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Widget Imagebox

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Introduction

Imagebox is the widget thought to display an image, also giving the option to specify a signal every time the image is clicked.

Widget Use

Available Generic Keys

  • horiz: specifies whether its horizontal coordinate must be taken from the left (0) or the right (1) border of its container element. Default is 0 (left).
  • vert: specifies whether its vertical coordinate must be taken from the top (0) or from the bottom (1) border of its container element. Default is 0 (top).
  • x: specifies the horizontal displacement inside its "father" element, in pixels. Default is 10 pixels.
  • y: specifies the vertical displacement inside its "father" element, in pixels. Default is 10 pixels.
  • cent: specifies how the widget should be centered. Possible values are:
    • 0: no centering. This is the default value.
    • 1: center both horizontal and vertically.
    • 2: center horizontally.
    • 3: center vertically.
    • 4: place the widget at the horizontal and vertical center of its container element.
    • 5: place the widget at the horizontal center of its container element.
    • 6: place the widget at the vertical center of its container element.

Please note the difference between options 1-3 and options 4-6. Options 1-3 calculate the size of the widget to ensure that the center of the widget is placed at the central point of its container, while options 4-6 set the central point coordinates as the widget's position.

  • visible: toggles the widget visibility. Possible values are 0 (hidden) or 1 (visible). Default value is 1.
  • width: sets the width of the widget, in pixels. Default is 200.
  • height: sets the height of the widget, in pixels. Default is 200.
  • disableMsg: specifies whether a signal is sent when clicking the widget (0) or not (1). Default value is 1.
  • signal: assuming that the parameter disableMsg is set to 0, sets the signal sent to the app when the widget is clicked.

Specific Keys

  • url: using the extern service, specifies the url of the image.
  • alt: sets the message displayed when the image cannot be loaded.

Methods

 addEvent($eventName,$eventFunc,$args = )
  • Description: makes the widget execute code every time certain event is triggered.
  • Arguments:
    • eventName: the name of the JS event. Example: onchange.
    • eventFunc: the JS code to be executed.
    • args: if any, the args passed to the system.
 addFriend($friend)
  • Description: defines a friend of the widget.
  • Arguments:
    • friend: the widget to be added as a friend.
 hide()
  • Description: makes the widget invisible.
  • Arguments: none.
 remove()
  • Description: removes this widget, along with its child widgets.
  • Arguments: none.
 setCss($params)
  • Description: sets CSS atributes to a widget.
  • Arguments:
    • params: specifies, in the form of an associative array, the CSS attributes to be applied. Remember that both the key and value of each element must be valid CSS properties and values respectively.
 setHeight($height)
  • Description: changes the height of the widget.
  • Arguments:
    • height: natural number specifying the new height.
 setUrl($newUrl)
  • Description: changes the displayed image.
  • Arguments:
    • newUrl: URL of the new image.
 setWidth($width)
  • Description: changes the width of the widget.
  • Arguments:
    • width: natural number specifying the new width.
 setX($x)
  • Description: changes the horizontal position of the widget.
  • Arguments:
    • x: natural number specifying the new X coordinate.
 setY($y)
  • Description: changes the vertical position of the widget.
  • Arguments:
    • y: natural number specifying the new Y coordinate.
 unhide()
  • Description: makes the widget visible.
  • Arguments: none.


Can be serialized

Yes, but by default this widget is never serialized. You can make it serialize by passing number 0 as the argument of its show() method.