User Guide

140 Chapter 6: Components Dictionary
Method summary for the Button class
There are no methods exclusive to the Button class.
Methods inherited from the UIObject class
The following table lists the methods the Button class inherits from the UIObject class. When
calling these methods from the Button object, use the form
buttonInstance.methodName.
Methods inherited from the UIComponent class
The following table lists the methods the Button class inherits from the UIComponent class.
When calling these methods from the Button object, use the form
buttonInstance.methodName.
Property summary for the Button class
The following table lists properties of the Button class.
Method Description
UIObject.createClassObject() Creates an object on the specified class.
UIObject.createObject() Creates a subobject on an object.
UIObject.destroyObject() Destroys a component instance.
UIObject.doLater() Calls a function when parameters have been set in the Property and
Component inspectors.
UIObject.getStyle() Gets the style property from the style declaration or object.
UIObject.invalidate() Marks the object so it will be redrawn on the next frame interval.
UIObject.move() Moves the object to the requested position.
UIObject.redraw() Forces validation of the object so it is drawn in the current frame.
UIObject.setSize() Resizes the object to the requested size.
UIObject.setSkin() Sets a skin in the object.
UIObject.setStyle() Sets the style property on the style declaration or object.
Method Description
UIComponent.getFocus() Returns a reference to the object that has focus.
UIComponent.setFocus() Sets focus to the component instance.
Property Description
Button.icon Specifies an icon for a button instance.
Button.label Specifies the text that appears in a button.
Button.labelPlacement Specifies the orientation of the label text in relation to an icon.