selectobjects
selectobjects
FORMULA

The selectobjects statement uses a formula to select one or more objects in the current form.

Parameters

This statement has one parameter:

formula – is a Boolean formula that specifies which objects in the current form will be selected.

Description

The selectobjects statement uses a formula to select one or more objects in the current form. The statement scans the form object by object. For each object it checks the formula to see if the result is true or false. If the result is true, the object is selected, otherwise it is not selected.

In order to make a true-false decision about a graphic object, the formula needs to be able to get information about the object. This is done with the objectinfo( function. This function can return any object property you want, including the location, size, name, font, text size, color, and more. Within the formula you can compare these attributes with the attributes you are looking for to decide which objects should be selected.

This example will select all objects with top edges within the top 2 inches (144 points) of the current form.

    selectobjects rtop( objectinfo("rectangle"))<144

This example will select all objects that contain 9 point Monaco text.

    selectobjects objectinfo("font") match "Monaco" and objectinfo("textsize")=9

This example will select all rectangle objects on a form.

    selectobjects objectinfo("class") contains "rectangle"

(For a complete list of object types use the objectinfo(“classnames”) function, or see the Object Library in the bottom right of any graphics mode form window.)

See Also

- activeobjectaction -- allows a procedure to communicate with the object on the current form that is currently being edited (if any).
- changeobject -- modifies the properties of one object in a form.
- changeobjects -- modifies the properties of one or more objects in a form.
- cloneform -- copies all of the objects in a form (optionally, with modifications) into the active form.
- cloneobjects -- duplicates objects in a form (with modifications).
- closeactiveobject -- closes any object whose text is currently being edited.
- datamode -- switches a form from graphics mode into data mode.
- deleteobject -- deletes the specified object from the current form.
- deleteselectedobjects -- deletes selected objects from a form.
- draggraybox -- facilitates dragging something around in a form window.
- dragtext -- starts drag-and-drop of text.
- formcleanview -- cleans up extraneous NSView objects in the current form.
- formxy -- programmatically scrolls a form to a new position.
- graphicsmode -- switches a form into graphics mode.
- info("activeobject") -- returns the name of the currently active text editor or word processor object (if any).
- info("activeobjectid") -- returns the object ID of the currently active text editor or text list object, if any.
- info("activesuperobject") -- returns the name of the currently active text editor or word processor object, if any.
- info("click") -- returns the location of the last mouse click in screen relative coordinates.
- info("clickedobjectid") -- returns the object ID of the clicked object.
- info("focusobject") -- returns the name of the currently active text editor or word processor object, if any.
- info("focusobjectid") -- returns the object ID of the currently active text editor or text list object, if any.
- info("scrollpoint") -- returns the distance the current form is scrolled horizontally and vertically.
- magicformwindow -- designates an open window as the temporary active window for the purposes of info( functions and graphic statements.
- magicwindow -- designates an open window as the temporary active window for the purposes of info( functions and graphic statements.
- magnification -- changes the magnification of a form.
- Modifiable Object Properties -- describes the properties of graphic objects that can be modified by a program (dimensions, color, font, title, etc.).
- newformobject -- creates a new graphic object in a form.
- object -- selects an object (based on the object name).
- objectaction -- allows a procedure to communicate with an object on the current form.
- objectid -- selects one graphic object in the current form based on an ID number.
- objectinfo( -- returns information about a graphic object: its location, size, color, font, etc.
- objectinfoarray( -- builds a text array of form object properties
- objectnumber -- identifies one graphic object from a set of selected graphic objects in the current form.
- openasyncprogresswindow -- opens a floating progress window for asynchronous operations (urltask(, timers).
- progressalert -- displays a progress alert if an operation is going to take a long time.
- progressbar -- updates a progress bar on the current form.
- selectallobjects -- selects all the graphic objects in the current form.
- selectnoobjects -- unselects all the graphic objects in the current form.
- startgraphicschange -- adds undo support to a procedure.
- Text Display Programming -- programming a Text Display Object.
- Text Editor Programming -- programming a Text Editor Object.
- textlisttableoptions -- sets up text list table options
- Web Browser Programming -- programming a Web Browser Object (including JavaScript).
- xytoxy( -- converts a point or rectangle from one co-ordinate system to another.

History

Version | Status | Notes
10.0 | No Change | Carried over from Panorama 6.0.