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NOOB Question about Action JavaScript VS JavaScript Functions

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    NOOB Question about Action JavaScript VS JavaScript Functions

    I have been building an app using Action Javascript, but I have converted many of the routines to raw JavaScript functions, and have moved them to the main "JavaScript Functions" tab in the UX builder.

    Are there any reasons this should not be done? It seems to be a lot easier to stay organized having all of the functions in one place, despite the fact that none of the routines will move as a package with copied controls.

    Thanks!

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    Re: NOOB Question about Action JavaScript VS JavaScript Functions

    Action Javascript is easily changed for whatever options are offered for that Action. Converting an Action to a function sometimes means re-creating the Action just to see what else can be set and then incorporating that into back into your function. Other than this, if there is any specific reason not to convert, I don't know it. Both the functions and the Actions are easily called. Action Javascript actions are also accessible from one place. It takes a few more clicks to get there but not a big deal. You do gain some really nice insight into coding procedures and methods when convertion Actions.

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      #3
      Re: NOOB Question about Action JavaScript VS JavaScript Functions

      Great advice, once again, Thanks Davidk!

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        Re: NOOB Question about Action JavaScript VS JavaScript Functions

        David, as a bit of an aside, Do you think there is any performance difference between Action JavaScript and the straight JavaScript functions?
        I have always wondered if there is a bunch of wrapping and unwrapping that goes on with Action JavaScript and if that has any performance impact.
        Am interested in your thoughts.

        Bruce

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          Re: NOOB Question about Action JavaScript VS JavaScript Functions

          If you stick with Action JavaScript you will not have to worry about the "WARNING" issue below, but you may run into the "CAUTION" condition.

          Since the AA designer doesn't say this, I think any discussion on this topic should contain the following warning:
          WARNING: functions declared in the main code section for Grids and UX under the "JavaScript Functions" category are GLOBAL to your application. You must use extreme caution when using this properties page. If you define your JS functions here then you must ensure function names are unique across your application and possibly even unique across multiple instances of this component in a running web app. The recommend way to do this is by prefixing or appending a component placeholder name to your function name. An alternative to using this properties page is to attach your JS functions to the component itself by declaring them as objects of the component in the client-side "onGridInitializeEvent" section.

          CAUTION: In some coding practices, calling your functions using either of the above recommended methods will work not work and you will have no choice but to declare your functions globally in your application, preferably under the primary component that forms the menu system of your application.

          To see a demonstration of the issue, download this zip file and unzip the components into one of the sample project workspaces or your own empty workspace. Run the "zUXMAIN" component in working preview. Click the first button and when its tab opens up click the button inside it. You will get a message saying which UX's function definition was called. Do this for the second and third buttons. All seems okay. Now go back to the first or second tab and click the button that's inside the tabbed window to see which UX's function gets called. You will see that only the last loaded UX's function gets called, no matter which UX tab you are in.

          This sample does NOT demonstrate the cautionary statement above, but I can tell you that you will find places in the alpha designer where you need to enter a javascript function name and the web server has no way of accepting placeholders for the function name and you will have to use hard-coded global function names. The global functions have to be coded very carefully to not assume anything about what component they are running in, they will have to be able to work by receiving some sort of pointer to the element or component that called them.

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            Re: NOOB Question about Action JavaScript VS JavaScript Functions

            You can run js directly, call a function, call Action Javascript, or use .runAction() to call an Action. I doubt you'd ever notice a response difference between the 4. A published page gets all parsed out and rendered.
            Last edited by Davidk; 10-05-2016, 05:59 PM.

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