Alternative to get_element_value method for HtmlDialog

[DanRathbun]

@DanRathbun

Control must return to the SketchUp engine before the JS to Ruby callbacks will fire. So then there is no way, that a custom get_element_value() method could ever itself return the value, if it is the instigator of the JS call to send the value to Ruby.

EDIT: For an asynchronous working example see …

Another way for Htmldialog get_element_value. Need Help

Changed the name of get_element_value() to request_element_value() because there is no way to receive synchronous values from JS in the UI::HtmlDialog class. This is example code. No copyright intended nor warranty implied. # Ruby module MyTopLevelNamespaceModule::MyExtensionModule class ChromeDialog < ::UI::HtmlDialog def initialize(*args) super @values = {} set_on_closed() # no block argument uses default block ! self end def attach_callb…