BBjInputD::getValue

Description

In BBj 4.0 and higher, this method returns the value of a BBjInputD control as a Julian date.

Syntax

Return Value	Method
int	getValue()

Parameters

None.

Return Value

Returns the value of a BBjInputD control.

Remarks

If the text in the control is blank or does not correspond to a valid date, getValue() returns -1, otherwise it returns a Julian date that can be used with the DATE() function.

Example

rem 'Get the value of 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, and 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 'Set the value of an InputD control
myInputD!.setValue(jul(1969,7,20))

rem 'Get the value of an InputD control
value = myInputD!.getValue()
print "Value is",value," ("+date(value:"%Ml %D, %Yl")+")"

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