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Applet Control Class

This topic describes the methods that Siebel Open UI uses with the Applet Control class. It includes the following information:

• GetCaseSensitive Method
• GetDisabledBmp Method
• GetDisplayName Method
• GetDispMode Method
• GetEnabledBmp Method
• GetFieldName Method
• GetHeight Method
• GetIndex Method
• GetInputName Method
• GetJustification Method
• GetMaxSize Method
• GetMethodName Method
• GetName Method for Applet Controls
• GetPMPropSet Method
• GetPopupHeight Method
• GetPopupType Method
• GetPopupWidth Method
• GetPrompt Method
• GetUIType Method
• GetWidth Method
• HandleDeleteNotification Method
• IsBoundedPick Method
• IsCalc Method
• IsDynamic Method
• IsEditEnabled Method
• IsSortable Method
• NewRecord Method
• NotifyNewData Method
• PreGetFormattedFieldValue Method
• PostLeaveField Method
• SetIndex Method

Each applet control references the Applet Control class. Siebel Open UI stores this class in the appletcontrol.js file.

The GetCaseSensitive method determines whether or not a control is case sensitive. It returns one of the following values:

• 1. The control is case sensitive.
• 0. The control is not case sensitive.

It uses the following syntax:

GetCaseSensitive()

It includes no arguments.

For example:

if (control.GetCaseSensitive() === "1"){

// This is the account control.

alert ("Make sure you use the correct case.");

}

The GetDisabledBmp method returns the image source configured for a control if the control is disabled. It returns one of the following values depending on whether or not the image exists:

• Exists. Returns a string that contains the path to the folder that contains the image.
• Does not exist. Returns nothing.

It uses the following syntax:

GetDisabledBmp()

It includes no arguments.

The GetDisplayName method returns the display name of a control. It returns this name in a string. It uses the following syntax:

GetDisplayName()

It includes no arguments.

For example:

if (control.GetDisplayName () === "Account Name"){

// This is the account control.

alert ("You are leaving Account. This will trigger an immediate post change.");

}

The GetDispMode method returns the display mode of a control. It returns this name in a string. It uses the following syntax:

GetDispMode()

It includes no arguments.