Ext.Function

Create a new function from the provided fn, change this to the provided scope, optionally overrides arguments for the call. (Defaults to the arguments passed by the caller)

Ext.bind is alias for Ext.Function.bind

Available since: 4.0.0

Parameters

• fn : Function

  The function to delegate.

• scope : Object (optional)

  The scope (this reference) in which the function is executed. If omitted, defaults to the default global environment object (usually the browser window).

• args : Array (optional)

  Overrides arguments for the call. (Defaults to the arguments passed by the caller)

• appendArgs : Boolean/Number (optional)

  if True args are appended to call args instead of overriding, if a number the args are inserted at the specified position

Returns

• Function

  The new function

Create a "clone" of the provided method. The returned method will call the given method passing along all arguments and the "this" pointer and return its result.

Available since: 4.1.0

Parameters

• method : Function

Returns

• Function

  cloneFn

Creates a delegate function, optionally with a bound scope which, when called, buffers the execution of the passed function for the configured number of milliseconds. If called again within that period, the impending invocation will be canceled, and the timeout period will begin again.

Available since: 4.0.0

Parameters

• fn : Function

  The function to invoke on a buffered timer.

• buffer : Number

  The number of milliseconds by which to buffer the invocation of the function.

• scope : Object (optional)

  The scope (this reference) in which the passed function is executed. If omitted, defaults to the scope specified by the caller.

• args : Array (optional)

  Override arguments for the call. Defaults to the arguments passed by the caller.

Returns

• Function

  A function which invokes the passed function after buffering for the specified time.

Creates a delegate (callback) which, when called, executes after a specific delay.

Available since: 4.0.0

Parameters

• fn : Function

  The function which will be called on a delay when the returned function is called. Optionally, a replacement (or additional) argument list may be specified.

• delay : Number

  The number of milliseconds to defer execution by whenever called.

• scope : Object (optional)

  The scope (this reference) used by the function at execution time.

• args : Array (optional)

  Override arguments for the call. (Defaults to the arguments passed by the caller)

• appendArgs : Boolean/Number (optional)

  if True args are appended to call args instead of overriding, if a number the args are inserted at the specified position.

Returns

• Function

  A function which, when called, executes the original function after the specified delay.

Creates an interceptor function. The passed function is called before the original one. If it returns false, the original one is not called. The resulting function returns the results of the original function. The passed function is called with the parameters of the original function. Example usage:

var sayHi = function(name){
    alert('Hi, ' + name);
}

sayHi('Fred'); // alerts "Hi, Fred"

// create a new function that validates input without
// directly modifying the original function:
var sayHiToFriend = Ext.Function.createInterceptor(sayHi, function(name){
    return name == 'Brian';
});

sayHiToFriend('Fred');  // no alert
sayHiToFriend('Brian'); // alerts "Hi, Brian"

Available since: 3.4.0

Parameters

• origFn : Function

  The original function.

• newFn : Function

  The function to call before the original

• scope : Object (optional)

  The scope (this reference) in which the passed function is executed. If omitted, defaults to the scope in which the original function is called or the browser window.

• returnValue : Object (optional)

  The value to return if the passed function return false.

  Defaults to: null

Returns

• Function

  The new function

Create a combined function call sequence of the original function + the passed function. The resulting function returns the results of the original function. The passed function is called with the parameters of the original function. Example usage:

var sayHi = function(name){
    alert('Hi, ' + name);
}

sayHi('Fred'); // alerts "Hi, Fred"

var sayGoodbye = Ext.Function.createSequence(sayHi, function(name){
    alert('Bye, ' + name);
});

sayGoodbye('Fred'); // both alerts show

Available since: 3.4.0

Parameters

• originalFn : Function

  The original function.

• newFn : Function

  The function to sequence

• scope : Object (optional)

  The scope (this reference) in which the passed function is executed. If omitted, defaults to the scope in which the original function is called or the default global environment object (usually the browser window).

Returns

• Function

  The new function

Creates a throttled version of the passed function which, when called repeatedly and rapidly, invokes the passed function only after a certain interval has elapsed since the previous invocation.

This is useful for wrapping functions which may be called repeatedly, such as a handler of a mouse move event when the processing is expensive.

Available since: 4.0.0

Parameters

• fn : Function

  The function to execute at a regular time interval.

• interval : Number

  The interval in milliseconds on which the passed function is executed.

• scope : Object (optional)

  The scope (this reference) in which the passed function is executed. If omitted, defaults to the scope specified by the caller.

Returns

• Function

  A function which invokes the passed function at the specified interval.

Calls this function after the number of millseconds specified, optionally in a specific scope. Example usage:

var sayHi = function(name){
    alert('Hi, ' + name);
}

// executes immediately:
sayHi('Fred');

// executes after 2 seconds:
Ext.Function.defer(sayHi, 2000, this, ['Fred']);

// this syntax is sometimes useful for deferring
// execution of an anonymous function:
Ext.Function.defer(function(){
    alert('Anonymous');
}, 100);

Ext.defer is alias for Ext.Function.defer

Available since: 3.4.0

Parameters

• fn : Function

  The function to defer.

• millis : Number

  The number of milliseconds for the setTimeout call (if less than or equal to 0 the function is executed immediately)

• scope : Object (optional)

  The scope (this reference) in which the function is executed. If omitted, defaults to the browser window.

• args : Array (optional)

  Overrides arguments for the call. (Defaults to the arguments passed by the caller)

• appendArgs : Boolean/Number (optional)

  if True args are appended to call args instead of overriding, if a number the args are inserted at the specified position

Returns

• Number

  The timeout id that can be used with clearTimeout

A very commonly used method throughout the framework. It acts as a wrapper around another method which originally accepts 2 arguments for name and value. The wrapped function then allows "flexible" value setting of either:

• name and value as 2 arguments
• one single object argument with multiple key - value pairs

For example:

var setValue = Ext.Function.flexSetter(function(name, value) {
    this[name] = value;
});

// Afterwards
// Setting a single name - value
setValue('name1', 'value1');

// Settings multiple name - value pairs
setValue({
    name1: 'value1',
    name2: 'value2',
    name3: 'value3'
});

Available since: 4.0.0

Parameters

• setter : Function

Returns

• Function

  flexSetter

Adds behavior to an existing method that is executed after the original behavior of the function. For example:

var soup = {
    contents: [],
    add: function(ingredient) {
        this.contents.push(ingredient);
    }
};
Ext.Function.interceptAfter(soup, "add", function(ingredient){
    // Always add a bit of extra salt
    this.contents.push("salt");
});
soup.add("water");
soup.add("onions");
soup.contents; // will contain: water, salt, onions, salt

Available since: 4.0.6

Parameters

• object : Object

  The target object

• methodName : String

  Name of the method to override

• fn : Function

  Function with the new behavior. It will be called with the same arguments as the original method. The return value of this function will be the return value of the new method.

• scope : Object (optional)

  The scope to execute the interceptor function. Defaults to the object.

Returns

• Function

  The new function just created.

Adds behavior to an existing method that is executed before the original behavior of the function. For example:

var soup = {
    contents: [],
    add: function(ingredient) {
        this.contents.push(ingredient);
    }
};
Ext.Function.interceptBefore(soup, "add", function(ingredient){
    if (!this.contents.length && ingredient !== "water") {
        // Always add water to start with
        this.contents.push("water");
    }
});
soup.add("onions");
soup.add("salt");
soup.contents; // will contain: water, onions, salt

Available since: 4.0.6

Parameters

• object : Object

  The target object

• methodName : String

  Name of the method to override

• fn : Function

  Function with the new behavior. It will be called with the same arguments as the original method. The return value of this function will be the return value of the new method.

• scope : Object (optional)

  The scope to execute the interceptor function. Defaults to the object.

Returns

• Function

  The new function just created.

Create a new function from the provided fn, the arguments of which are pre-set to args. New arguments passed to the newly created callback when it's invoked are appended after the pre-set ones. This is especially useful when creating callbacks.

For example:

var originalFunction = function(){
    alert(Ext.Array.from(arguments).join(' '));
};

var callback = Ext.Function.pass(originalFunction, ['Hello', 'World']);

callback(); // alerts 'Hello World'
callback('by Me'); // alerts 'Hello World by Me'

Ext.pass is alias for Ext.Function.pass

Available since: 4.0.0

Parameters

• fn : Function

  The original function

• args : Array

  The arguments to pass to new callback

• scope : Object (optional)

  The scope (this reference) in which the function is executed.

Returns

• Function

  The new callback function