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The <var>Value</var> property sets or returns the value of a <var>ScreenField</var>. The value is set from or copied to a <var class="product">User Language</var> string, and it may be from 0-255 characters in length. | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
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===Syntax terms=== | ===Syntax terms=== | ||
< | <table class="syntaxTable"> | ||
< | <tr><th>%currentString</th> | ||
< | <td>A <var class="product">User Language</var> string variable to contain the returned <var class="term">sfield</var> data.</td></tr> | ||
< | <tr><th>sfield</th> | ||
< | <td>A reference to an instance of a <var>ScreenField</var> object. </td></tr> | ||
< | <tr><th>newString</th> | ||
< | <td>The string value to assign to <var class="term">sfield</var>. </td></tr> | ||
</ | </table> | ||
==Usage notes== | ==Usage notes== | ||
<ul><li>After a <var>[[Read_(Screen_function)|Read]]</var> of a <var>Screen</var> object, you use the <var>Value</var> method to get any user-entered data for a non-protected field. | |||
<li>For an example using <var>Value</var> to set field display data, see the [[Screen_object_sample_code|"Screen object sample code"]]. | |||
<li>For an example using <var>Value</var> to get user-entered data, see the example below. | |||
</ul> | |||
==Examples== | |||
In the following example, a screenfield <code>%scrfmsg</code> set up to display an error message to the user is populated according to the user command input in screenfield <code>%scrfcmd</code>. The <var>[[$SirMsg]]</var> argument identifies the number of the line to be returned from a procedure designated by <var>[[$SirMsgP]]</var> (not shown). | |||
<p class="code"> ... | |||
%scr is object screen | |||
%scrfmsg is object screenfield | |||
%scrfcmd is object screenfield | |||
%scrfmsg = %sscr:<var>addField</var>(row=3, column=1, - | |||
width=%scr:columns - 1, color=red) | |||
... | |||
%scr:read | |||
if %scrfcmd:value = 'x' then | |||
%msg = <var>$Sirmsg</var>(11) | |||
if %scrfcmd:value = 'y' then | |||
%msg = <var>$Sirmsg</var>(12) | |||
... | |||
%scrfmsg:<var>value</var> = %msg | |||
... | |||
</p> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
<ul> | |||
<li>The <var>[[Screen class#AddField function|AddField]]</var> method's <var>Value</var> parameter can set display data when the <var>ScreenField</var> is instantiated. | |||
</ul> | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 20 November 2012
Set or return the value of a screenfield (ScreenField class)
The Value property sets or returns the value of a ScreenField. The value is set from or copied to a User Language string, and it may be from 0-255 characters in length.
Syntax
%currentString = sfield:Value sfield:Value = newString
Syntax terms
| %currentString | A User Language string variable to contain the returned sfield data. |
|---|---|
| sfield | A reference to an instance of a ScreenField object. |
| newString | The string value to assign to sfield. |
Usage notes
- After a Read of a Screen object, you use the Value method to get any user-entered data for a non-protected field.
- For an example using Value to set field display data, see the "Screen object sample code".
- For an example using Value to get user-entered data, see the example below.
Examples
In the following example, a screenfield %scrfmsg set up to display an error message to the user is populated according to the user command input in screenfield %scrfcmd. The $SirMsg argument identifies the number of the line to be returned from a procedure designated by $SirMsgP (not shown).
... %scr is object screen %scrfmsg is object screenfield %scrfcmd is object screenfield %scrfmsg = %sscr:addField(row=3, column=1, - width=%scr:columns - 1, color=red) ... %scr:read if %scrfcmd:value = 'x' then %msg = $Sirmsg(11) if %scrfcmd:value = 'y' then %msg = $Sirmsg(12) ... %scrfmsg:value = %msg ...
See also
- The AddField method's Value parameter can set display data when the ScreenField is instantiated.