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Common methods and event handlers, Window, Panel, StaticText, EditText, Button, Checkbox, RadioButton

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Adobe After Effects Help Using Help Creating User Interface Elements Back 217 Property right bottom x y width height Type Number Number Number Number Number Number Description The 'x' coordinate value of the right edge of the element. The 'y coordinate value of the bottom edge of the element. Same as left. Same as top. right - left. bottom - top. Common methods and event handlers Following are the common methods and event handlers defined for each element type. Window Panel StaticText EditText Button Checkbox RadioButton Scrollbar Slider add() center() close() hide() notify() show() onChange() onClick() onClose() onMove() onResize() x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Methods Descriptions of the common methods and event handlers listed above follow: Method add (type [, bounds, text, { } ]); Returns Object Description Creates a new UI element and add it to the children array of its parent Window or Panel element. The optional parameter bounds is a Bounds object describing its position and size. This may also be a four-element array. The optional parameter text is assigned to the UI element as the initial text or title. The UI element itself decides how to use this string; it may be ignored. center([window]) no return value In general, a Button uses the text as its label, while a edit field uses it as its initial content. Internally, the text is assigned to the text property of the element. The optional parameter is an object with properties that specify attributes of the UI element that are used only when the element is created. are specific to the type of UI element, and are described below in the sections for each element type. The return value is the newly created UI element or null on errors. Centers a Window on screen, or optionally, within the specified window object. Using Help Back 217

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Common methods and event handlers
Following are the common methods and event handlers defined for each element type.
Methods
Descriptions of the common methods and event handlers listed above follow:
right
Number
The ‘x’ coordinate value of the right edge of the element.
bottom
Number
The ‘y coordinate value of the bottom edge of the element.
x
Number
Same as
left
.
y
Number
Same as
top
.
width
Number
right
-
left
.
height
Number
bottom - top
.
Window
Panel
StaticText
EditText
Button
Checkbox
RadioButton
Scrollbar
Slider
add()
x
x
center()
x
close()
x
hide()
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
notify()
x
x
x
x
x
x
show()
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
onChange()
x
x
x
onClick()
x
x
x
onClose()
x
onMove()
x
onResize()
x
Method
Returns
Description
add (type [, bounds, text, {
<creation
properties> } ]);
Object
Creates a new UI element and add it to the
children
array of its parent
Window
or
Panel
element. The
optional parameter
bounds
is a
Bounds
object
describing its position and size. This may also be a
four-element array. The optional parameter
text
is
assigned to the UI element as the initial text or title.
The UI element itself decides how to use this string; it
may be ignored.
In general, a Button uses the text as its label, while a
edit field uses it as its initial content. Internally, the
text is assigned to the
text
property of the element.
The optional parameter
<creation properties>
is an
object with properties that specify attributes of the
UI element that are used only when the element is
created.
<creation properties>
are specific to the type
of UI element, and are described below in the sec-
tions for each element type. The return value is the
newly created UI element or
null
on errors.
center([window])
no return value
Centers a
Window
on screen, or optionally, within the
specified window object.
Property
Type
Description