CONTROL
- Introduction to CTRL
- Control Classes
- Types of Control Functions
- Control graphics
  - Graphics objects
  - Attributes of graphics objects
  - Panel functions
  - Reference Functions
  - Arc
  - AttentionEffect EWO functions
    - "acceptDrops"
      Specifies whether drop events are enabled for this object.
    - "contextMenuPolicy"
      Defines how the respective widgets shows the context menu.
    - "effectType"
      Defines the effect type for the AttentionEffect EWO.
    - "focus"
      The attribute "focus"; returns TRUEif the object has the focus.
    - "font"
      Sets the font of an object.
    - "isActiveWindow"
      The attribute "isActiveWindow"; returns TRUE if this widget is the active window, otherwise FALSE.
    - "layoutDirection"
      Defines the widget's layout direction.
    - "start"
      Starts the animation of the AttentionEffect EWO.
    - "stop"
      Stops the animation of the AttentionEffect EWO.
    - "updatesEnabled"
      This attribute specifies whether updates of a widget (for example, a textEdit, slider, progress bar, zoom navigator, LCD number or thumb wheel) have been enabled.
    - "x", "y"
      The attributes x and y return the coordinate of an object (e.g. a textEdit, a progress bar, a slider, a zoom navigator, an LCD number or a thumb wheel). x returns the X coordinate of an object. y returns the Y coordinate of an object.
  - Bar trend
  - BarChart3D EWO
  - Button
  - Chart.ewo
  - Calendar
  - Cascade
  - Checkbox
  - Clock
  - Combobox
  - DateTimeEdit EWO functions
  - DialGauge EWO
  - DoubleSpinbox EWO
  - DpTreeView
  - DpTypeView
  - Embedded module
  - Frame
  - GIS Viewer EWO
    WinCC OA GIS Viewer provides the cartographic representation of objects in WinCC OA. This new feature provides numerous advantages, particularly in geographical distributed systems, like in Water, Traffic, Oil & Gas or Energy.
  - Label Functions
  - Layoutgroup functions
  - LCD number
  - Maps Widget - Properties and Functions
  - PDF Viewer EWO
  - PictureFlow EWO functions
  - Pipe
  - Polyline
  - Primitive text
  - Progress bar
  - Radio box
  - Rectangle
  - Reference Functions
  - Scheduler.ewo
  - Selection list
  - Slider
  - Spin button
  - Splitter
  - Tab
  - Table
  - TextEdit
  - Text field
  - Thumb wheel
  - ToggleSwitch EWO
  - Tree widget
  - Trend
  - VideoPlayer.ewo
  - WebView EWO
  - Zoom Navigator
    Functions available for the Zoom Navigator widget.
- CONTROL Functions
- CtrlExtension, basics
- CTRL Debugger
  You can use the CTRL debugger to debug the Control programming language. The debugger can be used via its own panel, which also enables the monitoring and setting of variable values during the execution of a script.

"effectType"

Defines the effect type for the AttentionEffect EWO.

Synopsis

shape.effectType(string type);

Parameter


Parameter	Description
shape	Name of the object
type	Available effect types: WaterDrop Sphere Flashlight RotatingRect

Description

Defines the effect type for the AttentionEffect EWO.

Assignment

AttentionEffect EWO