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Event Handlers
63 NetLinx Programming Language Reference Guide
If the event handler is specified using an array for
DEV,CHANNEL
, or a
DEVCHAN
array,
GET_LAST
can determine which index in the array caused the event to run.
Channel events
A channel event is generated when
PULSE
,
TO
,
MIN_TO
,
ON
or
OFF
is called. An example channel event
is shown below:
Channel_Event[DEVICE,CHANNEL] or Channel_Event[(DEVCHAN[ ])]
{
ON:
{
// Channel ON event handler
}
OFF:
{
// Channel OFF event handler
}
}
The following table lists the information contained in Channel events:
Button Objects
Property Name Type Description
Button.Input DEVCHAN Channel
Button.Input.Channel INTEGER Channel
Button.Input.Device DEV Device
Button.Input.Device.Number INTEGER Device number
Button.Input.Device.Port INTEGER Device port
Button.Input.Device.System INTEGER System number
Button.Holdtime LONG Current hold time in .10 second increments
Button.SourceDev DEV Source device of button event
Button.SourceDev.Number INTEGER Source device number
Button.SourceDev.Port INTEGER Source device port
Button.SourceDev.System INTEGER Source device system.
The Channel object is available to the channel event handler as a local variable.