See Also
Attachments Options, Using Attachment Sections, DocumentView Options, DocumentView Section Attributes
Getting and Setting Attributes
The setAttribute(name, value) method can be used to set the value of an Attribute:
Lianja.get("pageid.sectionid").setAttribute("title","Section1")
Note: the shortened form setAttr(name,value) is also available.
The getAttribute(name) method can be used to get the value of an Attribute:
cTitle = Lianja.get("pageid.sectionid").getAttribute("title")
Note: the shortened form getAttr(name) is also available.
Details
Attribute
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Description
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Name
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Type
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Name |
The name for this section (unique to the page)
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Meta types |
A comma separated list of metatype names
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Type |
The type of section: attachments (readonly)
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Caption |
The section caption displayed in the section header
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Database |
The database for this section
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Table |
The table for this section
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SQL statement |
The SQL statement used to populate a Virtual Table. Use {} macros in the WHERE condition to relate parent-->child sections and ORDER BY to order the display of records. This is native SQL for the target SQL database and may call stored procedures as well as SQL Select.
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Timelines enabled |
Enable database timelines for this section
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Filter |
The filter expression that restricts the records that will be included in the data
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Where condition |
The dynamic WHERE condition for a Virtual Table that restricts which records will be retrieved
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Attachment field |
Name of the (blob) attachment column
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Attachment date field |
Name of the (date) attachment creation date column
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Attachment description field |
Name of the (character) attachment description column
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Attachment size field |
Name of the (numeric) attachment file size column
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Attachment link text |
Link text to display for the attachment
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Height |
The section height
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Fixed height |
Fix the section height (True | False)
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Auto layout percent |
Auto layout percentage of page size. If set to 0, then all sections on a page are resized to an equal height
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Readonly |
Section is readonly (True | False)
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Sortable |
Section is sortable by clicking on the column headers (True | False)
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Double click to edit |
Double click grid rows to edit data (True | False)
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Appearance
Related Data
Attribute
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Description
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Name
|
Type
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Parent section name |
Name of related parent section
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Automatically relate |
Automatically relate the child section (True | False). If this is unchecked then you need to manually relate it in the parentdatachanged delegate.
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Parent key |
Parent key
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Child key |
Child key
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Search Panel
Attribute
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Description
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Name
|
Type
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Visible |
Section search panel visible (True | False)
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Height |
Section search panel height
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Background color |
Section search panel background color
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Foreground color |
Section search panel foreground color
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Auto create |
Automatically create search panel for all Section search fields
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Custom search panel |
The delegate used to create the custom search panel
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Subtitle
Summary
Other Options
Attribute
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Description
|
Name
|
Type
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Hide form NavBar |
Hide form Navigation Bar at runtime if this section is in an Accordion Stack (True | False)
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Collapsable |
The section is collapsible at runtime (True | False)
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Exclude from accordion |
The section is excluded from accordion behavior at runtime (True | False)
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Double-click action |
Page to activate on double click of a grid row
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Hide search icon |
Hide the search icon at runtime (True | False)
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Custom Delegates
Attribute
|
Description
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Name
|
Type
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Scripting language |
The default scripting language for custom code in this section (Inherit | Recital | Visual FoxPro | Python | JavaScript | PHP)
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Custom library |
The filename of the library containing code for event handlers and custom procedures/functions
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Expanded |
The delegate for the Expanded event
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Collapsed |
The delegate for the Collapsed event
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Enabled When |
The delegate for the EnabledWhen event
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Visible When |
The delegate for the VisibleWhen event
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Valid When |
The delegate for the ValidWhen event
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Activate |
The delegate for the Activate event
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Deactivate |
The delegate for the Deactivate event
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Init |
The delegate for the Init event
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Destroy |
The delegate for the Destroy event
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Load |
The delegate for the Load event
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Ready |
The delegate for the Ready event
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Unload |
The delegate for the Unload event
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Change |
The delegate for the Change event
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Link Click |
The delegate for the Hyperlink/Button Click event. This is called with two arguments: functionname(controlsource,text)
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Before Data Create |
The delegate for the BeforeCreated event
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After Data Create |
The delegate for the AfterCreated event
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After Data Changed |
The delegate for the dataChanged event (after data is read)
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Before Data Update |
The delegate for the BeforeUpdate event
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After Data Update |
The delegate for the AfterUpdate event
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Before Data Delete |
The delegate for the BeforeDelete event
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After Data Delete |
The delegate for the AfterDelete event
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Refresh |
The delegate for the Refresh event
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Parent data changed |
The delegate for the ParentDataChanged event
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Dialog button delegate |
The delegate for the DialogButtonClicked event. If a dialogbutton on a Field has no delegate, the Section delegate will be called. If the section has no delegate, then the Page delegate will be called.
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Double click |
The delegate for the row dblClick event
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Sort |
The delegate for the column Sort event fired when the header is clicked. This is called with two arguments: nColumn, nDirection
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Timer |
The delegate for the Timer event
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Timer interval |
The timer interval in seconds that the Timer event will be called at runtime
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Custom footer menu |
The delegate for the footer menu event
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Custom search command |
The delegate for the customsearch event
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Custom section menu |
The delegate for the section menu event
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Gestures
Attribute
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Description
|
Name
|
Type
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Gestures enabled |
Enable gestures for this page: swipe, pan, pinch, tap and tapandhold (True | False). If enabled, then the Gestures delegate will be called with two arguments, e.g. 'swipe','left' or 'swipe','right'.
|
Swipe left gesture |
The delegate for the gestureSwipeLeft event.
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Swipe right gesture |
The delegate for the gestureSwipeRight event.
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Swipe up gesture |
The delegate for the gestureSwipeUp event.
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Swipe down gesture |
The delegate for the gestureSwipeDown event.
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Pan gesture |
The delegate for the gesturePan event.
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Pinch gesture |
The delegate for the gesturePinch event.
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Tap gesture |
The delegate for the gestureTap event.
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Tap and hold gesture |
The delegate for the gestureTapAndHold event.
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Gestures |
The catch all delegate for the gestures event.
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Permissions and Roles
Attribute
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Description
|
Name
|
Type
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Create roles |
A comma separated list of roles that can perform create operations on data in the section.
|
permcreate |
Character
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Read roles |
A comma separated list of roles that can read (and view) the section.
|
permRead |
Character
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Update roles |
A comma separated list of roles that can perform update operations on data in the section.
|
permUpdate |
Character
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Delete roles |
A comma separated list of roles that can perform delete operations on data in the section.
|
permDelete |
Character
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UI Presentation Rules
Attribute
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Description
|
Name
|
Type
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Desktop |
Include this section in a Desktop client (True | False).
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Web |
Include this section in a Web client (True | False).
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Tablet |
Include this section in a Tablet client (True | False).
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Phone |
Include this section in a Phone client (True | False).
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UI States |
UI states that affect this section. Specify multiple states as a comma separated list.
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Initial UI state |
The initial UI state for this section. This will be applied to the section and all its fields and gadgets.
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Readonly when |
Section is readonly at runtime if specified expression evaluates to true.
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Visible when |
Section is visible at runtime if specified expression evaluates to true.
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Display orientation |
Display depending on mobile device orientation for Tablets and Phones. (Always | Portrait | Landscape)
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Apply rules on change |
Apply UI presentation rules (Visible when and Readonly when) when data is changed interactively or when navigating records (True | False).
|
Apply rules on parent change |
Apply section UI presentation rules (Visible when and Readonly when) when parent data is changed by navigating records (True | False)
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