Macromedia dreamweaver 8-extending dreamweaver User Manual
A simple insert object example
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Creating the HTML file
The title of the object is specified between the opening and closing
title
tags. You also
specify that the scripting language is JavaScript.
To create the HTML file:
1.
Create a new blank file.
2.
Add the following code:
<html>
<head>
<title>Strikethrough</title>
<script language="javascript">
</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
<head>
<title>Strikethrough</title>
<script language="javascript">
</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
3.
Save the file as Strikethrough.htm in the Configuration/Objects/Text folder.
Adding the JavaScript functions
In this example, the JavaScript functions define the behavior and insert code for the
Strikethrough object. You must place all the API functions in the
Strikethrough object. You must place all the API functions in the
HEAD
section of the file. The
existing object files, such as Configuration/Objects/Text/Em.htm, follow a similar pattern of
functions and comments.
functions and comments.
The first function the object definition file uses is i
sDOMRequired()
, which tells whether the
Design view needs to be synchronized to the existing Code view before execution continues.
However, because the Superscript object might be used with many other objects in the Code
view, it does not require a forced synchronization.
However, because the Superscript object might be used with many other objects in the Code
view, it does not require a forced synchronization.
To add the isDOMRequired() function:
1.
In the
HEAD
section of the Strikethrough.htm file, between the opening and closing
script
tags, add the following function:
<script language="javascript">
function isDOMRequired() {
// Return false, indicating that this object is available in Code
view.
return false;
}
</script>
</script>
2.
Save the file.