Case insensitive names with UI methods

Methods of built-in classes using user interface object names are now case insensitive.

Before Genero BDL version 3.20, built-in class methods such as ui.Dialog.setActionActive() were case sensitive. Since compilers convert names to lowercase, it was required to use lowercase names in the built-in class methods:

ON ACTION MyAction   -- converted to myaction
...
CALL DIALOG.setActionActive("MyAction",FALSE)   -- produced a runtime error!
CALL DIALOG.setActionActive("myaction",FALSE)   -- works

Starting with version 3.20, these methods are now case insensitive, so you can write:

ON ACTION MyAction   -- converted to myaction
...
CALL DIALOG.setActionActive("MyAction",FALSE)

Note: This change is backward compatible, there is no need to modify the existing code.

User interface object names defined in the form files can also be referenced with the exact name.

For example, in the .per form file:

EDIT f01 = Customer.CustAddr, ... ;
GROUP g1 : Group1, ... ;
...
SCREEN RECORD CustRec (...);
...

In the .4gl source file:

CALL DIALOG.setFieldActive("Customer.CustAddr",FALSE)
...
CALL DIALOG.getForm().setElementHidden("Group1",1)
...
LET r = DIALOG.getCurrentRow("CustRec")
...

Note: The methods to build dynamic dialogs are still case sensitive. For example, to define an ON ACTION trigger:

CALL
mydlg.addTrigger("ON ACTION accept")