Class FormAction

The FormAction class represents the action in form instance hierarchy.

PropertyDescription
description: String (read-only)Returns the optional description for the action.
label: String (read-only)Returns the optional label for the action.
object: Object (read-only)Returns the object that was bound to the form in which the action is contained.
submitted: Boolean (read-only)Identifies if the form action was submitted from the client to the server.
triggered: Boolean (read-only)Identifies that this action is triggerd.
x: Number (read-only)In case of an image button, returns the x coordinate of the last click.
y: Number (read-only)In case of an image button, returns the y coordinate of the last click.

This class does not have a constructor, so you cannot create it directly.

MethodDescription
getDescription()Returns the optional description for the action.
getLabel()Returns the optional label for the action.
getObject()Returns the object that was bound to the form in which the action is contained.
getX()In case of an image button, returns the x coordinate of the last click.
getY()In case of an image button, returns the y coordinate of the last click.
isSubmitted()Identifies if the form action was submitted from the client to the server.
isTriggered()Identifies that this action is triggerd.

clearFormElement, getDynamicHtmlName, getFormId, getHtmlName, getParent, getValidationResult, invalidateFormElement, invalidateFormElement, isValid

assign, create, create, defineProperties, defineProperty, entries, freeze, fromEntries, getOwnPropertyDescriptor, getOwnPropertyNames, getOwnPropertySymbols, getPrototypeOf, hasOwnProperty, is, isExtensible, isFrozen, isPrototypeOf, isSealed, keys, preventExtensions, propertyIsEnumerable, seal, setPrototypeOf, toLocaleString, toString, valueOf, values

description: String (read-only)

Returns the optional description for the action. The description could be used as tooltip for the action.


label: String (read-only)

Returns the optional label for the action. The label would be typically used as button text.


object: Object (read-only)

Returns the object that was bound to the form in which the action is contained. The method is a convenience method for getParent().getObject(). In most cases this is actually the object for which the specific action is triggered.


submitted: Boolean (read-only)

Identifies if the form action was submitted from the client to the server.


triggered: Boolean (read-only)

Identifies that this action is triggerd. An action is only triggered if it was submitted and the constraints, regarding a valid form, are met.


x: Number (read-only)

In case of an image button, returns the x coordinate of the last click.


y: Number (read-only)

In case of an image button, returns the y coordinate of the last click.


getDescription(): String

Returns the optional description for the action. The description could be used as tooltip for the action.

Returns:

  • the optional description for the action.

getLabel(): String

Returns the optional label for the action. The label would be typically used as button text.

Returns:

  • the optional label for the action.

getObject(): Object

Returns the object that was bound to the form in which the action is contained. The method is a convenience method for getParent().getObject(). In most cases this is actually the object for which the specific action is triggered.

Returns:

  • the object that was bound to the form in which the action is contained.

getX(): Number

In case of an image button, returns the x coordinate of the last click.

Returns:

  • the x coordinate of the last click.

getY(): Number

In case of an image button, returns the y coordinate of the last click.

Returns:

  • the y coordinate of the last click.

isSubmitted(): Boolean

Identifies if the form action was submitted from the client to the server.

Returns:

  • true if the form action was submitted, false otherwise.

isTriggered(): Boolean

Identifies that this action is triggerd. An action is only triggered if it was submitted and the constraints, regarding a valid form, are met.

Returns:

  • true if the action is triggered, false otherwise.