JSField

Extends

JSComponent

Constants Summarized

Type	Name	Summary
Number	CALENDAR	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	CHECKS	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	COMBOBOX	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	HTML_AREA	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	IMAGE_MEDIA	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	LISTBOX	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	MULTISELECT_LISTBOX	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	PASSWORD	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	RADIOS	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	RTF_AREA	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	SPINNER	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	TEXT_AREA	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	TEXT_FIELD	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.
Number	TYPE_AHEAD	Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField.

Properties Summarized

Type	Name	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.
String	dataProviderID	The dataprovider of the component.
Number	displayType	The type of display used by the field.
Boolean	displaysTags	Flag that enables or disables merging of data inside components using tags (placeholders).
Boolean	editable	Flag that tells if the content of the field can be edited or not.
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	format	The format that should be applied when displaying the data in the component.
String	groupID	A String representing a group ID for this component.
Number	height	The height in pixels of the component.
Number	horizontalAlignment	Horizontal alignment of the text inside the component.
String	margin	The margins of the component.
String	name	The name of the component.
JSMethod	onAction	The method that is executed when the component is clicked.
JSMethod	onDataChange	Method that is executed when the data in the component is successfully changed.
JSMethod	onFocusGained	The method that is executed when the component gains focus.
JSMethod	onFocusLost	The method that is executed when the component looses focus.
JSMethod	onRightClick	The method that is executed when the component is right clicked.
String	placeholderText	The text that is displayed in field when the field doesn't have a text value.
Number	scrollbars	Scrollbar options for the vertical and horizontal scrollbars.
Boolean	selectOnEnter	Flag that tells if the content of the field should be automatically selected when the field receives focus.
String	styleClass	The name of the style class that should be applied to this component.
Number	tabSeq	An index that specifies the position of the component in the tab sequence.
String	titleText	The text that is displayed in the column header associated with the component when the form is in table view.
String	toolTipText	The text displayed when hovering over the component with a mouse cursor.
Boolean	transparent	Flag that tells if the component is transparent or not.
JSValueList	valuelist	The valuelist that is used by this field when displaying data.
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 Summarized

Type	Name	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.
UUID	getUUID()	Returns the UUID of this component.
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	setAttribute(name, value)	Set the attribute value of an element.

Constants Detailed

CALENDAR

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to calendar. The field will show a formatted date and will have a button which pops up a calendar for date selection.

Type Number

Sample

var cal = form.newField('my_table_date', JSField.CALENDAR, 10, 10, 100, 20);

CHECKS

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to checkbox. The field will show a checkbox, or a list of checkboxes if the valuelist property is also set.

Type Number

Sample

var vlist = solutionModel.newValueList('options', JSValueList.CUSTOM_VALUES);
vlist.customValues = "one\ntwo\nthree\nfour";
var chk = form.newField('my_table_options', JSField.CHECKS, 10, 40, 100, 50);
chk.valuelist = vlist;

COMBOBOX

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to combobox.

Type Number

Sample

var vlist = solutionModel.newValueList('options', JSValueList.CUSTOM_VALUES);
vlist.customValues = "one\ntwo\nthree\nfour";
var cmb = form.newField('my_table_options', JSField.COMBOBOX, 10, 100, 100, 20);
cmb.valuelist = vlist;

HTML_AREA

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to HTML area. The field will display formatted HTML content.

Type Number

Sample

var html = form.newField('my_table_html', JSField.HTML_AREA, 10, 130, 100, 50);

IMAGE_MEDIA

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to image. The field will display images.

Type Number

Sample

var img = form.newField('my_table_image', JSField.IMAGE_MEDIA, 10, 190, 100, 50);

LISTBOX

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to list box. The field will show a selection list with single choice selection.

Type Number

Sample

var vlist = solutionModel.newValueList('options', JSValueList.CUSTOM_VALUES);
vlist.customValues = "one\ntwo\nthree\nfour";
var list = form.newField('my_table_list', JSField.LISTBOX, 10, 280, 100, 50);
list.valuelist = vlist;

MULTISELECT_LISTBOX

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to list box. The field will show a selection list with multiple choice selection.

Type Number

Sample

var vlist = solutionModel.newValueList('options', JSValueList.CUSTOM_VALUES);
vlist.customValues = "one\ntwo\nthree\nfour";
var list = form.newField('my_table_options', JSField.MULTISELECT_LISTBOX, 10, 280, 100, 50);
list.valuelist = vlist;

PASSWORD

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the fiels to password. The field will allow the user to enter passwords, masking the typed characters.

Type Number

Sample

var pwd = form.newField('my_table_text', JSField.PASSWORD, 10, 250, 100, 20);

RADIOS

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to radio buttons. The field will show a radio button, or a list of them if the valuelist property is also set.

Type Number

Sample

var vlist = solutionModel.newValueList('options', JSValueList.CUSTOM_VALUES);
vlist.customValues = "one\ntwo\nthree\nfour";
var radio = form.newField('my_table_options', JSField.RADIOS, 10, 280, 100, 50);
radio.valuelist = vlist;

RTF_AREA

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to RTF area. The field will display formatted RTF content.

Type Number

Sample

var rtf = form.newField('my_table_rtf', JSField.RTF_AREA, 10, 340, 100, 50);

SPINNER

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to spinner. The field will show a spinner.

Type Number

Sample

var vlist = solutionModel.newValueList('options', JSValueList.CUSTOM_VALUES);
vlist.customValues = "one\ntwo\nthree\nfour";
var spinner = form.newField('my_spinner', JSField.SPINNER, 10, 460, 100, 20);
spinner.valuelist = vlist;

TEXT_AREA

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to text area. The field will show text on multiple lines.

Type Number

Sample

var tarea = form.newField('my_table_text', JSField.TEXT_AREA, 10, 400, 100, 50);

TEXT_FIELD

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to text field. The field will show regular text on a single line.

Type Number

Sample

var tfield = form.newField('my_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 460, 100, 20);

TYPE_AHEAD

Constant for specifying the display type of a JSField. Sets the display type of the field to type ahead. The field will show regular text, but will have type ahead capabilities.

Type Number

Sample

var vlist = solutionModel.newValueList('options', JSValueList.CUSTOM_VALUES);
vlist.customValues = "one\ntwo\nthree\nfour";
var tahead = form.newField('my_table_text', JSField.TYPE_AHEAD, 10, 490, 100, 20);
tahead.valuelist = vlist;

Properties Detailed

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.

Type Number

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.

Type String

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.

Type String

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.

Type CSSPosition

Sample

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

dataProviderID

The dataprovider of the component.

Type 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';

displayType

The type of display used by the field. Can be one of CALENDAR, CHECKS, COMBOBOX, HTML_AREA, IMAGE_MEDIA, PASSWORD, RADIOS, RTF_AREA, TEXT_AREA, TEXT_FIELD, TYPE_AHEAD, LIST_BOX, MULTISELECT_LISTBOX or SPINNER.

Type Number

Sample

// The display type is specified when the field is created.
var cal = form.newField('my_table_date', JSField.CALENDAR, 10, 10, 100, 20);
// But it can be changed if needed.
cal.dataProviderID = 'my_table_text';
cal.displayType = JSField.TEXT_FIELD;

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.

Type Boolean

Sample

var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 40, 100, 20);
field.displaysTags = true;

editable

Flag that tells if the content of the field can be edited or not. The default value of this flag is "true", that is the content can be edited.

Type Boolean

Sample

var field = form.newField('my_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
field.editable = false;

enabled

The enable state of the component, default true.

Type 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;

fontType

The font type of the component.

Type String

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.

Type String

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.

Type Number

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;

format

The format that should be applied when displaying the data in the component. There are different options for the different dataprovider types that are assigned to this field. For Integer fields, there is a display and an edit format, using http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/DecimalFormat.html and the max (string) length can be set. For Text/String fields, there are options to force uppercase,lowercase or only numbers. Or a mask can be set that restrict the input the pattern chars can be found here: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/javax/swing/text/MaskFormatter.html A mask can have a placehoder (what is shown when there is no data) and if the data must be stored raw (without literals of the mask). A max text length can also be set to force the max text length input, this doesn't work on mask because that max length is controlled with the mask. For Date fields a display and edit format can be set by using a pattern from here: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html, you can also say this must behave like a mask (the edit format) A mask only works with when the edit format is exactly that mask (1 char is 1 number/char), because for example MM then only 2 numbers are allowed MMM that displays the month as a string is not supported as a mask. Some examples are "dd-MM-yyyy", "MM-dd-yyyy", etc. The format property is also used to set the UI Converter, this means that you can convert the value object to something else before it gets set into the field, this can also result in a type change of the data. So a string in scripting/db is converted to a integer in the ui, then you have to set an integer format. This property is applicable only for types: TEXT_FIELD, COMBOBOX, TYPE_AHEAD, CALENDAR and SPINNER.

Type String

Sample

var field = form.newField('my_table_number', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
field.format = '$#.00';

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.

Type String

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.

Type Number

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);

horizontalAlignment

Horizontal alignment of the text inside the component. Can be one of LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT.

Note that this property does not refer to the horizontal alignment of the component inside the form.

Type Number

Sample

var leftAlignedLabel = form.newLabel('LEFT', 10, 10, 300, 20);
leftAlignedLabel.horizontalAlignment = SM_ALIGNMENT.LEFT;
var hCenteredLabel = form.newLabel('CENTER', 10, 40, 300, 20);
hCenteredLabel.horizontalAlignment = SM_ALIGNMENT.CENTER;
var rightAlignedLabel = form.newLabel('RIGHT', 10, 70, 300, 20);
rightAlignedLabel.horizontalAlignment = SM_ALIGNMENT.RIGHT;

margin

The margins of the component. They are specified in this order, separated by commas: top, left, bottom, right.

Type String

Sample

var label = form.newLabel('Label', 10, 10, 150, 150);
label.background = 'yellow';
label.margin = '10,20,30,40';

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)

Type 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.

Type 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;

onDataChange

Method that is executed when the data in the component is successfully changed.

Type JSMethod

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('someForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 620, 300);
var onDataChangeMethod = form.newMethod('function onDataChange(oldValue, newValue, event) { application.output("Data changed from " + oldValue + " to " + newValue + " at " + event.getTimestamp()); }');
var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
field.onDataChange = onDataChangeMethod;
forms['someForm'].controller.show();

onFocusGained

The method that is executed when the component gains focus. NOTE: Do not call methods that will influence the focus itself.

Type JSMethod

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('someForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 620, 300);
var onFocusLostMethod = form.newMethod('function onFocusLost(event) { application.output("Focus lost at " + event.getTimestamp()); }');
var onFocusGainedMethod = form.newMethod('function onFocusGained(event) { application.output("Focus gained at " + event.getTimestamp()); }');
var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
field.onFocusGained = onFocusGainedMethod;
field.onFocusLost = onFocusLostMethod;
forms['someForm'].controller.show()

onFocusLost

The method that is executed when the component looses focus.

Type JSMethod

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('someForm', 'db:/example_data/parent_table', null, false, 620, 300);
var onFocusLostMethod = form.newMethod('function onFocusLost(event) { application.output("Focus lost at " + event.getTimestamp()); }');
var onFocusGainedMethod = form.newMethod('function onFocusGained(event) { application.output("Focus gained at " + event.getTimestamp()); }');
var field = form.newField('parent_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
field.onFocusGained = onFocusGainedMethod;
field.onFocusLost = onFocusLostMethod;
forms['someForm'].controller.show()

onRightClick

The method that is executed when the component is right clicked.

Type 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;

placeholderText

The text that is displayed in field when the field doesn't have a text value.

Type String

Sample

field.placeholderText = 'Search';

scrollbars

Scrollbar options for the vertical and horizontal scrollbars. Each of the vertical and horizontal scrollbars can be configured to display all the time, to display only when needed or to never display.

Type Number

Sample

var noScrollbars = form.newField('my_table_text', JSField.TEXT_AREA, 10, 10, 100, 100);
noScrollbars.scrollbars = SM_SCROLLBAR.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER | SM_SCROLLBAR.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER;
var neededScrollbars = form.newField('my_table_text', JSField.TEXT_AREA, 120, 10, 100, 100);
neededScrollbars.scrollbars = SM_SCROLLBAR.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED | SM_SCROLLBAR.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED;
var alwaysScrollbars = form.newField('my_table_text', JSField.TEXT_AREA, 230, 10, 100, 100);
alwaysScrollbars.scrollbars = SM_SCROLLBAR.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS | SM_SCROLLBAR.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS;

selectOnEnter

Flag that tells if the content of the field should be automatically selected when the field receives focus. The default value of this field is "false".

Type Boolean

Sample

// Create two fields and set one of them to have "selectOnEnter" true. As you tab
// through the fields you can notice how the text inside the second field gets
// automatically selected when the field receives focus.
var fieldNoSelect = form.newField('my_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
var fieldSelect = form.newField('my_table_text', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 40, 100, 20);
fieldSelect.selectOnEnter = 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.

Type 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.

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.

Type Number

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;

titleText

The text that is displayed in the column header associated with the component when the form is in table view.

Type String

Sample

var form = solutionModel.newForm('someForm', 'db:/example_data/my_table', null, false, 640, 480);
var field = form.newField('my_table_number', JSField.TEXT_FIELD, 10, 10, 100, 20);
field.titleText = 'Column Title';
form.view = JSForm.LOCKED_TABLE_VIEW;
forms['someForm'].controller.show()

toolTipText

The text displayed when hovering over the component with a mouse cursor. NOTE: HTML should be used for multi-line tooltips; you can also use any valid HTML tags to format tooltip text. For example: <html>This includesbolded text and <font color='blue'>BLUE</font> text as well.</html>

Type String

Sample

var label = form.newLabel('Stop the mouse over me!', 10, 10, 200, 20);
label.toolTipText = 'I\'m the tooltip. Do you see me?';

transparent

Flag that tells if the component is transparent or not.

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

Type Boolean

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;

valuelist

The valuelist that is used by this field when displaying data. Can be used with fields of type CHECKS, COMBOBOX, RADIOS and TYPE_AHEAD.

Type JSValueList

Sample

var vlist = solutionModel.newValueList('options', JSValueList.CUSTOM_VALUES);
vlist.customValues = "one\ntwo\nthree\nfour";
var cmb = form.newField('my_table_options', JSField.COMBOBOX, 10, 100, 100, 20);
cmb.valuelist = vlist;

visible

The visible property of the component, default true.

Type 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;

width

The width in pixels of the component.

Type Number

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.

Type 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.

Type 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);

Methods Detailed

getAttribute(name)

Get the value of an attribute of the element.

Parameters

• String name the name of the attribute

Returns: Object

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

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

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

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

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.

Sample

var name = myElement.getFormName();

getUUID()

Returns the UUID of this component.

Returns: UUID

Sample

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

putDesignTimeProperty(key, value)

Set a design-time property of an element. Value should be primitive data (string, boolean or number). Complex values should be stringified before call.

Parameters

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

Returns: Object

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

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

Sample

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

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

Returns: void

Sample

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