Apple Newton Programmer’s Newton 2.0 (for Newton 2.0) User Manual
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C H A P T E R 6
Pickers, Pop-up Views, and Overviews
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Summary
protoNameRefDataDef
6
aProtoNameRefDataDef := {
_proto:
protoNameRefDataDef,
name:
string
,
// name to identify picker in
// top left corner
class:
symbol
,
// specify class for new name
// references
entryType:
symbol
,
// class for new soup entries
columns:
array
,
// column specifications
singleSelect:
Boolean
,
// single selection if non-nil
soupToQuery:
string
,
// union soup to query
querySpec:
frame
,
// query to use
validationFrame:
frame,
// checks validity of entry
MakeCanonicalNameRef:
function
,// make blank name ref
MakeNameRef:
function
,
// make name reference
Get:
function
,
// returns data from specified
// object
GetPrimaryValue:
function
,
// retrieves data from object
HitItem:
function
,
// called when item tapped
MakePopup:
function
,
// called before making pop-up
// view
Tapped:
function
,
// called when tap has been
// handled
New:
function
,
// called when tap on New button
DefaultOpenEditor:
function
,// open an edit view
OpenEditor:
function
,
// open an custom edit view
NewEntry:
function
,
// returns a new soup entry
ModifyEntry:
function
,
// returns a modified soup entry
Validate:
function
,
// validates paths
...
}
protoPeopleDataDef
6
aProtoPeopleDataDef := {
_proto:
protoPeopleDataDef,
entryType:
symbol
,
// class for new soup entries
soupToQuery:
string
,
// union soup to query
primaryPath:
symbol
,
// the primary path column
primaryPathMapper:
frame
,
// maps entry class to data
Equivalent:
function
,
// compares two name refs