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Button Functions

The following functions are useful when you need to add a button to a web page:

• addButton

  The addButton function writes the HTML to render a WebCenter-style button in a web page.

  • Syntax

    addButton(text,url,tooltip)
    

  • Parameters
    • text—Text to place next to the button image.
    • url—URL to be actioned when the button is clicked
    • tooltip—Text that appears when you move the mouse over the button
  • Example

    addButton(Previous message, prevMsg.esp,Get the message immediately prior to this one);
    

• getButton

  Returns a string containing the HTML for a standard button, but does not render the button.

  • Syntax

    getButton(url, text, tooltip)
    

  • Parameters
    • url—URL to be actioned when the button is clicked
    • text—Text to place next to the button image
    • tooltip—Text that appears when you move the mouse over the button
  • Example

    document.write("[assign the value for TD in your book]" + getButton(MY_URL, "History graph") + "</td>");