admAddFieldToScreen
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Availability
This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 2.5.19 / 2.6.11.
Syntax
admAddFieldToScreen(scrName, fieldAsStr)
or
admAddFieldToScreen(scrName, fieldAsStr, scrTabName)
or
admAddFieldToScreen(scrName, fieldAsStr, scrTabName, indexInTab)
Description
Adds a field(custom field or system field) to a screen.Parameters
Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| scrName | string | yes | Screen name. |
| fieldAsStr | string | yes | Field as a string(the field id for system fields, the field id as string, the field name or alias for custom fields). |
| scrTabName | string | no | Tab name(if not provided, the first tab will be used to add the field). |
| indexInTab | number | no | Position in tab(if not provided, or -1, the field will be the last in the tab). |
Return type
string
Returns 'true' if the field is successfully added to the screen and 'false' otherwise.
The method throws an exception if the screen name or field parameters are empty or don't refer to a valid screen/field. Also an exception is thrown if the field is already presented in the screen.
If the tab name is provided and a tab with this name does't exist in the screen, it will be created and added as the last tab in the screen.
Example
Example 1
Adding a system field to a screen, in the first tab, default(last position) in tab:
admAddFieldToScreen("TestScreen", "priority");
Example 2
Adding a system field to a screen, in the tab "TestTab", first position in tab:
admAddFieldToScreen("TestScreen", "priority", "TestTab", 0);
Example 3
Adding a custom field to a screen, in the tab "TestTab", default(last) position in tab:
admAddFieldToScreen("TestScreen", "customfield_10000", "TestTab");
See also