Lua Classes

Classes hooked up to JW Lua scripting. More...

Classes
class	__FCBaseData
	Base class for all data-related classes (that handles Finale data). More...
class	FCFontInfo
	Class for document-independent font information. More...
class	FCEnigmaTextStyle
	Class that specifies Enigma text style. This includes font, size, efx, superscript, baseline adjustments, and interspacing. MakeMusic has provided a mechansism whereby it can include color is well, but as of at least Finale 27.3 there is no support for color in Enigma strings. More...
class	FCString
	Class that provides storage for text. This is to achieve platform-transparent text handling, that can handle text storage regardless of how it's done on the platform (Mac/Window/C-style/Unicode/etc). More...
class	FCCellMetrics
	Class that encapsulate the measure metrics info data. More...
class	FCEntryMetrics
	Class that encapsulate the entry metrics data. More...
class	FCTextMetrics
	A class that fetches the metrics for text (for how Finale will render it), such as the boundary boxes and the advance width. More...
class	FCNumber
	Simple class to put numbers into collections. More...
class	FCPoint
	Simple class for the representation of x, y coordinates. More...
class	FCPrintSettings
	Class containing printing settings (and the ability to print documents). More...
class	FCFontDialog
	Class to display the font selection dialog box to the user. More...
class	FCRange
	Class that encapsulates a range (start, length) More...
class	FCCell
	The class that reference a cell (one measure on one staff) in the musical "grid". More...
class	FCCellPos
	This class is similar to FCCell, but also includes a position within the measure. It represents a "music position". More...
class	__FCCellDetail
	Base class for data that attach to cells. A call to the ConnectCell method is required prior to loading/saving data. More...
class	__FCNoInciCellDetail
	Base class for details data where inci always is 0. More...
class	__FCCollectionCellDetail
	Base class specially designed for collections of detail classes connected to cell data. More...
class	FCMidiExpression
	Encapsulates the continous MIDI data in a cell. More...
class	FCSeparateMeasureNumber
	Class for a manually added or edited measure number in a cell. More...
class	FCCellFrameHold
	Class that holds the TGF frames and the clef changes of a TGF frame. More...
class	FCChord
	Class for chord assignments to a measure/staff. More...
class	FCCellGraphic
	Class for measure/cell-attached graphic objects. Currently, this class can only be used to edit existing cell-attached graphics objects. More...
class	FCCellText
	Class for measure-attached (cell-attached) text blocks. The ConnectCell method must be called prior to load/save. More...
class	FCTransposer
	This is a utility class to facilitate transposition. It supports: More...
class	__FCNoInciDetail
	Abstract data class that contains a detail record without using the inci. More...
class	FCGroup
	Encapsulates a staff group. More...
class	FCBaseline
	Encapsulates baselines offset values for lyrics, expressions, fretboards and chords. More...
class	FCActiveLyric
	Class that provides access to the active lyrics block and syllable. More...
class	__FCFretItemBase
	Base class for classes that describe a single fret item on a fret and string. More...
class	FCFretItem
	Class that describes a single fret item on a fret and string. More...
class	FCFretBarreItem
	Class that describes a single fret item on a fret and string. More...
class	FCFretboardGroupItem
	Class that represents a single fretboard group item. The fretboard group item has a header and a list of fret items. More...
class	__FCFileDialogBase
	Base class that contains the basic functionality for the operating system's modal dialog boxes for selecting files. More...
class	FCFileOpenDialog
	Class to display the operating system's "Open File" modal dialog box. More...
class	FCFileSaveAsDialog
	Class to display the operating system's "Save File As" modal dialog box. More...
class	FCFolderBrowseDialog
	Class to display the operating system's modal folder browser dialog box. More...
class	__FCUserWindow
	Base class for all other dialog/window classes. More...
class	FCControl
	Base class for all UI controls in a dialog. More...
class	FCCtrlUpDown
	A UI class that handles an Up/Down control. The control has 2 arrows, one pointing up and one down. More...
class	FCCtrlLine
	UI class representing a graphical line. More...
class	FCCtrlEdit
	Class that handles edit controls. More...
class	FCCtrlPopup
	UI class that handles a popup (on the Mac) and a combo list (on Windows). More...
class	FCCtrlComboBox
	UI class that handles a combo box, which is a combination of a edit field and a popup list. More...
class	FCCtrlTextEditor
	UI class that handles a multiline edit control for viewing or modifying text (optionally formatted with font information). It has a vertical scroll bar when needed and captures the Enter and Tab keys when it has focus. The text either wraps horizontally within the control or scrolls to the left, depending on the value specified in SetWordWrap. (The default is to wrap.) More...
class	FCDataListRow
	A class that represents one row of data in a FCCtrlDataList UI control. More...
class	FCCtrlDataList
	Class that handles a contol with multiple lines of data, arranged in columns. More...
class	FCCtrlListBox
	A list box control. More...
class	FCTreeNode
	Class representing a single node item in a FCCtrlTree control. More...
class	FCCtrlTree
	A tree UI control. More...
class	FCCtrlSwitcher
	A control to switch between multiple pages. More...
class	FCCtrlRadioButton
	A UI class that handles a single radio button. More...
class	FCCtrlRadioButtonGroup
	Class for radio button groups. More...
class	FCCtrlCheckbox
	Control class for a checkbox control. More...
class	FCCtrlButton
	Control class for push buttons. It inherits the FCCtrlCheckbox class, so the checked state can be set even for push buttons (if the push button style supports it). More...
class	FCCtrlSlider
	Control class for sliders. More...
class	FCCtrlImage
	UI class that handles a control with a static image. More...
class	FCResourceWindow
	Class for modeless and modal dialogs that are visually designed as a resource. This class is also a parent class to FCCustomWindow. More...
class	FCCustomWindow
	A class that supports programmatically created controls (that are not defined in resource files). More...
class	FCDocument
	Class for an opened Finale document. An opened Finale document has a 1-based ID and can be displayed in multiple document windows. More...
class	FCDocuments
	Class for a collection of documents. Usually used to get all the currently loaded documents in Finale. More...
class	__FCEntryDetail
	Base class that provides the basic functionality for entry detail data (such as Special Tools modifications). More...
class	__FCEntryDetailNoteID
	Base class that provide entry details that are based on noteIDs, such as notehead modifications, augmentation dot modifications etc. More...
class	FCNoteheadMod
	Class for notehead modifications (as in Finale's Special Tools). More...
class	FCDotMod
	Class with adjustments to the augmentation dots (in Finale's Special Tools). More...
class	FCCrossStaffMod
	Class that specifies the cross-staff connection for a note. More...
class	FCSecondaryBeamBreakMod
	Class for secondary beam breaks (in Finale's Special Tools). More...
class	FCBeamExtensionMod
	Class for beam extensions (in Finale's Special Tools). More...
class	FCStemMod
	Class for manual stem adjustments (in Finale's Special Tools). More...
class	FCArticulation
	Class for attaching an articulation definition to an entry. More...
class	FCTuplet
	Class for attaching an tuplet to an entry. More...
class	FCSyllableBase
	Base class for attaching an syllable to an entry. More...
class	FCVerseSyllable
	The class for a verse syllable. More...
class	FCChorusSyllable
	The class for a chorus syllable. More...
class	FCSectionSyllable
	The class for a section syllable. More...
class	FCSyllableEntryMod
	Class for controlling justification/alignment for all syllables that are connected to an entry. More...
class	FCEntryAlterMod
	Class for (what it seems) the sole purpose of note entry resize. More...
class	FCAccidentalMod
	Class for acciental modifications (as in Finale's Special Tools). More...
class	FCPercussionNoteMod
	Class for percussion note modification. More...
class	FCCustomStemMod
	Class for custom stem shapes (in Finale's Special Tools). The data is connected to either an upstem or downstem note. More...
class	FCBeamMod
	Class for custom beam adjustments (in Finale's Special Tools). More...
class	FCPerformanceMod
	Class for performance/playback modifications attached to note entires (as in Finale's MIDI Tool). If Human Playback is enabled, this data record is ignored. More...
class	FCTieMod
	Class with adjustments to the ties (in Finale's Special Tools). More...
class	FCBrokenBeamMod
	Class for manually broken beam adjustments (in Finale's Special Tools). More...
class	FCTablatureNoteMod
	Class with info about one tablature note. More...
class	__FCGlobals
	Base class for all data that use the global part of the EDataID. More...
class	FCClefDef
	Data class for the global clef definitions. More...
class	FCClefDefs
	Collection class for FCClefDef class objects. More...
class	__FCIteratorBase
	The base class for both browser and collection classes. More...
class	FCKeySignature
	Class for key signatures. Instances of this class are auto-created by FCMeasure:GetKeySignature and FCCell:GetKeySignature when needed. More...
class	FCNote
	Encapsulates one note in a note entry (from the FCNoteEntry class). More...
class	FCNoteEntry
	Encapsulates a note entry from an owner class (for example FCNoteEntryCell, FCNoteEntryLayer) class. More...
class	FCNoteEntryCell
	Class that encapsulate a cell of note entries. More...
class	FCNoteEntryLayer
	Class to load a layer on the same staff. This class is for example suitable when working with music lines that moves over barlines. Please note that this class uses 0-based layer numbers. More...
class	__FCNoInciOther
	Base class for the "Other" (ot_*) Enigma structures that don't use the inci parameter. More...
class	FCShapeDefInstruction
	Helper class for FCShapeDef. More...
class	FCShapeDefInstructions
	Helper class for FCShapeDef. More...
class	FCShapeDef
	Class for a shape definition (as in Finale's Shape selection dialog). More...
class	FCEnclosure
	Class to encapsulate enclosures (available for example in expressions and measure numbers.) More...
class	FCPage
	The class representing a physical page in Finale. More...
class	FCStaffSystem
	The class for a staff system on a page. More...
class	FCMeasure
	The class for a measure (the full vertical measure stack) in the document. It maps the Measure Attributes dialog settings, the internal measure optimization flag settings and more. More...
class	FCMeasureNumberRegion
	The class for a measure number region. More...
class	FCSystemStaff
	Class that stores one "inci" of a staff list (for a system or for the global list of staves). More...
class	FCStaffNamePosition
	Class for staff (or staff style) name positioning data. More...
class	FCStaff
	The class for a staff in the score. It is also a base class for staff styles. More...
class	FCCurrentStaffSpec
	The class for a "current staff state" (the sum of staff changes and staff style changes) at a specific position in the score, for diagnostic purposes. The class cannot save data. More...
class	FCArticulationDef
	The class for an articulation definition. On Finale 2012 and above, this class supports the Unicode character range. More...
class	FCCategoryDef
	Class for a category definition. More...
class	FCFreezeSystem
	Class for freezing a system at a specific measure. More...
class	FCTextExpressionDef
	Class for a text expression definition. More...
class	FCShapeExpressionDef
	Class for a shape expression definition. More...
class	FCTextBlock
	Class for a text block. More...
class	FCPageText
	Class for a page-connected text block. More...
class	FCSeparatePlacement
	Class that handles separate placement for repeats. More...
class	FCExpression
	Class for expression assignments to a measure/staff. More...
class	FCStaffStyleDef
	Class for a staff style definition. More...
class	FCStaffStyleAssign
	Class for staff style assignments to a staff. More...
class	FCMultiMeasureRest
	Class for a multi-measure rest instance. More...
class	FCMultiStaffInstrument
	Class for a multi-staff instrument defined in the Score Manager. More...
class	FCAllotment
	Class for allotment data (in the Document Options). More...
class	FCPageGraphic
	Class for page-assigned graphics. Currently, this class can only be used to edit existing page graphics objects. More...
class	FCTextRepeatDef
	The class for a text repeat definition. More...
class	FCTextRepeat
	Class for text repeat assignments to a measure. The assignment is connected with a FCTextRepeatDef definition. More...
class	FCChordSuffixElement
	Class that stores one record of a chord suffix definition. More...
class	FCFretboardStyleDef
	The class for a fretboard style definition, which reflects the content the "Fretboard Style" dialog box in Finale. More...
class	FCEndingRepeat
	The class for a start of repeat bracket in the document. There can only be one ending repeat in each measure. More...
class	FCBackwardRepeat
	The class for a backward repeat definition. More...
class	FCBeatChartElement
	The class for one single beat chart element. More...
class	FCTempoElement
	The class for a single tempo change in the Tempo Tool. The tempo elements should be stored in measure position order for each measure. More...
class	FCPercussionMapNote
	Class for an individual note in a percussion map, read from Finale's XML file. More...
class	FCPercussionMapNotes
	Collection class for FCPercussionMapNote class objects, used by the FCInstrumentDef class. More...
class	FCPercussionMapNotesLookup
	A lookup table for FCPercussionMapNotes notes. More...
class	FCPercussionLayoutNotesLookup
	A lookup table for FCPercussionLayoutNotes collections. More...
class	FCInstrumentDef
	The class for an instrument definition item (in the instrument list/Score Manager). More...
class	FCLayerPlaybackData
	Helper class for FCInstrumentPlaybackData, providing the playback data for the Chord Layer, the MIDI Expression Layer, and the note layers. More...
class	FCInstrumentPlaybackData
	The class for instrument playback data. This is also the link between staves/staff styles and the FCInstrumentDef definition. More...
class	FCPercussionLayoutNote
	The class for a note definition in a percussion layout. More...
class	FCStaffList
	An object that contains one staff list section (out of 4). Before data is loaded/saved, the SetMode() method must be called. More...
class	FCFretInstrumentDef
	Class for tablature instruments definitions. More...
class	FCCellClefChange
	Contains a clef change inside a cell. This is an item member in a FCCellClefChanges collection (created by the FCCellFrameHold::CreateCellClefChanges() method). More...
class	FCGuide
	The class for a guide in the document. More...
class	FCMetatoolAssignment
	Class for a metatool key assignment. More...
class	FCBookmark
	The class for a Finale bookmark. More...
class	FCStaffSystemsLookup
	A lookup class designed for collecting full staff layouts for different parts in the same document in a resource-friendly way. It makes sure that each layout is only loaded once for a score/part. More...
class	FCPart
	Class that represents one linked part in a document. The class also provides methods to switch between linked parts. More...
class	FCPartStaffVoicing
	Class that represents the Voicing information for a single staff in a part. More...
class	FCPDFPage
	A representation of a page in a created PDF file. More...
class	FCPDFWriter
	Class to create a PDF and write it to disk. This is also a collection of FCPDFPage objects. More...
class	FCListenToMidiResult
	Class to return the results of the ListenToMidi dialog box. More...
class	FCHyperClick
	Class for Hyperscript click data. It corresponds to the data fields associated with the Metronome Source in the "Click and Countoff" dialog box. More...
class	__FCPrefsBase
	Base class for all preference data classes. More...
class	FCPlaybackPrefs
	Class for the document's playback preferences values. More...
class	FCDistancePrefs
	Class for preferences values that controls distances (between objects, etc) More...
class	FCSizePrefs
	Contains the document options for size and widths. More...
class	FCMiscDocPrefs
	Class that contains document preferences that doesn't fit in any other class. More...
class	FCTupletPrefs
	The preferences for the default tuplet definition. More...
class	FCPageFormatPrefs
	Class for the "Page Format for Score/Parts" preference data. More...
class	FCGeneralPrefs
	The "Program Options" (program-wide options that is not stored in the document). More...
class	FCMusicSpacingPrefs
	Options that affects Music (Note) Spacing in the document. More...
class	FCFontPrefs
	Font preferences data in the Document Options. More...
class	FCMultiMeasureRestPrefs
	Class for Multimeasure rests document preferences (in the Document Options dialog box). More...
class	FCSlurContourPrefs
	Class for the Slur Contour preferences. More...
class	FCSmartShapeEntryConnectStyle
	The class for a smart shape entry connection style. More...
class	FCSmartShapePrefs
	Class for the Smart Shape preferences. More...
class	FCTiePlacementPrefs
	Class for the 6 document sets of options that control default tie placement. More...
class	FCTieContourPrefs
	The 4 (short, medium, long, tie ends) tie contour definitions. More...
class	FCTiePrefs
	The preferences for ties (includes options both from tie options and tie contour options). More...
class	FCLayerPrefs
	Layer preferences for one specific layer. More...
class	FCChordPrefs
	Class for document-specific chord settings. Some additional chord-related settings are available in FCMiscDocPrefs. More...
class	FCStaffNamePositionPrefs
	Default positioning for full and abbreviated staff names. More...
class	FCGroupNamePositionPrefs
	Default positioning for full and abbreviated group names. More...
class	FCMusicCharacterPrefs
	Contains the document options for music character preferences. More...
class	FCPartScopePrefs
	Contains data that are specific to one part scope. Each part have their own records, and the part scope needs to be switched prior to a load/save. More...
class	FCLyricsPrefs
	Contains the lyrics preferences data. More...
class	FCStemConnectionTable
	A very special-purpose preferences class that contains the full stem connection table from Finale's document options. More...
class	FCRepeatPrefs
	Class for repeat-related document preferences. More...
class	FCGridsGuidesPrefs
	Class for document preferences related to guides and grids. More...
class	FCPianoBracePrefs
	Preferences that controls the visual appearance of the piano braces in the document. More...
class	FCMusicRegion
	Class that encapsulates EREGION and provides additional functionality to region handling. More...
class	FCSmartShapeMeasureMark
	Class for smartshape assignments to a measure. More...
class	FCSmartShapeEntryMark
	Class for smartshape assignments/connections to an entry. More...
class	FCSmartShapeSegment
	Helper class for FCSmartShape, controlling the end points of a smart shape. This class is only constructed indirectly by the FCSmartShape.GetTerminateSegmentLeft and FCSmartShape.GetTerminateSegmentRight() methods. More...
class	FCSmartShapeCtrlPointAdjust
	Helper class for FCSmartShape. This class is only constructed indirectly by the FCSmartShape.GetCtrlPointAdjust method. More...
class	FCSmartShape
	A record that represents a smart shape in the score. It is connected to the score through FCSmartShapeMeasureMark objects in each measure where the smart shape occurs. In addition, some shapes also have FCSmartShapeEntryMark objects that connect them to entries. These entry-attached shapes can be identified with the IsEntryBased method. More...
class	FCCustomSmartLineDef
	The class for a custom smart shape lines. More...
class	FCSmartShapeMeasureMarks
	Collection class for FCSmartShapeMeasureMark class objects. More...
class	FCCustomSmartLineDefs
	Collection class for FCCustomSmartLineDef class objects. More...
class	FCRawText
	The class for raw text objects. All other text classes are based on this class, but it can also be used by its own for tx_TextBlock text. More...
class	FCVerseLyricsText
	The class for verse lyrics texts. More...
class	FCSectionLyricsText
	The class for section lyrics texts. More...
class	FCChorusLyricsText
	The class for chorus lyrics texts. More...
class	FCFileInfoText
	The class for file information text fields. More...
class	FCTimeSignature
	Class for time signatures. Instances of this class are auto-created when needed by FCMeasure:GetTimeSignature and FCCell:GetTimeSignature and their "ForDisplay" counterparts. More...
class	FCUI
	Standard class for basic user interface functionality. More...
class	FCCustomLuaWindow
	Special FCCustomWindow child class, that provides the additional functionality to hook up JW Lua callback functions as dialog handlers (that can be called during the run of the dialog). More...
class	FCLuaIterator
	Class for Lua callback iterators. This class is not part of the C++ PDK Framework. More...
class	FCLuaScriptItem
	Class that represents a single Lua script item. This class is not part of the C++ PDK Framework. More...

Detailed Description

Classes hooked up to JW Lua scripting.