Button¶
| Category | Requires | Version |
|---|---|---|
| User Interface | API 21, Android 5.0 Lollipop | 13 |
Overview¶
Button with the ability to detect clicks. Many aspects of its appearance can be changed, as well as whether it is clickable (Enabled), can be changed in the Designer or in the Blocks Editor.
Permissions
Events¶
Click¶
User tapped and released the button.
Got Focus¶
Indicates the cursor moved over the button so it is now possible to click it.
Long Click¶
User held the button down.
Lost Focus¶
Indicates the cursor moved away from the button so it is now no longer possible to click it.
Touch Down¶
Indicates that the button was pressed down.
Touch Up¶
Indicates that a button has been released.
Methods¶
Button Click¶
Perform a button click as function.
Set Animation Style¶
Allows you to set animation style. Valid (case-insensitive) values are: ChasingDots, Circle, CubeGrid, DoubleBounce, FadingCircle, FoldingCube, Pulse, RotatingCircle, RotatingPlane, ThreeBounce, WanderingCubes, Wave. If invalid style is used, animation will be removed.Position can be: top, left, right, bottom. Size can be 100.
Set Shadow¶
Place a blurred shadow of text underneath the text, drawn with the specified x, y, radius, color (e.g. -11, 12, 13, black.
With Icon From Font Awesome¶
Show an image on the given position near to the button. You can use following words for the position: 'Left', 'Right', 'Top' or 'Bottom'. Use the padding to add space between the icon and text. Use a 'FontAwesome' icon as the button icon without uploading a image resource into your project. You can find the icon code here at https://fontawesome.com/cheatsheet Use as example for a heart icon just 'f004' or ''
With Icon From Material Font¶
Show an image on the given position near to the button. You can use following words for the position: 'Left', 'Right', 'Top' or 'Bottom'. Use the padding to add space between the icon and text. Use a 'Material' icon as the button icon without uploading a image resource into your project. You can find the icon name here at https://material.io/resources/icons
With Icon From Picture¶
Show an image on the given position near to the button. You can use following words for the position: 'Left', 'Right', 'Top' or 'Bottom'. Use the padding to add space between the icon and text.
Properties¶
Background Color¶
Color Default: #444444FF 
Read Write - Designer Blocks
Returns the button's background color
Border Shadow¶
Available as Advanced Property
Boolean Default: True Write - Designer
Returns true if the button have a outside border shadow on click.
Enabled¶
Boolean Default: True Read Write - Designer Blocks
If set, user can tap check box to cause action.
Font Bold¶
Boolean Default: False Read Write - Designer Blocks
If set, button text is displayed in bold.
Font Italic¶
Boolean Default: False Read Write - Designer Blocks
If set, button text is displayed in italics.
Font Size¶
Number Default: 14.0 Read Write - Designer Blocks
Point size for button text.
Font Typeface¶
Number Default: 0 Write - Designer
Font family for button text.
Font Typeface Import¶
Available as Advanced Property
Text Write - Designer Blocks
Set a custom font.
Height¶
Number Read Write - Blocks
Specifies the component's vertical height, measured in pixels.
Height Percent¶
Number Write - Blocks
Specifies the component's vertical height as a percentageof the height of its parent Component.
HTML Format¶
Available as Advanced Property
Boolean Default: False Write - Designer
If true, then this button will show html text else it will show plain text. Note: Not all HTML is supported.
Image¶
Text Read Write - Designer Blocks
Image to display on button.
Rotation Angle¶
Available as Advanced Property
Number Default: 0.0 Read Write - Designer Blocks
Sets the degrees that the button is rotated around the pivot point. Increasing values result in clockwise rotation.
Shape¶
Number Default: 0 Write - Designer
Specifies the button's shape (default, rounded, rectangular, oval). The shape will not be visible if an Image is being displayed.
Show Feedback¶
Available as Advanced Property
Boolean Default: True Read Write - Designer Blocks
Specifies if a visual feedback should be shown for a button that as an image as background.
Text¶
Text Read Write - Designer Blocks
Text to display on button.
Text Alignment¶
Number Default: 1 Write - Designer
Left, center, or right.
Text Color¶
Color Default: #FFFFFFFF Read Write - Designer Blocks
Color for button text.
Touch Color¶
Available as Advanced Property
Color Default: #CCCCCCFF Read Write - Designer Blocks
Set the buttons touch color.
Visible¶
Boolean Default: True Read Write - Designer Blocks
Returns true iff the component is visible.
Width¶
Number Read Write - Blocks
Specifies the component's horizontal width, measured in pixels.
Width Percent¶
Number Write - Blocks
Specifies the component's horizontal width as a percentageof the Width of its parent Component.