Web I/O Element

The web I/O element is used to communicate data to and from the interface to a website using HTTP GET/POST methods.

The web I/O element is located in the Element Toolbox within Studio’s Application tab.

Properties

The following properties can be changed for the web I/O element:

Name

The name of the element.

Path

The path the web I/O goes to.

Data Type

The type of data the web I/O uses. This element includes the following options:

  • Text
  • HTML
  • XML
  • Script
  • JSON

Triggers

The following triggers are available to execute events from within the web I/O element:

Triggered

Execute an event when the source element connected to the web I/O triggers.

GET Responded

Execute an event when a GET request is responded to.

POST Responded

Execute an event when a POST request is responded to.

Abilities

The following abilities are available for the web I/O element when its source element triggers:

Trigger

Trigger the element(s) that follow the web I/O element.

GET

Perform a standard HTTP GET operation.

POST

Perform a standard HTTP POST operation.