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FormButton

inherits from Button;
inherits interface from FormElement;
encodes empty field list;

Class Description

Class FormButton provides a type of button that can be used on forms. Usually it appears on stationery, such as the install and discard buttons on the postcard created when one user sends a package to another.

Programming information

Instantiate: sometimes
Subclass: rarely
Call its methods: rarely

You are unlikely to use objects of class FormButton unless you're creating new stationery objects.

Methods defined by class FormButton

Class FormButton defines the following methods:

Method Description
FormData Overridden to copy data from the button to the form
FormDataInfo
IsFormElement Overridden to return true
SetFormData Overridden to copy data from the form to the button

Fields defined by class FormButton

Class FormButton defines the following fields::

Field Type Description
Inherited from SingleLinkable
next Object Next item in view list
Inherited from Linkable
previous Object Previous item in view list
Inherited from Viewable
superview Viewable Container for this object
subview Viewable Object contained by this object
relativeOrigin Dot Origin relative to superview
contentSize Dot Size of content rectangle
viewFlags Unsigned Property settings
labelStyle TextStyle Text style of object's label
color Unsigned Color of object's content
altColor Unsigned Not used by button
shadow Shadow Shadow drawn with object
sound Sound Sound associated with object
Inherited from Stamp
image Image Image used to draw stamp
Inherited from HasBorder
border Border The button's border