Getting the view Instance in User Defined Methods

[Former Member]

Dear Friends,

Is it possible to find the current view instance other than by using wdDoModifyView? We can create an attribute of type IWDView and assign the wdDoModifyView's view parameter as its value and we can use it across our application. Is there any other way to find the current view instance other than this?

[junwu · Accepted solution]

why u want this?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the reply Jun Wu.

I am trying to code for getting the values in UI elements based on the ids of the respective UI elements in another component. The logic I write uses view instance. I am looking at other possibilities of getting view instance other than the one we get in the wdDoModifyView.

[junwu · Accepted solution]

i don't think it is the proper way. you should try with the context

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jun Wu,

In context we can hold the value. The value (view instance) - where I can get it apart from wdDoModifyView?

[junwu · Accepted solution]

I was saying you can get the user input for a ui element from the context, not asking you to store the view in the context.it is not a proper way.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jun Wu,

I am getting the user input from the context only. Suppose for example if I write an export program which exports the data entered by the user, the data may vary across multiple user sessions. What I need to do is to get the view instance of the particular session to access data entered by the particular user right? That view instance I will get from doModifyView. I am using that view instance to write my code now. My question is - is it possible to get the view instance in any other way apart from using the view instance in the doModifyView?

[junwu · Accepted solution]

i didn't get ur scenario,

what is "the data may vary across multiple user sessions"

[junwu · Accepted solution]

anyway,  trying to get value from  view instance is wrong. no need to do like that. value are in the context, why you need the view?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jun Wu,

Leave out the scenario. My question is whether it is possible to get the view instance from any other way other than getting it from wdDoModifyView?

[junwu · Accepted solution]

no other way.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks very much Jun Wu.