widget

A custom control written in LiveCode Builder

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 8.0 Security:

# Syntax

widget

# Examples

set the visible of widget 1 to false

on newWidget if the kind of the target is "com.livecode.widget.colorswatch" then set the swatchColor of the target to "0,0,0,255" end if end newWidget

# Description

Use the widget object type to create a widget control. widgets are created from LiveCode Builder extensions that have previously been loaded into memory using the load extension command. For more details on how to create widgets, please consult the *Extending Livecode* guide.

# Tags

objects, extensions,

# See

- **command:** load extension - **glossary:** object type, LiveCode Builder extension, command - **keyword:** control