2.2. WebTool::UI

This function disables current object's construct page property.

Example usage:

my $page->disable_construct_page();

This function enables current object's construct page property.

Example usage:

my $page->enable_construct_page();

This function disables current object's 'show http header' property.

Example usage:

my $page->disable_http_header();

This function disables current object's 'show_top' property. Its usually called to hide the top layout of page.

Example usage:

my $page->disable_page_top();

This function disables current object's 'show_bottom' property. Its usually called to hide the bottom layout of page.

Example usage:

my $page->disable_page_bottom();

This function sets current page's 'title' property. If this optional argument is not passed than default page title from global constant DEFAULT_PAGE_TITLE is set.

Example usage:

my $title = "Guardian Digital Inc.";
my $page->set_page_title($title);

This function sets current page's top layout to data provided as argument.

Example usage:

my $data = "Guardian Digital Inc.";
my $page->set_page_top($data);

This function sets current page's bottom layout to data provided as argument.

Example usage:

my $data = "Guardian Digital Inc.";
my $page->set_page_bottom($data);

This function enables javascript code which will hide SELECT objects when the navigation bar is active.

Example usage:

$page->hide_selects();

This function disables javascript code which will unhide SELECT objects when the navigation bar is inactive.

Example usage:

$page->unhide_selects();

This function is used to enable the javascript code which shows purpol box "over" current page showing some extra information.

Example usage:

$page->enable_overlib();

This function is used to disable the javascript code which shows purpol box "over" current page showing some extra information.

Example usage:

$page->disable_overlib();

This function receives html template file as argument and loads it.

Example usage:

$page->tmpl_load($tmpl_file);

This function receives key and value as arguments and sets html template's variables accordingly.

Example usage:

$page->tmpl_set('title'   => 'Edit Local Group');

This function takes a string as an argument and returns the translated form of it as per the lang/<language> file.

Example usage:

$title = $page->tmpl_translate('viewstatustitle');

This function is basically used for setting desired http header(content type). This function receives one optional argument header type. Default value is 'text/html'.

Example usage:

$page->send_http_header();

According to the properties set, This function translates and return the page if only asked to construct_page, otherwise actually print it to the browser.

Example usage:

$page->draw_page();

This function is used to display an error pop-up using JavaScript. The first argument is the error message that you want to appear in the pop-up. The other two option arguments are whether or not it's fatal (default is true) and how far back the JavaScript should take them (default is -1, or back one page).

Example usage:

my $msg = "An error Occured";
$page->err($msg);

This function is used to close the popup using javascript.

Example usage:

$page->close_popup();

This function creates HTML BUTTON(SUBMIT) element so that pop-up window can be opened when its clicked. It receives five arguments( 2 mandetory and 3 optional). From those link and display(value property of button) are mandetory whereas width, height and key are optional.

Example usage:

my $create  = $page->popup_button('edit_route.cgi', 'create_route', 550, 250);

This function creates HTML HYPERLINK element so that pop-up window can be opened when its clicked. It receives five arguments( 2 mandetory and 3 optional). From them link and display(text to be displayed) are mandetory whereas width, height and key are optional.

Example usage:

$page->popup_link("edit_client.cgi", "edit client", 400, 300);

This function creates a HTML BUTTON(SUBMIT) element which function like a link so that it opens a target location when clicked. It receives target location and display string as arguments.

Example usage:

my $button = $page->make_button_link('edit_interface.cgi','CLICK ME');

This function reformats it's argument into a format suitable for being stuffed into overlib. Typically this involves escaping any javaScript metacharacters (', ") and converting any newlines (\r\n, \n) to <BR>eaks. It then returns JavaScript code which is suitable for displaying the overlib.It receives two arguments (content and width), Default value for width is 200.

Example usage:

my $rv = $page->make_overlib($table, $size);

This function simply creates a HTML HYPERLINK ELEMENT. It receives two arguments (target and display text).

Example usage:

$page->make_link("edit_slave_zone.cgi", $name);

This function creates a HTML BUTTON element. It receives two button properties as arguments (name and value).

Example usage:

$page->input_button('create', 'Create Host');

This function creates HTML CHECKBOX element. It receives three checkbox properties as arguments (name, value, checked/unchecked).

Example usage:

$page->input_checkbox('shutdown_confirm', 1, 0));

This function creates HTML HIDDEN element. It receives two properties as arguments (name, value).

Example usage:

$page->input_hidden('device_orig', $route->{'device'}));

This function creates HTML PASSWORD field. It receives four property values as arguments (name, value,size and maximum length).

Example usage:

$page->input_password('password1', '', 15));

This function creates HTML RADIOBUTTON element. It receives three arguments (name, value, checked/unchecked).

Example usage:

$page->input_radio('usessl', 'yes', 'no');

This function creates HTML SELECT element. It receives three arguments. Name, default selected value and array reference of all the selection option.

Example usage:

$page->input_select('language', $selected, \@languages);

This function creates HTML TEXT element. It receives four arguments: name,value,size,maxlength.

Example usage:

$page->input_text('username', $username, 15, 20));

This function creates HTML TEXTAREA element. It receives five arguments: name,value,rows(default 6), columns(default 30) and wrap(default 'virtual').

Example usage:

$page->input_textarea('allowfrom', '127.0.0.1/32', 4, 14));

This function creates HTML INPUTBOX of type FILE. It receives name as an argument.

Example usage:

$page->input_upload('key_up');

This function creates an interface chooser box. Basically it returns a button that we show on page, clicking on this button will show a pop up of all the interfaces currently defined on the system. From pop up we can select an interface and selection will be placed in input box of calling page.

Example usage:

$page->input_icb('iface', 'address', 0));

This function creates an group chooser box. Basically it returns a button that we show on page, clicking on this button will show a pop up of all the groups the system. From pop up we can select a group and selection will be placed in input box of calling page.

Example usage:

$page->input_gcb('group', 0);

This function creates an user chooser box. Basically it returns a button that we show on page, clicking on this button will show a pop up of all the users the system. From pop up we can select a user and selection will be placed in input box of calling page.

Example usage:

$page->input_ucb('recipient', 0, $cnt);

This function receives data from textarea, removes newlines, splits data on white spaces and gives back data in array form.

Example usage:

my @dns_search  = $page->make_textarea_array($textarea);

This function returns hash containing form element/data as key/value pairs.

Example usage:

my %in = WebTool::UI::process_form();

This function works the same as process_form but it handles multipart/form-data encoded data, typically file uploads. It parses form data and returns a hash containing key-value pairs.

Example usage:

my %in = WebTool::UI::process_form_mime();

This function redirects to page/url provided as argument.

Example usage:

WebTool::UI::redirect('list_groups.cgi');

This function truncates the string on the basis of parameters passed and returns the truncated string. default truncation length is 20.

Example usage:

my $gcos = $page->str_truncate($string, 20);

This function removes the white spaces from passed argument string.

Example usage:

my $s_comment  = $page->kill_whitespace("Remove White Space From Me");