triggerEvent

Triggers an events for a control, or the Gebra Suite app itself. Some events are on Gebra Suite App level (like e.g. onRecordSaved ). Other events are on control level (like e.g. onClick)

Parameters

1. eventName (string) - This parameter represents the type of event that you want to trigger. It is expected to be a string

2. controlId (string) - This parameter represents the ID of the control or element for which the event is being triggered

3. details (any) - This parameter is more generic and can hold additional information or details related to the event

Example Usages

app.triggerEvent("click", "myButton"); //This triggers a button Click for the control "myButton"
app.triggerEvent("recordSaved"); //This triggers the event, that would otherwise occur if a record was saved

You can use the whole event name with the "on" prefix as well

app.triggerEvent("onClick", "myButton"); //This triggers a button Click for the control "myButton"
app.triggerEvent("onRecordSaved"); //This triggers the event, that would otherwise occur if a record was saved

Return Values

The triggerEvent function can return different values based on the outcome.

• undefined, if no matching event function was found and the event was dispatched.

• a boolean value, true if the event was not prevented, false otherwise

• the result of an executed event function if one was found