Actions: Utility
Answer Dialog
Displays a dialog box with a given message and 1-3 choices as buttons.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Output | The location where the selection will go (variable or text or field element). |
| Message | A variable or input to be displayed in the dialog box. |
| Choice1 | A variable or input to be displayed as a button in the dialog box. |
| Choice2 | A variable or input to be displayed as a button in the dialog box. |
| Choice3 | A variable or input to be displayed as a button in the dialog box. |
Check Internet Status
Checks the status of the internet connection, and returns ‘true’ or ‘false’.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Output | The location where the internet connection status will go (variable or element) |
Combine the Values
Combines two values (variable or input) and stores the result in a specified variable.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Value1 | A variable or input to be combined. |
| Separator | A separator placed between the two values being combined. |
| Value2 | A variable or input to be combined. |
| Output | The location where the combination of the two values will be stored (variable). |
Comment
Add a helpful comment to your code.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| TheComment | The comment string to display |
Email the PDF
Emails the specified element’s rectangular boundary of a given screen as a pdf file.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Subject | The subject of the email. |
| Body | The body of the email. |
| Screen | The screen to be emailed. |
| Element | An element whose rectangular boundary specifies the area of the screen to be emailed as a pdf. |
| Recipient | The email where the pdf will be sent. |
| FromEmail | The email that will be displayed as the sender’s email. |
Filter Duplicate Lines
Removes duplicate lines from a list.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Input | The variable or text or field element that contains a line-delimited list. |
| Output | The location to store the filtered list (variable or text or field element). |
Get Element Value
Retrieves the value of the specified element.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Element | The element (dropdown, field, radio, switch, or text) whose value will be retrieved. |
| Output | The location where the result will go (variable or dropdown, field, radio, switch, or text element). |
Get the Platform
Retrieves the specific platform of the current device (Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android).
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Output | The location where the result will go (variable). |
Get the Tax
Retrieves the tax rate of a given location.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Address | A variable containing the address of the location. |
| City | A variable containing the city of the location. |
| Zip | A variable containing the zip of the location. |
| Output | The location where the result will go (variable or text or field element). |
Get the Version
Retrieves the current version of Appli IDE or Appli Player the device is running.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Output | The location where the result will go (variable or text element). |
Hide Loading
Hides the loading dialog box.
Print to PDF
Prints the specified element’s rectangular boundary of a given screen to a pdf file.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Filename | The filename of the pdf to be saved. |
| Screen | The screen to be printed. |
| Element | An element whose rectangular boundary specifies the area of the screen to be printed. |
Reset Element
Resets the specified element to its default state. Supported elements: field, radio, search, dropdown, login, create account.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Element | The element to reset. |
Set Element Value
Sets the value of the specified element.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Element | The element (dropdown, field, radio, switch, or text) whose value will be set. |
| Value | The value the specified element will store (input, variable or dropdown, field, radio, switch, text element). |
Set Item Separator
Set the item separator for this code block.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Separator | Specify the string character(s) that will act as an item separator within (this) event’s code |
Show Loading
Displays a dialog box with a given message and a loading spinner.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Message | A variable or input to be displayed in the dialog box. |
Sort Lines
Sorts lines from a list.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Input | The variable or text or field element that contains a line-delimited list. |
| Direction | Which direction (ascending or descending) to sort the lines by. |
| SortType | The type of data stored in each line to sort by. |
| Output | The location to store the sorted list (variable or text or field element). |
Toggle Password
Show or hide password input in a field element. The “password” property must be on for this action to occur.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Element | The field element to have its password input shown or hidden. |
Wait
Wait for a specific amount of time, in milliseconds. (The wait is non-blocking).
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Number | Specify the number of milliseconds to wait |
This chapter was last updated on Wed 8 Feb 2023 14:24:05 GMT