BBjInputD::getRestore

Description

In BBj 4.0 and higher, this method returns the restore string for the BBjInputD control.

Syntax

Return Value	Method
string	getRestore()

Parameters

None.

Return Value

Returns the restore string for the BBjInputD control.

Remarks

The restore string is the text representation of the date that appears when a user hits the restore key (usually ESC) or by calling the BBjInputD::restore method.

Example

REM Get the restore value 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 restore value for an InputD control
print "Restore value is ",myInputD!.getRestore()

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