Application Items (Basic Nodes)

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	Application Items (Basic Nodes)

The Application Items basic nodes are relatively open-ended nodes with limited built-in functionality. Usually, a basic node performs a single function, though the node can be modified to become more complex.

On the Call Flow Editor palette, Dialog Designer displays the basic nodes as the Application Items group.

Some Basic Nodes have default (sub)flows in the node editor, while others do not. With the exception of the Symbolic node, each of these nodes has the following properties:

Name - Should reflect the central purpose of the node. Use naming conventions for Java components. See Naming Java Components.

Comments - Can be any comment you want to add as a reminder or description of the purpose or content of the node. Can also be left blank.

Dialog Designer uses the text you enter in this property field for the pop-up hint that appears when your mouse hovers over the node icon in the workspace. If you leave this blank, Dialog Designer uses the name of the node for the pop-up hint.

Location - (Read-only) Displays the location of the node graphic in the workspace.

For more information, including complete and detailed descriptions of the basic nodes (Application Items), see Detailed Node Descriptions.

Note:

A deleted node will have a marker in the Task Tab and the associated Java class will be marked with a warning marker. The task may be deleted if you want to keep the Java code in the project. Be aware that the Java code will not be regenerated by Dialog Designer and you may encounter Java errors in future upgrades if the Dialog Designer runtime API changes. In such cases, you will have to manually fix the Java errors.