PDFActionJavaScript object

PDFActionJavaScript is one of the PDF Builder objects, and is derived from PDFAction. It specifies a piece of JavaScript action to perform by an PDFFormFieldPushButton in a PDF document.

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Properties

PDFActionJavaScript provides the following property. In addition, it inherits the properties from its parent, PDFAction.

PDFActionJavaScript property

Datatype

Description

ClassDefinition

PowerObject

An object of type PowerObject containing information about the class definition of the object or control.

Script

String

A JavaScript script that represents a pending action to be executed.


Events

PDFActionJavaScript event

Occurs

Constructor

Immediately before the Open event occurs in the window.

Destructor

Immediately after the Close event occurs in the window.


Functions

PDFActionJavaScript provides the following functions.

PDFActionJavaScript function

Datatype returned

Description

ClassName

String

Returns the name assigned to the object.

Clone

PDFActionJavaScript

Clones the current object.

GetContextService

Integer

Creates a reference to a context-specific instance of the specified service.

GetParent

PowerObject

Returns a reference to the name of the parent object.

PostEvent

Boolean

Adds an event to the end of the message queue for the control.

TriggerEvent

Integer

Triggers a specified event in the control and executes the script for the event.

TypeOf

Object

Returns the type of the control.