FlipView.dispatchEvent method

Raises an event of the specified type and with additional properties.

Syntax

var boolean = flipView.dispatchEvent(type, details);

Parameters

• type
  Type: string

  The type (name) of the event.

• details
  Type: object

  The set of additional properties to be attached to the event object when the event is raised.

Return value

Type: Boolean

true if preventDefault was called on the event, otherwise false.

Examples

<div id="simpleItemTemplate" 
     data-win-control="WinJS.Binding.Template" 
     style="display: none">
    <div style="width: 480px; height: 310px;">
        <img src="#" 
             data-win-bind="src: picture; alt: title"
             style="height: 270px; width: 480px;"  />       
        <div data-win-bind="innerText: title" 
             style="height:40px; padding: 5px;">
        </div>     
    </div>
</div>

<div id="basicFlipView" 
    style="width: 480px; height: 310px; border: solid 1px black; margin: 40px"
    data-win-control="WinJS.UI.FlipView"
    data-win-options="{ itemDataSource: DefaultData.bindingList.dataSource, itemTemplate: select('#simpleItemTemplate') }">
</div>

Requirements

Minimum WinJS version	WinJS 3.0
Namespace	WinJS.UI

See also

FlipView

preventDefault