Accessing argument in Javascript.

[JPMPA]

I have an argument defined as my_a_id on my UX component properties which is set at run time and has a default value of 'abcd', how do can I access it in Javascript.
I tried 1 and 2 below does not work.
1) var v1 = AppVar.my_a_id;
2) var v1 = {dialog.object}.getValue(':my_a_id');
{dialog.object}.setValue('textbox1', v1);
Thanks!

[JPMPA]

Re: Accessing argument in Javascript.

I was able to get the argument from Ajax call.

function serverside_3a347c83b9f54982b655646465444 as c (e as p)
dim args2 as sql::arguments
args2.xml = e.arguments.XML
dim my_a_id_temporary as c
my_a_id_temporary = args2.find("my_a_id").data
serverside_3a347c83b9f54982b655646465444 = "{dialog.object}.setValue('textbox1','" + my_a_id_temporary + "');";
end function

or simply as
function serverside_3a347c83b9f54982b655646465444 as c (e as p)
dim args2 as sql::arguments
args2.xml = e.arguments.XML
serverside_3a347c83b9f54982b655646465444 = "{dialog.object}.setValue('textbox1','" + args2.find("my_a_id").data + "');";
end function

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[JPMPA]

Re: Accessing argument in Javascript.

Do you know how to access the argument from the javascript directly? It is coming from the e. variables as seen above in the AJAX- therefore I assume that the client is sending it to the AJAX call on server.
If it is already there on the client (local) - I wish to avoid the round trip to the sever with the AJAX call as shown above.
Help!

[-Jinx-]

Re: Accessing argument in Javascript.

Can you not set it to a hidden field when your UX loads? Then it's accessible without another callback. Or you could set it to a session variable at that time and publish it.

[JPMPA]

Re: Accessing argument in Javascript.

Thanks A H for the couple of options!

[RichCPT]

Re: Accessing argument in Javascript.

AA puts the Arguments it receives for a UX into the stateInfo object for the called UX's (I don't know if this requires a particular build or not; I am on B2040).

For example, if "ARG1" is passed by a Grid or UX that calls a UX then in the called UX's client-side "onRenderComplete" event you can write something like:

var x = {dialog.object}.stateInfo['__args_C_ARG1'];
$('FLD1').innerHTML = x;

"__args_" is a constant prefix. The "C_" means character data (I assume "N_" for numeric, "D" for date). The "ARG1" is the name of the argument. The second line in the code above sets the value of a control, declared like <span id="FLD1"></span>, in the free form edit region to the value of the passed parameter.

It baffles me why the UX does not have the same method call as a grid. In a called grid the equivalent code is:

var tx = {grid.Object}.argumentValue('ARG1');
$('FLD1').innerHTML = tx;

Maybe I have overlooked something, but I cannot find a function called ".argumentValue" in the UX.

[JPMPA]

Re: Accessing argument in Javascript.

Rich,
Awesome! I am now able to access the arguments directly in javascript (avoiding the round trip to server using AJAX.)
If the name of my argument is my_a_id then...
alert({dialog.object}.stateInfo.__args_C_my_a_id);
or
{dialog.object}.setValue('textbox1',{dialog.object}.stateInfo.__args_C_my_a_id);

Thank you so much!