User:Jcreer/SMS:DMI Widgets and Dialogs Elements

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Element <check_box>
Info Widget that displays text that is checked/unchecked.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children text, default, unique_name, dependency, export_text_checked, export_text_unchecked, text_style
Used by item
Example 
<check_box>                       	
   <text>Calculate Sediment Transport</text>
   <default>checked</default>
   <unique_name>togCalcSedimentTransport</unique_name>
   <export_text_checked>ON</export_text_checked>
   <export_text_unchecked>OFF</export_text_unchecked>
   <dependency>…</dependency>…
</ check_box >
Element <combo_box>
Info

Widget that displays list of options. Only 1 can be selected. If no default is specified and the optional tag is present, then an empty option will be added to the combo box. If there is no default tag, and no optional tag, then the first item will be default.

In version 2, if a combo box has display_options_arc, and is part of a dialog that is used as an arc attribute, then a limited set of display options will appear for the options of the combo box. The display option for each option of the combo box will only be line thickness and color. The display option is NOT saved at any point and will be reset every time SMS is opened.

Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children option, unique_name, optional, dependency, text_style, display_options_arc
Used by item, row, column
Example Creates a combo box with hours, minutes and seconds. Hours is the default item. 
<combo_box>
   <unique_name>cbxTransportUnits</unique_name>                	
   <option>
      <text>hours</text>
      <default></default>
   </option>
   <option>
      <text>minutes</text>
	</option>
	<option>
      <text>seconds</text>
   </option>
   <dependency>…</dependency>…
</ combo_box >
Element <contains>
Info Holds all the groups and items of a group.
Versions 2
Attributes none
Children group, item
Used by group
Example
Element <control_curve>
Info Displays an curve push button. When pushed the xy curve values can be updated and a curve is displayed.
Versions 2
Attributes none
Children max_rows, flags, x_column, y_column, unique_name, dependency
Used by item, row, column
Example This example creates a curve limited to 10 rows. 
<item>
   <control_curve>
       <unique_name>myCurve1</unique_name>
       <max_rows>10</max_rows>
       <flags>XY_USEDATE</flags>
       <x_column>
          <text>Time
       </x_column>
       <y_column>
  	<text>Velocity</text>   
       </y_column>	
   </control_curve>
  …
Element <control_dataset>
Info

Displays an edit box, and push buttons for select, delete and create. Once selected, the dataset string is placed into the edit box. <dataset_type> can be scalar or vector. Possible keyword outputs are file_name (which is the name of the dataset without path), geom_name, and file_path (full path c:\somewhere) and sms_path.

Versions 1 (<custom_control_XXXX>), 2
Attributes none
Children push_button, dataset_type, unique_name, dependency, default, dataset_name, text_style, use_parameter
Used by item, row, column
Example This example creates the custom control with only the select and delete buttons. 
<item>
    <control_dataset>
        <push_button>select<push_button>
        <push_button>delete</push_button>
        <dataset_type>scalar</dataset_type>
    </control_dataset>
Element <control_date>
Info Displays date and time selector, where a date can be selected. Possible output is value, which will be the date formatted as specified in SMS preferences. Possible outputs are year, month, day, hour, minute, second.

Keywords:

  • #DAY_DIGIT
  • #DAY_DIGIT_ZERO
  • #DAYS_IN_YEAR
  • #DAY_SHORT_NAME
  • #DAY_LONG_NAME
  • #MONTH_DIGIT
  • #MONTH_DIGIT_ZERO
  • #MONTH_SHORT_NAME
  • #MONTH_LONG_NAME
  • #YEAR_2
  • #YEAR_4
  • #HOUR
  • #HOUR_ZERO
  • #HOUR_24
  • #HOUR_24_ZERO
  • #MINUTE
  • #MINUTE_ZERO
  • #SECOND
  • #SECOND_ZERO
  • #AM_PM
  • #AM_PM_CAPS
Versions 1 (<custom_control_XXXX>), 2
Attributes none
Children unique_name, dependency, default, text_style
Used by item, row, column
Example 
<item>
   <text>Start date</text>
   <control_date>
       <unique_name>edtDate</unique_name>
   </control_date>
   <card>
       <card_name>DATE</card_name>
       <export_format>"%s Day:%s Month:%s Year:%s Hour:%s Minute%s 
       Second:%s\n", #card_name, edtDate#DAY_DIGIT, 
       edtDate#MONTH_LONG_NAME, edtDate#YEAR_4, edtDate#HOUR_24, 
       edtDate#MINUTE_ZERO, edtDate#SECOND_ZERO</export_format>
   </card>
</item>
Element <control_density>
Info Displays an edit box and combo box. Combo box can contain kg/m^3, gr/cm^3, lb/ft^3. Possible outputs are value and units.

Keywords:

  • #MPV_MG_PER_L
  • #MPV_G_PER_L
  • #MPV_KG_PER_CU_M
  • #MPV_G_PER_CU_CM
  • #MPV_LB_PER_CU_FT
Versions 1 (<custom_control_XXXX>), 2
Attributes none
Children option, unique_name, dependency, range, default, text_style
Used by item, row, column
Example

Displays kg/m^3 and lb/ft^3 in combo box. If kg/m^3 selected and exported, returns the text “kg m”. 

<item>
   <text>Density </text>
   <control_density>
       <option>
          <text>kg/m^3</text>
          <export_text>kg m</export_text>
          <unit_keyword>#MPV_KG_PER_CU_M</unit_keyword>
       </option>
       <option>
          <text>lb_ft^3</text>
          <export_text>lbs ft</export_text>
          <unit_keyword>#MPV_LB_PER_CU_FT</unit_keyword>
        </option>
    </control_density>
 …
Element <control_duration>
Info Displays an edit box and combo box. Combo box contains days, hours, minutes, seconds. Possible outputs are value and units.

Keywords:

  • #TIME_SECONDS
  • #TIME_MINUTES
  • #TIME_HOURS
  • #TIME_DAYS
  • #TIME_WEEKS
  • #TIME_YEARS
Versions 1 (<custom_control_XXXX>), 2
Attributes none
Children option, unique_name, dependency, range, default, text_style
Used by item, row, column
Example Displays only minutes and hours in combo box. If hours selected and exported, returns the text “hrs”. 
<item>
   <text>Transport Time Step</text>
   <control_duration>
       <option>
          <text>minutes</text>
          <export_text>min</export_text>
          <unit_keyword>#TIME_MINUTES</unit_keyword>
       </option>
       <option>
          <text>hours</text>
          <export_text>hrs</export_text>
          <unit_keyword>#TIME_HOURS</unit_keyword>
          <default></default>
       </option>
   </control_duration>
 …
Element <control_file_opener>
Info

Push button that opens a file open dialog to select files. Possible outputs are file_path.

Versions 1 (<custom_control_XXXX>), 2
Attributes none
Children filter, create_file, unique_name, dependency, default, text_style
Used by item, row, column
Example Opens a file dialog, filtering on files with *.h5 and *.cmcards extensions 
<item>
   <text>File:</text>
   <control_file_opener>
    	<filter>Cmcards file (.cmcards)</filter> 
    </control_file_opener>
…
Element <control_length>
Info Displays an edit box and combo box. Combo box can contain meters, cm, mm, um, ft, in. Possible outputs are value and units.

Keywords:

  • #LEN_MM
  • #LEN_CM
  • #LEN_M
  • #LEN_KM
  • #LEN_INCH
  • #LEN_FT
  • #LEN_YD
  • #LEN_MILE
  • #LEN_UM
Versions 1 (<custom_control_XXXX>), 2
Attributes none
Children option, unique_name, dependency, range, default, text_style
Used by item, row, column
Example Displays only cm, and mm in combo box. If cm selected and exported, returns the text “centimeter”. 
<item>
   <text>Length</text>
   <control_length>
       <option>
          <text>cm</text>
          <export_text>centimeter</export_text>
          <unit_keyword>#LEN_CM</unit_keyword>
       </option>
       <option>
          <text>mm</text>
          <export_text>mm</export_text>
          <unit_keyword>#LEN_MM</unit_keyword>
          <default></default>
        </option>
    </control_length>
Element <control_velocity>
Info Displays an edit box and combo box. Combo box can contain m/sec, m/min, m/hours, etc.... Also could be m/sec, cm/sec, ft/sec, etc... The option tag specifies which options are displayed. The edit box will display doubles, within the given range, if provided. Possible outputs are value and units.

Keywords:

  • #VEL_M_PER_S
  • #VEL_KM_PER_H
  • #VEL_FT_PER_S
  • #VEL_MPH
  • #VEL_KNOTS
  • #VEL_CM_PER_S
  • #VEL_MM_PER_S
Versions 1 (<custom_control_XXXX>), 2
Attributes none
Children option, unique_name, dependency, range, default, text_style
Used by item, row, column
Example Displays m/sec and cm/sec in combo box. If m/sec selected and exported, returns the text “m sec”. 
<item>
   <text>Velocity </text>
   <control_velocity>
       <unique_name>ccVelocity</unique_name>
       <range>0-100</range>
       <option>
          <text>m/sec</text>
          <export_text>m sec</export_text>
          <unit_keyword>#VEL_M_PER_S</unit_keyword>
       </option>
       <option>
          <text>cm/sec</text>
          <export_text>cm sec</export_text>
          <unit_keyword>#VEL_CM_PER_S</unit_keyword>
        </option>
    </control_velocity>
 …
Element <control_volume_flow>
Info Displays an edit box and combo box. Combo box can contain m^3/sec, m^3/min, m^3/hours, etc.... Also could be m^3/sec, cm^3/sec, ft^3/sec, etc... The option tag specifies which options are displayed. The edit box will display doubles, within the given range, if provided. Possible outputs are value and units.
Versions 2
Attributes none
Children option, unique_name, dependency, range, default, text_style
Used by item, row, column
Example Displays m^3/sec and cm^3/sec in combo box. If m^3/sec selected and exported, returns the text “m^3 sec”. 
<item>
   <text>Volume flow</text>
   <control_volume_flow>
       <unique_name>ccVolumeFlow</unique_name>
       <range>0-100</range>
       <option>
          <text>m^3/sec</text>
          <export_text>m^3 sec</export_text>
          <unit_keyword>#VFLOW_CU_M_PER_SEC</unit_keyword>
       </option>
       <option>
          <text>cm^3/sec</text>
          <export_text>cm^3 sec</export_text>
          <unit_keyword>#VFLOW_CU_CM_PER_SEC</unit_keyword>
        </option>
    </control_volume_flow>
 …
Element <dataset_name>
Info Determines the name of the dataset to be created. Uses the standard printf and sprintf format (www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstdio/printf/). The keywords #row_number, #column_number, #row_name, and #column_name are used when the dataset is in a table.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by control_dataset
Example 
<control_dataset>                           
    <dataset_name>”Five percent Layer %d”, #row_number</dataset_name>
	…
</control_dataset>
Element <dataset_type>
Info Determines if the dataset is scalar or vector.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by control_dataset
Example 
<control_dataset>                           
    <dataset_type>scalar</dataset_type>
	…
</control_dataset>
Element <default>
Info Sets the initial default value of a widget. Can also be used to state the default combo-box option.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by edit_box, check_box, option, any element that begins with “custom_control”
Example 1 
<edit_box>                       	
    <default>1.5</default>
</edit_box >
Example 2 Check box is checked 
<check_box>                       	
    <default>checked</default>
</check_box >
Example 3 Check box isn’t checked 
<check_box>                   	    
    <default>unchecked</default>
</check_box >
Example 4 Combo box hours is default 
<combo_box>
   <option>
      <text>minutes</text>
   </option>
   <option>
      <text>hours</text>
      <default></default>
   </option>
Example 5 Custom control date always has a date formatted as “day-month-year hour:minute:second”. 
<control_date>
    <default>16-7-2010 14:45:32</default>
</control_date>


Element <dialog>
Info Used to define a dialog.
Versions 2
Attributes none
Children dialog_name, page
Used by dialogs
Example
Element <dialog_name>
Info Specifies the name of a dialog. This is required. This name is used by link_to.
Versions 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by dialog
Example
Element <dialogs>
Info Contains all the dialogs used in a model.
Versions 2
Attributes none
Children dialog
Used by model
Example
Element <display_options_arc>
Info Specifies that the options in the combo box are to be used as arc/nodestring boundary condition display options. This element should only be used once in the schema.
Versions 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by combo_box
Example
Element <flags>
Info Flags are optional, and are used to modify the behavior/appearance of the control_curve. Only 1 flag is currently defined: XY_USEDATE. When this flag is set, the x column becomes a date/time calendar.
Versions 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by control_curve
Example This example creates a curve button with the date/time flag. 
<item>
    <control_curve>
        <unique_name>myCurve1</unique_name>
        <flags>XY_USEDATE</flags>
        <x_column>
           <text>Time
        </x_column>
        <y_column>
   	<text>Velocity</text>   
        </y_column>	
    </control_curve>
  …
Element <group>
Info Tree group item that contains one or more items or groups.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children text, dependency, text_style, contains
Used by page_def, contains
Example 
<group>
   <text> Timing </text>
   <item>
  	… tree item stuff
   </item>
</group>
Element <item>
Info Tree item contains one or more widgets (combo_box, text_box, edit_box, etc). A tree item can contain multiple cards (version 1), but those cards must be mutually exclusive.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children text, card, dependency, text_box, edit_box, check_box, combo_box, table, any element starting with “custom_control”, text_style
Used by group
Example 
<item>
     <text>Transport Time Step</text>
     <edit_box>…. </edit_box>
     <card>…</card>
Element <max_rows>
Info Optional element used to limit the number of rows the user can specify in a SMS:Dynamic Model Interface Schema#Element <control_curve>control_curve. If this element is not used, the max_rows is unlimited.
Versions 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by control_curve
Example This example creates a curve button with the date/time flag. 
<item>
    <control_curve>
        <unique_name>myCurve1</unique_name>
        <max_rows>10</max_rows>
        <x_column>
           <text>Time
        </x_column>
        <y_column>
     	   <text>Velocity</text>  
        </y_column>	
    </control_curve>
  …
Element <minimum_height>
Info Used to set the minimum height of a widget in pixels. Added in SMS 11.2.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by table
Example 
 < table >
    <minimum_height>500</minimum_height>
 </ table >
Element <new_line>
Info Creates a new line before adding the next widget in a tree item.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by item
Example In the dialog there would be: 
    Breaking Efficency:   [edit box]        (new_line called)
    Friction Efficency:



<item>
    <text>Non-cohesive bedload entrainment</text>
         <text_box>
            <text>Breaking Efficency:</text>
         </text_box>
         <edit_box>
            <unique_name>edtBreakingEff</unique_name>
         </edit_box>
         <new_line></new_line>
         <text_box>
            <text>Friction Efficency:</text>
         </text_box>
Element <optional>
Info Placed inside widgets to suppress a warning message from being displayed if the widgets data is empty. By default, data associated with a widget is required. If the <optional> tag is included and the widget’s data is empty, a warning message won’t be displayed.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by text_box, combo_box, edit_box, table, any element that starts with “custom_control”, check_box
Example 
<optional></optional>
Element <range>
Info Determines the range of acceptable values in an edit_box. Can use the keywords GREATER_THAN, GREATER_THAN_EQUALS, LESS_THAN and LESS_THAN_EQUALS. Numbers assumed inclusive unless otherwise specified.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by edit_box, any element that starts with “control” except control_file_opener, control_dataset and control_date
Example 1 
<edit_box>                       	
    <range>0-1</range>
</ edit_box >
Example 2 
<range>0 – 5.6546</range>
Example 3 
<range>GREATER_THAN 0</range>
Example 4 
<range>GREATER_THAN 0.0 - LESS_THAN 5.0</range>
Example 5 Both examples are equivalent 
<range>0.0 - LESS_THAN 5.0</range>

<range>GREATER_THAN_EQUALS 0.0 - LESS_THAN 5.0</range>
Element <row>
Info Typically a user would only use row if there is a fixed table and wanting to display row text or to specify specific rows as read only. Row tags are placed inside a < table >.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children text, read_only, optional, dependency, text_box, combo_box, edit_box, all elements starting with “custom_control”, check_box, text_style
Used by table
Example Row 1 is read only, row 2 isn’t 
< table >
	…
    <row>                      	
       <text>Row1</text>
       <read_only></read_only>
    </row>
    <row>                      	
       <text>Row2</text>
    </row>
</ table >
Element < table >
Info Table widget with columns and rows. Will most likely have multiple column and row tags.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children read_only, column, row, dependency, unique_name, text_style
Used by item
Example Read only table with 2 columns and 3 rows. The number of rows are fixed. 
< table >
    <unique_name>myTable </unique_name> 
    <read_only></read_only>                	
    <fixed_row_count>3</fixed_row_count>
    <column>
       <text>hours</text>
    </column>
    <column>
        <text>minutes</text>
    </column>
</ table >
Element <text_size>
Info Sets the point size of the text. Ranges from 8 to 20. Added in SMS 11.2.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by text_style
Example This would set the size of the text to 20pt. when the value in the edit_box is less than 0.0. 
<edit_box>
  <unique_name>edtA</unique_name>
  <default>1.0</default>
  <text_style>
      <text_size>20</text_size>
      <condition>edtA LESS_THAN 0.0</condition>
  <text_style>
</edit_box>
Element <text_style>
Info Holds the style options for the text. Added in SMS 11.2.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by group, item, text_box, combo_box, edit_box, all elements starting with “custom_control”, check_box, options
Example This would bold the text when the value in the edit_box is less than 0.0. 
<edit_box>
  <unique_name>edtA</unique_name>
  <default>1.0</default>
  <text_style>
      <bold></bold>
      <condition>edtA LESS_THAN 0.0</condition>
  <text_style>
</edit_box>
Element <type>
Info Determines if the edit_box is displaying text, an integer or a double.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by edit_box
Example 1 
<edit_box>                           
    <type>double</type> 
	…
</ edit_box >
Example 2 
<type>integer</type>
Example 3 
<type>text</type>
Element <underline>
Info Sets the text to be underlined. Added in SMS 11.2.
Versions 1, 2
Attributes none
Children none
Used by text_style
Example This would underline the text when the value in the edit_box is less than 0.0. 
<edit_box>
  <unique_name>edtA</unique_name>
  <default>1.0</default>
  <text_style>
      <underline></underline>
      <condition>edtA LESS_THAN 0.0</condition>
  <text_style>
</edit_box>
Element <x_column>
Info Used to define the attributes in the column such as text (heading).
Versions 2
Attributes none
Children text
Used by control_curve
Example This example creates a curve button with the date/time flag. 
<item>
    <control_curve>
        <unique_name>myCurve1</unique_name>
        <flags>XY_USEDATE</flags>
        <x_column>
           <text>Time
        </x_column>
        <y_column>
           <text>Velocity</text>  
        </y_column>	
    </control_curve>
  …
Element <y_column>
Info Used to define the attributes in the column such as text (heading).
Versions 2
Attributes none
Children text
Used by control_curve
Example This example creates a curve button with the date/time flag. 
<item>
    <control_curve>
        <unique_name>myCurve1</unique_name>
        <flags>XY_USEDATE</flags>
        <x_column>
           <text>Time
        </x_column>
        <y_column>
           <text>Velocity</text>   
        </y_column>	
    </control_curve>
  …
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