Many classes have shortcut names used when creating (instantiating) a class with a
configuration object. The shortcut name is referred to as an alias
(or xtype
if the
class extends Ext.Component). The alias/xtype is listed next to the class name of
applicable classes for quick reference.
Framework classes or their members may be specified as private
or protected
. Else,
the class / member is public
. Public
, protected
, and private
are access
descriptors used to convey how and when the class or class member should be used.
Public classes and class members are available for use by any other class or application code and may be relied upon as a stable and persistent within major product versions. Public classes and members may safely be extended via a subclass.
Protected class members are stable public
members intended to be used by the
owning class or its subclasses. Protected members may safely be extended via a subclass.
Private classes and class members are used internally by the framework and are not intended to be used by application developers. Private classes and members may change or be omitted from the framework at any time without notice and should not be relied upon in application logic.
static
label next to the
method name. *See Static below.Below is an example class member that we can disect to show the syntax of a class member (the lookupComponent method as viewed from the Ext.button.Button class in this case).
Let's look at each part of the member row:
lookupComponent
in this example)( item )
in this example)Ext.Component
in this case). This may be omitted for methods that do not
return anything other than undefined
or may display as multiple possible values
separated by a forward slash /
signifying that what is returned may depend on the
results of the method call (i.e. a method may return a Component if a get method calls is
successful or false
if unsuccessful which would be displayed as
Ext.Component/Boolean
).PROTECTED
in
this example - see the Flags section below)Ext.container.Container
in this example). The source
class will be displayed as a blue link if the member originates from the current class
and gray if it is inherited from an ancestor or mixed-in class.view source
in the example)item : Object
in the example).undefined
a "Returns" section
will note the type of class or object returned and a description (Ext.Component
in the
example)Available since 3.4.0
- not pictured in
the example) just after the member descriptionDefaults to: false
)The API documentation uses a number of flags to further commnicate the class member's function and intent. The label may be represented by a text label, an abbreviation, or an icon.
classInstance.method1().method2().etc();
false
is returned from
an event handler- Indicates a framework class
- A singleton framework class. *See the singleton flag for more information
- A component-type framework class (any class within the Ext JS framework that extends Ext.Component)
- Indicates that the class, member, or guide is new in the currently viewed version
- Indicates a class member of type config
- Indicates a class member of type property
- Indicates a class member of type
method
- Indicates a class member of type event
- Indicates a class member of type
theme variable
- Indicates a class member of type
theme mixin
- Indicates that the class, member, or guide is new in the currently viewed version
Just below the class name on an API doc page is a row of buttons corresponding to the types of members owned by the current class. Each button shows a count of members by type (this count is updated as filters are applied). Clicking the button will navigate you to that member section. Hovering over the member-type button will reveal a popup menu of all members of that type for quick navigation.
Getting and setter methods that correlate to a class config option will show up in the methods section as well as in the configs section of both the API doc and the member-type menus just beneath the config they work with. The getter and setter method documentation will be found in the config row for easy reference.
Your page history is kept in localstorage and displayed (using the available real estate) just below the top title bar. By default, the only search results shown are the pages matching the product / version you're currently viewing. You can expand what is displayed by clicking on the button on the right-hand side of the history bar and choosing the "All" radio option. This will show all recent pages in the history bar for all products / versions.
Within the history config menu you will also see a listing of your recent page visits. The results are filtered by the "Current Product / Version" and "All" radio options. Clicking on the button will clear the history bar as well as the history kept in local storage.
If "All" is selected in the history config menu the checkbox option for "Show product details in the history bar" will be enabled. When checked, the product/version for each historic page will show alongside the page name in the history bar. Hovering the cursor over the page names in the history bar will also show the product/version as a tooltip.
Both API docs and guides can be searched for using the search field at the top of the page.
On API doc pages there is also a filter input field that filters the member rows using the filter string. In addition to filtering by string you can filter the class members by access level, inheritance, and read only. This is done using the checkboxes at the top of the page.
The checkbox at the bottom of the API class navigation tree filters the class list to include or exclude private classes.
Clicking on an empty search field will show your last 10 searches for quick navigation.
Each API doc page (with the exception of Javascript primitives pages) has a menu view of metadata relating to that class. This metadata view will have one or more of the following:
Ext.button.Button
class has an alternate class name of Ext.Button
). Alternate class
names are commonly maintained for backward compatibility.Runnable examples (Fiddles) are expanded on a page by default. You can collapse and expand example code blocks individually using the arrow on the top-left of the code block. You can also toggle the collapse state of all examples using the toggle button on the top-right of the page. The toggle-all state will be remembered between page loads.
Class members are collapsed on a page by default. You can expand and collapse members using the arrow icon on the left of the member row or globally using the expand / collapse all toggle button top-right.
Viewing the docs on narrower screens or browsers will result in a view optimized for a smaller form factor. The primary differences between the desktop and "mobile" view are:
The class source can be viewed by clicking on the class name at the top of an API doc page. The source for class members can be viewed by clicking on the "view source" link on the right-hand side of the member row.
This plugin provides drag and/or drop functionality for a GridView.
It creates a specialized instance of Ext.dd.DragZone which knows how to drag out of a GridView and loads the data object which is passed to a cooperating Ext.dd.DragZone's methods with the following properties:
copy
: Boolean
The value of the GridView's copy
property, or true
if the GridView was configured with allowCopy: true
and
the control key was pressed when the drag operation was begun.
view
: GridView
The source GridView from which the drag originated.
ddel
: HTMLElement
The drag proxy element which moves with the mouse
item
: HTMLElement
The GridView node upon which the mousedown event was registered.
records
: Array
An Array of Ext.data.Models representing the selected data being dragged from the source GridView.
It also creates a specialized instance of Ext.dd.DropZone which cooperates with other DropZones which are members of the same ddGroup which processes such data objects.
Adding this plugin to a view means that two new events may be fired from the client GridView, beforedrop
and drop
true
to register this container with the Scrollmanager for auto scrolling during drag operations.
A Ext.dd.ScrollManager configuration may also be passed.
Defaults to:
false
A named drag drop group to which this object belongs. If a group is specified, then both the DragZones and DropZone used by this plugin will only interact with other drag drop objects in the same group.
Defaults to:
gridDD
The ddGroup to which the DragZone will belong.
This defines which other DropZones the DragZone will interact with. Drag/DropZones only interact with other Drag/DropZones which are members of the same ddGroup.
The text to show while dragging.
Two placeholders can be used in the text:
{0}
The number of selected items.{1}
's' when more than 1 items (only useful for English).Defaults to:
'{0} selected row{1}'
A config object to apply to the creation of the DragZone which handles for drag start gestures.
Template methods of the DragZone may be overridden using this config.
The ddGroup to which the DropZone will belong.
This defines which other DragZones the DropZone will interact with. Drag/DropZones only interact with other Drag/DropZones which are members of the same ddGroup.
A config object to apply to the creation of the DropZone which handles mouseover and drop gestures.
Template methods of the DropZone may be overridden using this config.
A name for the plugin that can be set at creation time to then retrieve the plugin through getPlugin method. For example:
var grid = Ext.create('Ext.grid.Panel', {
plugins: [{
ptype: 'cellediting',
clicksToEdit: 2,
pluginId: 'cellplugin'
}]
});
// later on:
var plugin = grid.getPlugin('cellplugin');
The value true
causes config
values to be stored on instances using a
property name prefixed with an underscore ("_") character. A value of false
stores config
values as properties using their exact name (no prefix).
Defaults to:
true
Available since: 5.0.0
The value true
instructs the initConfig
method to only honor values for
properties declared in the config
block of a class. When false
, properties
that are not declared in a config
block will be placed on the instance.
Defaults to:
true
Available since: 5.0.0
An Ext.view.DragZone which handles mousedown and dragging of records from the grid.
An Ext.grid.ViewDropZone which handles mouseover and dropping records in any grid which shares the same dropGroup.
This property is set to true
during the call to initConfig
.
Defaults to:
false
Available since: 5.0.0
This property is set to true
if this instance is the first of its class.
Defaults to:
false
Available since: 5.0.0
This value is true
and is used to identify plain objects from instances of
a defined class.
Defaults to:
true
true
in this class to identify an object as an instantiated Plugin, or subclass thereof.
Defaults to:
true
Get the reference to the current class from which this object was instantiated. Unlike Ext.Base#statics,
this.self
is scope-dependent and it's meant to be used for dynamic inheritance. See Ext.Base#statics
for a detailed comparison
Ext.define('My.Cat', {
statics: {
speciesName: 'Cat' // My.Cat.speciesName = 'Cat'
},
constructor: function() {
alert(this.self.speciesName); // dependent on 'this'
},
clone: function() {
return new this.self();
}
});
Ext.define('My.SnowLeopard', {
extend: 'My.Cat',
statics: {
speciesName: 'Snow Leopard' // My.SnowLeopard.speciesName = 'Snow Leopard'
}
});
var cat = new My.Cat(); // alerts 'Cat'
var snowLeopard = new My.SnowLeopard(); // alerts 'Snow Leopard'
var clone = snowLeopard.clone();
alert(Ext.getClassName(clone)); // alerts 'My.SnowLeopard'
Defaults to:
Base
This method applies a versioned, deprecation declaration to this class. This
is typically called by the deprecated
config.
deprecations : Object
Call the "parent" method of the current method. That is the method previously overridden by derivation or by an override (see Ext#define).
Ext.define('My.Base', {
constructor: function (x) {
this.x = x;
},
statics: {
method: function (x) {
return x;
}
}
});
Ext.define('My.Derived', {
extend: 'My.Base',
constructor: function () {
this.callParent([21]);
}
});
var obj = new My.Derived();
alert(obj.x); // alerts 21
This can be used with an override as follows:
Ext.define('My.DerivedOverride', {
override: 'My.Derived',
constructor: function (x) {
this.callParent([x*2]); // calls original My.Derived constructor
}
});
var obj = new My.Derived();
alert(obj.x); // now alerts 42
This also works with static methods.
Ext.define('My.Derived2', {
extend: 'My.Base',
statics: {
method: function (x) {
return this.callParent([x*2]); // calls My.Base.method
}
}
});
alert(My.Base.method(10)); // alerts 10
alert(My.Derived2.method(10)); // alerts 20
Lastly, it also works with overridden static methods.
Ext.define('My.Derived2Override', {
override: 'My.Derived2',
statics: {
method: function (x) {
return this.callParent([x*2]); // calls My.Derived2.method
}
}
});
alert(My.Derived2.method(10); // now alerts 40
To override a method and replace it and also call the superclass method, use callSuper. This is often done to patch a method to fix a bug.
args : Array/Arguments
The arguments, either an array or the arguments
object
from the current method, for example: this.callParent(arguments)
Returns the result of calling the parent method
This method is used by an override to call the superclass method but bypass any overridden method. This is often done to "patch" a method that contains a bug but for whatever reason cannot be fixed directly.
Consider:
Ext.define('Ext.some.Class', {
method: function () {
console.log('Good');
}
});
Ext.define('Ext.some.DerivedClass', {
extend: 'Ext.some.Class',
method: function () {
console.log('Bad');
// ... logic but with a bug ...
this.callParent();
}
});
To patch the bug in Ext.some.DerivedClass.method
, the typical solution is to create an
override:
Ext.define('App.patches.DerivedClass', {
override: 'Ext.some.DerivedClass',
method: function () {
console.log('Fixed');
// ... logic but with bug fixed ...
this.callSuper();
}
});
The patch method cannot use callParent
to call the superclass method
since
that would call the overridden method containing the bug. In other words, the
above patch would only produce "Fixed" then "Good" in the console log, whereas,
using callParent
would produce "Fixed" then "Bad" then "Good".
args : Array/Arguments
The arguments, either an array or the arguments
object
from the current method, for example: this.callSuper(arguments)
Returns the result of calling the superclass method
Creates clone of the plugin.
overrideCfg : Object (optional)
Additional config for the derived plugin.
Instantiates the plugin.
config : Object (optional)
Configuration object.
Returns the component to which this plugin is attached.
Owner component.
Returns a specified config property value. If the name parameter is not passed, all current configuration options will be returned as key value pairs.
name : String (optional)
The name of the config property to get.
peek : Boolean (optional)
true
to peek at the raw value without calling the getter.
Defaults to: false
The config property value.
Returns the initial configuration passed to constructor when instantiating this class.
name : String (optional)
Name of the config option to return.
The full config object or a single config value
when name
parameter specified.
The init method is invoked after initComponent method has been run for the client Component.
The supplied implementation is empty. Subclasses should perform plugin initialization, and set up bidirectional links between the plugin and its client Component in their own implementation of this method.
client : Ext.Component
The client Component which owns this plugin.
Initialize configuration for this class. a typical example:
Ext.define('My.awesome.Class', {
// The default config
config: {
name: 'Awesome',
isAwesome: true
},
constructor: function(config) {
this.initConfig(config);
}
});
var awesome = new My.awesome.Class({
name: 'Super Awesome'
});
alert(awesome.getName()); // 'Super Awesome'
instanceConfig : Object
this
Adds a "destroyable" object to an internal list of objects that will be destroyed
when this instance is destroyed (via destroy
).
name : String
value : Object
The value
passed.
Sets the component to which this plugin is attached.
cmp : Ext.Component
Owner component.
Sets a single/multiple configuration options.
name : String/Object
The name of the property to set, or a set of key value pairs to set.
value : Object (optional)
The value to set for the name parameter.
this
Get the reference to the class from which this object was instantiated. Note that unlike Ext.Base#self,
this.statics()
is scope-independent and it always returns the class from which it was called, regardless of what
this
points to during run-time
Ext.define('My.Cat', {
statics: {
totalCreated: 0,
speciesName: 'Cat' // My.Cat.speciesName = 'Cat'
},
constructor: function() {
var statics = this.statics();
alert(statics.speciesName); // always equals to 'Cat' no matter what 'this' refers to
// equivalent to: My.Cat.speciesName
alert(this.self.speciesName); // dependent on 'this'
statics.totalCreated++;
},
clone: function() {
var cloned = new this.self(); // dependent on 'this'
cloned.groupName = this.statics().speciesName; // equivalent to: My.Cat.speciesName
return cloned;
}
});
Ext.define('My.SnowLeopard', {
extend: 'My.Cat',
statics: {
speciesName: 'Snow Leopard' // My.SnowLeopard.speciesName = 'Snow Leopard'
},
constructor: function() {
this.callParent();
}
});
var cat = new My.Cat(); // alerts 'Cat', then alerts 'Cat'
var snowLeopard = new My.SnowLeopard(); // alerts 'Cat', then alerts 'Snow Leopard'
var clone = snowLeopard.clone();
alert(Ext.getClassName(clone)); // alerts 'My.SnowLeopard'
alert(clone.groupName); // alerts 'Cat'
alert(My.Cat.totalCreated); // alerts 3
Adds new config properties to this class. This is called for classes when they are declared, then for any mixins that class may define and finally for any overrides defined that target the class.
config : Object
mixinClass : Ext.Class (optional)
The mixin class if the configs are from a mixin.
Add methods / properties to the prototype of this class.
Ext.define('My.awesome.Cat', {
constructor: function() {
...
}
});
My.awesome.Cat.addMembers({
meow: function() {
alert('Meowww...');
}
});
var kitty = new My.awesome.Cat();
kitty.meow();
members : Object
The members to add to this class.
isStatic : Boolean (optional)
Pass true
if the members are static.
Defaults to: false
privacy : Boolean (optional)
Pass true
if the members are private. This
only has meaning in debug mode and only for methods.
Defaults to: false
Add / override static properties of this class.
Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
...
});
My.cool.Class.addStatics({
someProperty: 'someValue', // My.cool.Class.someProperty = 'someValue'
method1: function() { ... }, // My.cool.Class.method1 = function() { ... };
method2: function() { ... } // My.cool.Class.method2 = function() { ... };
});
members : Object
this
Borrow another class' members to the prototype of this class.
Ext.define('Bank', {
money: '$$$',
printMoney: function() {
alert('$$$$$$$');
}
});
Ext.define('Thief', {
...
});
Thief.borrow(Bank, ['money', 'printMoney']);
var steve = new Thief();
alert(steve.money); // alerts '$$$'
steve.printMoney(); // alerts '$$$$$$$'
fromClass : Ext.Base
The class to borrow members from
members : Array/String
The names of the members to borrow
this
Create a new instance of this Class.
Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
...
});
My.cool.Class.create({
someConfig: true
});
All parameters are passed to the constructor of the class.
the created instance.
Create aliases for existing prototype methods. Example:
Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
method1: function() { ... },
method2: function() { ... }
});
var test = new My.cool.Class();
My.cool.Class.createAlias({
method3: 'method1',
method4: 'method2'
});
test.method3(); // test.method1()
My.cool.Class.createAlias('method5', 'method3');
test.method5(); // test.method3() -> test.method1()
alias : String/Object
The new method name, or an object to set multiple aliases. See flexSetter
origin : String/Object
The original method name
Returns the Ext.Configurator
for this class.
Get the current class' name in string format.
Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
constructor: function() {
alert(this.self.getName()); // alerts 'My.cool.Class'
}
});
My.cool.Class.getName(); // 'My.cool.Class'
className
Used internally by the mixins pre-processor
name : Object
mixinClass : Object
Override members of this class. Overridden methods can be invoked via callParent.
Ext.define('My.Cat', {
constructor: function() {
alert("I'm a cat!");
}
});
My.Cat.override({
constructor: function() {
alert("I'm going to be a cat!");
this.callParent(arguments);
alert("Meeeeoooowwww");
}
});
var kitty = new My.Cat(); // alerts "I'm going to be a cat!"
// alerts "I'm a cat!"
// alerts "Meeeeoooowwww"
Direct use of this method should be rare. Use Ext.define instead:
Ext.define('My.CatOverride', {
override: 'My.Cat',
constructor: function() {
alert("I'm going to be a cat!");
this.callParent(arguments);
alert("Meeeeoooowwww");
}
});
The above accomplishes the same result but can be managed by the Ext.Loader which can properly order the override and its target class and the build process can determine whether the override is needed based on the required state of the target class (My.Cat).
members : Object
The properties to add to this class. This should be specified as an object literal containing one or more properties.
this class
This event is fired through the GridView. Add listeners to the GridView object
Fired when a drop gesture has been triggered by a mouseup event in a valid drop position in the GridView.
Returning false
to this event signals that the drop gesture was invalid, and if the drag proxy will animate
back to the point from which the drag began.
The dropHandlers parameter can be used to defer the processing of this event. For example to wait for the result of a message box confirmation or an asynchronous server call. See the details of this property for more information.
Any other return value continues with the data transfer operation, unless the wait property is set.
node : HTMLElement
The GridView node if any over which the mouse was positioned.
Any other return value continues with the data transfer operation.
data : Object
The data object gathered at mousedown time by the cooperating Ext.dd.DragZone's getDragData method it contains the following properties:
copy : Boolean
The value of the GridView's copy
property, or true
if the GridView was configured with
allowCopy: true
and the control key was pressed when the drag operation was begun
view : Ext.view.Table
The source GridView from which the drag originated.
ddel : HTMLElement
The drag proxy element which moves with the mouse
item : HTMLElement
The GridView node upon which the mousedown event was registered.
records : Ext.data.Model[]
An Array of Ext.data.Models representing the selected data being dragged from the source GridView.
overModel : Ext.data.Model
The Model over which the drop gesture took place.
dropPosition : String
"before"
or "after"
depending on whether the mouse is above or below the midline
of the node.
dropHandlers : Object
This parameter allows the developer to control when the drop action takes place. It is useful if any asynchronous processing needs to be completed before performing the drop. This object has the following properties:
eOpts : Object
The options object passed to Ext.util.Observable.addListener.
This event is fired through the GridView. Add listeners to the GridView object Fired when a drop operation has been completed and the data has been moved or copied.
node : HTMLElement
The GridView node if any over which the mouse was positioned.
data : Object
The data object gathered at mousedown time by the cooperating Ext.dd.DragZone's getDragData method it contains the following properties:
copy
: Boolean
The value of the GridView's copy
property, or true
if the GridView was configured with allowCopy: true
and
the control key was pressed when the drag operation was begun
view
: GridView
The source GridView from which the drag originated.
ddel
: HTMLElement
The drag proxy element which moves with the mouse
item
: HTMLElement
The GridViewGridView node upon which the mousedown event was registered.
records
: Array
An Array of Ext.data.Models representing the selected data being dragged from the source GridView.
overModel : Ext.data.Model
The Model over which the drop gesture took place.
dropPosition : String
"before"
or "after"
depending on whether the mouse is above or below the midline
of the node.
eOpts : Object
The options object passed to Ext.util.Observable.addListener.