Form¶

Note

Form is derived from Window class.

A form is a window or screen that contains numerous controls, or fields to enter data.

Constructor¶

Form class has a complex constructor:

Form:new {
   string Name, string Title,

   number PosX  , number PosY,
   number Width , number Height,
}

Arguments¶

These arguments are received by class constructor.

Argument	Description
Name	The form’s name
PosX	Position related to X on Screen or Parent object
PosY	Position related to X on Screen or Parent object
Width	Width of the form
Height	Height of the form

Events¶

The following events are emitted by this class:

Event name	Description
Form.onShow	When the form is shown.
Form.onClose	When the form is closed.

Class Methods¶

These methods are defined by this class.

Form:getFocusedObject¶

Returns focused object.

object

Form:getFocusedObject()

Form:setFocusedObject¶

Sets the focused object.

nil	Form:setFocusedObject( Widget oDefault )

Example¶

In this example we create a new Form …

 myWnd = Form:new { Name = "MyForm",

     -- PosX = 30, PosY = 70, Width , Height, >> Here we don't send the size, for using default sizes

     Title  = "YOUR NEW Form",
 }

 myWnd:show();