Boards Comments Functions

Each of these functions require the <commentsbutton /> tag to be present on the view. The button does not have to be visible to the user but it must be present in the view HTML. See <commentsbutton> for details.

OpenDrawer

OpenDrawer Function
OpenDrawer
No parameters

Opens the comments drawer slide out panel for the current view.

This feature is available in WebEOC Nexus 10.18 and later.

Example

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<script>
    BoardScript.Comments.OpenDrawer();
</script>

CloseDrawer

CloseDrawer Function
CloseDrawer
No parameters

Closes the comments drawer slide out UI for the current view.

This feature is available in WebEOC Nexus 10.18 and later.

Example

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<script>
    BoardScript.Comments.CloseDrawer();
</script>

GetUnreadCount

GetUnreadCount Function
GetUnreadCount
callback #optional

Get the unread comment count for the current view/user. Result can be received via callback or async/await Promise return.

This feature is available in WebEOC Nexus 10.18 and later.

Example

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<script>
  // callback
  BoardScript.Comments.GetUnreadCount(function (count) {                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
      console.log('Unread count is:', count);                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  });
 
  // async/await
  const count = await BoardScript.Comments.GetUnreadCount();
  console.log('Unread count is:', count);  
</script>

GetCountsByName

Get the comment counts for a user by specifying a board, view. or dataid.

GetCountsByName Function
GetCounts
args #optional

Single parameter arguments object for specifying board/view/dataid.

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{
    "boardName": "My board", // empty for the current board
    "viewName": "My View",  // empty for the current view
    "dataId": 123 // optional. Do not provide if requesting for a list view.
}

This feature is available in WebEOC Nexus 10.19 and later.
callback #optional Result can be received via callback or async/await Promise return.

Example

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<script>
    // callback
        BoardScript.Comments.GetCounts(function (countsObject) {                                     
            console.log('Unread count is:', countsObject.unreadCount);
            console.log('Total count is:', countsObject.totalCount);                                      
    });
 
    // async/await
    const countsObject = await BoardScript.Comments.GetCounts();
    console.log('Unread count is:', countsObject.unreadCount);
    console.log('Total count is:', countsObject.totalCount);  
</script>

GetCounts

GetCounts Function
GetCounts
callback #optional

Get the comment count for the current view/user. Result can be received via callback or async/await Promise return.

This feature is available in WebEOC Nexus 10.18 and later.

Example

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            <script>
                // callback
                BoardScript.Comments.GetCounts(function (countsObject) {                                     
                console.log('Unread count is:', countsObject.unreadCount);
                console.log('Total count is:', countsObject.totalCount);                                      
                });
 
                // async/await
                const countsObject = await BoardScript.Comments.GetCounts();
                console.log('Unread count is:', countsObject.unreadCount);
                console.log('Total count is:', countsObject.totalCount);  
        </script>