JavaScript Functions and Variables

These Javascript functions are available for use in a JSP/HTML Page in the platform. They can also be used in Javascript defined for Action buttons.

lj_showDialog

This function displays a JSP/HTML Page as a dialog.

Syntax

javascript:lj_showDialog(url,vertical_coordinate, horizontal_coordinate, "dialog-type", "title");

__TBD: Are horizontal & vertical coordinates in the right order?__

Sample Usage

This sample displays a page at the specified URL in a popup dialog that has a close button.

var url = "/networking/pages/MyPage.jsp?recordId="+someValue
        + "&returnUrl="+encodeURIComponent(lj_window_src);

top.lj_showDialog(url,300,350,"popupdialogWithCloser","My Page Title");

Parameters

All parameters are coded as strings.

Parameter	Description
url	The URL of a JSP/HTML Page in the platform, in the form /networking/pages/SomePage.jsp with optional query parameters to pass data, in the form ?param1=abc&param2=xyz&...
vertical_coordinate	Pixel location of the upper left corner, counting down from the top of the parent window.
horizontal_coordinate	Pixel location of the upper left corner, counting from the left side of the parent window.
type of dialog	popupdialogWithCloser - Displays the page in a popup, with a close button. __TBD: What other types of dialogs are there?__
title	Displayed in the banner of the dialog.

lj_window_src

This function/variable contains the URL of the current page. (Needs to be URL encoded when used.)

Syntax

lj_window_src

Sample Usage

encodeURIComponent(lj_window_src)

printDocument

This function displays a customized print dialog for a record. Use it to set defaults, to limit the available choices, and to choose the Print Template which is used. (It is only available for Custom Objects.)

Syntax

javascript:printDocument('{option1}={value}&{option2}={value}&...');

Sample Usage

This code adds a [customPrint] button to a page. __TBD: Specified where?__

$("#edit_button").parent().append("<input type='button' id='customPrint' value='Custom Print' class='lj-button fg-button ui-state-default ui-corner-all' onClick=\"javascript:printDocument('default_print_layout=template&show_print_layout=no&default_print_document=jsp&default_page_orientation=landscape&default_pdf=yes&show_pdf=no&print_immediately=yes');\">");

Parameters

Each option has two parameters: One to specify a default value, the other to determine whether it should be displayed so it can be overridden by the user.

By default, an option is always shown, unless explicitly hidden.

Parameter	Description (default value in bold)
default_print_document	Object form or JSP/HTML [Page]
show_print_document	yes
default_print_layout	The form layout or template page to use.
show_print_layout	yes
default_page_orientation	portrait or landscape
show_page_orientation	yes
default_pdf	yes (otherwise, an HTML page is generated)
show_pdf	yes
print_immediately	no (queued, instead)
show_print_immediately	yes