

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_BACK

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_BARS

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_CHECK

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_DELETE

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_DOWN

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_EDIT

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_FORWARD

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_GEAR

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_GRID

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_HOME

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_INFO

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_LEFT

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_MINUS

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_PLUS

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_REFRESH

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_RIGHT

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_SEARCH

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_STAR

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 

ICON_UP

Constant for specifying a predefined icon type for a button.

Returns

String

Sample

myButton.iconType = JSButton.ICON_...;
 



Property Details

dataProviderID

The dataprovider of the component.

Returns

String

Sample

// Normally the dataprovider is specified when a component is created.
var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 40, 100, 20);
// But it can be modified later if needed.
field.dataProviderID = 'parent_table_id';
 

displaysTags

Flag that enables or disables merging of data inside components using tags (placeholders).
Tags (or placeholders) are words surrounded by %%on each side. There are data tags and
standard tags. Data tags consist in names of dataproviders surrounded by%%. Standard tags
are a set of predefined tags that are made available by the system.

See the "Merging data" section for more details about tags.

The default value of this flag is "false", that is merging of data is disabled by default.

Returns

Boolean

Sample

var label = form.newLabel('You are viewing record no. %%parent_table_id%%. You are running on server %%serverURL%%.',
					10, 10, 600, 100);
label.displaysTags = true;
 

enabled

The enable state of the component, default true.

Returns

Boolean

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;
 

format

The format that should be applied when displaying data(using dataProviderID) in the label/button.
Some examples are "#%", "dd-MM-yyyy", "MM-dd-yyyy", etc.

Returns

String

Sample

var label = form.newLabel('', 10, 10, 100, 100);
label.format = '$#.00';
 

iconType

Icon shown on a button.

Returns

String

Sample

var btn = form.newButton('I am a button', 1, null);
btn.iconType = JSButton.ICON_STAR
 

name

The name of the component. Through this name it can also accessed in methods.

Returns

String

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';
 

onAction

The method that is executed when the component is clicked.

Returns

JSMethod

Sample

var doNothingMethod = form.newMethod('function doNothing() { application.output("Doing nothing."); }');
var onClickMethod = form.newMethod('function onClick(event) { application.output("I was clicked at " + event.getTimestamp()); }');
var onDoubleClickMethod = form.newMethod('function onDoubleClick(event) { application.output("I was double-clicked at " + event.getTimestamp()); }');
var onRightClickMethod = form.newMethod('function onRightClick(event) { application.output("I was right-clicked at " + event.getTimestamp()); }');
// At creation the button has the 'doNothing' method as onClick handler, but we'll change that later.
var btn = form.newButton('I am a button', 10, 40, 200, 20, doNothingMethod);
btn.onAction = onClickMethod;
btn.onDoubleClick = onDoubleClickMethod;
btn.onRightClick = onRightClickMethod;
 

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

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.
 

text

The text that is displayed inside the component.

Returns

String

Sample

// In general the text is specified when creating the component.
var label = form.newLabel('Initial text', 10, 10, 100, 20);
// But it can be changed later if needed.
label.text = 'Changed text';
 

visible

The visible property of the component, default true.

Returns

Boolean

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;
 

x

The x coordinate of the component on the form.

Returns

Number

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

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);