This function is used in Python Scripting.

Description

Toggles a popup view. Will open up the popup if it has not been opened yet. Otherwise, it will close the currently opened popup.

Syntax

system.perspective.togglePopup(id, view, [params ] , [title ] , [position ] , [showCloseIcon ] , [draggable ] , [resizable ] , [modal ] , [overlayDismiss ] , [sessionId ] , [pageId], [viewportBound])

  • Parameters

String id - A unique popup string. Will be used to close the popup from other popup or script actions..

String view - The path to the view to use in the popup.

Dictionary[String, Any] params  - Dictionary of key-value pairs to us as input parameters to the View. [optional] 

String title - Text to display in the title bar. Defaults to an empty string. [optional]

Dictionary[String, Integer] position - Dictionary of key-value pairs to use for position. Possible position keys are: left, top, right, bottom, width, height. Defaults to the center of the window. [optional]

Boolean showCloseIcon - Will show the close icon if True. Defaults to True. [optional] 

Boolean draggable - Will allow the popup to be dragged if True. Defaults to True. [optional] 

Boolean resizable - Will allow the popup to be resized if True. Defaults to False. [optional] 

Boolean modal - Will make the popup modal if True. A modal popup is the only view the user can interact with. Defaults to False. [optional] 

Boolean overlayDismiss - Will allow the user to dismiss and close a modal popup by clicking outside of it if True. Defaults to False. [optional] 

String sessionId - Identifier of the Session to target. If omitted, the current Session will be used automatically. When targeting a different session, then the pageId parameter must be included in the call. [optional] 

String pageId - Identifier of the page to target. If omitted, the current Page will be used automatically. [optional] 


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Boolean viewportBound - If True,  popups will be "shifted" to open within the bounds of the viewport. If the popup would be larger than the viewport, then it will be resized to fit within the bounds. Default is False. [optional]

  • Returns

Nothing

  • Scope

Gateway, Perspective Session

Code Examples
Code Snippet - View
# Toggles a popup view. We are passing in two parameters, called "myParam" and "myParam2".
system.perspective.togglePopup("myPopupId",'folder/myView', params = {"myParam":1,"myParam2":"Test"})
Keywords

system perspective togglePopup, perspective.togglePopup