Control add-ins have been enhanced with the following features:
- Additional data types are supported with database binding: Dynamics NAV 2018 now supports data types, such as DateTime, Boolean, Char, Decimal, Int32, Int64, and Guid. Data binding and firing of the OnControlAddIn C/AL trigger is enabled by implementing the respective interfaces.
- Methods and properties can be exposed to C/AL code: To extend user interface controls on a page, methods and properties can be exposed in a control add-in assembly so that they can be called by the C/AL code on page triggers.
- Control add-ins can be sized: We can now specify an area of a page that a control add-in occupies, both with a fixed size or ...