Client-side show/hide expressions can be defined to dynamically display controls in a component. An animation effect can be applied when the control's display changes.

Arguments defined for a Custom component, Grid component, UX component, or Report can be bound to the result of a JavaScript function when open opening the component or report using Action Javascript.

The contents of a button can be dynamically set at run-time using JavaScript.

Normally, a child component is opened directly in a popup window. If the component is embedded in an .a5w page, however, that is opened in a popup, the component will be run in an IFrame. Traditional methods, such as the 'closeContainerWindow()' JavaScript method cannot be used to close the container window. This article explains what you must do in order to close the popup window from the child component.

Amazon S3 Buckets can be used to store files, such as images or documents. S3 Buckets can also be used with AlphaLaunch to host application installation files.

Some files and directories in an Alpha Anywhere workspace can be excluded from source control.

Code Libraries from older versions of Alpha Anywhere can be copied into the current version of Alpha Anywhere. This is done by copying the Code Libraries from the older version of Alpha Anywhere to the directory where Code Libraries are stored in the current version of Alpha Anywhere.

Several sample applications are available from the Alpha Anywhere GitHub repository. This article explains how to find and download a sample application and open it in Alpha Anywhere.

Example JavaScript for getting the displayed value for the selected choice(s) in a Dropdown, Edit-combo, Checkbox, or RadioButton control.

URI Query Strings are used to provide page parameters to a web page -- such as an A5W page or HTML page. A specific value for a variable in a query string can be extracted on the client using JavaScript.

A client-side mask can be set dynamically at runtime using JavaScript.

Scripts can be executed on a reoccurring schedule in desktop applications.

The comma_to_crlf function does not take into account quoted delimiters.

A library of code snippets can make developing applicatons easier. Commonly used patterns, examples for APIs you don't use very often, or functions you find yourself writing over and over again can be stored in the Javascript Code Library. The Javascript Code Library is available anywhere you can use the Javascript editor.

Buttons in a UX component can be enabled and disbled using the button object's setDisabled() method.

Learn how client-side enable expressions can be used to disable a checkbox, making it readonly.

If overrides have been defined for a Page Layout, Tabbed UI, or UX Component using the 'override_settings' property on the page the component is embedded, the component needs to recalculate the affected controls.

Ajax callbacks and server-side events in components are typically passed the e.tmpl object which contains component definition for use in your Xbasic scripts, which contains all of the information about the component for Alpha Anywhere to generate the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to send to the client.

Components and reports can be dynamically run using Xbasic in an Ajax Callback.

Base64 encoded data can be converted back to its original format and saved as a file.

Event handlers can be added for control events -- click, double tap, on key press, etc. In some cases, it may be necessary to trigger a control's event, such as the click event. This can be done by getting a pointer to the control and calling a function to simulate the click.

The Tabbed UI component is a great way to navigate an application. You can assign keyboard shortcuts to buttons in a Tabbed UI that launch components.

Client-side watch expressions can call a user defined JavaScript functions as part of the expression.