Name: widget

Type: object

Syntax: widget

Summary:

A custom <control> written in LiveCode Builder

Introduced: 8.0

OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile

Example:

set the visible of widget 1 to false

Example:

on newWidget

if the kind of the target is "com.livecode.widget.colorswatch" then

set the swatchColor of the target to "0,0,0,255"

end if

end newWidget

Description:

Use the <widget> <object type> to create a <widget> control.

<widget|Widgets> are created from

<LiveCode Builder extension|LiveCode Builder extensions> that have

previously been loaded into memory using the <load extension>

<command>. For more details on how to create widgets, please consult the

*Extending Livecode* guide.

References: load extension (command), object type (glossary),

LiveCode Builder extension (glossary), command (glossary),

control (keyword)

Tags: objects, extensions