Siemens SINUMERIK 808D ADVANCED

Commissioning Manual
378 01/2017
Function name
Description
control.empty
The function deletes the contents of the specified list box or graphic
box controls.
Syntax:
<function name="control.empty"> control name,
</function>
Attribute:
name
– function name
Values:
control name
– control name
Example:
<function
name="control.empty">_T"listbox1"</function>
control.getfocus
The function supplies the name of the control, which has the input
focus.
Syntax:
<function name="control.getfocus" re-
turn="focus_name" />
Attributes:
name
– function name
return
– a string variable should be specified, into which the control
name is copied.
Example:
<let name>="focus_field" type="string"></let>
<function name="control.getfocus" re-
turn="focus_field"/>
control.setfocus
The function sets the input focus to the specified control.
The control name should be transferred as text expression of the
function.
Syntax:
<function name="control.setfocus"> control name
</function>
Attribute:
name
– function name
Value:
control name
– name of the control
Example:
<function name="control.setfocus"
">_T"listbox1"</function>