When called from the event "Request for refreshing the display" of a supercontrol, a control template, an internal window or an internal page, the function immediately runs the event "Request for refreshing the display" of the higher level. (This usually means the window, but it can also be a supercontrol, control template, internal window or internal page).
If the function is called several times during an event, the refresh event will be run several times.
Remark: This function is mainly used:
Versions 24 and later
New in version 24Syntax
ExecuteRefreshUIParent([<Parameter 1> [... [, <Parameter N>]]])
<Parameter 1>: Type of value expected by the event "Request for refreshing the display"
First parameter that will be passed to the event "Request for refreshing the display" of the window or page.
<Parameter N>: Type of value expected by the event "Request for refreshing the display"
Nth parameter that will be passed to the event "Request for refreshing the display" of the window or page.
Remarks
"Request for refreshing the display" event
One of the events associated with the windows, internal windows, pages, page templates, control templates and supercontrols is "Request for refreshing the display". This event is used to group the code for refreshing the controls: content of controls, status (visible, grayed, etc.), caption to refresh, etc.
This event may expect parameters. Simply declare a procedure in the process. For example:
// Request for refreshing the display
PROCEDURE AskForRefresh(RefreshType is boolean)
This event is run upon request by the following functions:
- RequestRefreshUI: Runs the event "Request for refreshing the display" at the end of the current process (asynchronous execution).
- ExecuteRefreshUI: Immediately runs the event "Request for refreshing the display".
- RequestRefreshUIParent: Runs the event "Request for refreshing the display" of the higher level at the end of the current process (asynchronous execution).
- ExecuteRefreshUIParent: Immediately runs the event "Request for refreshing the display" of the higher level.
When these functions are called, you can specify the value of the parameters expected by the event.
Remark: The event "Request for refreshing the display" can also be immediately run by
ExecuteProcess with the following syntax:
ExecuteProcess(<Element name>, trtRequestUpdate)