Event

Learn how to use event objects in BuckShotPlusPlus!

Events in BuckshotPlusPlus play a crucial role in making your application interactive. They allow you to define specific actions or changes that should occur in response to user interactions, such as clicks, mouseovers, or key presses.

How it works

Declaring events

Events in BuckshotPlusPlus are special views that override or modify other views when they are triggered. You can declare an event using the event keyword, followed by the event's name and its properties enclosed in curly braces.

Here's a basic example:

event changeTitle{
    content = "You already clicked!"
    color = "red"
}

view MyCoolButton{
    type = "button"
    content = "Click on me!"
    onclick = changeTitle
    cursor = "pointer"
}

In this example, an event named changeTitle is declared. When the MyCoolButton view is clicked (onclick), the changeTitle event is triggered, changing the button's content and color.

Event triggers

Events are triggered by specific user interactions. In the example above, the onclick property of the MyCoolButton view is set to the changeTitle event, meaning the event will be triggered when the button is clicked.

All the javascript events can be used as an event trigger in BuckShotPlusPlus.

Use cases

1. User Interactivity: Events allow you to create dynamic and interactive applications by responding to user actions.

2. State Changes: Use events to change the state or appearance of views based on specific conditions or interactions.

3. Feedback: Provide feedback to users by changing content, colors, or other properties in response to their actions.

Important notes

• Always give descriptive names to your events to make your code more readable and maintainable.

• Test your events thoroughly to ensure they trigger correctly and produce the desired outcomes.

• Remember that events can override multiple properties of a view, so be careful when defining them to avoid unintended changes.