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Type of action | Description |
Property change action (propertyChange) | Sets the value of a data element anew. With the indication of a target in XPath statements, refers to a data element of a simple type. Thus, the new value is set. The model changes can be made on leaf nodes formula result to every action target element. The model changes are applied on simple types only. If the XPath addresses a complex node, the action is ignored. |
UI action | Triggers visual actions. That is, it displays (fades in) or hides (fades out) components, color changes and so on. A target is indicated by an XPath statement. The statement refers to a data element and consequently its representation types. Then, the method (methodName) is executed. The definition of the method name is compliant with the Java Beans Definition |
Formula action (generalAction) | Triggers any kind of action. |
| Java action (javaActionImpl) | Calls a java action implementation (must implement Action interface) through java reflection api. Be sure this class implmenents the jaxfront action interface (com.jaxfront.core.rule.Action) |
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