Composite
Use the Composite part to contain a set of elements that provide a reusable piece of your user interface. Typically, you might use this part to create a standard header or footer, which you can then add to each page you build.
To add a Composite part, select the Web Connection Category (
), then the Composite part (
). You can also add the part using the Add Part dialog and specifying the class name,
AbtHtmlComposite.
Composite Properties
The Composite part has the following properties:
breakAfter
Use the breakAfter property to indicate whether you want the Web browser to insert a line break in the HTML after this part.
breakBefore
Use the breakBefore property to indicate whether you want the Web browser to insert a line break in the HTML before this part.
eventHandlers
Use the eventHandlers property to define any event handlers for this part. Event handlers provide the ability to detect and react to events that occur while an HtmlPage is loaded in a Web browser. An example of an event handler is mouse over, where you can specify when the mouse moves over an HTML element, something happens, usually a JavaScript is executed..
extraAttributes
Use the extraAttributes property to specify any additional HTML attributes that you want included in the HTML tagging generated by the part. You can use this property to include HTML attributes that are not directly supported by VA Smalltalk.
partName
In the Part name field, type the name you want to use to describe the part. For non-visual parts, this text appears under the icon for the part on the free-form surface.
The name of the part can consist of alphanumeric characters, and must be unique from all other parts on the layout surface.
This field is optional. If you do not specify a part name, VA Smalltalk generates a unique name based on the class name of the part.
Last modified date: 06/24/2018