Name: export widget

Type: command

Syntax: export <widget> to array <arrayVar>

Summary:

Exports the state of the given widget in a form which can be imported

using <import widget|import widget from array>.

Introduced: 8.0

OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android

Platforms: desktop, mobile

Example:

local tMyArray

export widget 1 to array tMyArray

Parameters:

widget:

A chunk reference resolving to a widget object.

arrayVar:

The variable to place the widget's state array into.

Description:

Use the <export widget> command to save the state of the given widget in

a form which can be used to recreate the widget at a later date.

The returned array has two keys $kind and $state. The $kind key is the

fully qualified name of the widget's extension module. The $state key is

an array representing the widget as it is at that point in time. This is

typically the values of all the widget's persistent properties, although

its exact structure is defined by the widget.

>*Note:* The <export widget> command is subject to change throughout the

> 8.0 development cycle.

References: import widget (command), create widget (command)