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WebView.SetPreferences
Sets WebView preferences parameters.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Server | FileMaker Cloud | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| WebView | 2.2 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
MBS( "WebView.SetPreferences"; WebViewerRef; ParameterName; ParameterValue )
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ParameterValue | The value for the given parameter: 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. | 0 |
Result
Returns OK or an error message.
Description
Sets WebView preferences parameters.For WebKit 1.x you can pass empty WebViewerRef to access global preferences.
Available keys for WebKit 1.x (FileMaker till version 15 and WebView.Create): 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, allowFileAccessFromFileURLs, allowUniversalAccessFromFileURLs , telephoneNumberDetectionIsEnabled, javaEnabled and plugInsEnabled.
Please check WebKit documentation for details.
Examples
set print background option:
MBS("WebView.SetPreferences"; $WebViewerRef; "shouldPrintBackgrounds", 1)
Disables image loading:
MBS("WebView.SetPreferences"; $WebViewerRef; "loadsImagesAutomatically", 1)
Disable Java:
MBS("WebView.SetPreferences"; $WebViewerRef; "javaEnabled"; 0)
Disable Plugins:
MBS("WebView.SetPreferences"; $WebViewerRef; "plugInsEnabled"; 0)
Set developer extras enabled state for webviewer:
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("WebView.SetPreferences"; "web"; "developerExtrasEnabled"; 1)]
Enable file URLs:
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("WebView.SetPreferences"; "web"; "allowFileAccessFromFileURLs"; 1)]
See also
Example Databases
WebView.SetInternetExplorerVersion - WebView.SetPrintParameter
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