BBjInputD::getMask
Description
In BBj 4.0 and higher, this method returns the mask of the BBjInputD control.
Syntax
Return Value | Method |
string | getMask() |
Parameters
None.
Return Value
Returns the mask of the BBjInputD control. The mask is formatted according to the rules of the DATE() function.
Remarks
By default, the BBjInputD control is not in insert mode.
Example
REM Get the mask for an InputD control
REM Obtain the instance of the BBjAPI object LET myAPI!=BBjAPI()
REM Open the SysGui device SYSGUI=UNT OPEN (SYSGUI)"X0"
REM Obtain the instance of the BBjSysGui object LET mySysGui!=myAPI!.getSysGui()
REM Set addWindow param values X=10 Y=10 WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=200 TITLE$="BBj Window"
REM Set the current context mySysGui!.setContext(0)
REM Create a window myWindow! = mySysGui!.addWindow(X,Y,WIDTH,HEIGHT,TITLE$,$00010002$)
REM Add an InputD control that uses the current default mask, inserting REM today's date when the user hits the restore key (normally ESCAPE) myInputD! = myWindow!.addInputD(101,50,100,90,30,$080c$,"",$$,0,0)
REM Get the mask for the InputD control. REM If the locale is "en_US", this will return "%Mz/%Dz/%Yz" print "Mask is ",myInputD!.getMask()
REM Register the CALLBACK routines CALLBACK(ON_CLOSE,APP_CLOSE,mySysGui!.getContext())
REM Process Events PROCESS_EVENTS
REM Callback routine called when the user closes the application window APP_CLOSE: RELEASE RETURN |
See Also
BBjAPI
BBjSysGui
BBjControl
BBjWindow
Date Function for mask options
See the BBj Object Diagram for an illustration of the relationship between BBj Objects.