Properties, Events, and Methods
Canvas is an object-driven environment. The controls that you place on a Canvas screen are treated as objects when scripting, and therefore include a set of properties, methods, and events relevant to the object type.
Properties
The properties of an object are displayed in the Properties pane. On the Canvas toolbar, click
(Display properties) to display a Properties pane in your application window or to hide the currently open pane.Use the Properties pane to access, edit, and customize properties of your screen and its controls or objects. The pane displays available property details of the screen or object that is currently selected. Also see Configuring Control Properties for more information.
Script properties can be viewed in the Script view of the Screen pane. Within the script for your screen you can access screen objects via Microsoft's Intellisense assist. See Accessing Screen Objects for more information about control objects and using Intellisense.
In this online help each control (and the screen) has a topic to list and describe the properties available to that control (or screen). See the parent topic for each control (and the screen) for a link to the Properties topic.
A reference topic is also provided to view ALL Canvas properties: All Canvas Control Properties.
Events
The events of an object are displayed in the Events pane. On the Canvas toolbar, click
(Display events) to display an Events pane in your application window or to hide the currently open pane.Use the Events pane to enable any associated events that can be called from objects placed on your screen. The pane displays available events for the screen or object that is currently selected. Also see Configuring Control Properties for more information.
Script events can be viewed in the Script view of the Screen pane. Within the script for your screen you can access screen objects via Microsoft's Intellisense assist. See Accessing Screen Objects for more information about control objects and using Intellisense.
In this online help each control (and the screen) has a topic to list and describe the events available to that control (or screen). See the parent topic for each control (and the screen) for a link to the Events topic.
A reference topic is also provided to view ALL Canvas events: All Canvas Control Events.
Methods
Script methods can be viewed in the Script view of the Screen pane. Within the script for your screen you can access screen objects via Microsoft's Intellisense assist. See Accessing Screen Objects for more information about control objects and using Intellisense.
In this online help each control (and the screen) has a topic to list and describe the methods available to that control (or screen). See the parent topic for each control (and the screen) for a link to the Methods topic.
A reference topic is also provided to view ALL Canvas methods: All Canvas Control Methods.
