REST and Qodly Support of Singletons
With 4D 20 R5, we released singletons. And with 4D 20 R6, we now allow you to directly call the exposed functions of your shared singletons through RE...
September 5, 2024
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Integrate 4D Components Directly from GitHub
Many 4D developers leverage the power of third-party components found on GitHub, particularly those listed in the 4d-component topic. 4D 20 R6 introdu...
July 22, 2024
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Customize Global Warnings Generation
Warnings are a valuable aid for alerting 4D developers to potential code mistakes. With the release of 4D 20 R6, it is now possible to globally define...
July 19, 2024
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Permissions: Inspect Session Privileges for Easy Debugging
Today, you can benefit from a powerful feature to filter access to data, which is essential for preventing malicious access to your application. This...
July 19, 2024
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UX: Enhanced Scrolling Behavior in Subforms
User forms are all about making things easy for users. But what happens when scrolling becomes a battle between subforms and their contents? You've pr...
July 19, 2024
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Custom Parameters for Initializing Embedded Web Area
Since the embedded web area utilizes CEF as its web browser engine, there have been requests for a method to incorporate additional CEF switches, like...
July 19, 2024
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Easy Reference Comparison of Objects & Collections
Objects have become an essential part of the 4D language and of Qodly. But when you declare a variable of this type, you define a reference. So, how ...
July 18, 2024
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ORDA – Say Goodbye to Empty Spaces in Your Entity Selections
We've all been there. You build a beautiful interface that displays an entity selection for users. They can drop entities to refine their choices, but...
July 18, 2024
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Using Classes Across Components
Component developers frequently require the utilization of a class from another existing component. With 4D 20 R6, when a component has a declared na...
July 17, 2024
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Force Login Becomes Default for all REST Auth
We recently provided a new way of controlling access to the REST API via the privileges and the ds.authentify function: Force Login. This feature offe...
July 17, 2024
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