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  • Defining a preset action
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  • Information displayed in the code editor
  • Running a preset action programmatically
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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 "Click" event).
How to?

Defining a preset action

To define a preset action:
  1. Open the control description window (select "Description" in the context menu).
  2. On the "General" tab, define the desired action:
    1. WINDEV 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".
The actions proposed depend on the elements found in the current project (windows, pages, component, procedure, ...).
WINDEV Mobile Note: To select the preset action, you can also click "Preset action..." in the context 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:
    Therefore, the preset action can be modified from the code editor directly.
    Note: Any WLanguage code entered in the code editor after the call to the preset action will not be executed.
    Android To include a preset action in a WLanguage code, use ExecutePresetAction.
    Android

    Running a preset action programmatically

    WINDEV also allows you to run a preset action by using ExecutePresetAction.
    Minimum version required
    • Version 11
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    Last update: 03/10/2025

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