Vision - Button
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The Button component can be configured to open and/or close windows, write to tags, and run scripts when triggered by an event handler.
Properties​
| Property | Description | Property Type | Scripting | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background Color | The background color of the button. Can be chosen from color wheel, chosen from color palette, or entered as RGB or HSL value. See Color Selector. | Color | .buttonBG | Appearance |
| Border | The border surrounding this component. No border, Etched (Lowered), Etched (Raised), Bevel (Lowered), Bevel (Raised), Bevel (Double), Field Border, and Line Border. Note: The border is unaffected by rotation. Changed in 8.1.21 As of 8.1.21, the "Button Border" and "Other Border" options are removed. | Border | .border | Common |
| Border Painted? | Indicates if the border of this button should be displayed. Changed in 8.1.8 This property was removed in 8.1.8 | boolean | .borderPainted | Appearance |
| Cursor | The mouse cursor to use when hovering over this component. Options are: Default, Crosshair, Text, Wait, Hand, Move, SW Resize, or SE Resize. | int | .cursorCode | Common |
| Default Button | If true, this button will be activated when the user presses Enter on the window. | boolean | .defaultBtn | Behavior |
| Disabled Image Path | The relative path of the image to be displayed when this component is not enabled. | String | .disabledPath | Appearance |
| Enabled | If disabled, a component cannot be used. | boolean | .componentEnabled | Common |
| Fill Area? | Controls whether or not this button's internal area is filled. | boolean | .contentAreaFilled | Appearance |
| Focusable | If a button is not focusable, you will not be able to interact with it with the keyboard. This means you can't "tab" over to it. | boolean | .focusable | Behavior |
| Font | Font of text on this component. | Font | .font | Appearance |
| Foreground Color | The foreground color of the component. See Color Selector. | Color | .foreground | Appearance |
| Horizontal Alignment | The horizontal alignment of the button's contents (text and/or image). | int | .horizontalAlignment | Layout |
| Horizontal Text Position | The horizontal position of the button's text relative to its image. | int | .horizontalTextPosition | Layout |
| Icon-Text Spacing | The space (in pixels) between the icon (if any) and the text (if any). | int | .iconTextGap | Appearance |
| Image Path | The relative path of the image. | String | .path | Appearance |
| Margin | The space between a button's text and its borders. | Insets | .margin | Layout |
| Mnemonic | A single letter that will activate the button using 'ALT-mnemonic'. | String | .mnemonicChar | Behavior |
| Mouseover Text | The text that is displayed in the tooltip which pops up on mouseover of this component. | String | .toolTipText | Common |
| Name | The name of this component. | String | .name | Common |
| Quality | The data quality code for any bindings on this component. | QualityCode | .quality | Data |
| Rollover | If true, the button may indicate that the mouse is hovering over it. | boolean | .rolloverEnabled | Behavior |
| Styles | Contains the component's styles. | Dataset | .styles | Appearance |
| Text | Text of this component. | String | .text | Appearance |
| Vertical Alignment | The vertical alignment of the button's contents (text and/or image). | int | .verticalAlignment | Layout |
| Vertical Text Position | The vertical position of the button's text relative to its image. | int | .verticalTextPosition | Layout |
| Visible | If disabled, the component will be hidden. | boolean | .visible | Common |
Deprecated Properties​
| Property | Description | Property Type | Scripting | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Quality | The data quality code for any tag bindings on this component. | int | .dataQuality | Data |
| Opaque | If true, button will be opaque. Default is false. | boolean | .opaque | Common |
Scripting​
See the Vision - Button Scripting Functions page for the full list of scripting functions available for this component.
Event Handlers​
Event handlers allow you to run a script based off specific triggers. See the full list of available event handlers on the Component Events page
Customizers​
Examples​
Styled Button​
| Property Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Border | Etched (Raised) |
| Font | Dialog, Bold, 18 |
| Text | Press Me! |
| Image Path | Builtin/icons/48/check2.png |
Styled Button​
| Property Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Border | No Border |
| Fill Area? | False |
| Border Painted? | False |
| Text | None |
| Image Path | Builtin/icons/48/stop.png |