StickyButton

inherits from Button

Class Description

Sticky buttons are a bit like attribute text objects: they watch targets and update as their targets change. They can also change their targets when they're tapped.

Programming information

Instantiate: sometimes
Subclass: sometimes
Call its methods: often

Sticky button objects must point at a target object and a target attribute. The target attribute must be a Boolean attribute, or at least an unsigned byte, which is indistinguishable from a Boolean attribute.

Methods defined by class StickyButton

Class StickyButton defines the following methods:

Method	Description
AboutToShow	Overridden to start observing the button's target
AboutToHide	Overridden to stop observing the button's target
Notice	Overridden to update the button when the target changes
Touch	Overridden to change the target's attribute to the opposite of whatever it was

Fields defined by class StickyButton

Class StickyButton 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
Defined by StickyButton
target	Object	The target to watch and change
targetAttribute	Unsigned	The attribute of interest
reverseSense	Boolean	True if the button should highlight when the target attribute value is false

Attributes defined by class StickyButton

Class StickyButton defines the following attributes:

Attribute	Type	Description
Target	Object	The target of interest to the button
TargetAttribute	Unsigned	The attribute to check
ReverseSense	Boolean	True when the button meaning should be the opposite of the target attribute value