Util interface

The SDK.UI.Util interface provides access to various user interface utilities in the SDK.

Methods

AddDragDropFileHandler(callback, opts)

Register a callback for handling files drag-and-dropped in to the Construct 3 window. This is part of the Custom Importer API, allowing addons to handle importing files in a custom format. The given callback is invoked when a file is dropped in to the Construct 3 window, providing nothing else has handled it first. The callback must return a promise that resolves with true if the drop was recognised and imported, otherwise false if the drop was not recognised as a supported format (in which case Construct will continue running other handlers).
The opts parameter of AddDragDropFileHandler() is an options object, which may specify the following:

• isZipFormat: boolean indicating to handle dropped zip files only. If true, the callback will only be run if Construct recognises the dropped file as a zip file. Consequently the file parameter of the callback will be an IZipFile, from which the contents of the zip file can be read. If false, the callback will only be run if Construct does not recognise the dropped file as a zip file, and consequently the file parameter of the callback will be a Blob.


• toLayoutView: boolean indicating to handle files dropped to an open Layout View only. If true, the callback will only be run if a Layout View is open, and the opts parameter of the callback will contain information about the Layout View and the drop position. If false, the callback will be run regardless of whether a Layout View is open or not, and no further options will be provided to the callback.

The callback should have the signature async function(filename, file, opts). The type of the file parameter is an IZipFile or Blob depending on the isZipFormat option. The opts parameter of the callback will provide the following additional details only when the toLayoutView option was specified:

• layoutView: an ILayoutView interface representing the Layout View that was open when the file was dropped. This also provides access to the associated project, layout, current active layer, and so on.


• clientX and clientY: the drop position within the window in client co-ordinates.


• layoutX and layoutY: the drop position within the Layout View in layout co-ordinates. This is the position to create any new instances relevant to.

static ShowLongTextPropertyDialog(text, caption)

Show the same dialog used to edit longtext properties. This is simply a large multi-line text field in a dialog, allowing for long text strings to be more conveniently edited, since the Properties Bar often can only show a small amount of text. Returns a promise that resolves with null if the dialog was cancelled, else a string of the text in the dialog.