4D v18
WP Get element by ID
- 4D Write Pro Reference
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- 4D Write Pro Language
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- About 4D Write Pro objects
- Using commands from the Objects (Forms) theme
- Using commands from the Styled Text theme
- Accessing document contents by programming
- 4D Write Pro Constants
- WP Add picture
- WP Bookmark range
- WP DELETE BOOKMARK
- WP DELETE FOOTER
- WP DELETE HEADER
- WP DELETE STYLE SHEETNew
- WP DELETE SUBSECTION
- WP EXPORT DOCUMENT
- WP EXPORT VARIABLE
- WP GET ATTRIBUTES
- WP Get body
- WP GET BOOKMARKS
- WP Get element by ID
- WP Get elements
- WP Get footer
- WP Get frame
- WP Get header
- WP Get links
- WP Get page count
- WP Get position
- WP Get section
- WP Get sections
- WP Get style sheetNew
- WP Get style sheetsNew
- WP Get subsection
- WP Get text
- WP Get view properties
- WP Import document
- WP IMPORT STYLE SHEETSNew
- WP INSERT BREAK
- WP INSERT DOCUMENT
- WP INSERT PICTURE
- WP Insert table
- WP Is font style supported
- WP New
- WP NEW BOOKMARK
- WP New footer
- WP New header
- WP New style sheetNew
- WP New subsection
- WP Paragraph range
- WP Picture range
- WP PRINT
- WP RESET ATTRIBUTES
- WP SELECT
- WP Selection range
- WP SET ATTRIBUTES
- WP SET FRAME
- WP SET LINK
- WP SET TEXT
- WP SET VIEW PROPERTIES
- WP Table append row
- WP TABLE DELETE COLUMNSNew
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- WP Table get cellsUpd
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- WP Table get rowsUpd
- WP Table insert columnsNew
- WP Table insert rowsNew
- WP Table range
- WP Text range
- WP USE PAGE SETUP
- 4D Write Pro Attributes
WP Get element by ID
| WP Get element by ID ( wpDoc ; ID ) -> Function result | ||||||||
| Parameter | Type | Description | ||||||
| wpDoc | Object |
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4D Write Pro document | |||||
| ID | String |
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Identifier of the element to retrieve | |||||
| Function result | Object |
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4D Write Pro element | |||||
The WP Get element by ID command returns an object containing the element of wpDoc passed in the ID parameter.
In the wpDoc parameter, pass a 4D Write Pro document.
Pass the ID attribute of the element to retrieve in the ID parameter. The element can be within the document, such as an image, a paragraph, a table, row, etc., or the document itself. If no elements in the document have the specified ID, a null value is returned.
To get the picture with the ID "img1":
C_OBJECT(obImage)
obImage:=WP Get element by ID(myDoc;"img1")You want to find a table element and modify it to have a large purple border:
C_OBJECT($element)
$element:=WP Get element by ID(myDoc;"Table1")
WP SET ATTRIBUTES($element;wk border style;wk solid)
WP SET ATTRIBUTES($element;wk border width;"4px")
WP SET ATTRIBUTES($element;wk border color;"purple")You want to retrieve an element and modify its ID:
$colTable:=WP Create table range([INFO]Sample)
$elements:=WP Get elements($colTable)
$elem:=WP Get element by ID([INFO]Sample;"Paris")
If($elem#Null)
$elem.ID:="Lyon"
End if
Product: 4D
Theme: 4D Write Pro Language
Number:
1549
Created: 4D v17
4D Write Pro Reference ( 4D v18)
