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control Class Reference

Base class for controls. More...

Inheritance diagram for control:
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Public Member Functions

 dragStartHandler (dragData)
 Default drag handler for controls.
 
 dropStartHandler (dragData)
 Default drop handler for controls.
 
 focus ()
 Client-side method to give input focus to this control.
 
 formatValue (val)
 If defined, convert the internal value of this control into a display value.
 
_.Library.Boolean getDisabled ()
 Client-side method to get the disabled state of this control.
 
 getDragData (dragData)
 Fill in the zenDragData object for this control. More...
 
 getForm ()
 Find the form object that this control belongs to. More...
 
 getInvalidReason ()
 This method is called by the form validation mechanism. More...
 
_.Library.String getProperty (property, key)
 Override to get current value of control.
 
_.Library.Boolean getReadOnly ()
 Client-side method to get the disabled state of this control.
 
_.Library.String getValue ()
 Client-side method to return the value associated with this control.
 
 isModified ()
 Return true if the current value of this control is different. More...
 
 isValid ()
 This method is called by the form validation mechanism to test. More...
 
_.Library.String normalizeValue (val)
 Normalize the type of val based on the <property>clientType</property> More...
 
 onSerialize ()
 This is called when the client serializes this object. More...
 
 onchangeHandler ()
 This built-in event handler is called by the HTML control. More...
 
 select ()
 Client-side method to select the contents of this control.
 
 setDisabled (flag)
 Client-side method to set disabled state of this control.
 
 setProperty (property, value, value2)
 Set the value of a named property. More...
 
 setReadOnly (flag)
 Client-side method to set disabled state of this control.
 
 setValue (value, value2)
 Client-side method to set the value associated with this control. More...
 
 sysName ()
 Client-side version of the <method>Name</method> method. More...
 
 unformatValue (val)
 If defined, convert display value of this control to its internal value.
 
 validationHandler ()
 This client-side method is called by the form object's. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from component
 dragFinishHandler (dragData)
 This is called when a drag operation started within this component. More...
 
 dragHandler ()
 This is called by the layout manager when a drag-and-drop operation. More...
 
 dragNotifyHandler (dragData)
 This is called by the layout manager when a drag operation. More...
 
 dropHandler ()
 This is called by the layout manager when a drag-and-drop operation. More...
 
 exposeComponent ()
 This manages the ondisplay event callback handling. More...
 
 getEnclosingDiv ()
 Client-side method returns the div element that encloses. More...
 
_.Library.String getHidden ()
 Return whether this component is hidden.
 
 getHintElement ()
 Client-side method returns the HTML element that displays. More...
 
 getLabelElement ()
 Client-side method returns the HTML element that displays. More...
 
 onDisplayHandler ()
 This client callback is called from exposeComponent after. More...
 
 onEndModalHandler (zindex)
 Notification that this component is about to stop being modal.
 
 onPopupAction (popupName, action, value)
 This client event, if present, is fired when a popup page has specified. More...
 
 onRefreshContents ()
 This client callback is called just from refreshContents. More...
 
 onStartModalHandler (zindex)
 Notification that this component is about to become modal. More...
 
 refreshContents (sync)
 This method, called from a client page, invokes this component's. More...
 
 setHidden (flag)
 If flag is true, hide this component. More...
 
 setOverlayMode (mode)
 Expirimental: do not use. More...
 
 startProgressBar (div)
 Start the display of a progress bar within display. More...
 
 stopProgressBar ()
 Stop the timer used by the Progress bar.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from object
_.Library.Status OnNew (_.Library.RawString initvalue)
 Constructor for Zen objects. More...
 
 findElement (subid)
 Client-side utility method that finds an HTML element with a. More...
 
 fireOnUpdateEvent ()
 This is called when an object is updated from the server. More...
 
 getSettings (settings)
 Client-side method that returns a list of this component's. More...
 
 getType ()
 Returns the component type of this object. More...
 
 invokeSuper (method, args)
 Invoke the superclass method method of the current. More...
 
 isOfType (type)
 Returns true if this object is of the given component type. More...
 
 makeId (subid)
 client-side utility method that constructs a component-specific id More...
 
 onCreate ()
 This client method, if present, is called when this component is. More...
 
 onDelete ()
 This client method, if present, is called when this component is. More...
 
 onloadHandler ()
 This client event, if present, is fired when the page is loaded.
 
 onunloadHandler ()
 This client event, if present, is fired when the page is unloaded. More...
 
 onupdateHandler ()
 This client method, if present, is fired when the object is updated from the server.
 
 render ()
 This causes a component that draws its contents dynamically. More...
 
 renderContents ()
 This method, if present, is called when this component. More...
 
 renderSVG (document, parent)
 This method is only needed for SVG components. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from RegisteredObject
_.Library.Status OnAddToSaveSet (_.Library.Integer depth, _.Library.Integer insert, _.Library.Integer callcount)
 This callback method is invoked when the current object is added to the SaveSet,. More...
 
_.Library.Status OnClose ()
 This callback method is invoked by the <METHOD>Close</METHOD> method to. More...
 
_.Library.Status OnConstructClone (_.Library.RegisteredObject object, _.Library.Boolean deep, _.Library.String cloned)
 This callback method is invoked by the <METHOD>ConstructClone</METHOD> method to. More...
 
_.Library.Status OnNew ()
 This callback method is invoked by the <METHOD>New</METHOD> method to. More...
 
_.Library.Status OnValidateObject ()
 This callback method is invoked by the <METHOD>ValidateObject</METHOD> method to. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Adaptor
_.Library.Status XMLExport (_.Library.String top, _.Library.String format, _.XML.Namespaces namespaces, attrs, _.Library.String createId, _.Library.String typeAttr, oreflist, idlist, _.Library.String initialIndent, _.Library.Boolean local, _.Net.MIMEPart mimeAttachments)
 Serialize an XML enabled class as an XML document and write. More...
 
_.Library.Status XMLExportToStream (_.Stream.Object export, _.Library.String top, _.Library.String format, _.XML.Namespaces namespaces, attrs, _.Library.String createId, _.Library.String typeAttr, oreflist, idlist, _.Library.String initialIndent)
 Serialize an XML enabled class as an XML document and appends it to a stream. More...
 
_.Library.Status XMLExportToString (_.Library.String export, _.Library.String top, _.Library.String format, _.XML.Namespaces namespaces, attrs, _.Library.String createId, _.Library.String typeAttr, oreflist, idlist, _.Library.String initialIndent)
 Serialize an XML enabled class as an XML document and write it to a string. More...
 

Public Attributes

 clientType
 Indicates the client-side (JavaScript) type that should be used for this control's value. More...
 
 controlClass
 Optional CSS class used for the primary HTML element displayed for this control. More...
 
 controlStyle
 Optional CSS style applied to the primary HTML element displayed for this control. More...
 
 dataBinding
 Optional. More...
 
 disabled
 If true, this control is disabled. More...
 
 invalid
 Set this true when the value of this control is known to be. More...
 
 invalidMessage
 Value displayed in alert box by the form <method>validate</method> More...
 
 onblur
 onblur event handler: More...
 
 onchange
 onchange event handler: More...
 
 onclick
 onclick event handler: More...
 
 ondblclick
 ondblclick event handler: More...
 
 onfocus
 onfocus event handler: More...
 
 onkeydown
 onkeydown event handler: More...
 
 onkeypress
 onkeypress event handler: More...
 
 onkeyup
 onkeyup event handler: More...
 
 onmousedown
 onmousedown event handler: More...
 
 onmouseout
 onmouseout event handler: More...
 
 onmouseover
 onmouseover event handler: More...
 
 onmouseup
 onmouseup event handler: More...
 
 onsubmit
 onsubmit event handler: More...
 
 ontouchend
 ontouchend event handler: More...
 
 ontouchmove
 ontouchmove event handler: More...
 
 ontouchstart
 ontouchstart event handler: More...
 
 onvalidate
 onvalidate event handler: More...
 
 originalValue
 Original value for this control before any user modification. More...
 
 readOnly
 If true, this control is readOnly. More...
 
 required
 If true, this control is required. More...
 
 requiredMessage
 Value displayed in alert box by the form <method>validate</method> More...
 
 tabIndex
 If defined, this is used to provide a value for the HTML tabIndex. More...
 
 value
 Default value displayed within this control. More...
 
- Public Attributes inherited from component
 align
 Specifies how this component should be horizontally aligned within its layout cell. More...
 
 containerStyle
 CSS style applied to the td element used to contain this child component within. More...
 
 dragEnabled
 If this value is true and dragAndDrop is enabled for the page, then. More...
 
 dropEnabled
 If this value is true and dragAndDrop is enabled for the page, then. More...
 
 enclosingClass
 Optional CSS class used for this component's enclosing div. More...
 
 enclosingStyle
 Optional CSS style applied to this component's enclosing div. More...
 
 error
 Run-time value; Set to indicate an error within this component. More...
 
 height
 Specifies the height of this component with respect to its container. More...
 
 hidden
 If true, this component is hidden. More...
 
 hint
 User defined hint text used to display additional hint text for this component. More...
 
 hintClass
 Optional CSS class used for the component hint. More...
 
 hintStyle
 User defined style used for the component hint. More...
 
 label
 User defined label used to label this component. More...
 
 labelClass
 Optional CSS class used for the component label. More...
 
 labelDisabledClass
 Optional CSS class used for the component label when disabled. More...
 
 labelStyle
 User defined style used for the component label. More...
 
 onafterdrag
 onafterdrag event handler: More...
 
 onbeforedrag
 onbeforedrag event handler: More...
 
 ondrag
 ondrag event handler: More...
 
 ondrop
 ondrop event handler: More...
 
 onhide
 onhide event handler: More...
 
 onrefresh
 onrefresh event handler: More...
 
 onshow
 onshow event handler: More...
 
 showLabel
 Controls whether a label is displayed for this component. More...
 
 slice
 User-defined number of units of relative space this. More...
 
 title
 Help text (tool tip) displayed when mouse hovers over this component (or its label). More...
 
 valign
 Specifies how this component should be vertically aligned within its layout cell. More...
 
 width
 Specifies the width of this component with respect to its container. More...
 
- Public Attributes inherited from object
 aux
 @qualifier final This is an auxiliary property that is provided More...
 
 composite
 @qualifier final For components that are created as part of a composite component, More...
 
 id
 @qualifier final This is a unique identifier that is used to distinguish this object More...
 
 index
 @qualifier final System-assigned index number used internally to identify this component. More...
 
 name
 @qualifier final Name of this object. More...
 
 onupdate
 onupdate event handler: More...
 
 parent
 @qualifier final Link to the component that contains this object More...
 
 tuple
 @qualifier final Special property indicating which tuple of a More...
 
 visible
 This property indicates whether a component is visible and thus layed out. More...
 
 window
 @qualifier final This is a client-only property that refers to the JavaScript More...
 

Static Public Attributes

 DEFAULTCLIENTTYPE = None
 Base class for controls. More...
 
 DEFAULTCONTROLCLASS = None
 The default css class used for the main element within this control. More...
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from component
 DEFAULTENCLOSINGCLASS = None
 Subclasses can set this to change default enclosingClass used for this. More...
 
 DEFAULTHEIGHT = None
 Subclasses can set this to change default height for a component.
 
 DEFAULTHIDDEN = None
 Subclasses can set this to change default hidden property for a component.
 
 DEFAULTHINTCLASS = None
 Subclasses can set this to change default css class used for hints.
 
 DEFAULTLABELCLASS = None
 Subclasses can set this to change default css class used for labels.
 
 DEFAULTLABELDISABLEDCLASS = None
 Subclasses can set this to change default css class used for disabled labels.
 
 DEFAULTVISIBLE = None
 Subclasses can set this to change default visibilty for a component.
 
 DEFAULTWIDTH = None
 Subclasses can set this to change default width for a component.
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from object
 DEFAULTVISIBLE = None
 Subclasses can set this to change default visibilty for a component.
 
 INCLUDEFILES = None
 CSV list of additional include files (either .js or .css) that. More...
 
 MODULE = None
 If set, this indicates that this system component should be. More...
 
 NAMESPACE = None
 This is the XML namespace used for library components.
 
 POSTCOMPILEACTIONS = None
 This is a comma-delimited list of which post-compile actions this component. More...
 
 USECOMMONDIRECTORY = None
 If true, then the include files generated for this component, are placed in the. More...
 
 XMLFORMAT = None
 If XMLFORMAT="Literal", then only support for literal format import and export is generated. More...
 
 XMLIGNOREINVALIDATTRIBUTE = None
 By setting this to 0, we disallow use of invalid attribute names in Zen XML documents.
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from RegisteredObject
 CAPTION = None
 Optional name used by the Form Wizard for a class when generating forms. More...
 
 JAVATYPE = None
 The Java type to be used when exported.
 
 PROPERTYVALIDATION = None
 This parameter controls the default validation behavior for the object. More...
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from Adaptor
 ATTRIBUTEQUALIFIED = None
 ATTRIBUTEQUALIFIED controls the format of exported XML by controlling whether attributes. More...
 
 ELEMENTQUALIFIED = None
 ELEMENTQUALIFIED controls the format of exported XML. More...
 
 NAMESPACE = None
 NAMESPACE specifies the XML namespace to be used when projecting the. More...
 
 SUPPRESSTYPEPREFIX = None
 SUPPRESSTYPEPREFIX allows the type name that refers to this class. More...
 
 XMLDEFAULTREFERENCE = None
 XMLDEFAULTREFERENCE specifies the default value of the XMLREFERENCE property parameter. More...
 
 XMLENABLED = None
 If this parameter is true then XML-enabling methods. More...
 
 XMLFORMAT = None
 The XMLFORMAT parameter controls the generation of the XMLExport and XMLImport. More...
 
 XMLIGNOREINVALIDATTRIBUTE = None
 The XMLIGNOREINVALIDATTRIBUTE parameter allows the programmer to control handling of unexpected. More...
 
 XMLIGNOREINVALIDTAG = None
 The XMLIGNOREINVALIDTAG parameter allows the programmer to control handling of unexpected. More...
 
 XMLIGNORENULL = None
 XMLIGNORENULL allows the programmer to override the default XML handling. More...
 
 XMLINCLUDEINGROUP = None
 XMLINCLUDEINGROUP allows the programmer to control whether a class is included. More...
 
 XMLINHERITANCE = None
 If the XMLINHERITANCE parameter is set to "LEFT", then in the case of multiple. More...
 
 XMLNAME = None
 This parameter provides the default XMLNAME for the class. More...
 
 XMLNIL = None
 The XMLNIL class parameter controls the use of xsi:nil by XMLExport. More...
 
 XMLNILNOOBJECT = None
 The XMLNILNOOBJECT parameter allows creation of an object to be skipped for elements. More...
 
 XMLPREFIX = None
 The XMLPREFIX parameter controls the prefix to be used for the XML namespace that. More...
 
 XMLSEQUENCE = None
 If the XMLSEQUENCE = 1, then the order of the XML elements must match the. More...
 
 XMLSUMMARY = None
 The summary fields to be used when an object is referenced are specified. More...
 
 XMLTYPE = None
 This parameter provides the default XMLTYPE for the class. More...
 
 XMLUNSWIZZLE = None
 If the XMLUNSWIZZLE parameter is set to 1, then single object. More...
 
 XMLUSEEMPTYELEMENT = None
 If the XMLUSEEMPTYELEMENT parameter is set to 1, then the empty element shorthand (<tag>) More...
 

Private Member Functions

_.ZEN.Component.form GetForm ()
 Server-side method. More...
 
_.Library.String Name ()
 Utility method used by subclasses to write out the. More...
 
 SetDefaultValues ()
 This method fills in reasonable default values for. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Public Member Functions inherited from Adaptor
_.Library.Status XMLDTD (_.Library.String top, _.Library.String format, _.Library.Boolean input, dtdlist)
 Write the DTD to the current device for this XML enabled class serialized as. More...
 
_.Library.RegisteredObject XMLNew (_.XML.Document document, _.Library.Integer node, _.Library.RegisteredObject containerOref)
 Get an instance of an XML enabled class. More...
 
_.Library.Status XMLSchema (_.Library.String top, _.Library.String format, _.Library.String namespacePrefix, _.Library.Boolean input, _.Library.Boolean refOnly, schema)
 Write an XML Schema fragment to the current device which describes an XML enabled class and dependent classes. More...
 
_.Library.String XMLSchemaNamespace ()
 Get the namespace to which this class belongs for use in schema generation. More...
 
_.Library.Status XMLSchemaType (_.XML.Schema schemaInstance, _.XML.Node node, _.Library.String top, _.Library.Boolean encoded, _.Library.Boolean summary, _.Library.Boolean input, _.Library.Boolean refOnly)
 Add a complexType to the schema that is respresented by an <class>XML.Schema</class> instance. More...
 

Detailed Description

Base class for controls.


A control is a specialized type of component that can be placed within a form. Typically controls are used to allow the user to display and edit values (such as <class>text</class> controls) or to let the user take actions (such as <class>button</class> controls).
Most controls define a value (via the <property>value</property>) that is the data value associated with the control. This value can be submitted to the server as part of a <class>form</class> submit operation.
Controls define a set of common event handler properties, such as <property>onclick</property> that let you define a JavaScript expression that is executed when a given event occurs within the control.
Using the ZEN Model-View-Controller mechanism, you can bind data values to controls within a <class>form</class>. This provides a way to automatically set the value of a control to a property within a DataModel object.
Controls work together with a <class>form</class> to provide support for data validation and change tracking. Each control can define whether its current value is valid or not.
By default controls support drag-and-drop in the following way:
A drag from a control will drag the current value of the control.
A drop onto a control will set the current value of the control to the value of the drag data object. The text value is used if different than the logical value.

Member Function Documentation

◆ GetForm()

_.ZEN.Component.form GetForm ( )
private

Server-side method.

Find the form object that this control belongs to. Return "" if there is no form.

◆ Name()

_.Library.String Name ( )
private

Utility method used by subclasses to write out the.

nameattribute for the primary HTML element of this control.
Names are of the form: $V_id
If name starts with "IRIS" or "Cache" then it is assumed to be a built-in variable and is not escaped.

◆ SetDefaultValues()

SetDefaultValues ( )
private

This method fills in reasonable default values for.

this control. Used by tools (such as the Control Tester) to dynamically create controls.

Reimplemented in radioSet, radioButton, multiSelectSet, listBox, label, image, dynaGrid, dataListBox, dataCombo, combobox, checkbox, and button.

◆ getDragData()

getDragData (   dragData)

Fill in the zenDragData object for this control.

This is called when a drag operation starts on this control. Subclasses can override this to provide customized behavior.

Reimplemented in image.

◆ getForm()

getForm ( )

Find the form object that this control belongs to.

Return null if there is no form.

◆ getInvalidReason()

getInvalidReason ( )

This method is called by the form validation mechanism.

in order to get an invalid message to display for this control.
This is called by the form's <method>validate</method> method after it has determined that this control has an invalid value.

◆ isModified()

isModified ( )

Return true if the current value of this control is different.

than its orginal value.

Reimplemented in textarea.

◆ isValid()

isValid ( )

This method is called by the form validation mechanism to test.

if the current contents of this control are valid.
Returns true if the control value is valid; false otherwise. Subclasses can override this to provide specific behavior.
The default behavior is to return true.

Reimplemented in dateText, and dateSelect.

◆ normalizeValue()

_.Library.String normalizeValue (   val)

Normalize the type of val based on the <property>clientType</property>

of this control.

◆ onSerialize()

onSerialize ( )

This is called when the client serializes this object.


This gives us a chance to make sure that the value property is updated to have the current value displayed within the control. This version will take care of this for native controls. Custom controls must either ensure that the value property matches the current value of the control or override this method.

Reimplemented from object.

Reimplemented in radioButton, label, and checkbox.

◆ onchangeHandler()

onchangeHandler ( )

This built-in event handler is called by the HTML control.

associated with the control to raise notification that the control's value has changed.

Reimplemented in textarea.

◆ setProperty()

setProperty (   property,
  value,
  value2 
)

Set the value of a named property.


Assume that subclasses that simply wrap HTML controls have named the control 'control' or else have overridden this method.

Reimplemented from component.

Reimplemented in selector, assistedText, scribbleArea, colorWheel, textarea, text, select, radioSet, radioButton, multiSelectSet, lookup, listControl, label, image, hbutton, fileUpload, dynaGrid, dateText, dateSelect, dataListBox, dataGrid, dataCombo, combobox, colorPicker, checkbox, calendar, button, abstractListBox, abstractComboBox, toggleIcon, textStyleBar, textJustifyBar, strokeWidthBar, strokeStyleBar, spinner, pickBox, hSlider, colorPip, colorPalette, codeEditor, captionEditor, abstractIconBar, and styleEdit.

◆ setValue()

setValue (   value,
  value2 
)

Client-side method to set the value associated with this control.

value2 is an optional, second parameter used by some controls (such as <class>dataCombo</class>).

◆ sysName()

sysName ( )

Client-side version of the <method>Name</method> method.

Use this to contruct control names when creating controls via DHTML that may be submitted by a Zen form.

◆ validationHandler()

validationHandler ( )

This client-side method is called by the form object's.

<method>validate</method> to test if the contents of this control are valid.
This method does the following:

  • If this control is required, it tests that a value has been supplied.
  • If this control has an onvalidate callback defined, it calls it.
  • Otherwise, it invokes the <method>isValid</method> method for this control to perform control-specific validation logic.

Readonly and disabled controls are always considered to be valid. A subclass can override this method to provide additional behavior, but the overridden method should perform the above actions.
Returns true if the control value is valid; false otherwise.

Member Data Documentation

◆ DEFAULTCLIENTTYPE

DEFAULTCLIENTTYPE = None
static

Base class for controls.


A control is a specialized type of component that can be placed within a form. Typically controls are used to allow the user to display and edit values (such as <class>text</class> controls) or to let the user take actions (such as <class>button</class> controls).
Most controls define a value (via the <property>value</property>) that is the data value associated with the control. This value can be submitted to the server as part of a <class>form</class> submit operation.
Controls define a set of common event handler properties, such as <property>onclick</property> that let you define a JavaScript expression that is executed when a given event occurs within the control.
Using the ZEN Model-View-Controller mechanism, you can bind data values to controls within a <class>form</class>. This provides a way to automatically set the value of a control to a property within a DataModel object.
Controls work together with a <class>form</class> to provide support for data validation and change tracking. Each control can define whether its current value is valid or not.
By default controls support drag-and-drop in the following way:
A drag from a control will drag the current value of the control.
A drop onto a control will set the current value of the control to the value of the drag data object. The text value is used if different than the logical value.

The default value for the <property>clientType</property> property.

◆ DEFAULTCONTROLCLASS

DEFAULTCONTROLCLASS = None
static

The default css class used for the main element within this control.

This

is overridden by subclasses.

◆ clientType

clientType

Indicates the client-side (JavaScript) type that should be used for this control's value.


By default controls treat their values as strings with no client-side normalization.
A control, or a page containing the control, can override this to indicate that this control displays a non-string value. The client-side logic will then try to convert the value to the appropriate client-side type whenever the value of the control is set.
Possible values are:

  • 'string' - the control will trim leading and trailing spaces from its value.
  • 'boolean' - the control will convert its value to true or false.
  • 'integer' - the control will convert its value to an integer or '' for an invalid integer.
  • 'float' - the control will convert its value to an float or '' for an invalid float.

 

◆ controlClass

controlClass

Optional CSS class used for the primary HTML element displayed for this control.

 

◆ controlStyle

controlStyle

Optional CSS style applied to the primary HTML element displayed for this control.


How, and whether, this CSS style is used is up to the actual control implementation.
This property is provided as a convenience. It is more typical to provide style information via a style sheet.  

◆ dataBinding

dataBinding

Optional.

If this control belongs to a form that is associated with

a dataController, this specifies the name of the property within the dataController that will provide the value for this control.  

◆ disabled

disabled

If true, this control is disabled.

 

◆ invalid

invalid

Set this true when the value of this control is known to be.

invalid. Typically this is done by the form validation logic to to display this in a way that indicates it contains an invalid value.  

◆ invalidMessage

invalidMessage

Value displayed in alert box by the form <method>validate</method>

method when the contents of this control are invalid.
This is a localized value.  

◆ onblur

onblur

onblur event handler:

This event is fired when the control loses focus.  

◆ onchange

onchange

onchange event handler:

This event is fired when the value of the control changes. Note that controls fire this event indirectly; the actual onchange event is sent to a built-in handler that notifies the form that owns this control of the modification.  

◆ onclick

onclick

onclick event handler:

This event is fired when the mouse is clicked on the control.  

◆ ondblclick

ondblclick

ondblclick event handler:

This event is fired when the mouse is double-clicked on the control.  

◆ onfocus

onfocus

onfocus event handler:

This event is fired when the control is given focus.  

◆ onkeydown

onkeydown

onkeydown event handler:

This event is fired when a key is pressed when this control has focus.  

◆ onkeypress

onkeypress

onkeypress event handler:

This event is fired when a key is pressed when this control has focus.  

◆ onkeyup

onkeyup

onkeyup event handler:

This event is fired when a key is released when this control has focus.  

◆ onmousedown

onmousedown

onmousedown event handler:

This event is fired when a mouse button is released while within the area of the control.  

◆ onmouseout

onmouseout

onmouseout event handler:

This event is fired when the mouse pointer leaves the area of the control.  

◆ onmouseover

onmouseover

onmouseover event handler:

This event is fired when the mouse pointer enters the area of the control.  

◆ onmouseup

onmouseup

onmouseup event handler:

This event is fired when a mouse button is pressed while within the area of the control.  

◆ onsubmit

onsubmit

onsubmit event handler:

This event is fired when the form this control belongs to is submitted. This gives controls a chance to supply or modify the value they submit.  

◆ ontouchend

ontouchend

ontouchend event handler:

This event is fired on a touch screen device when the last figure or stylus breaks contact the screen at the end of a gesture.  

◆ ontouchmove

ontouchmove

ontouchmove event handler:

This event is fired on a touch screen device when the one or more of the active contact points changes position as part of a gesture input.  

◆ ontouchstart

ontouchstart

ontouchstart event handler:

This event is fired on a touch screen device when a figure or stylus initially contacts the screen within the area of the control.  

◆ onvalidate

onvalidate

onvalidate event handler:

This event is fired when this control's value is validated by its parent form. Return false if the value of this control is invalid.  

◆ originalValue

originalValue

Original value for this control before any user modification.

It is used to detect which controls have been modified.
This is a special value in that it is automatically intialized when a form is displayed.
Do not use this property directly on the client; instead used the <method>getProperty</method> method.
Note that setting this on the client (via <method>setProperty</method>) will reset it to the current value of this control.  

◆ readOnly

readOnly

If true, this control is readOnly.

 

◆ required

required

If true, this control is required.

That is, a user must supply a

value for this control or the default form validation logic will fail.  

◆ requiredMessage

requiredMessage

Value displayed in alert box by the form <method>validate</method>

method when this control is required and does not have a value.
This is a localized value.  

◆ tabIndex

tabIndex

If defined, this is used to provide a value for the HTML tabIndex.

attribute. This is used by the browser to control the tab order of controls within a form.  

◆ value

value

Default value displayed within this control.

This is a special value in that it is automatically intialized when a form is displayed.
Do not use this property directly on the client; instead used the <method>getValue</method> method to get the current value of a control.