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SelectVariable

Creates a selection dialog with the caption caption.
If created in the "elements" area, the property name is set to the ID of the selected variable when accepted.

Example

Parameters

Parameter Description
caption Visible caption
download (optional) (default: "") If this parameter is not an empty string and the output of the onChange script is a Data-URL, the output is downloaded as a text file with the name of the download parameter. (since IP-Symcon 7.0)
enabled (optional) (default: true) If true, the variable selection can be used, otherwise it is displayed as deactivated (since IP-Symcon 5.2)
link (optional) (default: false) If this parameter is true, the output of the onChange script is opened as a link. If it is false, the output is displayed as a dialog in the configuration form. (since IP-Symcon 6.0)
name (optional) Name of the variable selection/the property to be set
onChange (optional) (default: "") Script which is executed when the value of the variable selection is changed. It has the same properties as onClick of the Button (since IP-Symcon 5.2)
requiredAction (optional) (default: 0) Indicates whether the variable must have an action (since IP-Symcon 6.0)
0: It doesn't matter whether the variable has an action or not
1: The variable must have an action
2: The variable must not have any action
requiredLogging (optional) (default: 0) The way in which the variable may be logged (since IP-Symcon 6.0)
0: It doesn't matter whether the variable is logged or not
1: The variable must be logged
2: The variable must not be logged
3: The variable must be logged as standard
4: The variable must be logged as a counter
type SelectVariable
validVariableTypes (optional) (default: []) The types of variables that can be selected. With an empty array, all variable types are permitted (0: Boolean, 1: Integer, 2: Float, 3: String) (since IP-Symcon 6.0)
value (optional) (default: 1) The value of the variable selection - If there is an associated property, this parameter is overwritten by the property in the elements area (since IP-Symcon 5.2)
visible (optional) (default: true) If true, the variable selection is visible, otherwise it is invisible (since IP-Symcon 5.2)
width (optional) (default: 300px) Fixed width of the variable selection in pixels or % as a string, e.g. "40%" or "250px" (since IP-Symcon 5.3)
Warning

If the variable does not correspond to the requirements defined by the parameters validVariableTypes, requiredAction or requiredLogging, an error is displayed and changes cannot be accepted

Example

// Any variable can be selected
    {
        "type": "SelectVariable",
        "name": "PropertyVariableID",
        "caption": "Target"
    }

    // The selected variable must be an integer or float,
    // and be logged and have an action
    {
        "type": "SelectVariable",
        "name": "PropertyVariableID",
        "caption": "Target",
        "validVariableTypes": [1, 2],
        "requiredAction": 1,
        "requiredLogging": 1
    }
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