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Call Form method from Button Clicked / "The class FormRun does not contain this method"

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Hi folks, hope ye are well.

I have read quite a bit on this topic but am failing to succeed.

I have a button under ActionPane/ActionPaneTab/ButtonGroup/myButton

the button has method 'clicked'.

Once clicked I wish to call a method on the Form, myMethod.

In the clicked method i have:

void clicked()
{
    FormRun myForm = element.args().caller();
    myForm.myMethod();
    super();
}

the myMethod() method displayed for me when I hit '.' and I can select it.

On compile it status the "The class FormRun does not contain this method"

Am just a little confused as to why this is not working for me as it seems quiet straight forward.

Any suggestions welcome.

rgds,

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RE: Call Form method from Button Clicked / "The class FormRun does not contain this method"

thank you both.

yes, by button is on the main simple list form, and my method is under the form.

element.myMethod() is exactly what i was looking for.

thanks again.

Rgds,
Denis Macchinetti 16,444 on at

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RE: Call Form method from Button Clicked / "The class FormRun does not contain this method"

Again, you can use the global formHasMethod method in order to test if the method exist.
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RE: Call Form method from Button Clicked / "The class FormRun does not contain this method"

Hi

If the method coming from the Caller form, you have to declare myform as Object, so:

Object myForm = element.args().caller();

myForm.myMethod();
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XB 1,867 on at

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RE: Call Form method from Button Clicked / "The class FormRun does not contain this method"

Are you on the same form where the method exists?

so you can call him with reserve word element.

element.mymethod

think about formRun is a generic class object and only have default methods.

if you want to call a method form other forms do something like this.

in your destiny form

init:
this.parmCallerObject(element.args().caller());

public Object parmCallerObject(Object _callerObject = callerObject)
{
if (!prmisDefault(_callerObject))
{
callerObject = _callerObject;
}

return callerObject;
}

//in your destinty form create a method to call method from orig form

private void callOrigMethod()
{

if (formHasMethod(callerObject.owner(), "methodNamefromorigform"))
{

}
}