Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: App.SetDockBadgeLabel

Topics All Mac OS X (Only) Windows (Only) Linux (Only, Not) iOS (Only, Not)
Components Crossplatform Mac & Win Server Client Old Guides Examples
New in version: 7.4 7.5 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 9.0 9.1 Statistic

App.SetDockBadgeLabel

Sets the string to be displayed in the tile's badging area.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
App	2.6	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

MBS( "App.SetDockBadgeLabel"; text ) More

(old name: AppDockTile.setBadgeLabel)

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

text The localized string to display. This string can contain a count value or other badging information. To clear the badge string, specify an empty string "". "123"

Parameter	Description	Example value
text	The localized string to display. This string can contain a count value or other badging information. To clear the badge string, specify an empty string "".	"123"

Result

Returns OK on success.

Description

Sets the string to be displayed in the tile's badging area.
The appearance of the badge area is system defined.
Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

iOS added in 7.2, but the badge is a number.

Examples

Set and query dock badge:

Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "App.SetDockBadgeLabel"; "123" )]
Show Custom Dialog [MBS( "App.GetDockBadgeLabel" )]

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 15th April 2017

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