User Guide
432 Chapter 6: Components Dictionary
Methods inherited from the UIComponent class
The following table lists the methods the Form class inherits from the UIComponent class. When
calling these methods from the Form object, use the syntax
formInstance.methodName.
Methods inherited from the Loader class
The following table lists the methods the Form class inherits from the Loader class. When calling
these methods from the Form object, use the syntax
formInstance.methodName.
Methods inherited from the Screen class
The following table lists the methods the Form class inherits from the Screen class. When calling
these methods from the Form object, use the syntax
formInstance.methodName.
Property summary for the Form class
The following table lists the properties that are exclusive to the Form class.
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.
Method Description
Loader.load() Loads the content specified by the contentPath property.
Method Description
Screen.getChildScreen() Returns the child screen of this screen at a particular index.
Property Description
Form.currentFocusedForm Read-only; returns the form that contains the global current focus.
Form.indexInParentForm Read-only; returns the index (zero-based) of this form in its parent’s
list of subforms.
Form.numChildForms Read-only; returns the number of child forms that this form
contains.
Form.parentIsForm Read-only; specifies whether the parent object of this form is also a
form.
Form.parentForm Read-only; reference to the form’s parent form.
Method Description