FormDataObject Class

The FormDataObject class represents the fields, affects how controls that refer to a field are displayed on form data sources, and modifies lookup and validation behavior.

Syntax

class FormDataObject extends FormObject

Run On

Client

Methods

	Method	Description
	allowAdd	Sets or returns the value of the allowAdd property for the form data object.
	allowEdit	Determines whether the user can modify the contents of the control.
	cancelTimeOut	Cancels a previous method call to the setTimeOut method. (Inherited from Object.)
	context	(Overrides the context Method.)
	dataChanged
	dataField
	datasource
	enabled	Determines whether the object is enabled or disabled.
	equal	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current one. (Inherited from Object.)
	fieldId
	filter
	find	(Overrides the find Method.)
	getAllowEdit	(Inherited from FormObject.)
	getTimeOutTimerHandle	Returns the timer handle for the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	getValue	(Inherited from FormObject.)
	getVisible	(Inherited from FormObject.)
	handle	Retrieves the handle of the class of the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	helpField	Returns the Help text for the control. (Overrides the helpField Method.)
	jumpRef	(Overrides the jumpRef Method.)
	labelText	Returns the label text for the control. (Overrides the labelText Method.)
	lookup
	mandatory	Sets or returns a value that indicates whether the data field is mandatory.
	modified	Indicates that the field has been successfully validated and modified in the current record. (Overrides the modified Method.)
	new	Initializes a new instance of the Object class. (Inherited from Object.)
	notify	Releases the hold on an object that has called the wait method on this object. (Inherited from Object.)
	notifyAll	Releases a lock on the object that was issued by the wait method on this object. (Inherited from Object.)
	objectOnServer	Determines whether the object is on a server. (Inherited from Object.)
	owner	Returns the instance that owns the object. (Inherited from Object.)
	performFormLookup
	registerOverrideMethod
	restore	(Overrides the restore Method.)
	setTimeOut	Sets up the scheduled execution of a specified method. (Inherited from Object.)
	setValue	(Inherited from FormObject.)
	skip	Sets or returns a value that indicates whether the control is skipped when the user presses the TAB key to move to the control that is associated with the data source.
	toolTip	(Overrides the toolTip Method.)
	toString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	usageCount	Returns the current number of references, that is, the value of the reference counter, that the object has. (Inherited from Object.)
	validate	(Overrides the validate Method.)
	visible	Sets or returns a value that indicates whether the control is visible.
	wait	Pauses a process. (Inherited from Object.)
	xml	Returns an XML string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

Top

Remarks

By changing the properties, you affect how controls that refer to the field are displayed. Furthermore, if you override the methods on this class, the behavior on lookup and validation can be modified.

By using the properties on the FormDataObject class instead of properties on the individual controls, you make sure that the various representations of the same field are handled consistently. This also makes upgrades easier.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object Class
  FormObject Class
    FormDataObject Class
      FormReferenceObject Class

See Also

FormDataSource.object Method