ui.Dialog methods

Methods of the ui.Dialog class.

Table 1. Class methods
Name Description 
ui.Dialog.createConstructByName(
   fields DYNAMIC ARRAY OF RECORD
                        name STRING,
                        type STRING
                    END RECORD
   )
 Creates an ui.Dialog object to implement a dynamic CONSTRUCT BY NAME. 
ui.Dialog.createMultipleDialog( )
 Creates an ui.Dialog object to implement a dynamic DIALOG multiple-dialog. 
ui.Dialog.createDisplayArrayTo(
   fields DYNAMIC ARRAY OF RECORD
                        name STRING,
                        type STRING
                    END RECORD,
   screenRecord STRING )
 Creates an ui.Dialog object to implement a dynamic DISPLAY ARRAY TO. 
ui.Dialog.createInputArrayFrom(
   fields DYNAMIC ARRAY OF RECORD
                        name STRING,
                        type STRING
                    END RECORD,
   screenRecord STRING )
 Creates an ui.Dialog object to implement a dynamic INPUT ARRAY FROM. 
ui.Dialog.createInputByName(
   fields DYNAMIC ARRAY OF RECORD
                        name STRING,
                        type STRING
                    END RECORD
   )
 Creates an ui.Dialog object to implement a dynamic INPUT BY NAME. 
ui.Dialog.getCurrent()
  RETURNS ui.Dialog
 Returns the current dialog object. 
ui.Dialog.setDefaultUnbuffered(
   on BOOLEAN )
 Set the default unbuffered mode for all dialogs.
Table 2. Object methods
Name Description 
accept()
 Validates and terminates the dialog. 
addTrigger(
   trigger STRING )
 Adds an event trigger to the dynamic dialog 
appendNode(
   name STRING,
   parentIndex INTEGER
 ) RETURNS INTEGER
 Appends a new node in the specified tree-view. 
appendRow(
   name STRING )
 Appends a new row in the specified list. 
arrayToVisualIndex(
   name STRING,
   arrayIndex INTEGER
 ) RETURNS INTEGER
 Converts the program array index to the visual index for a given screen array. 
cancel()
 Cancels a parent dialog from a sub-dialog. 
close()
 Closes a dynamic dialog. 
deleteAllRows(
   name STRING )
 Deletes all rows from the specified list. 
deleteNode(
   name STRING,
   index INTEGER )
 Deletes a node from the specified tree-view. 
deleteRow(
   name STRING,
   index INTEGER )
 Deletes a row from the specified list. 
getArrayLength(
   name STRING )
  RETURNS INTEGER
 Returns the total number of rows in the specified list. 
getCurrentItem()
  RETURNS STRING
 Returns the current item having focus. 
getCurrentRow(
   name STRING )
  RETURNS INTEGER
 Returns the current row of the specified list. 
getFieldBuffer(
   name STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
 Returns the input buffer of the specified field. 
getFieldTouched(
   fields STRING )
  RETURNS BOOLEAN
 Returns the modification flag for a field. 
getFieldValue(
   name STRING )
  RETURNS fgl-type
 Returns the value of a field controlled by a dynamic dialog. 
getForm()
  RETURNS ui.Form
 Returns the current form used by the dialog. 
getQueryFromField(
   name STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
 Returns the SQL condition of a field used in a query by example dialog. 
getSortKey(
   name STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
 Returns the name of the sort field selected by the user. 
insertNode(
   name STRING,
   index INTEGER )
 Inserts a new node in the specified tree. 
insertRow(
   name STRING,
   index INTEGER )
 Inserts a new row in the specified list. 
isSortReverse(
   name STRING )
  RETURNS BOOLEAN
 Indicates the sort order direction (FALSE=ascending, TRUE=descending) 
isRowSelected(
   name STRING,
   row INTEGER )
  RETURNS BOOLEAN
 Queries row selection for a given list and row. 
nextField(
   name STRING )
 Registers the next field to go to. 
nextEvent()
   RETURNS STRING
 Waits for a dialog event. 
selectionToString(
   name STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
 Serializes data of the selected rows. 
setActionActive(
  name STRING,
  active BOOLEAN )
 Enabling and disabling dialog actions. 
setActionComment(
   name STRING,
   comment STRING )
 Set the comment/hint of a default action view. 
setActionHidden(
   name STRING,
   hidden BOOLEAN )
 Showing or hiding a default action view. 
setActionImage(
   name STRING,
   image STRING )
 Set the image of a default action view. 
setActionText(
   name STRING,
   text STRING )
 Defining the text of a default action view. 
setArrayAttributes(
   name STRING,
   attributes dynamic-array-type )
 Define cell decoration attributes array for the specified list (singular or multiple dialogs). 
setArrayLength(
   name STRING,
   length INTEGER )
 Sets the total number of rows in the specified list. 
setCellAttributes(
   attributes dynamic-array-type )
 Define cell decoration attributes array for the specified list (singular dialog only). 
setCompleterItems(
   items DYNAMIC ARRAY OF STRING )
 Define autocompletion items for a field defined with COMPLETER attribute. 
setCurrentRow(
   name STRING,
   row INTEGER )
 Sets the current row in the specified list. 
setFieldActive(
   fields STRING,
   val BOOLEAN )
 Enable and disable form fields. 
setFieldTouched(
   fields STRING,
   val BOOLEAN )
 Sets the modification flag of the specified field. 
setFieldValue(
   name STRING,
   value fgl-type )
 Sets the value of a field controlled by the dialog object. 
setSelectionMode(
   name STRING,
   mode INTEGER )
 Defines the row selection mode for the specified list. 
setSelectionRange(
   name STRING,
   start INTEGER,
   end INTEGER,
   value BOOLEAN )
 Sets the row selection flags for a range of rows. 
validate(
   formFieldList )
  RETURNS INTEGER
 Checks form level validation rules. 
visualToArrayIndex(
   name STRING,
   visualIndex INTEGER
 ) RETURNS INTEGER
 Converts the visual index to the program array index for a given screen array.