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Enabling and disabling ignition vision buttons based on rowdata

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Dynamically enable/disable buttons based on rowdata

To generically enable/disable buttons on the root container based on whether their label appears in a dataset column, you want to:

  1. Collect all button components on the root container.
  2. Get the set of valid labels from your dataset.
  3. Loop through each button and enable/disable it depending on whether its label is in the dataset.

Here’s a generic approach in Jython for Ignition Vision:

1. Get All Buttons on the Root Container

You can use getComponents() recursively to find all buttons (assuming they’re javax.swing.JButton or Ignition’s Button component).

def getAllButtons(container):  
    buttons = []  
    for comp in container.getComponents():  
        # If it's a button, add it  
        # check specific class name, this will vary  
        if comp.__class__.__name__ == "Button":  
            buttons.append(comp)  
        # If it's a container, recurse  
        elif hasattr(comp, 'getComponents'):  
            buttons += getAllButtons(comp)  
    return buttons

2. Get Valid Labels from Dataset

# Assuming your dataset is called 'dataset' and column is 'Button'  
validLabels = set()  
for rowIndex in range(dataset.getRowCount()):  
    validLabels.add(str(dataset.getValueAt(rowIndex, "Button")))

3. Enable/Disable Buttons

Assume each button’s text property is its label:

root = event.source.parent  # Root Container  
  
buttons = getAllButtons(root)  
  
for btn in buttons:  
    label = str(btn.text)  
    btn.enabled = label in validLabels

Full Example

def getAllButtons(container):  
    buttons = []  
    for comp in container.getComponents():  
	    # check specific class name, this will vary  
        if comp.__class__.__name__ == "Button":  
            buttons.append(comp)  
        elif hasattr(comp, 'getComponents'):  
            buttons += getAllButtons(comp)  
    return buttons  
  
# Get dataset (replace with your actual dataset source)  
dataset = event.source.data  # Or however you get your dataset  
  
# Build set of valid labels  
validLabels = set()  
for rowIndex in range(dataset.getRowCount()):  
    validLabels.add(str(dataset.getValueAt(rowIndex, "Button")))  
  
# Get all buttons on root container  
root = event.source.parent  
buttons = getAllButtons(root)  
  
# Enable/disable based on presence in dataset  
for btn in buttons:  
    label = str(btn.text)  
    btn.enabled = label in validLabels

Tips

  • If your button labels are stored elsewhere (e.g., custom property), adjust btn.text accordingly.
  • This approach works even if you add/remove buttons or change their labels—it’s generic!

Let me know if you need this adapted for Perspective or have other requirements!

i need some print statements for debugging

Absolutely! Adding print statements is a great way to debug and understand what’s happening at each step. Here’s your full script with helpful print statements added throughout:

def getAllButtons(container, depth=0):  
    buttons = []  
    indent = "  " * depth  
    for comp in container.getComponents():  
        print("%sChecking component: %s (type: %s)" % (indent, getattr(comp, 'name', '<no name>'), comp.__class__.__name__))  
        if comp.__class__.__name__ == "Button":  
            print("%s  -> Found Button: %s (text: '%s')" % (indent, getattr(comp, 'name', '<no name>'), getattr(comp, 'text', '<no text>')))  
            buttons.append(comp)  
        elif hasattr(comp, 'getComponents'):  
            print("%s  -> Recursing into container: %s" % (indent, getattr(comp, 'name', '<no name>')))  
            buttons += getAllButtons(comp, depth+1)  
    return buttons  
  
# Get dataset (replace with your actual dataset source)  
dataset = event.source.data  # Or however you get your dataset  
  
# Build set of valid labels  
validLabels = set()  
print("Building set of valid labels from dataset:")  
for rowIndex in range(dataset.getRowCount()):  
    label = str(dataset.getValueAt(rowIndex, "Knop"))  
    print("  Row %d: '%s'" % (rowIndex, label))  
    validLabels.add(label)  
print("Valid labels found:", validLabels)  
  
# Get all buttons on root container  
root = event.source.parent  
print("Getting all buttons on root container...")  
buttons = getAllButtons(root)  
print("Total buttons found:", len(buttons))  
  
# Enable/disable based on presence in dataset  
for btn in buttons:  
    label = str(btn.text)  
    if label in validLabels:  
        print("Enabling button '%s' (label found in dataset)" % label)  
        btn.enabled = True  
    else:  
        print("Disabling button '%s' (label NOT found in dataset)" % label)  
        btn.enabled = False

What these print statements do:

  • Component discovery: Shows every component checked and when recursion happens.
  • Button detection: Prints when a button is found and its text.
  • Dataset parsing: Prints each row’s label as it’s added to the set.
  • Button enable/disable: Prints whether each button is enabled or disabled and why.

Tip:
You can view these prints in the Output Console of the Ignition Designer while testing.

Let me know if you want even more detailed output or have other requirements!

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