Package AccessEngine :: Package AEEvent :: Module PropertyChange :: Class PropertyChange

Class PropertyChange

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Base.AEEvent --+
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              PropertyChange

Event that fires when a text or numeric property changes.

This class registers its name and whether it should be monitored by default in an AEMonitor using the Base.registerEventType function when this module is first imported. The AEMonitor can use this information to build its menus.

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, por, name, value, **kwargs)
Stores the AEPor, property name, and its new value.

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string

__str__(self)
Returns a human readable representation of this event including its name, its AEPor, its property name, and its new value.

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boolean

execute(self)
Contacts the AETierManager so it can manage the property change event.

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dictionary

getDataForTask(self)
Fetches data out of this PropertyChange for use by a AEScript.EventScript.onPropertyChange-Task.

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Inherited from Base.AEEvent: getAppID, getLayer, getPOR, getPriority, getTimestamp, setLayer, setPriority

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__

Instance Variables

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string name
Name of the property that changed

string or integer value
The new value associated with the property

Inherited from Base.AEEvent: layer, por, priority

Properties

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Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

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init(self, por, name, value, **kwargs)
(Constructor)

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Stores the AEPor, property name, and its new value.

Parameters:

por (AEPor) - Point of regard to the accessible whose property changed
name (string) - Name of the property that changed
value (string or integer) - The new value associated with the property

Overrides: Base.AEEvent.__init__

str(self)
(Informal representation operator)

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Returns a human readable representation of this event including its name, its AEPor, its property name, and its new value.

Returns: string: Information about this event
Overrides: Base.AEEvent.__str__

execute(self)

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Contacts the AETierManager so it can manage the property change event.

Returns: boolean: Always True to indicate the event executed properly
Overrides: Base.AEEvent.execute

getDataForTask(self)

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Fetches data out of this PropertyChange for use by a AEScript.EventScript.onPropertyChange-Task.

Returns: dictionary

Dictionary of parameters to be passed to a AEScript.EventScript.onPropertyChange-Task as follows:

por: The AEPor of the accessible whose property changed
name: The text name of the property that changed
value: The new text value of the property

Overrides: Base.AEEvent.getDataForTask

Class PropertyChange

__init__(self, por, name, value, **kwargs) (Constructor)

__str__(self) (Informal representation operator)

execute(self)

getDataForTask(self)

init(self, por, name, value, **kwargs)
(Constructor)

str(self)
(Informal representation operator)