templateButton

Typekeyword
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
templateButton
Summary

Used with the set command to set the properties of newly created buttons.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Example
set the height of the templateButton to 20
set the textFont of the templateButton to "Arial"
RelatedProperty: properties, ID
Control Structure: function
Keyword: templateScrollbar, default, button
Object: button
Glossary: object, keyword, property, radio button, command, expression
Command: reset, set
Function: functionNames
Description

Use the templateButton keyword to set up default properties to be used for any new buttons you create.

The templateButton can be thought of as a special, abstract object. It is not an actual button, but it has all the properties of a button. The ID property of the templateButton is zero.

You can use the set command to set the properties of the templateButton before creating a button. The new button has the properties of the templateButton, by default. This example creates a radio button:

on makeRadio
    set the style of the templateButton to "radioButton"
    create button "Red" -- "Red" is a radio button
end makeRadio

The properties of the templateButton can be returned to the default settings using the reset command.

You can refer to the templateButton using any of the following forms:

templateButton
the templateButton
templateButton()

Note: The templateButton keyword is implemented internally as a function and appears in the functionNames. However, it cannot be used as a function in an expression.