Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

Popup message box that closes automatically

Ancestors - Panel (PRIM_PANL)Container (PRIM_CPST)Control (PRIM_CTRL)Object (PRIM_OBJT)

Details

An Alert is a simple popup message box that closes automatically after a short delay.

The delay before closing is controlled by the Duration parameter of the ShowAlert method.

Example

In this example, two buttons are used to display the alerts.

Both are attached to the bottom of the screen, flowing up so that they don't overlay each other.

     Begin_Com Role(*EXTENDS #PRIM_WEB) Theme(#SYS_THEME) Height(481) Width(705) LayoutManager(#Layout1) 

Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO) Name(#Layout1)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Row) Name(#Layout1Row1) DisplayPosition(1) Parent(#Layout1)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Column) Name(#Layout1Column1) DisplayPosition(1) Parent(#Layout1)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout1Item1) Alignment(BottomCenter) Column(#Layout1Column1) Manage(#Success) Parent(#Layout1) Row(#Layout1Row1) Sizing(None) Flow(Up)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout1Item2) Alignment(BottomCenter) Column(#Layout1Column1) Manage(#Error) Parent(#Layout1) Row(#Layout1Row1) Sizing(None) Flow(Up)

Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MD.Alert) Name(#Success) Caption('Success! This Alert could indicate a successful or positive action') DisplayPosition(1) Left(77) Parent(#COM_OWNER) TabPosition(1) TabStop(False) ThemeDrawStyle('LightSuccess') Top(425) Visible(False)

Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MD.Alert) Name(#Error) Caption('Error! This Alert box could indicate a negative or potentially dangerous action') DisplayPosition(2) TabPosition(2) TabStop(False) ThemeDrawStyle('LightError') Top(369) Parent(#COM_OWNER) Left(77) Visible(False)

Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MD.RaisedButton) Name(#ShowSuccess) Caption('Show Success Alert') DisplayPosition(4) Left(8) Parent(#COM_OWNER) TabPosition(4) ThemeDrawStyle('MediumSuccess') Top(21) Width(177)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MD.RaisedButton) Name(#ShowError) Caption('Show Error Alert') DisplayPosition(3) Left(8) Parent(#COM_OWNER) TabPosition(3) ThemeDrawStyle('MediumError') Top(64) Width(177)

Evtroutine Handling(#ShowSuccess.Click)

#Success.ShowAlert

Endroutine

Evtroutine Handling(#ShowError.Click)

#Error.ShowAlert

Endroutine

End_Com

Properties

Name

Description

BusyUpdates

BusyUpdates specifies how the control updates itself Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

BusyUpdatesOfParent

BusyUpdatesOfParent specifies whether the parent controls updates Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

CanFocus

CanFocus returns a value indicating whether the control can receive keyboard focus Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Caption

Text to be displayed within the popup

CaptionAlignment

Position of the caption within the control

CaptionMarginBottom

Bottom margin in pixels

CaptionMarginLeft

Left margin in pixels

CaptionMarginRight

Right margin in pixels

CaptionMarginTop

Top margin in pixels

CloseIcon

Show or hide the close icon

ComponentClassName

ComponentClassName is the name of the component's class. Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

ComponentControls

ComponentControls is a collection of all the controls contained in this component. Inherited from Container (PRIM_CPST)

ComponentMembers

ComponentMembers provides access to all the member components of this component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

ComponentPatternName

ComponentPatternName is used to qualify the class of the component. Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

ComponentTag

Generic space allowing a value to be stored for the instance Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

ComponentType

ComponentType gives you access to the type information about the component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

ComponentTypeName

ComponentTypeName is the fully qualified name of the component's class. Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

Cursor

Cursor sets the cursor image Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

DesignManager

Reference to a Design Manager instance for this panel Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

DisableNoScroll

DisableNoScroll controls whether scroll bars are displayed. Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

DisplayPosition

DisplayPosition determines the order in which components are shown Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

DragStyle

DragStyle determines how a component can be dragged Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Duration

Duration the alert will be displayed for in milliseconds

Ellipses

Show ellipses for truncated text

EnableChildren

EnableChildren specifies if the parent sets the Enabled property of child components Inherited from Container (PRIM_CPST)

Enabled

Enable activates/deactivates the component Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

FixedPosition

Fix the control position so that it does not move if the parent is scrolled Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Focus

Focus tells whether the component has focus Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

FocusedStyle

Reference to a style to be applied when the control is focus Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

FocusedStyles

Collection of styles to be applied when the control is focus Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Handle

Returns the Windows handle in desktop applications Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Height

The height of the control in pixels Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Hint

Caption displayed when the mouse hovers over the control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

HintPopup

HintPopup allows a PopupPanel instance to be used instead of the default hint text box Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

HintShow

Enabled or disable the appearance of hints Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

HintShowOfParent

Delegate hints appearance to the parent control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

HintTitle

HintTitle defines the text shown at the top of the hint window in emphasized text Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

HorizontalScroll

Show the horizontal scroll bar Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

HorizontalScrollInc

HorizontalScrollInc specifies the pixel increment for horizontal scroll bar. Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

HorizontalScrollPos

HorizontalScrollPos sets the position of the horizontal scroll bar Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

HorizontalScrollRemainder

Specifies the pixels remaining to the right of the current scroll position Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

Icon

Image displayed within the alert

IconAlignment

Position of the icon within the control

IconColor

Color to be applied to the icon

IconFileName

FileName is the name of image file

IconHeight

Height of the icon in pixels

IconImage

Material design image to show on the control

IconImageSizing

Specifies the sizing behaviour of the IconImage

IconMarginBottom

Bottom margin in pixels

IconMarginLeft

Left margin in pixels

IconMarginRight

Right margin in pixels

IconMarginTop

Top margin in pixels

IconOpacity

Percentage opacity of the icon

IconPadding

Padding of the icon in pixels

IconThemeDrawStyle

Name of the Theme DrawStyle to be applied to the icon

Image

Repository enrolled image to show in the control Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

ImageAlignment

Position of the image within the panel Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

IsAnimating

IsAnimating indicates that a control is currently being animated Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

IsRealized

True if the control is currently realized Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

LayoutManager

Reference to a layout manager used to control the position of child controls Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

Left

Position of the control relative to the left boundary of its parent Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Modified

Modified indicates that the contents of the component have changed Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

MouseOver

MouseOver determines whether the mouse is directly over a control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

MouseOverPart

True if the cursor is within the bounds of a child component Inherited from Container (PRIM_CPST)

MouseOverStyle

MouseOverStyle defines the style to be applied to a control when the mouse is over it Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

MouseOverStyles

MouseOverStyles is a collection of styles to be applied to a control when the mouse is over it Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Name

Name identifies the component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

Opacity

Opacity denotes the appearance of a control in terms of its interaction with its background Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Owner

Owner owns this component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

PaddingBottom

Bottom padding in pixels

PaddingLeft

Left padding in pixels

PaddingRight

Right padding in pixels

PaddingTop

Top padding in pixels

Parent

Reference to the control in which this control is visually positioned Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Popup

Popup allows a PopupPanel instance to be used instead of the typical right click popup menu Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

PopupMenu

Reference to a PopupMenu to be shown on a right click Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

PrivateStyle

Style applied to the control but not inherited by child controls Inherited from Container (PRIM_CPST)

PrivateStyles

Collection of styles applied to the control but not inherited by child controls Inherited from Container (PRIM_CPST)

RenderStyle

Render content as DirectX or defer to the parent control Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

Rotation

Rotation allows a control to rotate a number of degrees about a given origin Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

RotationOriginLeft

RotationOriginLeft defines the left coordinate of an imaginary point around which a control will rotate Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

RotationOriginTop

RotationOriginTop defines the top coordinate of an imaginary point around which a control will rotate Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScaleHeight

ScaleHeight is the percentage of the height to use in the visual appearance of a control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScaleOriginLeft

ScaleOriginLeft defines the left coordinate of an imaginary point from which a control will scale Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScaleOriginTop

ScaleOriginTop defines the top coordinate of an imaginary point from which a control will scale Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScaleWidth

ScaleWidth is the percentage of the width to use in the visual appearance of a control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScreenLeft

ScreenLeft sets the distance from the left of the screen Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScreenTop

ScreenTop sets the distance from the top of the screen Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScrollLeft

Left position of a horizontally scrolled child control relative to its parent control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScrollTop

Top position of a vertically scrolled child control relative to its parent control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

SkewLeft

SkewLeft defines the angle at which to skew the control horizontally Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

SkewOriginLeft

SkewOriginLeft defines the left coordinate of an imaginary point from which a control will skew Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

SkewOriginTop

SkewOriginTop defines the top coordinate of an imaginary point from which a control will skew Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

SkewTop

SkewTop defines the angle at which to skew the control vertically Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Style

Style defines the style to be applied to a control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Styles

Collection of styles to be applied to the control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TabPosition

TabPosition sets the order of focus when the Tab key is used Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TabStop

Set to false to stop focus being given to the control via the Tab key Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ThemeBackground

Background theme to be used

ThemeDrawStyle

Name of the Theme DrawStyle to be applied to the panel Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

ThemeStyle

Specifies how theme usage is determined Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

Top

Position of the control relative to the top boundary of its parent Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TouchMove

Determines how the control will respond to touch move processing Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TouchRotate

Determines how the control will respond to touch rotation Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TouchScale

Determines how the control will respond to touch scaling Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TouchSize

Determines whether a control can be resized Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

VerticalScroll

Show the vertical scroll bar Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

VerticalScrollInc

VerticalScrollInc specifies the pixel increment for vertical scroll bar. Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

VerticalScrollPos

VerticalScrollPos sets the position of the vertical scroll bar Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

VerticalScrollRemainder

Specifies the pixels left to the botom from the current scroll position Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

Visible

Show or hide the control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

VisualStyle

VisualStyle sets the appearance Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

VisualStyleOfParent

Adopt the Visual style from the parent control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Width

Width of the component in pixels Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

WordWrap

Wrap text on to the next line if there is insufficient space

Events

Name

Description

AnimationEnded

Fired when an animation is ended Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

Cancelled

Click

Fired when the mouse is clicked on the control Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

Origin, Handled

CloseIconClick

Fired when the close icon is clicked

Origin, Handled

CreateInstance

CreateInstance is signalled when an instance of a component is created Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

DesignChanged

Fired when the a design is activated Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

Design, DesignManager

DestroyInstance

DestroyInstance is signalled when an instance of a component is about to be destroyed Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

DoubleClick

Fired when the user double clicks Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

Origin, Handled

DragDrop

Fired on mouse up to signify the end of a drag process Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

PosX, PosY, Source, Payload, AggregatedSource, Origin, Handled, DragResult

DragOver

Fired during the drag and drop process when the cursor moves over the control Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

PosX, PosY, Source, Payload, DragState, AcceptDrop, DragCursor, ShowDropHilight, AggregatedSource, Origin, Handled

EndDrag

Fired when the drag and drop process has completed Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

Source, Payload, DragResult, AggregatedSource, Origin, Handled

Enter

Fired when the Enter key is pressed Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

KeyCode, Char, IsAltDown, IsControlDown, IsShiftDown, Handled

Initialize

Fired after a component has been realized for the first time Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

KeyPress

Fired when a key is pressed on the keyboard Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

KeyCode, Char, IsAltDown, IsControlDown, IsShiftDown, Handled

MouseEnter

The mouse has entered the bounds of the control Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

MouseHover

The mouse has hovered over the control Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

Origin, Handled

MouseLeave

The mouse has left the bounds of the control Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

ScrollChanged

Fired when the scrollbars in a composite control are moved Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

Orientation

SizeChanged

Fired when the size of the panel is changed Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

StartDrag

Fired when the user starts a drag and drop process Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

Source, Payload, Continue, DragList, AggregatedSource, Origin, Handled

TouchChange

Fired repeatedly between the TouchStart and TouchEnd boundaries to provide details of the touch events Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

MoveLeft, MoveTop, ScaleWidth, ScaleHeight, Rotation, Continue

TouchEnd

Fired when the user stops touching the screen Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

TouchStart

Fired when the user first makes physical contact with the screen Inherited from Alert (PRIM_MD.Alert)

Origin, TouchMove, TouchRotate, TouchScale, TouchSize

Methods

Name

Description

FadeIn

Animate from invisible to visible Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Duration, Delay

FadeOut

Animate from visible to invisible Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Duration, Delay, Visible

HideAlert

Hide the alert

HorizontalScrollTo

Set the horizontal scroll position using a child control Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

Control, ScrollPosition

MoveFrom

Move a control from the specified position to the current position Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Left, Top, Duration, Delay

MoveTo

Animate a move from the specified number of pixels Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Left, Top, Duration, Delay

Realize

Creates the visual portion of dynamically created controls Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Scale

Animate a change of scale Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScaleWidth, ScaleHeight, Duration, Delay

SetFocus

Sets the control to be the focus control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ShowAlert

Show the alert popup

ShowMessages

LANSA Internal Use Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

SizeTo

Changes and animates control size changing Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Width, Height, Duration, Delay

Transition

Animate the change from one control to another Inherited from Container (PRIM_CPST)

From, To, TransitionType, Duration, Delay

Unrealize

Destroys the visual portion of dynamically created controls Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

UpdateDisplay

UpdateDisplay updates the display immediately Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

VerticalScrollTo

Set the vertical scroll position using a child control Inherited from Panel (PRIM_PANL)

Control, ScrollPosition


See also

All Component Classes

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