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WA EXECUTE JAVASCRIPT FUNCTION


WA EXECUTE JAVASCRIPT FUNCTION ( {* ;} object ; jsFunction ; result\|* {; param}{; param2 ; ... ; paramN} )

Parameter	Type	Description
*	Operator	If specified, object is an object name (string) If omitted, object is a variable
object	Form object	Object name (if * is specified) or Variable (if * is omitted)
jsFunction	String	Name of JavaScript function to execute
result\|*	Variable	Function result (if expected)
		or * for a function with no result
param	String	Parameter(s) to pass to function

Description

The WA EXECUTE JAVASCRIPT FUNCTION command executes, in the Web area designated by the * and object parameters, the JavaScript function jsFunction and optionally returns its result in the result parameter.

If the function does not return a result, pass * in the result parameter.

You can pass one or more strings containing the parameters of the function in param.

Example

Calling a JavaScript function with 3 parameters:

 $JavaScriptFunction:="TheFunctionToBeExecuted"

 $Param1:="10"

 $Param2:="true"

 $Param3:="1,000.2" `note "," as thousands separator and "." as the decimal separator

 

 WA EXECUTE JAVASCRIPT FUNCTION(MyWArea;$JavaScriptFunction;$Result;$Param1;$Param2;$Param3)