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  • Defining a preset action
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  • Information displayed in the code editor
  • Running a preset action through programming
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Programming by preset action
Overview
Preset actions allow you to define the code of an event in a single click, without having to write one single line of code.
For example, in WINDEV:
Execute the click code of the Button control and open the window
Execute the click code of the Button control and open the window

Component initialization, the parameters are specified in the interface
Initialization of a component, the parameters are specified in the interface


The preset actions are proposed:
  • on Button controls (in the event "Click").
  • WINDEV on menu options.
  • WEBDEV - Server code on Link controls (in the event "Click (server)").
How to?

Defining a preset action

To define a preset action:
  1. Open the control description window (select "Description" in the context menu).
  2. In the "General" tab, define the desired action:
    1. WINDEVWINDEV Mobile Select the action to be run in the "Action" combo box.
      The most common actions appear in this list. To select a more specific action, click "All actions" or "Other actions".
    2. WEBDEV - Server codePHP Select the desired action in the "Type" combo box ("Button action" area).
      The most common actions appear in this list. To select a more specific action, click "More options".
The actions proposed depend on the elements found in the current project (windows, pages, component, procedure, ...).
WINDEVWINDEV Mobile Remark: To choose the preset action, you also have the ability to select "Preset action..." from the popup menu of the control.
Note

Information displayed in the code editor

When a preset action is used, an information indicating this preset action is specified in the code editor.
For example:
Preset action in the code
Clicking the preset action that appears in the code editor opens:
  • WINDEV the window for selecting preset actions.
  • WEBDEV - Server codePHP the control description window.
Therefore, the preset action can be modified from the code editor directly.
Caution: Any WLanguage code entered in the code editor after the call to the preset action will not be run.
WINDEVAndroidJava To include a preset action in a WLanguage code, use ExecutePresetAction.
WINDEVAndroidJava

Running a preset action through programming

WINDEV also allows you to run a preset action by using ExecutePresetAction.
Minimum version required
  • Version 11
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