Line
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The line component displays a straight line. It can run north-south, east-west, or diagonally. You can add arrows to either side. The line can be dashed using any pattern you want. You can even draw the line like a sinusoidal wave!
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Name |
Description |
Property Type |
Scripting |
Category |
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Anti Alias |
Draw with antialias on? Makes text smoother |
boolean |
.antiAlias |
Appearance |
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Color |
Set the color of the line. |
Color |
.foreground |
Appearance |
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Cursor |
The mouse cursor to use when hovering over this component. |
int |
.cursorCode |
Common |
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Dash Pattern |
Enter a string of comma-delimited numbers which indicate the stroke pattern for a dashed line. For instance, "3,5" means three pixels on, five pixels off. |
String |
.strokePattern |
Appearance |
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Data Quality |
The data quality code for any tag bindings on this component. |
int |
.dataQuality |
Data |
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Left Arrow |
Draw an arrow head on the left/top of the line? |
boolean |
.leftArrow |
Appearance |
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Left Arrow Size |
The size of the left arrow, if present |
int |
.leftArrowSize |
Appearance |
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Line Mode |
The line mode determines where in the rectangle the line is drawn. |
int |
.lineMode |
Appearance |
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Line Style |
The line style determines how the shape of the line looks |
int |
.lineStyle |
Appearance |
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Line Width |
Set the width of the line in pixels. |
int |
.lineWidth |
Appearance |
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Mouseover Text |
The text that is displayed in the tooltip which pops up on mouseover of this component. |
String |
.toolTipText |
Common |
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Name |
The name of this component. |
String |
.name |
Common |
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Right Arrow |
Draw an arrow head on the right/bottom of the line? |
boolean |
.rightArrow |
Appearance |
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Right Arrow Size |
The size of the right arrow, if present |
int |
.rightArrowSize |
Appearance |
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Sine Height |
Sets the 'amplitude' of the sine wave to be drawn |
int |
.sineHeight |
Appearance |
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Sine Length |
Sets the 'wavelength' of the sine wave to be drawn |
int |
.sineLength |
Appearance |
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Styles |
Contains the component's styles |
Dataset |
.styles |
Appearance |
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Visible |
If disabled, the component will be hidden. |
boolean |
.visible |
Common |
This component does not have scripting functions associated with it.
This component does not have extension functions associated with it.
mouse
mouseClicked
This event signifies a mouse click on the source component. A mouse click the combination of a mouse press and a mouse release, both of which must have occurred over the source component. Note that this event fires after the pressed and released events have fired.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mouseEntered
This event fires when the mouse enters the space over the source component.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mouseExited
This event fires when the mouse leaves the space over the source component.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mousePressed
This event fires when a mouse button is pressed down on the source component.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mouseReleased
This event fires when a mouse button is released, if that mouse button's press happened over this component.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mouseMotion
mouseDragged
Fires when the mouse moves over a component after a button has been pushed.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mouseMoved
Fires when the mouse moves over a component, but no buttons are pushed.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
propertyChange
propertyChange
Fires whenever a bindable property of the source component changes. This works for standard and custom (dynamic) properties.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.newValue |
The new value that this property changed to. |
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.oldValue |
The value that this property was before it changed. Note that not all components include an accurate oldValue in their events. |
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.propertyName |
The name of the property that changed. NOTE: remember to always filter out these events for the property that you are looking for! Components often have many properties that change. |
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