DOM innerHTML equivalent ?

[Tom Glod]

try "get the properties of" ....
and "get the customproperties of"

or you can just "put" them into an array.

On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 12:26 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> OIC I didn’t know he wanted to store the PROPERTIES of the objects. As I
> have mentioned before I have handlers that can collect the properties of
> objects and store them in a memory sqLite database. (You can specify a file
> as well.) But that is not going to help you *quickly* recreate the objects.
>
> Also if you are using Datagrids, the problem becomes considerably more
> difficult, and in the end no matter what you do, the engine is going to
> have to recreate every single object so I do not think you are going to
> save any time, even if you could somehow serialize all the objects on a
> card.
>
> I suppose you could create a template card, then copy / paste that card
> but the engine is *still* going to have to create the objects.
>
> As far as storing an array, it can be stored in the custom property of any
> group, or it can be saved as a binary file if you first arrayEncode() the
> array.
>
> Bob S
>
>
> > On Oct 16, 2024, at 8:53 AM, Craig Newman via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > I am confused.  As usual.
> >
> > "Group them then store the group as an array,"
> >
> > I read the OP as wanting to gather all the information about all the
> controls, not the controls themselves. If so, then the”slow” part is to
> gather the data, which has to be done control-by-control, card-by-card and
> stack-by-stack. But once through all that, collecting and storing the
> information, array or plain, is virtually instantaneous.
> >
> > Anyway, how do you store a group as an array?
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >> On Oct 16, 2024, at 10:54 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Group them then store the group as an array, but placing them won’t be
> any faster methinks. You can also arrayEncode the array first if you need
> it in a serialized format.
> >>
> >> Bob S
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Oct 16, 2024, at 7:19 AM, jbv via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi list,
> >>>
> >>> Is there a way to catch all controls on a card
> >>> (for instance) with all their properties and
> >>> values, and store them in a variable, like
> >>> innerHML for a DOM element, and have all these
> >>> controls displayed later very fast and in one go ?
> >>>
> >>> I hope I made myself clear.
> >>> I tried several things, like storing all properties
> >>> and values as text in a variable and then recreating
> >>> all controls (quire slow), or duplicate the controls
> >>> on a hidden card or another stack, but nothing is as
> >>> easy as what is available i the DOM.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you in advance.
> >>> jbv
> >>>
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