getMacroProps

getMacroProps() Function

Returns a property list of the properties for a macro button for the Current Token. You can retrieve the index of a macro button with the getMacroIndexes() function.The type of the value returned depends on the delimiter parameter.

• If the delimiter is not specified then a string propert list is returned with the default value of 'l' is used.
• If the delimiter "json" then a json object is returned. (as of MapTool 1.3b49)
• Otherwise a string property list is returned with the delimiter passed in.

Usage

[h: getMacroProps(label)]
[h: getMacroProps(index)]
[h: getMacroProps(label, delim)]
[h: getMacroProps(index, delim)]

Where

• label is the label for the macro button. If you specify a label then all macro buttons on the token that have that label will be updated.
• index is the index of the macro button.
• delim is the delimiter used to separate the values in the string property list which defaults to ';' if not specified.

Valid Properties for Macro Buttons

• autoExec - true/false - Will the macro be automatically executed when the button is clicked on.
• color - The name of the color for the button.
• fontColor - The name of the font color for the button.
• includeLabel - true/false - Will the label be output when the button is clicked.
• group - The name of the group that the button is in.
• sortBy - The sort by value of the macro button.
• index - The index of the button.
• label - the lavle of the button.
• fontSize - The size of the font for the button.
• minWidth - the minimum width of the button.

Version Changes

• 1.3.b49 - getMacroProps() will return a JSON object if the delim argument is 'json'