Examples
Website data in a Max UI external
| (drag) | When a file is dragged from the Max 5 File Browser to a jweb object, the file will be loaded. | |
| back | The word reloads the previous page of data, functioning like the 'Back' button in a conventional web browser. | |
| forward | When a sequence of multiple pages has been loaded, and the object has received the message, the word will advance to the following page in the object's page history. functions like the 'Forward' button in a conventional web browser. | |
| gethistory | The word , will output a list of all URLs loaded by the object since its instantiation, in the reverse order of access, with additional information. The output format is: URL (symbol) page title (symbol) number of page loads (int) time stamp of last load (int) . After the last history entry is output, the message done will be sent from the outlet. | |
| read | url [symbol] |
The word , followed by a symbol that specifies a URL or a file pathname, will read the webpage or file and attempt to render its contents. Upon successful load of a page, two messages are sent from the object's outlet: , followed the final URL which was loaded based on the provided argument; and , followed by the title of the loaded page as a symbol. |
| readfile | file path [symbol] |
The word , followed by a symbol that specifies a file pathname, will read the file and attempt to render its contents. The word with no argument opens a file dialog to choose a file. Upon successful load of a page, two messages are sent from the object's outlet: , followed the final URL which was loaded based on the provided argument; and , followed by the title of the loaded page as a symbol. |
| reload | The word causes the browser to refresh the current page, functioning like the 'Reload' button in a conventional web browser. | |
| writehistory | file name [symbol] |
The word , followed by a symbol the specifies the name of a file, will write a history of the object's use since its instantiation as an xml-format file. The word with no arguments opens a file dialog to choose a file. |
| Name | Type | g/s | Description |
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| autosize | int def.:0 |
Caches the right and bottom margins of the jweb object, using them to resize the object's box as the containing view is resized. | |
| res_report | int def.:0 |
Toggles the printing of data about resources loaded when referencing a webpage or file. The listing of resources takes the form: total_resources loaded_resources failed_resources . |
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| scrollbars | int def.:0 |
Enables the display of horizontal/vertical scrollbars, as required by the size of the webpage in comparison with the jweb object's window. Note the scrollbars can only be enabled or disabled previous to the loading of a new webpage/file. | |
| url | symbol def.: |
Displays the current URL being displayed. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| js | Execute Javascript |
| Max JS Tutorial 1: Basic JavaScript | Max JS Tutorial 1: Basic JavaScript |
| Max JS Tutorial 2: JavaScript Scripting | Max JS Tutorial 2: JavaScript Scripting |
| Max JS Tutorial 3: JavaScript Tasks, Arguments, and Globals | Max JS Tutorial 3: JavaScript Tasks, Arguments, and Globals |