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HCL 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).
JavaScript™ editor
Use the JavaScript™ editor to create and maintain scripts.
Reference tab
The Reference tab provides a list of global objects and system libraries.

HCL Domino Designer XPages User Guide
This guide focuses on the aspects of creating applications using XPages technology.
- Product overview
  HCL Domino® Designer supports applications development for the HCL Domino platform using XPages, forms, views, and other elements such as controls.
- Tutorials
  This section contains tutorials and information about tutorials.
- Administering applications
  HCL Domino Designer provides features for administering and managing your work and related files while developing your application projects.
- Designing XPages applications
  HCL 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.
      - Embedded editor
        An embedded window appears as part of the current context and allows immediate editing. The window can be maximized and minimized, then restored with controls at the top right of the window.
      - Modal editor
        A modal editor appears in its own window. Edits are not applied until the window closes.
      - Setting preferences
        You can set preferences to control the JavaScript™ editor.
      - Formatting
        The editor provides styles, indentation, brace completion, and quotation mark completion.
      - Content assist
        Content assist proposes coding alternatives based on the objects available in the current context.
      - Reference tab
        The Reference tab provides a list of global objects and system libraries.
      - Outline tab
        The Outline tab provides a hierarchical outline of the variables and functions defined in the script.
      - Schema tab
        The Schema tab provides a list of data elements organized by data source.
      - Errors
        Syntax errors are detected for server 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®.

Reference tab

The Reference tab provides a list of global objects and system libraries.

Click the Reference tab to see a list of the available global objects and system libraries. This tab is in the window to the left of the coding window.

Select Global Objects, Control Declaration Snippets, Global Functions, a library, or @Functions from the list at the top.
Expand a class to see its constructors, methods, and fields.
Double-click an entry to copy it to the coding window.

By default the reference tab lists the most common classes and methods. To get a complete list, check Show advanced JavaScript.

The Control Declaration Snippets section has an entry for each control on the page. For example, if a page has an edit box and a computed field, you see the following entries:

computedField1
inputText1

Double-clicking an entry places an object definition in the editor. For example, double-clicking on each of the above entries results in the following definitions in the editor:

var computedField1:com.ibm.xsp.component.xp.XspOutputText = getComponent("computedField1");
var inputText1:com.ibm.xsp.component.xp.XspInputText = getComponent("inputText1");