Namespace metawidget

Metawidget for pure JavaScript environments.
Defined in: metawidget.js.

Namespace Summary
Constructor Attributes	Constructor Name and Description
	metawidget

Method Summary
Method Attributes	Method Name and Description
<static>	metawidget.buildNestedMetawidget(attributes, config) Returns a nested version of this same Metawidget, using the given attributes.
<static>	metawidget.buildWidgets(inspectionResult)
<static>	metawidget.clearWidgets() Clear all child elements from the Metawidget element.
<static>	metawidget.getElement() Returns the element this Metawidget is attached to.
<static>	metawidget.getWidgetProcessor(testInstanceOf)
<static>	metawidget.inspect(toInspect, type, names) Useful for WidgetBuilders to perform nested inspections (eg.
<static>	metawidget.Metawidget(element, config) Pure JavaScript Metawidget.
<static>	metawidget.reconfigure(config)
<static>	metawidget.save() Save the contents of the Metawidget using a SimpleBindingProcessor.
<static>	metawidget.setLayout(layout)

Namespace Detail

metawidget

Author: Richard Kennard.

Method Detail

<static> metawidget.buildNestedMetawidget(attributes, config)

Returns a nested version of this same Metawidget, using the given attributes.

Subclasses should override this method to use their preferred widget creation methodology.

Parameters:
attributes
config

<static> metawidget.buildWidgets(inspectionResult)

Parameters:
inspectionResult

<static> metawidget.clearWidgets()

Clear all child elements from the Metawidget element.

This implementation uses plain JavaScript removeChild, which has known problems (on some browsers) leaking event handlers. This is not a problem for plain Metawidget, as it doesn't use event handlers. However clients that introduce custom widgetprocessors that use event handlers may wish to adopt a more robust technology for tracking/clearing event handlers (such as JQuery.empty)

<static> metawidget.getElement()

Returns the element this Metawidget is attached to.

<static> metawidget.getWidgetProcessor(testInstanceOf)

Parameters:
testInstanceOf

<static> metawidget.inspect(toInspect, type, names)

Useful for WidgetBuilders to perform nested inspections (eg. for Collections).

Parameters:
toInspect
type
names

<static> {metawidget.Metawidget} metawidget.Metawidget(element, config)

Pure JavaScript Metawidget.

Parameters:
element: the element to populate with UI components matching the properties of the domain object
config: optional configuration object (see metawidget.Pipeline.configure)

Returns:: {metawidget.Metawidget}

<static> metawidget.reconfigure(config)

Parameters:
config

<static> metawidget.save()

Save the contents of the Metawidget using a SimpleBindingProcessor.

This is a convenience method. To access other Metawidget APIs, clients can use the 'getWidgetProcessor' method

Returns:: true if the 'toInspect' was updated (i.e. is dirty)

<static> metawidget.setLayout(layout)

Parameters:
layout

Classes

Namespace metawidget