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Chapter 1 - Newton Works / Newton Works Interface Reference

Newton Works DataDef Slots and Methods

The slots in the dataDef that are used by Newton Works are as follows.

Slot descriptions

superSymbol

Required. Must be the symbol 'newtWorks.

prefs

Optional. Defines an application-specific preferences command that appears in the Info button picker when the user is viewing an entry of this dataDef. This slot holds a frame similar to the frames passed to PopupMenu, as documented in the section "Specifying the List of Items for a Popup" (page 6-37) in Newton Programmer's Guide. The standard slots in prefs (such as item, icon, etc.) define the appearance of the command in the Info picker. The frame must also contain a view template in the prefsTemplate slot. prefsTemplate A view template for a slip that contains the user interface elements needed for the user to set the dataDef-specific preferences.

The following methods are also optional in the dataDef.

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Subtopics

FindFn

InfoBoxExtract