aps/WidgetList

This is a container that presents a collection of child widgets where each row of the collection is based on a set of original widgets bound with a data source via the ``children`` property.

The set of original widgets define a row of visual elements in the ``WidgetList`` collection. The size of a collection is determined by the number of items in the bound data source, but it may be changed with help of controls displayed by ``aps/WidgetList``. The add and remove row controls may be disabled when creating the widget. Note: all child widgets MUST be bound to a data model (“children: at…” in a ``WidgetList``, “value: at…” in child widgets).

Compatibility

All user panels - CP and UX1

Overview

An aps/WidgetList collection displays a list of widgets rendered from a source data model. Therefore, it has the following parts:

  • Data model provides a stateful array of objects that are used to create widgets

  • Layout specifies which parts of an object and how are presented in each entry of the list

An entry may contain one or more widgets based on various properties of the data model objects.

The size of a collection is initially determined by the number of items in the bound data source, but a user can change it by means of the add and remove controls displayed by aps/WidgetList. The add and remove row controls may be disabled when creating the widget.

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

Module dojox/mvc/at is required to associate the data source and the data generated in widgets. For more details see Model.

The layout of an entry in the list can be based on one of two methods:

  • Specify all widgets in an entry directly in the aps/WidgetList definition. In the following example, an entry will contain two aps/TextBox input widgets displaying respectively the email and user properties a selected object from the model:

    ["aps/WidgetList", {
           children:      at(model, "items")
        }, [
           ["aps/TextBox", { value: at("rel:", "email") }],
           ["aps/TextBox", { value: at("rel:", "user") }]
    ]]
    
  • Create an HTML template string and specify binding between its nodes and object properties. In the following example, a template declares two input nodes having attach points.

    var templateString2 =
       "<div class=\"row\">" +
          "<input data-dojo-type=\"aps/TextBox\" data-dojo-attach-point=\"firstNode\">" +
          "<input data-dojo-type=\"aps/TextBox\" data-dojo-attach-point=\"secondNode\">
       </div>";
    

    In the widget definition, you need to specify binding to the attach points, as follows in the example:

    ["aps/WidgetList", {
           children:      at(model, "items"),
           templateString: templateString2,
           childBindings: {
              firstNode: { value: at("rel:", "email")},
              secondNode: { value: at("rel:", "user")}
    }]
    

If you set showAddRemove to true, thus enabling the add and remove controls in the list, then the data model source array referenced by the children property cannot be empty. If it is empty during widget creation, an empty object will be automatically added into the array. An empty object will also be added during creation of each collection entry. Because of this, you should check the saved objects for emptiness when getting data from the model.

Example

Direct layout declaration:

RUN DEMO

require([
    "aps/load",
    "dojox/mvc/getStateful",
    "dojox/mvc/at",
    "aps/ready!"
], function(load, getStateful, at){
    "use strict";

    var model = new getStateful({
      "identifier":  "id",
      "items": [
          { id: "1", email: "max@example.com", user: "Max" },
          { id: "2", email: "tim@example.com", user: "Tim" }
      ]
    });

    load(["aps/PageContainer", [
        ["aps/WidgetList", {
            children:      at(model, "items")
            }, [
                ["aps/Panel", [
                    ["aps/FieldSet", [
                        ["aps/TextBox", { value: at("rel:", "email") }],
                        ["aps/TextBox", { value: at("rel:", "user") }]
    ]]]]]]]]);
    model.set("items", new getStateful([
        {
            id: "1",
            email: "max345@example.com",
            user: "Maxghngh"
        },
        {
            id: "2",
            email: "tim345@example.com",
            user: "Tighnghnm"
        },
        {
            id: "3",
            email: "453423@example.com",
            user: "345345345"
        }
    ]));
});

Public Properties

PROPERTY

TYPE

DEFAULT

DESCRIPTION

children

dojox/mvc/statefularray

null

The array of data model that is used to render child nodes.

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.

label

string

“”

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

limit

number

-1

The upper limit on the number of child widgets.

showAddRemove

boolean

<strong>true</strong>

If this property is set to false, then the “add” and “remove” row controls are not shown.

visible

boolean

true

If this property value is set to true, then the widget is visible.

children dojox/mvc/statefularray

The array of data model that is used to render child nodes. Default value: null.

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.

label string

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

Default value: “”.

limit number

The upper limit on the number of child widgets. When the number of existing child widgets reaches this limit, the button for adding a widget list is not displayed. Value “-1” means no limit. Default value: -1.

showAddRemove boolean

If this property is set to false, then the “add” and “remove” row controls are not shown. The default value of this property is true.

visible boolean

If this property value is set to true, then the widget is visible.

Default value: true.

Public Methods

METHOD

RETURN

DESCRIPTION

addChild (child, insertIndex)

undefined

Makes the given widget a child of this widget

cancel ()

object

Sets the isBusy property to false

destroy ()

undefined

Destroys this widget

focus ()

aps/_containerbase
function

Focusing the focusable child

get ()

any

Get a property of the Stateful instance

getChildren ()

array

Returns all direct children of this widget, i

getParents ()

array

Discover and return all parents of the widget

placeAt ()

dijit/_widgetbase
function

Place this widget somewhere in the DOM based on standard dojo/dom-construct::place() conventions

removeAll ()

undefined

Remove all children in the widget

removeChild (widget)

undefined

Removes the passed widget instance from this widget and destroys it

reset ()

undefined

Resets the widget

set ()

object
function

Set a property of the Stateful instance

startup ()

undefined

Gets started after the DOM fragment is added to the document

addChild

Makes the given widget a child of this widget. Inserts specified child widget’s dom node as a child of this widget’s container node, and possibly does other processing (such as layout).

Return: undefined

ARGUMENT

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

child

Widget

Child widget

insertIndex

Number
String

Position child in the parent widget

cancel

Sets the isBusy property to false.

Return: object

destroy

Destroys this widget. Will also destroy any resources (including widgets) registered via this.own(). This method will also destroy internal widgets such as those created from a template.

Return: undefined

focus

Focusing the focusable child

Return: aps/_containerbase function

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

getChildren

Returns all direct children of this widget, i.e. all widgets underneath this.containerNode whose parent is this widget. Note that it returns not all descendetns, but only the direct children. Analogous to Node.childNodes, except containing widgets rather than DOMNodes.

The result intentionally excludes internally created widgets (a.k.a. supporting widgets) outside of this.containerNode.

Note the returned array is a simple array. The application code should not assume existence of methods like forEach().

Return: array

getParents

Discover and return all parents of the widget.

Return: array

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

removeAll

Remove all children in the widget.

Return: undefined

removeChild

Removes the passed widget instance from this widget and destroys it. You can also pass in an integer indicating the index within the container to remove (ie, removeChild(5) removes the sixth widget).

Return: undefined

ARGUMENT

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

widget

Widget
Int

Child widget or index

reset

Resets the widget.

Return: undefined

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.