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The sample of the event procedures for WSCvlabel



Making the WSCvlabel instance click-able

In the sample of the event procedures, It is a most basic procedure that makes the label instance to react to the mouse pointer. Here, you will create a procedure to make it counting up clicking of the mouse pointer.

# Set this to a label instance with WSEV_MOUSE_PRESS
#                                  (MOUSE-PRESS trigger)
def cbop(object)
  #(0) Which the mouse button is pressed?
  #btn1 -> fire. btn2 or the other -> return.
  if (Mwt::WSGIappMouse().getMouseStatus() & Mwt::WS_MOUSE_BTN1) == 0
    return 
  end

  # (A)Get the value of the property: userValue
  value = object.getProperty("userValue") 
  # (B)Count it up.
  val = value.getLong() + 1 
  # (C)Display the value.
  object.setProperty("labelString",val) 
  # (D) Store the counted value into the property:
  #     userValue for the next time.
  object.setProperty("userValue",val) 
end

At first, this event procedure uses the property: "labelString" to display the number which is counted up. So, The kind of class like WSCvbtn,WSCvlabel which has it, can be used with WSEV_MOUSE_PRESS trigger. It will be executed by clicking of the mouse pointer. If by WSEV_MOUSE_IN trigger is used, it count the number of entering and exiting of the mouse pointer.



Making the WSCvlabel instance select-able

Here, you will create a procedure to make the label instance select-able by clicking of the mouse pointer. To display the instance is selected, the procedure changes the back-color of it. This time, the procedure uses the method: set/getUserData() to get/store data instead of the property: "userValue".

#Set this to a label instance with WSEV_MOUSE_PRESS
#                               (MOUSE-PRESS trigger)
def cbop(object)
  #(A) getVariantData() Get the value with
  value =  object.getVariantData("STATUS") 
  #(B) it makes the instance selected  if value is 0,
  #                              and unselected if 1.
  if value.getLong() == 0
    #(C)Store the backcolor(which is string type) into userString
    color = object.getProperty("backColor") 
    object.setProperty("userString",color) 
    #(D)Set the backcolor to the selected color.
    object.setProperty("backColor","slategray4") 
    #(E)Store the state with setValiantData().
    object.setVariantData("STATUS",1) 
  else
    #(F)Get the original backcolor from userString.
    color =  object.getProperty("userString") 
    #(G)Store it to backColor to display with the original color.
    object.setProperty("backColor",color) 
    #(H)Store the state with setValiantData().
    object.setVariantData("STATUS",0) 
  end
end

The kind of class like WSCvbtn,WSCvlabel which has the property: "backColor", can be used with WSEV_MOUSE_PRESS trigger. It will be executed by clicking of the mouse pointer.





Making the WSCvlabel instance highlight-able

Here, you will create a procedure with WSEV_MOUSE_IN/OUT to make the instance highlighted. Coming into the area,the instance is highlighted,and Going out of the area, it is returned normal.

An important matter is that you create a procedure which prepares a sub-procedure with WSEV_MOUSE_IN and another with WSEV_MOUSE_OUT. In other words,that procedure with WSEV_INITIALIZE is executed, it adds two sub-procedures to the instance which trigger is WSEV_MOUSE_IN and WSEV_MOUSE_OUT to make the instance highlight-able. One procedure can prepares many procedures. Then you can go with a procedure even if many procedures are needed.

#a sub-procedure with WSEV_MOUSE_IN trigger
def subop1(object)
    #(A)Store the original back-color to userString
    color = object.getProperty("backColor") 
    object.setProperty("userString",color) 
    #(B)highlight the instance.
    object.setProperty("backColor","slategray4") 
end
#a sub-procedure with WSEV_MOUSE_OUT trigger
def subop2(object)
    #(C)Get the original back-color from userString
    color = object.getProperty("userString") 
    #(D)Store the original back color.
    object.setProperty("backColor",color) 
end
#a main-procedure with WSEV_INITIALIZE trigger
def cbop(object)
   #If executed,it add the sub-procedures to the instance.
   #(E) Setup a sub-procedure:WSEV_MOUSE_IN.
   #ProcedureName="Highlight1" Trigger=WSEV_MOUSE_IN Function=subop1
   object.addProcedure("Highlight1","subop1",Mwt::WSEV_MOUSE_IN) 
   #(F) Setup a sub-procedure:WSEV_MOUSE_OUT.
   #ProcedureName="Highlight2" Trigger=WSEV_MOUSE_OUT Function=subop2
   object.addProcedure("Highlight2","subop2",Mwt::WSEV_MOUSE_OUT) 
end

The subop1() is executed by WSEV_MOUSE_IN fired, and makes the instance back-color highlight(A)(B). The subop2() is executed by WSEV_MOUSE_OUT fired, and makes the instance back-color original one(C)(D). The main procedure is executed by WSEV_INITIALIZE only once to setup the sub-procedures (E)(F).

Making a group of selectable WSCvlabel instances

Here, you create a event procedure to make a group of the mouse-selectable label instances on the same parent. the procedure make the instance selected by storing WS_SHADOW_IN to the property:"shadowType" and memorize which instance is selected by storing it to its parent instance.

# An event procedure with WSEV_MOUSE_PRESS trigger
def cbop(object)
  #(A)Use the value of userValue as "instance identifier"
  val = object.getProperty("userValue") 
  #(B)Make the instance selected: WS_SHADOW_IN state.
  object.setProperty("shadowType",Mwt::WS_SHADOW_IN) 
  #(C)Get the last selected instance which is memorized
  #   with setUserData() of the parent instance.
  parent = object.getParent() 
  target = parent.getVariantData("SelectedItem") 
  #(D)Make it not selected: WS_SHADOW_OUT state.
  if Mwt::WSGIappObjectList().existInstance(target.getInstancePtr()) != Mwt::False
    target.getInstancePtr().setProperty("shadowType",Mwt::WS_SHADOW_OUT) 
  end
  if Mwt::WSGIappObjectList().existInstance(target.getInstancePtr()) != Mwt::False &&
     target.getInstancePtr().getInstanceName() == object.getInstanceName()
    #(E)When clicking the selected instance twice,
    #   clear the selected state.
    parent.setVariantData("GroupValue",0) 
    parent.setVariantData("SelectedItem",0) 
  else
    #(F)The other,store the selected instance to the parent instance.
    parent.setVariantData("GroupValue",val)      # Instance identifier
    parent.setVariantData("SelectedItem",Mwt::WSCvariant.new(object))  # selected instance
  end
end

The label instances needs each instance identifier to recognize which instance is selected, then we decide to use the property: "userValue" as the instance identifier which has unique value.




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