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DREAMWEAVER CS3 248 API Reference Description Uses the internal Dreamweaver URL decoding mechanism to decode special characters and symbols in URL strings. For example, this function decodes %20 to a space character and the name " to ". Arguments inStr • The inStr argument is the string to decode. Returns A string that contains the decoded URL. Example The following example calls dw.doURLDecoding() to decode the special characters in its argument and store the resulting string in outstr: outStr = dreamweaver.doURLDecoding("http://maps.yahoo.com/py/ddResults.py?Pyt= ¬ Tmap&tarname=&tardesc=&newname=&newdesc=&newHash=&newTHash=&newSts=&newTSts=&tlt=&tln= ¬ &slt=&sln=&newFL=Use+Address+Below&newaddr=2000+Shamrock+Rd&newcsz=Metroo+Park%2C+CA& ¬ newcountry=us&newTFL=Use+Address+Below&newtaddr=500+El+Camino&newtcsz=Santa+Clara%2C+CA& ¬ newtcountry=us&Submit=Get+Directions") dreamweaver.getElementRef() Availability Dreamweaver 2. Description Gets the Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer object reference for a specific tag object in the DOM tree. Arguments NSorIE, tagObject • The NSorIE argument must be either "NS 4.0" or "IE 4.0". The DOM and rules for nested references differ in Netscape Navigator 4.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0. This argument specifies for which browser to return a valid reference. • The tagObject argument is a tag object in the DOM tree. Returns A string that represents a valid JavaScript reference to the object, such as document.layers['myLayer']. The string is subject to the following conditions: • Dreamweaver returns correct references for Internet Explorer for A, AREA, APPLET, EMBED, DIV, SPAN, INPUT, SELECT, OPTION, TEXTAREA, OBJECT, and IMG tags. • Dreamweaver returns correct references for Netscape Navigator for A, AREA, APPLET, EMBED, LAYER, ILAYER, SELECT, OPTION, TEXTAREA, OBJECT, and IMG tags, and for absolutely positioned DIV and SPAN tags. For DIV and SPAN tags that are not absolutely positioned, Dreamweaver returns "cannot reference ". • Dreamweaver does not return references for unnamed objects. If an object does not contain either a NAME or an ID attribute, Dreamweaver returns "unnamed ". If the browser does not support a reference by name, Dreamweaver references the object by index (for example, document.myform.applets[3]).

Section	Page
Contents	3
Chapter 1: Introduction	6
Background	7
Extending Dreamweaver	7
Additional resources for extension writers	7
New functions in Dreamweaver CS3	7
Removed functions	9
Errata	10
Conventions used in this guide	10
Chapter 2: The file I/O API	11
Accessing configuration folders	11
The file I/O API	11
Chapter 3: The HTTP API	20
How the HTTP API works	20
The HTTP API	21
Chapter 4: The Design Notes API	27
How Design Notes work	27
The Design Notes JavaScript API	28
The Design Notes C API	32
Chapter 5: Fireworks integration	39
The FWLaunch API	39
Chapter 6: Flash integration	46
How Flash elements work	46
Inserting Flash elements	46
The Flash Objects API	47
Chapter 7: The database API	51
How database API functions work	51
Database connection functions	52
Database access functions	64
Chapter 8: The database connectivity API	76
How to develop a new connection type	76
The Connection API	78
The generated include file	80
The definition file for your connection type	82
Chapter 9: The JavaBeans API	84
The JavaBeans API	84
Chapter 10: The source control integration API	89
How source control integration with Dreamweaver works	90
Adding source control system functionality	90
The source control integration API required functions	90
The source control integration API optional functions	96
Enablers	104
Chapter 11: Application	109
External application functions	109
Global application functions	117
Bridge communication functions	122
Chapter 12: Workspace	124
History functions	124
Insert object functions	132
Keyboard functions	135
Menu functions	141
Results window functions	143
Toggle functions	154
Toolbar functions	173
Window functions	178
Code collapse functions	188
Code view toolbar functions	194
Chapter 13: Site	198
Report functions	198
Site functions	199
Chapter 14: Document	232
Conversion functions	232
Command functions	233
File manipulation functions	235
Global document functions	249
Path functions	258
Selection functions	260
String manipulation functions	267
Translation functions	270
XSLT functions	272
Chapter 15: Page content	275
Assets panel functions	275
Behavior functions	285
Clipboard functions	293
Library and template functions	298
Snippets panel functions	303
Spry widget editing functions	306
Inserting Spry widgets functions	308
Browser compatibility check functions	311
Chapter 16: Dynamic documents	319
Server components functions	319
Data source functions	320
Extension Data Manager functions	321
Live data functions	324
Server behavior functions	328
Server model functions	330
Chapter 17: Design	337
CSS layout functions	337
Frame and frameset functions	356
Layer and image map functions	358
Layout environment functions	360
Layout view functions	365
Zoom functions	374
Guide functions and properties	377
Table editing functions	384
Chapter 18: Code	393
Code functions	393
Find and replace functions	397
General editing functions	402
Print function	417
Quick Tag Editor functions	418
Code view functions	420
Tag editor and tag library functions	436
Chapter 19: Enablers	440
Enabler functions	440

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DREAMWEAVER CS3

API Reference

248

Description

Uses the internal Dreamweaver URL decoding mechanism to decode special characters and symbols in URL strings.

For example, this function decodes

%20

to a space character and the name

&quot

to ".

Arguments

inStr

•

The

inStr

argument is the string to decode.

Returns

A string that contains the decoded URL.

Example

The following example calls

dw.doURLDecoding()

to decode the special characters in its argument and store the

resulting string in

outstr

outStr = dreamweaver.doURLDecoding(“http://maps.yahoo.com/py/ddResults.py?Pyt=

Tmap&tarname=&tardesc=&newname=&newdesc=&newHash=&newTHash=&newSts=&newTSts=&tlt=&tln=

&slt=&sln=&newFL=Use+Address+Below&newaddr=2000+Shamrock+Rd&newcsz=Metroo+Park%2C+CA&

newcountry=us&newTFL=Use+Address+Below&newtaddr=500+El+Camino&newtcsz=Santa+Clara%2C+CA&

newtcountry=us&Submit=Get+Directions”)

dreamweaver.getElementRef()

Availability

Dreamweaver 2.

Description

Gets the Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer object reference for a specific tag object in the DOM tree.

Arguments

NSorIE, tagObject

•

The

NSorIE

argument must be either

"NS 4.0"

"IE 4.0"

. The DOM and rules for nested references differ in

Netscape Navigator 4.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0. This argument specifies for which browser to return a valid

reference.

•

The

tagObject

argument is a tag object in the DOM tree.

Returns

A string that represents a valid JavaScript reference to the object, such as

document.layers['myLayer']

. The

string is subject to the following conditions:

•

Dreamweaver returns correct references for Internet Explorer for

AREA

APPLET

EMBED

DIV

SPAN

INPUT

SELECT

OPTION

TEXTAREA

OBJECT

, and

IMG

tags.

•

Dreamweaver returns correct references for Netscape Navigator for

AREA

APPLET

EMBED

LAYER

ILAYER

SELECT

OPTION

TEXTAREA

OBJECT

, and

IMG

tags, and for absolutely positioned

DIV

and

SPAN

tags. For

DIV

and

SPAN

tags that are not absolutely positioned, Dreamweaver returns

"cannot reference <

tag

•

Dreamweaver does not return references for unnamed objects. If an object does not contain either a

NAME

or an

attribute, Dreamweaver returns

"unnamed <

tag

. If the browser does not support a reference by name,

Dreamweaver references the object by index (for example,

document.myform.applets[3]