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HostDocument
Overview
A HostDocument object represents an application document object inside the host application. Information such as the document's caption or document location can be retrieved.
Methods
- HostDocument.getCaption
- Returns the document's current caption
- HostDocument.getLocation
- Returns the document's location
- HostDocument.getType
- Returns the document's location
- HostDocument.setCaption
- Changes the document's caption
HostDocument.getCaption
- function HostApp.getCaption() : String
Returns
A string containing the caption, or null upon error
Description
Returns the document's current caption. If the document is no longer open, null is returned
HostDocument.getLocation
- function HostApp.getLocation() : String
Returns
A string containing the document location, or null upon error
Description
Returns the document's location. This can be a internal table name, a filename, or a url.
HostDocument.getType
- function HostApp.getType() : String
Returns
A string containing the document type, or null upon error
Description
Returns the document's type as a string This value may be "table", "editor", "query", "report", or "web". If the document fails (perhaps because the document no longer exists), null is returned
HostDocument.setCaption
- function HostApp.setCaption(caption : String) : Boolean
Arguments
- caption
- A string containing the new caption
Returns
True upon success, false otherwise
Description
Calling setCaption will update the caption that is displayed for the document.