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platform.window:invalidate

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This routine invalidates a region of the window and forces it to repaint.<br />
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This routine invalidates a region of the window by firing the [[on.paint]] event, thus forcing it get repainted.<br />
x and y default to (0, 0) and width and height default to the pixel width and height of the window.<br />
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x and y default to (0, 0) and width and height default to the pixel width and height of the window.<br />These arguments are optional.
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{{Since|3.0}}
 
{{Since|3.0}}
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! Parameter !! Type !! Description
 
! Parameter !! Type !! Description
 
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| <u>x</u> || number || Description of arg1
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| <u><center>x</center></u> || number || x-coordinate of the upper-left origin.
 
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| <u>y</u> || number || Description of arg2
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| <u><center>y</center></u> || number || y-coordinate of the upper-left origin.
 
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| <u>width</u> || number || Description of arg3
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| <u><center>width</center></u> || number || width of the region to be refreshed.
 
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| <u>height</u> || number || Description of arg4
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| <u><center>height</center></u> || number || height of the region to be refreshed.
 
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== Good to know ==
 
== Good to know ==
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The entire window can be forced to repaint with by calling the function with no arguments : ''platform.window:'''''invalidate'''() , allowing all parameters to take their default values.
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The entire window can be forced to repaint with by calling the function with no arguments : ''platform.window:'''''invalidate'''() , allowing all parameters to take their default values.
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Repainting only a part of the widget (thanks to providing the necessary arguments) only currently works on-calc, not on the software.
    
== See also  ==
 
== See also  ==

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