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.
Ext.util.Scheduler
Ext.data.Session
Ext.app.bind.RootStub
Ext.app.bind.LinkStub
Ext.app.bind.Multi
Ext.app.bind.Formula
Ext.app.bind.TemplateBinding
Ext.data.ChainedStore
This class manages arbitrary data and its relationship to data models. Instances of
ViewModel
are associated with some Component
and then used by their child items
for the purposes of Data Binding.
The most commonly used aspect of a ViewModel
is the bind
method. This method takes
a "bind descriptor" (see below) and a callback to call when the data indicated by the
bind descriptor either becomes available or changes.
The bind
method, based on the bind descriptor given, will return different types of
"binding" objects. These objects maintain the connection between the requested data and
the callback. Bindings ultimately derive from Ext.app.bind.BaseBinding
which provides several methods to help manage the binding.
Perhaps the most important method is destroy
. When the binding is no longer needed
it is important to remember to destroy
it. Leaking bindings can cause performance
problems or worse when callbacks are called at unexpected times.
The types of bindings produced by bind
are:
A "bind descriptor" is a value (a String, an Object or an array of these) that describe
the desired data. Any piece of data in the ViewModel
can be described by a bind
descriptor.
The simplest and most common form of bind descriptors are strings that look like an
Ext.Template
containing text and tokens surrounded by "{}" with dot notation inside
to traverse objects and their properties.
For example:
'Hello {user.name}!'
'You have selected "{selectedItem.text}".'
'{!isDisabled}'
'{a > b ? "Bigger" : "Smaller"}'
'{user.groups}'
All except the last are Ext.app.bind.TemplateBinding
which use the familiar Ext.Template
syntax with some slight differences. For more on
templates see Ext.app.bind.Template
.
The last descriptor is called a "direct bind descriptor". This special form of
bind maps one-to-one to some piece of data in the ViewModel
and is managed by the
Ext.app.bind.Binding
class.
A direct bind descriptor may be able to write back a value to the ViewModel
as well
as retrieve one. When this is the case, they are said to be "two-way". For example:
var binding = viewModel.bind('{s}', function(s) { console.log('s=' + s); });
binding.setValue('abc');
Direct use of ViewModel
in this way is not commonly needed because Ext.Component
automates this process. For example, a textfield
component understands when it is
given a "two-way" binding and automatically synchronizes its value bidirectionally using
the above technique. For example:
Ext.widget({
items: [{
xtype: 'textfield',
bind: '{s}' // a two-way / direct bind descriptor
}]
});
With two exceptions (see below) an Object is interpreted as a "shape" to produce by treating each of its properties as individual bind descriptors. An object of the same shape is passed as the value of the bind except that each property is populated with the appropriate value. Of course, this definition is recursive, so these properties may also be objects.
For example:
viewModel.bind({
x: '{x}',
foo: {
bar: 'Hello {foo.bar}'
}
},
function (obj) {
// obj = {
// x: 42,
// foo: {
// bar: 'Hello foobar'
// }
// }
});
Arrays are handled in the same way. Each element of the array is considered a bind descriptor (recursively) and the value produced for the binding is an array with each element set to the bound property.
One exception to the "object is a multi-bind" rule is when that object contains a
bindTo
property. When an object contains a bindTo
property the object is understood
to contain bind options and the value of bindTo
is considered the actual bind
descriptor.
For example:
viewModel.bind({
bindTo: '{x}',
single: true
},
function (x) {
console.log('x: ' + x); // only called once
});
The available bind options depend on the type of binding, but since all bindings
derive from Ext.app.bind.BaseBinding
its options are always applicable.
For a list of the other types of bindings, see above.
When a direct bind is made and the bound property is an object, by default the binding callback is only called when that reference changes. This is the most efficient way to understand a bind of this type, but sometimes you may need to be notified if any of the properties of that object change.
To do this, we create a "deep bind":
viewModel.bind({
bindTo: '{someObject}',
deep: true
},
function (someObject) {
// called when reference changes or *any* property changes
});
The ViewModel
has a scheduler attached that is used to coordinate the firing of bindings.
It serves 2 main purposes:
To batch binding firings. The scheduler runs on a short timer, so the following code will only trigger a single binding (the last), the changes in between will never be triggered.
viewModel.bind('{val}', function(v) {
console.log(v);
}); viewModel.set('val', 1); viewModel.set('val', 2); viewModel.set('val', 3); viewModel.set('val', 4);
The ViewModel
can be forced to process by calling notify
, which will force the
scheduler to run immediately in the current state.
viewModel.bind('{val}', function(v) {
console.log(v);
});
viewModel.set('val', 1);
viewModel.notify();
viewModel.set('val', 2);
viewModel.notify();
viewModel.set('val', 3);
viewModel.notify();
viewModel.set('val', 4);
viewModel.notify();
A Ext.data.Session manages model instances and their associations.
The ViewModel
may be used with or without a Session
. When a Session
is attached, the
ViewModel
will always consult the Session
to ask about records and stores. The Session
ensures that only a single instance of each model Type/Id combination is created. This is
important when tracking changes in models so that we always have the same reference.
A ViewModel
provides functionality to easily consume the built in data package types
Ext.data.Model and Ext.data.Store, as well as their associations.
A model can be described declaratively using links. In the example code below,
We ask the ViewModel
to construct a record of type User
with id: 17
. The model will be loaded
from the server and the bindings will trigger once the load has completed. Similarly, we could also
attach a model instance to the ViewModel
data directly.
Ext.define('MyApp.model.User', {
extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
fields: ['name']
});
var rec = new MyApp.model.User({
id: 12,
name: 'Foo'
});
var viewModel = new Ext.app.ViewModel({
links: {
theUser: {
type: 'User',
id: 17
}
},
data: {
otherUser: rec
}
});
viewModel.bind('{theUser.name}', function(v) {
console.log(v);
});
viewModel.bind('{otherUser.name}', function(v) {
console.log(v);
});
Bindings have the functionality to inspect the parent values and resolve the underlying value dynamically. This behavior allows model fields to be interrogated as part of a binding.
Ext.define('MyApp.model.User', {
extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
fields: ['name', 'age']
});
var viewModel = new Ext.app.ViewModel({
links: {
theUser: {
type: 'User',
id: 22
}
}
});
// Server responds with:
{
"id": 22,
"name": "Foo",
"age": 100
}
viewModel.bind('Hello {name}, you are {age} years old', function(v) {
console.log(v);
});
In the same way as fields, the bindings can also traverse associations in a bind statement.
The ViewModel
will handle the asynchronous loading of data and only present the value once
the full path has been loaded. For more information on associations see Ext.data.schema.OneToOne and
Ext.data.schema.ManyToOne associations.
Ext.define('User', {
extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
fields: ['name']
});
Ext.define('Order', {
extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
fields: ['date', {
name: 'userId',
reference: 'User'
}]
});
Ext.define('OrderItem', {
extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
fields: ['price', 'qty', {
name: 'orderId',
reference: 'Order'
}]
});
var viewModel = new Ext.app.ViewModel({
links: {
orderItem: {
type: 'OrderItem',
id: 13
}
}
});
// The viewmodel will handle both ways of loading the data:
// a) If the data is loaded inline in a nested fashion it will
// not make requests for extra data
// b) Only loading a single model at a time. So the Order will be loaded once
// the OrderItem returns. The User will be loaded once the Order loads.
viewModel.bind('{orderItem.order.user.name}', function(name) {
console.log(name);
});
Stores can be created as part of the ViewModel
definition. The definitions are processed
like bindings which allows for very powerful dynamic functionality.
It is important to ensure that you name viewModel's data keys uniquely. If data is not named uniquely, binds and formulas may receive information from an unintended data source. This applies to keys in the viewModel's data block, stores, and links configs.
var viewModel = new Ext.app.ViewModel({
stores: {
users: {
model: 'User',
autoLoad: true,
filters: [{
property: 'createdDate',
value: '{createdFilter}',
operator: '>'
}]
}
}
});
// Later on in our code, we set the date so that the store is created.
viewModel.set('createdFilter', Ext.Date.subtract(new Date(), Ext.Date.DAY, 7));
See stores for more detail.
Formulas allow for calculated ViewModel
data values. The dependencies for these formulas
are automatically determined so that the formula will not be processed until the required
data is present.
var viewModel = new Ext.app.ViewModel({
formulas: {
fullName: function(get) {
return get('firstName') + ' ' + get('lastName');
}
},
data: {firstName: 'John', lastName: 'Smith'}
});
viewModel.bind('{fullName}', function(v) {
console.log(v);
});
See formulas for more detail.
This object holds the arbitrary data that populates the ViewModel
and is
then available for binding.
Defaults to:
true
Available since: 5.0.0
An object that defines named values whose value is managed by function calls. The names of the properties of this object are assigned as values in the ViewModel.
For example:
formulas: {
xy: function (get) { return get('x') * get('y'); }
}
For more details about defining a formula, see Ext.app.bind.Formula
.
Defaults to:
null
Available since: 5.0.0
Links provide a way to assign a simple name to a more complex bind. The primary use for this is to assign names to records in the data model.
links: {
theUser: {
type: 'User',
id: 12
}
}
It is also possible to force a new phantom record to be created by not specifying an
id but passing create: true
as part of the descriptor. This is often useful when
creating a new record for a child session.
links: {
newUser: {
type: 'User',
create: true
}
}
create
can also be an object containing initial data for the record.
links: {
newUser: {
type: 'User',
create: {
firstName: 'John',
lastName: 'Smith'
}
}
}
While that is the typical use, the value of each property in links
may also be
a bind descriptor (see method-bind
for the various forms of bind
descriptors).
Defaults to:
null
Available since: 5.0.0
The parent ViewModel
of this ViewModel
. Once set, this cannot be changed.
Defaults to:
null
Available since: 5.0.0
A reference to the root "stub" (an object that manages bindings).
Defaults to:
true
Available since: 5.0.0
The scheduler used to schedule and manage the delivery of notifications for
all connections to this ViewModel
and any other attached to it. The normal
process to initialize the scheduler
is to get the scheduler used by the
parent
or session
and failing either of those, create one.
Defaults to:
null
Available since: 5.0.0
The schema to use for getting information about entities.
Defaults to:
'default'
The session used to manage the data model (records and stores).
Defaults to:
null
Available since: 5.0.0
Gets the session attached to this (or a parent) ViewModel. See the session configuration.
The session. null
if no session exists.
A declaration of Ext.data.Store
configurations that are first processed as
binds to produce an effective store configuration.
A simple store definition. We can reference this in our bind statements using the
{users}
as we would with other data values.
new Ext.app.ViewModel({
stores: {
users: {
model: 'User',
autoLoad: true
}
}
});
This store definition contains a dynamic binding. The store will not be created until the initial value for groupId is set. Once that occurs, the store is created with the appropriate filter configuration. Subsequently, once we change the group value, the old filter will be overwritten with the new value.
var viewModel = new Ext.app.ViewModel({
stores: {
users: {
model: 'User',
filters: [{
property: 'groupId',
value: '{groupId}'
}]
}
}
});
viewModel.set('groupId', 1); // This will trigger the store creation with the filter.
viewModel.set('groupId', 2); // The filter value will be changed.
This store uses Ext.data.ChainedStore to create a store backed by the data in another store. By specifying a string as the store, it will bind our creation and backing to the other store. This functionality is especially useful when wanting to display a different "view" of a store, for example a different sort order or different filters.
var viewModel = new Ext.app.ViewModel({
stores: {
allUsers: {
model: 'User',
autoLoad: true
},
children: {
source: '{allUsers}',
filters: [{
property: 'age',
value: 18,
operator: '<'
}]
}
}
});
Defaults to:
null
Available since: 5.0.0
The Container that owns this ViewModel
instance.
Defaults to:
null
Available since: 5.0.0
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
Setting this property to false
will prevent nulling object references
on a Class instance after destruction. Setting this to "async"
will delay
the clearing for approx 50ms.
Defaults to:
true
Available since: 6.2.0
Setting this property to true
will result in setting the object's
prototype to null
after the destruction sequence is fully completed.
After that, most attempts at calling methods on the object instance
will result in "method not defined" exception. This can be very helpful
with tracking down otherwise hard to find bugs like runaway Ajax requests,
timed functions not cleared on destruction, etc.
Note that this option can only work in browsers that support Object.setPrototypeOf
method, and is only available in debugging mode.
Defaults to:
false
Available since: 6.2.0
This object holds all of the properties of this ViewModel
. It is
prototype chained to the linkData
which is, in turn, prototype chained
to (if present) the data
object of the parent ViewModel
.
Defaults to:
Ext.Object.chain(linkData)
Available since: 5.0.0
This property is set to true
after the destroy
method is called.
Defaults to:
false
If this property is specified by the target class of this mixin its properties are
used to configure the created Ext.Factory
.
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
This object is used to hold the result of a linked value. This is done so that the data object hasOwnProperty equates to whether or not this property is owned by this instance or inherited.
Defaults to:
linkData = parent ? Ext.Object.chain(parent.getData()) : {}
Available since: 5.0.0
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
This method requests that data in this ViewModel
be delivered to the specified
callback
. The data desired is given in a "bind descriptor" which is the first
argument.
A simple call might look like this:
var binding = vm.bind('{foo}', this.onFoo, this);
binding.destroy(); // when done with the binding
Options for the binding can be provided in the last argument:
var binding = vm.bind('{foo}', this.onFoo, this, {
deep: true
});
Alternatively, bind options can be combined with the bind descriptor using only the first argument:
var binding = vm.bind({
bindTo: '{foo}', // the presence of bindTo identifies this form
deep: true
}, this.onFoo, this);
See the class documentation for more details on Bind Descriptors and options.
descriptor : String/Object/Array
The bind descriptor. See class description for details.
callback : Function
The function to call with the value of the bound property.
scope : Object (optional)
The scope (this
pointer) for the callback
.
options : Object (optional)
Additional options to configure the Ext.app.bind.Binding.
If this parameter is provided, the bindTo
form of combining options and bind descriptor is not
recognized.
The binding.
Call the original method that was previously overridden with Ext.Base#override
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.callOverridden();
alert("Meeeeoooowwww");
}
});
var kitty = new My.Cat(); // alerts "I'm going to be a cat!"
// alerts "I'm a cat!"
// alerts "Meeeeoooowwww"
args : Array/Arguments
The arguments, either an array or the arguments
object
from the current method, for example: this.callOverridden(arguments)
Returns the result of calling the overridden method
Deprecated since version 4.1.0
Use method-callParent instead.
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 and private methods.
Ext.define('My.Derived2', {
extend: 'My.Base',
// privates: {
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',
// privates: {
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 method-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 method-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
This method is called to cleanup an object and its resources. After calling this method, the object should not be used any further in any way, including access to its methods and properties.
To prevent potential memory leaks, all object references will be nulled
at the end of destruction sequence, unless clearPropertiesOnDestroy
is set to false
.
Get a value from the data for this viewmodel.
path : String
The path of the data to retrieve.
var value = vm.get('theUser.address.city');
The data stored at the passed path.
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.
Retrieves the id of this component. Will autogenerate an id if one has not already been set.
id
Returns the initial configuration passed to the constructor when instantiating this class.
Given this example Ext.button.Button definition and instance:
Ext.define('MyApp.view.Button', {
extend: 'Ext.button.Button',
xtype: 'mybutton',
scale: 'large',
enableToggle: true
});
var btn = Ext.create({
xtype: 'mybutton',
renderTo: Ext.getBody(),
text: 'Test Button'
});
Calling btn.getInitialConfig()
would return an object including the config
options passed to the create
method:
xtype: 'mybutton',
renderTo: // The document body itself
text: 'Test Button'
Calling btn.getInitialConfig('text')
returns 'Test Button'.
name : String (optional)
Name of the config option to return.
The full config object or a single config value
when name
parameter specified.
Get a record instance given a reference descriptor. Will ask the session if one exists.
type : String/Ext.Class
The model type.
id : Object
The model id.
The model instance.
Gets a store configured via the stores configuration.
key : String
The name of the store.
The store. null
if no store exists.
This method looks up the Stub
for a single bind descriptor.
bindDescr : String/Object
The bind descriptor.
The Stub
associated to the bind descriptor.
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.
Create a link to a reference. See the links configuration.
key : String
The name for the link.
reference : Object
The reference descriptor.
Forces all bindings in this ViewModel hierarchy to evaluate immediately. Use this to do a synchronous flush of all bindings.
Set a value in the data for this viewmodel.
path : Object/String
The path of the value to set, or an object literal to set at the root of the viewmodel.
value : Object
The data to set at the value. If the value is an object literal, any required paths will be created.
// Set a single property at the root level
viewModel.set('expiry', Ext.Date.add(new Date(), Ext.Date.DAY, 7));
console.log(viewModel.get('expiry'));
// Sets a single property in user.address, does not overwrite any hierarchy.
viewModel.set('user.address.city', 'London');
console.log(viewModel.get('user.address.city'));
// Sets 2 properties of "user". Overwrites any existing hierarchy.
viewModel.set('user', {firstName: 'Foo', lastName: 'Bar'});
console.log(viewModel.get('user.firstName'));
// Sets a single property at the root level. Overwrites any existing hierarchy.
viewModel.set({rootKey: 1});
console.log(viewModel.get('rootKey'));
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 Ext.Base#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