4D v16.3

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POST EVENT

POST EVENT 


 

POST EVENT ( what ; message ; when ; mouseX ; mouseY ; modifiers {; process} ) 
Parameter Type   Description
what  Longint in Type of event
message  Longint in Event message
when  Longint in Event time expressed in ticks
mouseX  Longint in Horizontal coordinate of mouse
mouseY  Longint in Vertical coordinate of mouse
modifiers  Longint in Modifier keys state
process  Longint in Destination process reference number, or Application event queue, if omitted, or 0

The POST EVENT command simulates a keyboard or mouse event. Its effect is as if the user actually acted on the keyboard or the mouse.

You pass one of the following values in what:

Constant Type Value
Auto key event Longint 5
Key down event Longint 3
Key up event Longint 4
Mouse down event Longint 1
Mouse up event Longint 2


If the event is a mouse-related event, you pass 0 (zero) in message. If the event is a keyboard-related event, you pass the code of the simulated character in message.

Usually, you pass the value returned by Tickcount in when.

If the event is a mouse-related event, you pass the horizontal and vertical coordinates of the click in mouseX and mouseY.

In the parameter modifiers, you pass one or a combination of the constants of the Events (Modifiers) theme.

Constant Type Value Comment
Activate window bit Longint 0
Activate window mask Longint 1
Caps lock key bit Longint 10 Windows and OS X
Caps lock key mask Longint 1024 Windows and OS X
Command key bit Longint 8 Ctrl key under Windows, Command key under OS X
Command key mask Longint 256 Ctrl key under Windows, Command key under OS X
Control key bit Longint 12 Ctrl key under OS X, or right click under Windows and OS X
Control key mask Longint 4096 Ctrl key under OS X, or right click under Windows and OS X
Mouse button bit Longint 7
Mouse button mask Longint 128
Option key bit Longint 11 Alt key (also called Option under OS X)
Option key mask Longint 2048 Alt key (also called Option under OS X)
Right control key bit Longint 15
Right control key mask Longint 32768
Right option key bit Longint 14
Right option key mask Longint 16384
Right shift key bit Longint 13
Right shift key mask Longint 8192
Shift key bit Longint 9 Windows and OS X
Shift key mask Longint 512 Windows and OS X

For example, to simulate the Shift key, pass Shift key bit.

If you specify the process parameter, the event is sent to the process whose process number you pass in process. If you pass 0 (zero) or if you omit the parameter, the event is sent at the application level, and the 4D scheduler will dispatch it to the appropriate process.



See also 

POST CLICK
POST KEY

 
PROPERTIES 

Product: 4D
Theme: User Interface
Number: 467

 
HISTORY 

Created: 4D v6

 
ARTICLE USAGE

4D Language Reference ( 4D v16)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v16.1)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v16.2)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v16.3)