Actions reference

Here you can find the reference for the actions you can use with triggers in Kanzi Studio. To learn more about triggers, see Using triggers.

General actions

You can add the general actions to triggers in Kanzi Studio to create interactions based on user input.

Name	Description
Activate Theme	Activate Theme action activates the theme you set in the action.
Execute Script	Execute Script action executes the script you set in the action.
Set Property	Set Property action sets the value of the property you set in the action.
Write Log	Write Log action writes to the Log window.

You can use the page and page host actions to set the application to navigate to a specific Page node.

Name	Description
Navigate to Page	Navigate to Page action navigates to the Page you set in the action.
Navigate to Parent	Navigate to Parent action navigates to the parent Page of the Page you set in the action.
Navigate to Next	Navigate to Next action navigates to the next subpage under the Page Host node you set in the action.
Navigate to Previous	Navigate to Previous action navigates to the previous subpage under the Page Host node you set in the action.
To learn more about using the Page and Page Host nodes, see: Using the Page and Page Host nodes Tutorial: Create application flow with Page nodes

You can use the state manager actions to set the application to enter or leave a specific state.

Name	Description
Go to State	Go to State action sets a state manager to the state you define in the action.
Next State	Next State action sets a state manager to the next state in the state group you define in the action.
Previous State	Previous State action sets a state manager to the previous state in the state group you define in the action.

To learn more about using state managers, see:

You can use the scroll view actions to set the application to scroll in a specific direction or position.

Name	Description
Scroll Direction	Scroll Direction action sets the scroll delta to one step and starts scrolling in the direction you define in the action.
Scroll Edge	Scroll Edge action sets the scroll target to the edge of the Page and starts scrolling in the direction you define in the action.
Scroll Page	Scroll Page action sets the scroll delta to one page and starts scrolling in the direction you define in the action.
Set Scroll	Set Scroll action sets the scroll position of the scroll view you define in the action.
Set Scroll Target	Set Scroll Target action sets the scrolling target of the scroll view.

To learn more about using the Scroll View nodes, see:

For an example of how to use the Scroll View nodes, see:

You can use the animation actions to play, pause, or stop an animation in the application.

Name	Description
Pause Animation Playback	Pause Animation Playback action pauses a running animation.
Resume Animation Playback	Resume Animation Playback action resumes an animation.
Start Animation Playback	Start Animation Playback action starts an animation.
Stop Animation Playback	Stop Animation Playback action stops a running animation.
To learn more about animation actions, see Playing keyframe animations.

You can use the prefab actions to load resources asynchronously from a prefab in your Kanzi project.

Name	Description
Start Asynchronous Load	Start Asynchronous Load action starts the asynchronous loading of resources from the prefab you set in the action.

To learn more about loading prefabs asynchronously, see Using prefabs.