SpawnWaitDialog ControlEvent

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

This event pops up the dialog specified by the Argument column of the ControlEvent table if the expression in the Condition column evaluates as FALSE. The dialog remains up for as long as the conditional expression remains FALSE and is removed as soon as the condition evaluates TRUE.

Published By

Handler.

Argument

A dialog in the Dialog table.

Action on Subscribers

None.

Action by Publisher When Subscriber Activated

None.

Typical Use

The SpawnWaitDialog ControlEvent can be used to wait for any background task the completion of which can tested using a conditional expression such as the state of a property. For an example of using the SpawnWaitDialog ControlEvent see the section Authoring a Conditional "Please wait . . ." Message Box.