revBrowserOpenCef

Type

function

Summary

Opens and initialises a new Chrome-based browser.

Syntax

revBrowserOpenCef( <windowId> [, <url> ] )

Description

The revBrowserOpenCef function creates a new Chrome-baseed browser in the window with the given windowId. If a url is given, the browser immediately navigates to this url.

The revBrowserOpenCef function creates a new Chrome-baseed browser in the window with the given windowId. If a url is given, the browser immediately navigates to this url.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
windowID		the operating system ID for a stack window as given by the stack windowID property.
url		the initial url to navigate to when opening the browser. The URL can be a page from a web server, beginning "http://", or a local file, beginning "file://"

Examples

local tBrowserId
put revBrowserOpenCef(the windowId \
      of this stack, "http://www.livecode.com" ) into tBrowserId
if tBrowserId is not an integer then
  answer "Failed to open browser"
end if

local tBrowserId, tFile   
answer file "Please choose a file to display"
if the result is not "cancel" then
  put it into tFile
  put revBrowserOpenCef(the windowId \
        of this stack, "file://" & tFile) into tBrowserId
end if

Value

Name	Type	Description
return		The revBrowserOpenCef function returns a value. If successful this will be an integer browser instance id, if unsuccessful, the result will be empty.
the result		If successful this will be an integer browser instance id, if unsuccessful, the result will be empty.

Related

command: revBrowserStop, revBrowserPrint, revBrowserSet, revBrowserMakeTextBigger, revBrowserNavigate, revBrowserAddJavaScriptHandler, revBrowserRemoveJavaScriptHandler, revBrowserClose

message: browserOver, browserNewInstance, browserNewUrlWindow, browserDownloadRequest, browserNavigateCompleteFrame

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 6.7

OS

windows

Platforms

desktop