Form Methods

The methods defined in the Form class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
activeChild	Returns the current active MDI child for an MDI frame form
addControl	Adds a control to a form at run time
allowWebPrinting	Enables the correct printing of the contents of the web page by some legacy web browsers (for example, Internet Explorer 4.0)
alwaysOnTop	Specifies whether the visible form is placed above all other forms on the desktop
centreWindow	Centers the form in the window
controlCount	Returns the number of controls on the form
controls	Enables logic to access the controls on an active form at run time
create	Calls a constructor that builds a description of the form
delete	Calls a destructor that removes the form and its associated window
dockMdi	Docks a floating MDI child form back into its MDI frame
ensureCaptionIsVisible	Ensure the caption is visible on at least one monitor
flagControlForSave	In Painter, saves the specified control that was not painted on the form using Painter functionality
floatMdi	Floats an MDI child form; that is, it takes the MDI child form out of the MDI frame and allows it to be moved independently from the MDI frame
generateHTML	Generates the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) string for the form
generateHTMLStatic	Generates the static HyperText Markup Language (HTML) string for the form and builds the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) action line
getControlByName	Returns the control on the form with the specified name
getFormParent	Returns the parent of a form set by the setFormParent method or if the parent form was set directly by using a Windows Application Programming Interface (API) call
getMdiFrame	Accesses the current MDI frame for a form
getName	Returns the name of the receiver
getRegisteredFormKeys	Returns an array of the form keys that are in effect for the form
getScrollRange	Returns the scroll range information for the window
hasSystemTrayEntry	Specifies whether the form currently has a system tray entry
isCaptionVisible	Specifies whether the caption is visible on at least one monitor
isMdiFloating	Specifies whether an MDI child form is floating
isModal	Specifies whether the form was displayed using the showModal method
isPrinterForm	Returns whether the form was declared as a printer form on the New Form dialog in the Jade Painter
menuItemCount	Returns the number of items in the menu
menuItems	Enables logic to access the menu items in a menu at run time
moveMdiClient	Positions the client window
paintIfRequired	Causes the form to be repainted if a repaint is required
popupMenu	Invokes a popup menu for a form
registerFormKeys	Establishes the entire set of key codes in which the key events of a form are interested
registerWindowMsg	Registers a Windows message with the Jade GUI environment
removeSystemTrayEntry	Removes the system tray entry for the form
replyAsBinary	Returns the Binary message to the web browser without modification
resetFirstChange	Resets the first change status of the referenced form and all TextBox, JadeRichText, and JadeEditMask controls on the form
setApplicationSkin	Sets the skin for a specific form and its controls
setBackDrop	Sets the background image for the form
setFormParent	Sets the parent of a form to be another form
setFormSkin	Sets the skin for a specific form, regardless of the setting of the skinCategoryName property
setScrollRange	Enables control of the scroll ranges for form and picture controls
setSkin	Sets a skin for the form, overriding any skin that is set for the application
setSystemTrayEntry	Places an entry in the system tray for the form
setTaskBarProgress	Sets the extent of the progress to be displayed on the application icon in the taskbar
setTaskBarState	Sets the state of the taskbar icon for the application
show	Makes the form visible in its current state
showModal	Makes the form visible in its current state, disabling all other application forms
tabNext	Tabs to the next visible control that can have focus, in the enabled tab order
tabPrior	Tabs to the prior visible control that can have focus, in the enabled tab order
unloadForm	Unloads an active form

For details, see "Window, Form, and Control Methods", later in this document.