XUL Script context

A global context is available in all the XUL scripts.

The context is available through the context field in your script. For example:

      public void clicked() {
         context.echo("Hello World");
      }

Context interface

The context have at least the following interface:

public class ScriptContext

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	abort(String message) Abort the current script. The Scripting engine will use the throwable exception to stop the execution
void	echo(String message) Echo a message
void	echo(Number number) Echo a numeric value
void	error(String message) Error a message
XULScriptHelper	getHelper() Return the script helper
File	getPath(String path) Return the absolute path of a file defined relative to the script file
File	getScriptFile() Return the script file
ScriptLogger	getScriptLogger() Return the associated ScriptLogger

Note that abort(String message) will abort the script.

Using the context

The context is available as a context field in the script.

For example to show a message on the framework logger:

      public void clicked() {
        context.echo("My value:" + value);
      }