aps/DropDownButton

The ``aps/DropDownButton`` widget is a drop-down list of buttons with possible separators between them.

A user will be able to select an action from a list.

Compatibility

UX1 only

Overview

The aps/DropDownButton widget is a drop-down list of buttons with possible separators between them.

Find the nested rules for this widget in the recommended Widget Hierarchy.

Structure

The widget provides a list of buttons implementing a group of actions on a certain object. It consists of its own common properties and an items array, where each item is an object whose properties are similar to properties of an aps/Button:

[ "aps/DropDownButton", {
   /* Common widget properties */
   id: "<widget ID>",
   // ... other common properties

   /* Set of buttons and separators */
   items: [
      {item-1},
      {item-2},
      //... other items
   ]
}]

The type property of an item defines whether an item presents a button or a separator. For the latter, type must be "separator", otherwise, the item is a button.

Buttons

An item in the items array defines a button by means of the following properties:

• id is a string that defines the widget ID (undefined by default).
• label is a string typed on the button.
• type defines a visual style as explained for aps/Button:
  • “primary”
  • “success”
  • “info”
  • “warning”
  • “danger”
  • “link”
  • “default”
• onClick is a callback function activated when the button is clicked.

Example

RUN DEMO

require(["aps/load", "aps/ready!"],
    function(load) {
        "use strict";
        var button1 = function() {
            alert("Button-1 is pressed");
        };
        load(["aps/PageContainer", [
            ["aps/Panel", [
                ["aps/DropDownButton", {
                    label: "Actions",
//                visible: false,
//                disabled: true,
                    items: [{
                        id: "Button-1", // Widget id
                        label: "Press me first", // Label on the button.
                        type: "default", // Type of the button.
                        onClick: button1 // Callback function.
                    }, {
                        id: "separator-1",
                        type: "separator"
                    }, {
                        id: "Button-2",
                        label: "New resource",
                        type: "primary",
                        onClick: function() {
                            alert("Creation of the new object is started");
                        }
                    }, {
                        id: "Button-3",
                        label: "Remove resource",
                        type: "warning",
                        onClick: function() {
                            alert("The object is removed");
                        }
                    }]
                }]
            ]]
        ]]);
});

Public Properties

PROPERTY	TYPE	DEFAULT	DESCRIPTION
autoBusy	boolean	false	If true than a button will be disabled after a click.
disabled	boolean	false	Specifies if the widget will respond to user input.
gridSize	string	undefined	This specifies the widget width that is relevant only for widgets inside Container, FieldSet, or Tiles.
isBusy	boolean	false	If the widget is busy then this property is true.
items	array	undefined	Defines buttons with separators in the dropdown list inside the DropDownButton.
label	string	“”	Text that is shown as a label if the widget is placed inside a aps/FieldSet.
visible	boolean	true	If this property value is set to “true”, then widget is visible.

autoBusy boolean

If true than a button will be disabled after a click. Default value: false.

disabled boolean

Specifies if the widget will respond to user input.

Default value: false.

gridSize string

This specifies the widget width that is relevant only for widgets inside Container, FieldSet, or Tiles. In other cases it will be ignored.

gridSize string contains few options with number values (from 1 to 12) separated by spaces, which specify the grid size of the widget in different layouts:

- md - desktop

- xs - phone

For example, gridSize: “md-4 xs-2”.

All values below 1, e.g. “md-0”, will be replaced with the empty string (“”), values above 12, e.g. “md-14”, will be reduced to 12 (“md-12”).

Default value: undefined.

isBusy boolean

If the widget is busy then this property is true.

Default value: false.

items array

Defines buttons with separators in the dropdown list inside the DropDownButton. Default value: undefined. Each button is defined as an object with the following properties:

id: String            // Widget id
label: String         // Label on the button.
type: String          // Type of the button.
onClick: function     // Callback function.

Each separator is defined as an object with the following properties:

id: String            // Widget id
type: "separator"     // Must be 'separator'

label string

Text that is shown as a label if the widget is placed inside a aps/FieldSet.

Default value: “”.

visible boolean

If this property value is set to “true”, then widget is visible. Default value: true.

Public Methods

METHOD	RETURN	DESCRIPTION
cancel ()	object	Sets the isBusy property to false
destroy ()	undefined	Destroys the DropDownButton
get ()	any	Get a property of the Stateful instance
getParents ()	array	Discover and return all parents of the widget
openDropDown ()
placeAt ()	dijit/_widgetbase function	Place this widget somewhere in the DOM based on standard dojo/dom-construct::place() conventions
set ()	object function	Set a property of the Stateful instance
startup ()	undefined	Gets started after the DOM fragment is added to the document

cancel

Sets the isBusy property to false.

Return: object

destroy

Destroys the DropDownButton.

Return: undefined

get

Get a property of the Stateful instance. Get a named property of the Stateful object. The property may potentially be retrieved via a getter method in subclasses.

In the base class, this just retrieves the object’s property.

Return: any

getParents

Discover and return all parents of the widget.

Return: array

openDropDown

placeAt

Place this widget somewhere in the DOM based on standard dojo/dom-construct::place() conventions. A convenience function providing a simple shorthand mechanism to put an existing (or newly created) widget somewhere in the DOM, and allow chaining.

Return: dijit/_widgetbase function

set

Set a property of the Stateful instance. Sets named properties of the stateful object and notifies the watchers of the property. A programmatic setter may be defined in subclasses.

Return: object function

startup

Gets started after the DOM fragment is added to the document Called after the widget and its children have been created and added to the page, and all related widgets have finished their create() cycle, up through postCreate().

Note that startup() may be called while the widget is still hidden, for example if the widget is inside a hidden dijit/Dialog or an unselected tab of a dijit/layout/TabContainer. For widgets that need to do layout, it’s best to put that layout code inside resize(), and then extend dijit/layout/_LayoutWidget so that resize() is called when the widget is visible.

Return: undefined

Public Events

EVENT	RETURN	DESCRIPTION
onClick ()	undefined	The method is called when a user clicks on the widget

onClick

The method is called when a user clicks on the widget.

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