Vision - Web Browser Scripting Functions

This page details the various component and extension functions available for Vision's Web Browser component.

Component Functions

.getBrowser()

• Description

  • This function will return the underlying browser object. See JxBrowser Guidelines for more information.

• Parameters

  • None

• Return

  • Object - The Browser Object.

.executeJavaScript()

• Description

  • This function allows users to execute arbitrary JavaScript on the loaded page.

• Parameters

  • String javaScript - The code to execute on the page.

• Return

  • None

.getImage()

• Description

  • This function will return a byte array screenshot of the current browser window, in JPEG format.

• Parameters

  • None

• Return

  • ByteArray - The current browser window, rendered as a JPEG, in binary format.

.back()

• Description

  • This function navigates one page back in the browser history.

• Parameters

  • None

• Return

  • None

.forward()

• Description

  • This function navigates one page forward in the browser history.

• Parameters

  • None

• Return

  • None

.refresh()

• Description

  • This function refreshes the current page.

• Parameters

  • None

• Return

  • None

Extension Functions

initialize()

New in 8.1.26

• Description

  • Called when the Web Browser component is initialized. Provides a chance to initialize the browser further. Enabling or disabling this function will cause the Web Browser component to re-initialize.

• Parameters

  • Component self: A reference to the component that is invoking this function.

  • JxBrowser browser: The underlying JxBrowser instance of the Browser class.

  • BrowserView browserView: The underlying rendering class that contains the Browser instance.

• Return

  • Nothing