launch url in widget

Type

command

Summary

Launches a url in a widget.

Syntax

launch url <url> in <widget>

Description

Use the launch url command to open a url within a widget. When launch url in widget is called, LiveCode sends a "OnLaunchURL" message to that widget with url as the parameter. The widget can then display the url in an appropriate manner.

note

The url must be a standards-compliant URL. In particular, file: urls must be of the form file://absolute path, and the path should be URL-encoded.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
url	string	The URL to launch. The supported url types will vary depending on the capabilities of the widget.
widget		A widget reference.

Examples

launch url "http://www.livecode.com" in widget "myWebBrowser"

object: widget

command: launch url, launch document

function: URLEncode

keyword: URL

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 8.0

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

mobile

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