BBjInputD::setInsertMode

Description

In BBj 4.0 and higher, this method sets whether the BBjInputD control is in insert mode.

Syntax

Return Value

Method

void

setInsertMode(boolean insert)

Parameters

Variable

Description

insert

Sets whether the control is in insert mode.

0 = Not in insert mode

1= In insert mode

Return Value

None.

Remarks

If in insert mode, then characters are inserted into the control when typed. Otherwise, the characters are overwritten.

By default, the control is not in insert mode.

Example

rem 'Set an InputD control to be in insert mode

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 'Set an InputD control to be in insert mode
myInputD!.setInsertMode(mySysGui!.TRUE)

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

See Also

BBjAPI

BBjSysGui

BBjControl

BBjWindow

See the BBj Object Diagram for an illustration of the relationship between BBj Objects.