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UpdateDisplay

Applies to
SyntaxUpdateDisplay [ObjectExpression]
Action[Statement] Updates the screen display.
ScopeOnly usable in form methods.
Notes

This statement updates the form's screen display and has the same effect as selecting the Update Display option on the form's Data menu. Updating the screen may become necessary if the screen needs refreshing without the form manager being aware of any changes; eg If automatic screen updating is turned off.

You may specify the item you want to update in ObjectExpression, which can take the following forms:

  • (no argument) - all data items displayed are updated if necessary
  • form group object name - all data items in that group are updated if necessary
  • window handle - all items in that window are redrawn
  • True - all Equinox windows are redrawn

Note that the object name is a string. If supplied as a constant, it must be enclosed in quotation marks. Under normal circumstances, Equinox updates the screen display automatically and you should not need to use this statement.

CategoryRecord data entry
See Also Zoom, Find, FindText, GetFindValues, IsInsertMode, RestoreRecord, SaveRecord, SetFindValues, SetInsertMode, StartEdit, StartInsert
Example

This example updates the form group whose object name is Customer1.

UpdateDisplay "Customer1"