New Features
The Views Component Suite includes the following new features in Version 4.0.2:
Web Deployment
The new Views Web Deployment package allows you to create Web applications from Views applications.
For details refer to the Web Deployment documentation.
Prototypes
Several new features have been added to the Prototypes package:
Switch Accessor
A new control accessor has been added.
The Switch accessor (class IlvSwitchAccessor) implements a switch statement.
Parameters
Switch: An expression that should return an integer. Depending on its result, the attribute 0...N will be assigned the value of the parameter.case 0: Must be an attribute of the prototype or the value "". If Switch evaluates to 0, the behaviors of the attribute named in this parameter will be executed. case 1: Must be an attribute of the prototype or the value "". If Switch evaluates to 1, the behaviors of the attribute named in this parameter will be executed....case N: Must be an attribute of the prototype or the value "". If Switch evaluates to a value equal to or greater than N, the behaviors of the attribute named in this parameter will be executed.Example
A traffic light with varying settings can be implemented like this:
Value Integer
do
Switch Value
case 0 doRed
case 1 doOrange
case 2 doGreen
case 3 Anomaly
doRed
do
greenEllipse.visible=False
orangeellipse.visible=False
redEllipse.visible=True
doBlink=False
doOrange
do
greenEllipse.visible=False
orangeellipse.visible=True
redEllipse.visible=False
doBlink=False
doGreen
do
greenEllipse.visible=True
orangeellipse.visible=False
redEllipse.visible=False
doBlink=False
Anomaly
do
greenEllipse.visible=False
orangeellipse.visible=True
redEllipse.visible=False
doBlink=true
doBlink Boolean
do
blink orangeEllipse.visible 150
For information on additional control and other accessors, refer to the Views 2D Graphics User’s Manual, “Predefined Accessors.”
Cut/Copy/Paste
Cut/copy/paste has been added to the Edit facilities when using Studio for Prototype extension functions.
In the Group Inspector Panel you will now find cut/copy/paste commands in the Edit menu of the Attributes and Behavior pages.
You can copy or cut a whole attribute and its behaviors by selecting the first line of an attributes tree and selecting Edit > Copy or Edit > Cut. On the Attributes page you can copy or cut a single behavior by selecting the behavior’s line and then Edit > Copy or Edit > Cut.You can paste the contents of the attribute clipboard by first selecting a line where you want the attribute to be inserted and then selecting Edit > Paste.For full details on other Edit functions, refer to the Views 2D Graphics User’s Manual, “Creating and Using Prototypes.”
Animation Timer On/Off
An on/off toggle has been added for animation timers. This additional control is available from the View menu of the Studio Menu Bar with Prototypes Extension.
This additional command is described below.
ToggleTimers
Label | Toggle Animation Timers |
Path | View menu |
Category | prototypes |
Action | Turns on or off the animation timers of the prototype’s animation accessors, thereby allowing you to edit the prototype and then test its behavior. |
For the other prototypes commands, refer to the Views 2D Graphics User’s Manual, “Prototypes Extension Commands.”
Published date: 05/24/2022
Last modified date: 02/24/2022
