Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
AppBuilder

Current-object fields

The current-object fields display the Object identifier and, often, additional information such as a text or label string. Both fields are generally editable. Figure 2–2 shows current object fields for a SmartWindow.

Figure 2–2: Current-object fields

The current object is a single object that is part of the design window. Only one object can be current at a time. Thus, if you select more than one object in a design window, nothing will be listed in these fields.

The current object fields display the following information:

Object — Specifies the name (identifier) of the current basic 4GL widget, SmartObject instance, structured procedure file, method library, or structured include file. For character windows, this field displays the words TERMINAL-SIMULATION when the window is selected. No window name displays because in character mode there is never more than one window open. If some object in the window is selected instead, that object’s identifier displays here.
Title/Label/Text/Master/File — For basic widgets other than text, specifies the title or label, if one is available. For text objects, which have no label or title, this field displays the text widget’s string value. For structured procedure files, method libraries, and structured include files, it specifies the pathname of the procedure file.