IdleTask

An attachable idle task.

Methods:

addEventListener, extractLabel, getElements, insertLabel, remove, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, EventListeners, Events, Number, Object, String

Property Listing

Property

Type

Access

Description

eventListeners

EventListeners EventListener

readonly

A collection of event listeners.

events

Events Event

readonly

A collection of events.

id

Number

readonly

The unique ID of the IdleTask.

index

Number

readonly

The index of the IdleTask within its containing object.

isValid

Boolean

readonly

Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.

label

String

read/write

A property that can be set to any string.

name

String

read/write

The name of the IdleTask.

parent

Application

readonly

The parent of the IdleTask (a Application).

properties

Object

read/write

A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

sleep

Number

read/write

Amount of time to sleep (in milliseconds) before calling this task again. Setting this to zero will cause task to be deleted.

Constants/Events

Name

Type

Access

Description

ON_IDLE

String

readonly

Dispatched at idle time for this IdleTask. This event does not bubble. This event is not cancelable.

Method Listing

EventListener addEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Adds an event listener.

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

String extractLabel (key:String)

Gets the label value associated with the specified key.

Parameter

Type

Description

key

String

The key.

IdleTask getElements ()

Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

undefined insertLabel (key:String, value:String)

Sets the label to the value associated with the specified key.

Parameter

Type

Description

key

String

The key.

value

String

The value.

undefined remove ()

Deletes the IdleTask.

Boolean removeEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The registered event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

String toSource ()

Generates a string which, if executed, will return the IdleTask.

String toSpecifier ()

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of

Event.parent

EventListener.parent

IdleEvent.parent

MutationEvent.parent

Return

IdleTasks.add()

IdleTask.getElements()

IdleTasks.anyItem()

IdleTasks.everyItem()

IdleTasks.nextItem()

IdleTasks.previousItem()

IdleTasks.itemByID()

IdleTasks.item()

IdleTasks.[]()

IdleTasks.itemByName()

IdleTasks.itemByRange()

IdleTasks.firstItem()

IdleTasks.lastItem()

IdleTasks.middleItem()