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IBM Domino Designer XPages User Guide
This guide focuses on the aspects of creating applications using XPages technology.
Programming
XPages uses JavaScript™ for programming while the forms-based design elements use the formula language, LotusScript®, Java™, and JavaScript.
Scripting in XPages
The scripting contexts are event handlers and formulas. The scripting language is JavaScript™ supplemented by simple actions and expression language (EL).
Events
Listed here are the available events.

IBM Domino Designer XPages User Guide
This guide focuses on the aspects of creating applications using XPages technology.
- Product overview
  IBM® Domino® Designer supports applications development for the IBM Domino platform using XPages, forms, views, and other elements such as controls.
- Tutorials
  This section contains tutorials and information about tutorials.
- Administering applications
  IBM® Domino® Designer provides features for administering and managing your work and related files while developing your application projects.
- Designing XPages applications
  IBM® Domino® Designer provides the means to populate an XPage with controls and other artifacts, and to associate an XPage with data stores.
- Designing composite applications
  You can create composite applications from XPages.
- Programming
  XPages uses JavaScript™ for programming while the forms-based design elements use the formula language, LotusScript®, Java™, and JavaScript.
  - Scripting in XPages
    The scripting contexts are event handlers and formulas. The scripting language is JavaScript™ supplemented by simple actions and expression language (EL).
    - Events
      Listed here are the available events.
    - Simple actions
      A simple action performs a pre-programmed activity that can be modified by arguments. Simple actions apply to event handlers. Simple actions can be grouped.
    - Client-side scripting
      The triggering of a Client event sends its JavaScript™ code plus the XPage context to an interpreter on the user's client.
    - Server-side scripting
      The triggering of a Server event sends its JavaScript code plus the XPage context to an interpreter on the Web server.
    - JavaScript™ editor
      Use the JavaScript™ editor to create and maintain scripts.
    - JavaScript™ debugger
      Use the JavaScript™ debugger to examine server-side JavaScript code during execution on a Domino® server or a Domino preview server (which runs on the Domino Designer client).
    - JavaScript™ libraries
      A JavaScript™ library allows you to store classes, functions, and variables for common use within an application. A JavaScript library is either a client library or a server library.
    - Running agents in the Notes® client
      You can call an agent from an XPage. On Domino® Server, security is based on the Agent security properties set for the agent. On the Notes® Client, security is based on the client ECL settings for the signer of the agent.
  - Eclipse-based language interfaces
    Java™ and LotusScript® have interfaces based on Eclipse as well as the older interfaces based on Notes®.

Events

Listed here are the available events.

See Understanding events for descriptions and examples.

Mouse events

Mouse events occur for controls that accept mouse clicks.

Focus events

Focus events occur for controls that accept focus.

Select and change events

Select and change events occur for controls where text can be selected or values can be changed.

Key events

Key events occur for controls where keystrokes are accepted.

XPage events

XPage events occur for XPages and allow only server-side scripts.

Document events

Document events occur for data documents and allow only server-side scripts.

View events

View events occur for views and allow only server-side scripts.

Handler events

Handler events occur within an event handler.

Mobile control events (Extension Library)

Events also occur with Extension Library mobile controls to help when using mobile applications. These events can be used with the mobile Application Page and mobile Single Page Application controls.