Attribute | Returns | Data type returned |
objectType | The object's type, in English. | text |
hasFocus | 1 if objectName has focus; otherwise, returns 0. Objects that can have the focus are fields, portals, tab panels, slide panels, buttons, popover buttons, popevers, charts, and groups. Also returns 1 for a portal when a portal row is selected. | number |
containsFocus | 1 if objectName has focus or if it contains an object that has focus; otherwise, returns 0. Objects that can contain the focus are fields, portals, tab panels, slide panels, button bars, buttons, popover buttons, popovers, charts, and groups. | number |
isFrontPanel | 1 if the target object is the tab or slide panel that is in front. | number |
isActive | 1 if the target object is currently active; otherwise, returns 0. | number |
isObjectHidden | 1 if objectName is hidden for the current record; otherwise, returns 0. Returns 1 for objects other than popovers that are to the right of the layout boundary. | number |
bounds | A list of numeric values, separated by spaces, that describes the placement of the specified object (top-left to bottom-right). | text |
left | The left edge coordinate of the specified object. | number |
right | The right edge coordinate of the specified object. | number |
top | The top edge coordinate of the specified object. | number |
bottom | The bottom edge coordinate of the specified object. | number |
width | The width (in points) of the specified object. | number |
height | The height (in points) of the specified object. | number |
rotation | The rotation (in degrees) of the specified object. | number |
startPoint, endPoint | A pair of numeric values (horizontal, vertical), separated by spaces, that represent the start point or end point of a line object. Other objects return the top-left point for startPoint and the bottom-right point for endPoint. | text |
source | The source description of the specified object as follows. web viewers - returns current URL. fields - returns the fully qualified field name (table name::field name). text objects - returns the text (does not return merge fields). portals - returns the related table name. graphics - returns image data such as the image filename. charts - returns the XML description of a chart object. all other objects - returns an empty string. | text |
content | The content of the specified object as follows. web viewers - returns the current content (such as HTML code). fields - returns the field data formatted using the specified object's properties. text objects - returns the text (including text from merge fields). graphics - returns image data, such as the name of a file in a container field if the image is stored (in the field or externally), or the reference to the file if the image is unstored. charts - returns the bitmap representation of a chart object. buttons and popover buttons - returns the button’s text. all other objects - returns an empty string. | text |
enclosingObject | The objectName of the enclosing layout object; otherwise, returns an empty string. Only groups, tab panels, slide panels, button bars, popover buttons, popovers, and portals can contain other objects. | text |
containedObjects | A list of named objects contained within objectName. Only groups, tab panels, slide panels, button bars, popover buttons, popovers, and portals can contain other objects. | text |