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- DictionaryBlock/bläk/
noun
- 1. a large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side: "a block of marble"
- 2. a large single building subdivided into separate rooms, apartments, or offices: British "an apartment block"
verb
- 1. make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible: "block up the holes with sticky tape"
- 2. impress text or a design on (a book cover).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. block (blok), n. Building a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces. Building a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc.: a wall made of concrete blocks.
BLOCK definition: 1. a solid piece of something, usually in the shape of a square or rectangle: 2. the distance…. Learn more.
Definition of block noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. Verb. block meaning: 1. a solid piece of something, usually in the shape of a square or rectangle: 2. the distance…. Learn more.
- Json Format Versus Javascript API
- Block Colour
- Statement Connections
- Block Output
- Block Inputs
- Fields
- Icons
- Tooltips
- Help URL
- Change listeners and Validators
Blockly has two ways of defining blocks: JSON objects and JavaScript functions.The JSON format is designed to simplify the localizationprocesswhen developingfor languages with different word orderings. The JSON format is the preferredmethod of defining blocks. However, the JSON format is not able to directly define advanced features suchas mutators...
The primary colour of a block is defined by the JSON colour property, theblock.setColour(..) function,or by using themesand defining a blockstyle. See the block colour guidefor more details.
Users can create sequences of blocks using the nextStatement andpreviousStatementconnectors. In Blockly's standard layout, these connectionsare on the top and the bottom, with the blocks stacked vertically. A block with a previous connector cannot have anoutput connector, and vice versa. The term statement blockrefers to a block with no value outpu...
A block may have a single output, represented as a male jigsaw connector on theleading edge. Outputs connect to value inputs. Blocks with an output areusually called value blocks. Blocks with an output connector cannot also have a previous statement notch.
A block has one or more inputs, where each input has a sequence offieldsand may end in a connection. There are severaltypes of built-in inputs. 1. Value input: Connects to an output connection of avalue block. A math_arithmeticblock (addition, subtraction) is anexample of a block with two value inputs. 2. Statement input: Connects to aprevious conn...
Fields define the majority of UI elements within a block. These include thestring labels, images, and inputs forliteral datasuch as strings and numbers. The simplest example is the math_number block,which uses a field_inputto let the user type a number. Fields are appended to the block usingappendField. Blockly provides a number of built-in fields,...
Icons define UI elements on a block that surface "meta" information about theblock. Icons are appended to the block using addIcon. Blockly provides a number of built-in icons, including comment iconsand warning icons. You can also create your own icons. → More information on custom icon creation.
Tooltips offer instant help when the user hovers their mouse over the block.If the text is long, it will wrap automatically. In the JavaScript API, tooltips can also be defined as a function instead of astatic string. This allows for dynamic help. See math_arithmeticfor anexample of a tooltip that changes depending on which dropdown option has been...
Blocks can have a help page associated with them. This is available to theusers of Blockly for Web by right-clicking the block and selecting "Help"from the context menu. If this value is nullthen the menu will be greyedout. Using the JavaScript API, blocks can specify a function, instead of a staticstring, which returns a URL string, thus allowing ...
Blocks can have change listener functions that are called on any change to theworkspace (including those unrelated to the block). These are primarily used toset the block's warning text, or similar user notification outside theworkspace. The function is added by calling setOnChange with a function and can be doneduring init or via a JSON extensioni...
verb. /blɒk/ /blɑːk/ Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. block something to stop something from moving or flowing through a pipe, a passage, a road, etc. by putting something in it or across it. After today's heavy snow, many roads are still blocked. a blocked sink. A truck had overturned and was completely blocking traffic. Extra Examples.
Definition of block. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
