Button

This page showcases various buttons you can implement in your app, each designed for specific actions. Below is a detailed explanation of the different button types, their configurations, and their intended actions.

To see buttons in action, check out examples on this page.

Regular Buttons

The general structure of a button object is as follows:

{
  "actions": [],
  "buttonClasses": "btn btn-info",
  "styleClasses": "col-md-2",
  "text": "Push Me",
  "type": "button"
}

To assign actions to a button, you can populate the actions array. Below are examples of common button actions.

Open a Modal

{
    "actions": [{
        "action": "showModal",
        "options": {
            "body": "This is the modal body, actions are Kewl!",
            "icon": "success",
            "title": "<br>You triggered a modal!"
        }
    }],
    "buttonClasses": "btn btn-info btn-lg",
    "icon": "fa fa-comment",
    "styleClasses": "col-md-2",
    "text": "Show a Modal",
    "type": "button"
}

Redirect to a Path

• Internal Link

  {
      "actions": [{
          "action": "path",
          "options": {
              "path": "/dash"
          }
      }],
      "buttonClasses": "btn btn-info",
      "hint": "This redirects the user to another form",
      "styleClasses": "col-md-2",
      "text": "Goto dash",
      "type": "button"
  }

• External Link

  {
      "actions": [{
          "action": "path",
          "options": {
              "url": "https://docs.fmbetterforms.com/"
          }
      }],
      "buttonClasses": "btn btn-danger btn-xl btn-trans btn-pill",
      "hint": "Styled with CSS, opens a new tab",
      "styleClasses": "col-md-2",
      "text": "Show Documentation",
      "type": "button"
  }

Show Alert

{
    "actions": [{
        "action": "showAlert",
        "options": {
            "text": "This is the Alert body, actions are Kewl!",
            "title": "Hello World!",
            "type": "error"
        }
    }],
    "buttonClasses": "btn btn-primary btn-block",
    "hint": "Fills the column it defines",
    "icon": "fa fa-triangle-exclamation",
    "styleClasses": "col-md-4",
    "text": "Full Width showAlert",
    "type": "button"
}

JavaScript Function

The Print button action executes JavaScript functions:

{
    "actions": [{
        "action": "function",
        "function": "window.print()",
        "options": {}
    }],
    "buttonClasses": "btn btn-success btn-trans",
    "icon": "fa fa-print",
    "styleClasses": "col-md-2",
    "text": "Print",
    "type": "button"
}

runUtilityHook

This action allows a button click to call the scoped FileMaker onUtility server hook. You can pass additional parameters in the options object:

{
    "actions": [{
        "action": "runUtilityHook",
        "options": {
            "type": "save"
        }
    }],
    "buttonClasses": "btn btn-info",
    "hint": "to save...",
    "styleClasses": "col-md-2",
    "text": "Save",
    "type": "button"
}

Dropdown Buttons

Dropdown buttons contain multiple button objects within the subs array. Here’s an example:

{
    "buttonClasses": "btn btn-info btn-trans",
    "icon": "fa fa-comment",
    "label": "Dropdown Menu",
    "styleClasses": "col-md-4",
    "subs": [{
        "actions": [],
        "text": "Button 1"
    }, {
        "divider": true
    }, {
        "actions": [],
        "text": "Button 2"
    }],
    "text": "Some Actions",
    "type": "button"
}

Button Groups

Button groups use the group array to bundle related buttons together.

{
    "group": [{
        "actions": [],
        "buttonClasses": "btn btn-success btn-trans",
        "icon": "fa fa-plus",
        "text": "Add",
        "type": "button"
    }, {
        "actions": [],
        "buttonClasses": "btn btn-success btn-trans",
        "icon": "fa fa-archive",
        "text": "Save",
        "type": "button"
    }],
    "groupClasses": "btn-group",
    "styleClasses": "col-md-6",
    "type": "button"
}

Dynamic Styling

This button uses buttonClasses_calc to dynamically generate CSS classes. It is a computed property that combines static classes with dynamic model data:

{
    "actions": [],
    "buttonClasses_calc": "'p-4 w-48 text-center border font-bold rounded-lg ' + model.buttonStyleClasses",
    "styleClasses": "col-md-3",
    "text": "Push Me",
    "type": "button"
}

Button Triggering a namedActionn

This button uses the onclick_actions array to call a namedAction when clicked:

{
    "buttons": [{
        "classes": "btn btn-success btn-trans",
        "label": "Do Something",
        "onclick_actions": [{
            "action": "namedAction",
            "name": "SomethingClicked",
            "options": {}
        }]
    }],
    "label": "My Input",
    "model": "field1",
    "styleClasses": "col-md-3",
    "fieldOptions": {
        "inputType": "text"
    },
    "type": "input"
}