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WebView.CallFunction

Calls a JavaScript function.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
WebView 10.0 ❌ No ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
MBS( "WebView.CallFunction"; WebViewerRef; FunctionName { ; Parameters... } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
WebViewerRef Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function.
FunctionName The function name. "test"
Parameters... Pass as many parameters as needed. "Hello" Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Calls a JavaScript function.
Returns result as text or number.
You can pass as many parameters as needed.

This function takes variable number of parameters. Pass as much parameters as needed separated by the semicolon in FileMaker.
Please repeat Parameters parameter as often as you need.

Note for Windows: For Windows this function is only supported in FileMaker Pro when using Internet Explorer as engine behind the Web Viewer, but not when Microsoft Edge/Chrome engine is used. But the functions should still work if with Web Viewers created via plugin using WebView.Create and WebView.CreateWithControl as those still use Internet Explorer.

Examples

Call with 2 parameters:

MBS( "Webview.CallFunction"; "web"; "test"; "Hello"; "World")

See also

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Created 4th January 2020, last changed 5th June 2021


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