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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: 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, telephoneNumberDetectionIsEnabled, javaEnabled and plugInsEnabled.
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)]
See also
Example Databases
WebView.SetFormValue - WebView.SetPrintParameter
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