forms object

About the forms object

The VWorks JavaScript interpreter provides the following objects that can be accessed by a script.

•	forms object

•	plate object

•	plates[ ] object

•	task object

•	InventoryLabware object

•	plateDB object

•	runset object

This topic describes the forms object usage.

forms provides the same function as the Toggle Full Screen button, which is one of the specialized buttons that you can include on a form that runs a protocol. For more information on forms, see Creating protocol forms for operators.

Properties

The forms object has no properties.

Methods

Methods are JavaScript functions invoked through an object. The forms object has the following method.

 

Method	Description
setFullScreen(Boolean True/False)	Changes the display of the VWorks window between a full-screen view of a protocol form and a normal tabbed view. Example: forms.setFullScreen(true) forms.setFullScreen(false)

Related information

 

For information about...	See...
Designing forms to run protocols	Creating protocol forms for operators
VWorks-defined functions	VWorks-defined functions