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WebView.GetPreferences
Queries WebView preferences parameters.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| WebView | 2.2 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| WebViewerRef | Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function. | "web" |
| ParameterName | The name of the parameter. | isJavaEnabled |
Result
Returns a boolean value for allowsAnimatedImageLooping, allowsAnimatedImages, javaEnabled, javaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically, javaScriptEnabled, loadsImagesAutomatically, plugInsEnabled, privateBrowsingEnabled, shouldPrintBackgrounds, tabsToLinks, userStyleSheetEnabled and usesPageCache; a number for cacheModel, defaultFixedFontSize, defaultFontSize, minimumFontSize or minimumLogicalFontSize; a string for cursiveFontFamily, defaultTextEncodingName, fantasyFontFamily, fixedFontFamily, sansSerifFontFamily, serifFontFamily or standardFontFamily.
Description
Queries WebView preferences parameters.For WebKit 1.x you can pass empty WebViewerRef to access global preferences.
Available keys for WebKit 1.x: allowsAnimatedImageLooping, allowsAnimatedImages, cacheModel, cursiveFontFamily, defaultFixedFontSize, defaultFontSize, defaultTextEncodingName, fantasyFontFamily, fixedFontFamily, javaEnabled, javaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically, javaScriptEnabled, loadsImagesAutomatically, minimumFontSize, minimumLogicalFontSize, plugInsEnabled, privateBrowsingEnabled, sansSerifFontFamily, serifFontFamily, shouldPrintBackgrounds, standardFontFamily, tabsToLinks, userStyleSheetEnabled or usesPageCache.
Available keys for WebKit 2.x (FileMaker 16): developerExtrasEnabled, logsPageMessagesToSystemConsoleEnabled, minimumFontSize, javaScriptEnabled, javaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically, telephoneNumberDetectionIsEnabled, javaEnabled and plugInsEnabled.
New in version 10.2: mediaDevicesEnabled and mediaStreamEnabled to allow camera/microphone/screen access.
New in version 10.3: CrossOriginResourcePolicyEnabled and webSecurityEnabled to enable cross site scripting.
Please check WebKit documentation for details.
Examples
Queries setting for background printing:
MBS("WebView.GetPreferences"; "shouldPrintBackgrounds")
Query developer extras enabled state for webviewer:
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("WebView.GetPreferences"; "web"; "developerExtrasEnabled")]
Set developer extras enabled state for webviewer:
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("WebView.SetPreferences"; "web"; "developerExtrasEnabled"; 1)]
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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 24th November 2020
WebView.GetPlainText - WebView.GetPrintParameter
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