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).

Object

tabIndex

Gets or sets the selected tab index for the specified tabpanel.

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).

Methods Summarized

Type

Name

Summary

void

addStyleClass(styleName)

Adds a style to the styleClass property.

Boolean

addTab(form/formname, name, tabText, tooltip, iconURL, fg, bg, relatedfoundset/relationname, index)

Adds a relationless or related form as a tab in a specified tabpanel.

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

getDesignProperties()

Get the design-time properties of an element.

Object

getDesignTimeProperty(key)

Get a design-time property of an element.

String

getElementType()

Returns the type of a specified element.

String

getFormName()

Returns the name of the form.

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.

Number

getMaxTabIndex()

Returns the maximum tab index for a specified tabpanel.

String

getMnemonicAt(i)

Returns the mnemonic for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

String

getName()

Returns the name of an element.

String

getTabFGColorAt(i)

Returns the foreground color for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

String

getTabFormNameAt(i)

Returns the form name for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

String

getTabNameAt(i)

Returns the name - the "name" design time property value - for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

String

getTabRelationNameAt(i)

Returns the relation name for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

String

getTabTextAt(i)

Returns the text for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

Number

getWidth()

Returns the width of the current element.

void

hasStyleClass(styleName)

Check if an element already have a style from the styleClass property.

Boolean

isTabEnabledAt(i)

Returns the enabled status of a specified tab in a tabpanel.

void

putClientProperty(key, value)

Sets the value for the specified element client property key.

Boolean

removeAllTabs()

Removes all tabs for a specified tabpanel.

void

removeStyleClass(styleName)

Removes a style from the styleClass property.

Boolean

removeTabAt(index)

Removes a specified tab in a tabpanel; can be based on a relation or relationless.

void

setLocation(x, y)

Sets the location of an element.

void

setMnemonicAt(index, text)

Sets the mnemonic for a specified tab in a tabpanel.

void

setSize(width, height)

Sets the size of an element.

void

setTabEnabledAt(i, b)

Sets the status of a specified tab in a tabpanel.

void

setTabFGColorAt(i, s)

Sets the foreground color for a specified tab in a tabpanel.

void

setTabTextAt(index, text)

Sets the text for a specified tab in a tabpanel.

Properties Detailed

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.

Type String

Sample

//sets the background color of the field
myElement.bgcolor = "#FFFFFF";
//gets the background color of the field
var c = myElement.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".

Type 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"
myElement.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.

Type Boolean

Sample

//gets the enabled state of the field
var currState = myElement.enabled;

//sets the enabled state of the field
myElement.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.

Type String

Sample

//sets the foreground color of the field
myElement.fgcolor = "#000000";

//gets the foreground color of the field
var c = myElement.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.

Type String

Sample

myElement.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.

Type Boolean

Sample

//gets the editable/read-only state of the field
var currentState = myElement.readOnly;

//sets the editable/read-only state of the field
myElement.readOnly = !currentState;

tabIndex

Gets or sets the selected tab index for the specified tabpanel. When setting the value either the tab index or the tab name can be used. When getting the value, the tab index (not the name) will be returned all the time.

NOTE: In NGClient tabIndex is updated after form is shown (so onShow of form will have the old index)

Type Object

Sample

//gets the selected tab index of the tabpanel
var current = myElement.tabIndex;

//sets (goes to) the selected tabIndex of the tabpanel
myElement.tabIndex = current + 1;

//or sets (goes to) the tab with the specified name
myElement.tabIndex = 'tab_name';

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.

Type String

Sample

//gets the tooltip text of the element
var toolTip = myElement.toolTipText;

//sets the tooltip text of the element
myElement.toolTipText = "New tip";
myElement.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

Type Boolean

Sample

//gets the transparency of the element
var currentState = myElement.transparent;

//sets the transparency of the element
myElement.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.

Type 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;

Methods Detailed

addStyleClass(styleName)

Adds a style to the styleClass property. This works only for NGClient where multiple styles are supported.

Parameters

String styleName the name of the style class to add

Returns: void

Sample

myElement.addStyleClass('redbg');

Adds a relationless or related form as a tab in a specified tabpanel.

Parameters

Object form/formname the specified form/form name you wish to add as a tab
Object name the specified name for the tab or NULL (default is null)
Object tabText the specified text for the tab (default is null)
Object tooltip a specified tooltip for the tab (default is null)
Object iconURL a specified icon image or icon URL for the tab (default is null)
Object fg the HTML RGB Hexadecimal foreground color for the tab (default is null)
Object bg the HTML RGB Hexadecimal background color for the tab (default is null)
Object relatedfoundset/relationname the specified name of the related foundset (default is null)
Object index the specified index of a tab, default is -1, will add tab to the end, this index is 0 based

Returns: Boolean a boolean value indicating if tab was successfully added

Sample

myElement.addTab(forms.orders,'ordersTab','Orders',null,null,'#000000','#BBCCEE');

getAbsoluteFormLocationY()

Returns the absolute form (designed) Y location.

Returns: Number The y location of the form in pixels.

Sample

var absolute_y = myElement.getAbsoluteFormLocationY();

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 = myElement.getClientProperty('ToolTipText');

getDesignProperties()

Get the design-time properties of an element.

Returns: Object

Sample

var prop = forms.orders.elements.mylabel.getDesignProperties()

getDesignTimeProperty(key)

Get a design-time property of an element.

Parameters

String key the name of the property

Returns: Object

Sample

var prop = forms.orders.elements.mylabel.getDesignTimeProperty('myprop')

getElementType()

Returns the type of a specified element.

Returns: String The display type of the element as String.

Sample

var et = myElement.getElementType();

getFormName()

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

Returns: String The name of the form.

Sample

var name = myElement.getFormName();

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 = myElement.getHeight();

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 = myElement.getLocationX();

getLocationY()

Returns the y location of the current element. The method can only be used in Record view.

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 =  myElement.getLocationY();

getMaxTabIndex()

Returns the maximum tab index for a specified tabpanel.

Returns: Number maximum tab index (number)

Sample

var max = myElement.getMaxTabIndex();

getMnemonicAt(i)

Returns the mnemonic for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

Parameters

Number i The number of the specified tab.

Returns: String The mnemonic.

Sample

var mnemonic = myElement.getMnemonicAt(3);

getName()

Returns the name of an element. (may be null as well)

Returns: String The name of the element.

Sample

var name = myElement.getName();

getTabFGColorAt(i)

Returns the foreground color for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

Parameters

Number i the number of the specified tab

Returns: String color as hexadecimal RGB string

Sample

var color = myElement.getTabFGColorAt(3);

getTabFormNameAt(i)

Returns the form name for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

Parameters

Number i index of the tab

Returns: String the name of the form

Sample

var formName = myElement.getSelectedTabFormName(3);

getTabNameAt(i)

Returns the name - the "name" design time property value - for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

Parameters

Number i The number of the specified tab.

Returns: String The tab name

Sample

var tabName = myElement.getTabNameAt(3);

getTabRelationNameAt(i)

Returns the relation name for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

Parameters

Number i index of the tab

Returns: String relation name

Sample

var relName = myElement.getTabRelationNameAt(3);

getTabTextAt(i)

Returns the text for a specified tab of a tabpanel.

Parameters

Number i The number of the specified tab.

Returns: String The tab text.

Sample

var tabText = myElement.getTabTextAt(3);

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 = myElement.getWidth();

hasStyleClass(styleName)

Check if an element already have a style from the styleClass property.

Parameters

String styleName the name of the style class to be checked

Returns: void

Sample

myElement.hasStyleClass('redbg');

isTabEnabledAt(i)

Returns the enabled status of a specified tab in a tabpanel.

Parameters

Number i the number of the specified tab.

Returns: Boolean True if tab is enabled, false otherwise.

Sample

var status = myElement.isTabEnabledAt(3);

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

myElement.putClientProperty('ToolTipText','some text');

removeAllTabs()

Removes all tabs for a specified tabpanel.

Returns: Boolean a boolean value indicating if tabs were successfully removed

Sample

myElement.removeAllTabs();

removeStyleClass(styleName)

Removes a style from the styleClass property. This works only for NGClient where multiple styles are supported.

Parameters

String styleName the name of the style class to remove

Returns: void

Sample

myElement.removeStyleClass('redbg');

removeTabAt(index)

Removes a specified tab in a tabpanel; can be based on a relation or relationless.

NOTE: In Servoy 4.x (and higher), the addTab function applies to relationless or related tabs in a tabpanel.

Parameters

Object index The index of the tab to remove.

Returns: Boolean a boolean value indicating if tab was successfully removed

Sample

myElement.removeTabAt(3);

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

myElement.setLocation(200,200);

setMnemonicAt(index, text)

Sets the mnemonic for a specified tab in a tabpanel.

Parameters

Object index the number of the specified tab
Object text the text to be set for the specified tab

Returns: void

Sample

myElement.setMnemonicAt(3,'a');

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

myElement.setSize(20,30);

setTabEnabledAt(i, b)

Sets the status of a specified tab in a tabpanel.

Parameters

Number i the number of the specified tab.
Boolean b true if enabled; or false if disabled.

Returns: void

Sample

myElement.setTabEnabledAt(3,true);

setTabFGColorAt(i, s)

Sets the foreground color for a specified tab in a tabpanel.

Parameters

Number i the number of the specified tab
String s the hexadecimal RGB color value to be set.

Returns: void

Sample

myElement.setTabFGColorAt(3,'#000000');

setTabTextAt(index, text)

Sets the text for a specified tab in a tabpanel.

Parameters

Object index the number of the specified tab
Object text the text to be set for the specified tab

Returns: void

Sample

myElement.setTabTextAt(3,'newTitle');

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