ULP: How to update the status of a variable changed by checkbox inside exisiting and open dialog

On 6/11/2014 7:34 p.m., vidar vidnes wrote:

Hi

 

I am curently writing an ulp where I have a dialog with a tabwidget and

a few tabs. In one tab I have a checkbox dialog which will alter an

variable. Before running dlgAccept and thus storing the new status of

the variables etc and closing the dialog, is it possible to have the

actual variable updated with the status of the checkbox while the dialog

is still open? Thus if I switch tab i will be able to use the variable

with value as given by the checkbox state?

Sure, you don't use dlgAccept() until you really want to close the

dialog and you don't need it to update variables as they update when you

leave the statement of the various dlg functions. There is the rare

occasion when you need the dlgRedisplay

try this

string CheckResult = "off";

int checked;

dlgDialog(""){

   dlgTabWidget {

     dlgTabPage("Tab &1") {

      dlgLabel(CheckResult,1);

      dlgIntEdit(checked, 0, 1);

     }

     dlgTabPage("Tab &2") {

       dlgCheckBox("The Check Box",checked){

     if(checked) CheckResult = "on";

     else {

       CheckResult = "off";

     }

       }

       dlgIntEdit(checked, 0, 1);

     }

   }

};

On 6/11/2014 7:34 p.m., vidar vidnes wrote:

Hi

 

I am curently writing an ulp where I have a dialog with a tabwidget and

a few tabs. In one tab I have a checkbox dialog which will alter an

variable. Before running dlgAccept and thus storing the new status of

the variables etc and closing the dialog, is it possible to have the

actual variable updated with the status of the checkbox while the dialog

is still open? Thus if I switch tab i will be able to use the variable

with value as given by the checkbox state?

Sure, you don't use dlgAccept() until you really want to close the

dialog and you don't need it to update variables as they update when you

leave the statement of the various dlg functions. There is the rare

occasion when you need the dlgRedisplay

try this

string CheckResult = "off";

int checked;

dlgDialog(""){

   dlgTabWidget {

     dlgTabPage("Tab &1") {

      dlgLabel(CheckResult,1);

      dlgIntEdit(checked, 0, 1);

     }

     dlgTabPage("Tab &2") {

       dlgCheckBox("The Check Box",checked){

     if(checked) CheckResult = "on";

     else {

       CheckResult = "off";

     }

       }

       dlgIntEdit(checked, 0, 1);

     }

   }

};

Hi

I know that the dlgLabel may be updated instantly, but the problem is that it is only valid for strings, The challenge are to deal with the fact that the tabs are built when the dialog starts and not when a tab is activated. Now I do not think there is a solution for my problem and thus I need to find another way to do what I want. My ideal world would be  that the entire tab , i.e. dlgTabPage(), could be rebuilt when accessed, maybe not as default but with a future reload option as dlgLabel already have by setting an aditional Update flag. Code below will show my problem. The dlgLabel("string", 1) is actively updated but the other code runs only once when dialog is called.

If the changes I needed to be reflected in the new tab was dlgLabel based only it would have solved my problem, but as long as I also actually wanted to change the very layout of the tab the solution given wont help.

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int POST = 0;

int GET = 1;

string CheckResult = "POST";

int checked = POST;

dlgDialog("")

{

  dlgTabWidget

  {

    dlgTabPage("Tab1")

    {

      dlgGroup("Methode")

      {

        dlgRadioButton("POST",checked) CheckResult = "POST";

        dlgRadioButton("GET",checked) CheckResult = "GET";

      }

    }

    dlgTabPage("Tab2")

    {

      dlgLabel(CheckResult, 1);

      if (CheckResult == "POST")

        dlgLabel("POST related settup");

      else

        dlgLabel("GET related settup");

    }

  }

};

On 7/11/2014 6:26 a.m., vidar vidnes wrote:

Hi

 

I know that the dlgLabel may be updated instantly, but the problem is

that it is only valid for strings, The problem is that the tabs are

built when the dialog starts and not when tab is activated. I do not

think there is a solution for my problem and thus I need to find another

way to do what I want. My ideal world would be  that the entire tab ,

i.e. dlgTabPage(), could be rebuilt when accessed, maybe not as default

but with a future reload option as dlgLabel already have by setting an

aditional Update flag. Code below will show my problem. The

dlgLabel("strin", 1) is actively updated while the other code runs only

once when dialog is called.

 

You missed my point.

In my ulp the value of a int variable (checked) is changed by the Check

box and immediately the following statement is run to change the string

variable (CheckResult).

The change to 'checked' is immediately reflected in the dlgIntEdit

fields and subsequently the change to 'CheckResult' string is reflected

in the label.

This demonstrates that you can make changes to the variables that drive

the controls.

From your code I see you may be trying to change the layout of the

dlgDialog after it has been created, that you cannot do directly. For

example, you may wish to have a button on a tab page but only if a

condition is met. You're on the right track if you put your dlgDialg()

into a function and leave and re-enter it to re-build the dialog.

See attached where the dlgDialog is within a while loop.

HTH

Warren