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LineDisplayBase Class

Definition

Contains most of the functionality required for support of Line Display devices, including drawing of text and graphics (glyphs and bitmaps), window management, and scrolling, marquee, and teletype functions.

public abstract class LineDisplayBase : Microsoft.PointOfService.BasicServiceObjects.LineDisplayBasic
type LineDisplayBase = class
    inherit LineDisplayBasic
Public MustInherit Class LineDisplayBase
Inherits LineDisplayBasic
Inheritance

Constructors

LineDisplayBase()

Creates an instance of the LineDisplayBase class.

Fields

CharacterSetAnsi

Indicates the default character set is ANSI.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
CharacterSetAscii

Indicates the default character set is ASCII.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
CharacterSetUnicode

Indicates the default character set is Unicode.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
DisplayBitmapAsIs

Displays the bitmap with one bitmap pixel per dot.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
DisplayBitmapBottom

Aligns the bitmap’s bottom edge with the bottommost pixel of the current character position, as specified by the CursorRow property setting.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
DisplayBitmapCenter

Aligns the bitmap in the horizontal center of the current character position, as specified by the CursorColumn property setting.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
DisplayBitmapLeft

Aligns the bitmap’s left edge with the leftmost pixel of the current character position, as specified by the CursorColumn property setting.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
DisplayBitmapRight

Aligns the bitmap’s right edge with the rightmost pixel of the current character position, as specified by the CursorColumn property setting.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
DisplayBitmapTop

Aligns the bitmap’s top edge with the topmost pixel of the current character position, as specified by the CursorRow property setting.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
ExtendedErrorBadFormat

Indicates that the specified file is either not a bitmap file or it is in an unsupported format.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
ExtendedErrorFirmwareBadFile

Indicates the specified firmware file or files exist, but one or more of those files are either not in the correct format or are corrupted.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
ExtendedErrorStatistics

Indicates a specified statistic could not be reset or updated.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
ExtendedErrorStatisticsDependency (Inherited from PosCommon)
ExtendedErrorTooBig

Indicates that the bitmap is either too wide to display without transformation, or it is too big to transform.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
StatisticCommunicationErrorCount

Holds the programmatic name of the Communication Error Count common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatisticDeviceCategory

Holds the programmatic name of the Device Category common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatisticFirmwareRevision

Holds the programmatic name of the Firmware Revision common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatisticHoursPoweredCount

Holds the programmatic name of the Hours Powered On common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatisticInstallationDate

Holds the programmatic name of the Installation Date common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatisticInterface

Holds the programmatic name of the Interface common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatisticManufactureDate

Holds the programmatic name of the Manufacture Date common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatisticManufacturerName

Holds the programmatic name of the Manufacturer Name common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatisticMechanicalRevision

Holds the programmatic name of the Mechanical Revision common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatisticModelName

Holds the programmatic name of the Model Name common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatisticOnlineTransitionCount

Incremented when data is successfully drawn in the line display window.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
StatisticSerialNumber

Holds the programmatic name of the Serial Number common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatisticUnifiedPOSVersion

Holds the programmatic name of the Unified POS Version common statistic.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatusPowerOff

Indicates that the device’s power is turned off or it is detached from the terminal.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatusPowerOffline

Indicates that the device is powered on but is either not ready or unable to respond to requests.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatusPowerOffOffline

Indicates that either the device’s power is off or it is offline.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatusPowerOnline

Indicates that the device’s power is turned on and it is ready for use.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatusUpdateFirmwareComplete

Indicates the update firmware process has completed successfully.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatusUpdateFirmwareCompleteDeviceNotRestored

Indicates the update firmware process succeeded. However, the Service Object and/or the physical device cannot be returned to the state they were in before the update firmware process started.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatusUpdateFirmwareFailedDeviceNeedsFirmware

Indicates the update firmware process failed. The device will not be operational until another attempt to update the firmware is successful.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatusUpdateFirmwareFailedDeviceOk

Indicates the update firmware process failed. However, the device is still operational.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatusUpdateFirmwareFailedDeviceUnknown

Indicates the update firmware process failed. The device is in an indeterminate state.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatusUpdateFirmwareFailedDeviceUnrecoverable

Indicates the update firmware process failed. The device is either unusable or unrecoverable through software.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
StatusUpdateFirmwareProgress

Indicates the update firmware process has completed 1 to 100 percent successfully.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
WaitForever

Used as the value for a timeout parameter in common and device-specific methods to indicate the method should wait until it receives a response, instead of timing out.

(Inherited from PosCommon)

Properties

BlinkRate

Holds the blink cycle in milliseconds.

CapBitmap

If true, display of bitmaps is supported.

CapBlink

Holds the character blink capability of the line display device.

CapBlinkRate

If true, the device’s blink rate can be controlled, and the application uses the BlinkRate property to indicate the rate at which the display blinks.

CapBrightness

If true, brightness control is supported.

CapCharacterSet

Holds the default character set capability of the line display device.

CapCompareFirmwareVersion (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
CapCursorType

Holds a bitwise indication of the cursor types supported by the line display device, selectable via the CursorType property.

CapCustomGlyph

If true, the device supports custom glyph definition.

CapDescriptors

If true, the device supports descriptors.

CapHMarquee

If true, the device supports horizontal marquee windows.

CapICharWait

If true, the device supports inter-character wait.

CapMapCharacterSet

If true, then the service object is able to map the characters provided by the application to the character sets defined in the CharacterSetList property when displaying data.

CapPowerReporting (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
CapReadBack

Holds the capability of the line display device to read back the data displayed on it.

CapReverse

Holds the reverse video capability of the line display device.

CapScreenMode

If true, the line display device supports changing the screen mode (that is, the number of text rows and columns).

CapStatisticsReporting (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
CapUpdateFirmware (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
CapUpdateStatistics (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
CapVMarquee

If true, the device supports vertical marquee windows.

CharacterSet

Holds the character set for displaying characters.

CharacterSetList

Holds a string of character set numbers.

CheckHealthText

Gets a string that indicates the health of the device.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
Claimed (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
Columns

Holds the number of columns for this window.

CommonProperties (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
Compatibility (Inherited from PosDevice)
CurrentWindow
CursorColumn

Holds the column in the current window to which the next displayed character will be output.

CursorDeviceColumn

Translates the CursorColumn value into a device coordinate by returning an integer that represents the value of the CursorColumn property added to the current window’s start column value.

CursorDeviceRow

Translates the CursorRow value into a device coordinate by returning an integer that represents the value of the CursorRow property added to the current window’s start row value.

CursorRow

Holds the row in the current window to which the next displayed character will be output.

CursorType

Holds the cursor type for the current window. Possible values are defined by the DisplayCursors enumeration.

CursorUpdate

If true when characters are displayed using the DisplayText(String) and DisplayTextAt(Int32, Int32, String) methods, then the CursorRow and CursorColumn properties will be updated to point to the character beyond the last character output.

CursorVisible
CustomGlyphList

Holds an array of instances of the RangeOfCharacters helper class, which represents the character code ranges that are available for defining glyphs.

DeviceBrightness

Holds the device brightness value, expressed as a percentage between 0 and 100.

DeviceColumns

Holds the number of columns on this device.

DeviceDescription (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
DeviceDescriptors

Holds the number of descriptors on this device.

DeviceEnabled (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
DeviceInstanceId (Inherited from PosCommon)
DeviceName (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
DevicePath

Gets or sets the hardware path of a device.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
DeviceRows

Holds the number of rows on this device.

DeviceWindows

Holds the maximum number of windows supported by the line display device.

ExternallyClaimed (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
FreezeEvents (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
GlyphHeight

Indicates the glyph height based on the number of pixels for a character cell.

GlyphWidth

Indicates the glyph width based on the number of pixels for a character cell.

HardwareId (Inherited from PosCommon)
InterCharacterWait

Holds the wait time, specified in milliseconds, between the display of each character with the DisplayText(String) and DisplayTextAt(Int32, Int32, String) methods.

IsExclusiveUseDevice

Gets the Boolean value that indicates whether the Line Display device is an exclusive-use device.

(Inherited from LineDisplay)
LineDisplayScreenModes
MapCharacterSet

If true, then the service object is able to map the characters provided by the application to the character sets defined in the CharacterSetList property when displaying data.

MarqueeFormat

Holds the marquee format for the current window.

MarqueeRepeatWait

Holds the wait time, specified in milliseconds, between scrolling the final character or row of the window into its viewport and restarting the marquee with the first or last character or row.

MarqueeType

Holds the marquee type for the current window.

MarqueeUnitWait

Holds the wait time, specified in milliseconds, between marquee scrolling of each column or row in the window.

MaximumX

Contains the maximum number of horizontal pixels supported by the device.

MaximumY

Contains the maximum number of vertical pixels supported by the device.

PowerNotify (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
PowerState (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
Properties

Returns an instance of the LineDisplayProperties helper class, containing getters and setters for LineDisplay and common properties.

Rows

Holds the number of rows for this window.

ScreenMode

Holds the screen mode value of the device.

ScreenModeList

Holds the array of DisplayScreenMode class instances that are supported by the device.

ServiceObjectDescription (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
ServiceObjectVersion (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
State (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
SynchronizingObject

Gets or sets the object that is used to marshal the event handler calls issued because of a POS event.

(Inherited from PosCommon)

Methods

CheckHealth(HealthCheckLevel)

Tests the state of a device.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
Claim(Int32) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
ClearDescriptors()

Turns off all descriptors.

ClearDescriptorsImpl()

Called by the LineDisplayBase.ClearDescriptors method.

ClearText()

Clears the current window by displaying blanks, sets the CursorRow and CursorColumn properties to zero, and then resynchronizes the beginning of the window with the start of the viewport.

Close() (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
CompareFirmwareVersion(String)

Determines whether the version of the specified firmware is newer than, older than, or the same as the version of firmware in the physical device.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
CreateStatistic(String, Boolean, String) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
CreateStatistic(String, Boolean) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
CreateWindow(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Creates a viewport over the portion of the display specified by the first four parameters.

DefineGlyph(Int32, Byte[])

Defines a glyph character.

DeleteConfigurationProperty(String)

Deletes the specified property from the XML configuration file.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
DestroyWindow()

Destroys the current window.

DirectIO(Int32, Int32, Object)

Used to communicate directly with the Service Object.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
DisplayBitmap(String, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Displays the bitmap with the specified alignment and width.

DisplayBitmap(String, Int32, Int32)

Displays the bitmap with the specified alignment.

DisplayData(Cell[])

Called by the LineDisplayBase class to draw the window.

DisplayText(String, DisplayTextMode)
DisplayText(String)
DisplayTextAt(Int32, Int32, String, DisplayTextMode)

Displays the string of characters at the specified row and column, in the specified display mode.

DisplayTextAt(Int32, Int32, String)

Displays the string of characters at the specified row and column.

Dispose() (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
Dispose(Boolean)
GetConfigurationProperty(String)

Used by the Service Object to retrieve the specified property from the XML configuration file.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
GetStatisticValue(String) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
IncrementStatistic(String, Int32) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
IncrementStatistic(String) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
Invoke(Delegate, Object[])

Used by the Service Objects to raise an event.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
Open()

Creates the device window and sets its DeviceBrightness property to 100.

PreFireEvent(DirectIOEventArgs) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
PreFireEvent(StatusUpdateEventArgs) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
QueueEvent(DirectIOEventArgs) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
QueueEvent(StatusUpdateEventArgs) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
QueueEventAndWait(DirectIOEventArgs) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
ReadCharacterAtCursor()

Reads the currently displayed character at the cursor position.

RefreshWindow(Int32)

Changes the current window to the one specified by the window parameter, then redisplays that window’s viewport.

Release() (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
ResetStatistic(String) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
ResetStatistics() (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
ResetStatistics(StatisticCategories) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
ResetStatistics(String[]) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
RetrieveStatistic(String) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
RetrieveStatistics() (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
RetrieveStatistics(StatisticCategories) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
RetrieveStatistics(String[]) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
ScrollText(DisplayScrollText, Int32)

Scrolls text in the current window, in the specified direction.

SetBitmap(Int32, String, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Sets the bitmap number, placement, and width.

SetBitmap(Int32, String, Int32, Int32)

Sets the bitmap number and placement.

SetConfigurationProperty(String, String)

Sets a property value (or create a new property) in the XML configuration file.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
SetDescriptor(Int32, DisplaySetDescriptor)

Sets the state of a descriptor.

SetDescriptorImpl(Int32, DisplaySetDescriptor)

Called by the LineDisplayBase.SetDescriptor method.

SetStatisticHandlers(String, GetStatistic, SetStatistic) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
SetStatisticValue(String, Object) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
UpdateFirmware(String)

Updates the firmware of a device with the version of the firmware contained or defined in the file specified by the firmwareFileName parameter regardless of whether that firmware’s version is newer than, older than, or the same as the version of the firmware already in the device.

(Inherited from PosCommon)
UpdateStatistic(String, Object) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
UpdateStatistics(Statistic[]) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
UpdateStatistics(StatisticCategories, Object) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
VerifyState(Boolean, Boolean) (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)

Events

BlinkRateChangedEvent

Informs the service object that the value of the BlinkRate property has changed.

CurrentWindowChangedEvent

Informs the service object that the value of the CurrentWindow property has changed.

CursorTypeChangedEvent

Inform the service object that the value of the CursorType property has changed.

DeviceAddedEvent (Inherited from PosCommon)
DeviceRemovedEvent (Inherited from PosCommon)
DirectIOEvent (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
ScreenModeChangedEvent

Inform the service object that the value of the ScreenMode property has changed.

StateChangedEvent (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)
StatusUpdateEvent (Inherited from LineDisplayBasic)

Applies to