*Form()

Creates a form.

Syntax

*Form(form_name,"form_label",form_def_name, arg_1, arg_2,, arg_n)

Arguments

form_name: The variable name of the form.; Data type: varname
form_label: The descriptive label of the form.; Data type: label
form_def_name: An existing form definition.; Data type: DefineForm
arg_1, arg_2, ..., arg_n: Arguments being passed into the form.; Data type: user-defined

Example

*DefineForm(frmdef_vehpar, ds)
 *SetRowsCols(6, 5)
 *RowHeight(1, 2)
 *ColumnWidth(1, 20)
 *ColumnWidth(2, 7)
 *ColumnWidth(3, 4)
 *ColumnWidth(4, 20)
 *ColumnWidth(5, 7)
 *ColumnLabel(1, "Properties")
 *ColumnLabel(2, "Values")
 *ColumnLabel(4, "Properties")
 *ColumnLabel(5, "Values")
 *MergeCells(1, 3, 6, 3)
 *SetCell(2, 1, ds.wb.label, , Left, No_Edit)
 *SetCell(3, 1, ds.cf.label, , Left, No_Edit)
 *SetCell(4, 1, ds.br.label, , Left, No_Edit)
 *SetCell(5, 1, ds.tr.label, , Left, No_Edit)
 *SetCell(6, 1, ds.ar.label, , Left, No_Edit)
*EndDefine()
*Form(frm_vehpar, "Vehicle Parameters", frmdef_vehpar, ds_vehpar)

Context

*BeginMdl()

*DefineAnalysis()

*DefineSystem()

Properties

表 1.
Property	Returns Data Type	Description
label	string	The descriptive label of the form.
state	boolean	Control state (TRUE or FALSE).
varname	string	The variable name of the form.

Comments

A *Form() is a user-defined interface to display and edit data typically defined in a *DataSet().

The number and type of arguments depends on the form.

The layout of the form is defined in a *DefineForm() block.