WinJS.UI.Pages.PageControl object
A modular unit of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript defining a page within an app that can be navigated to or used as a custom Windows Library for JavaScript control.
Syntax
var pageControl = WinJS.UI.Pages.define(uri, members);
Members
The PageControl object does not define any members.
PageControl Members
A PageControl doesn't have any members other than the ones you define when you call the WinJS.UI.Pages.define to create it.
Creating a PageControl
Unlike other Windows Library for JavaScript controls, you don't instantiate a PageControl directly. Instead, you create a PageControl by calling the WinJS.UI.Pages.define method and passing it the URI of the HTML file that defines the PageControl and an object that defines the PageControl members.
Here's a an example of a PageControl definition. It's made up of three files: an HTML file, a CSS file, and a JavaScript file.
<!-- samplePageControl.html -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>samplePageControl</title>
<!-- WinJS references -->
<link href="/pages/samplePageControl.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="/pages/samplePageControl.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="samplePageControl">
<p class="samplePageControl-text"><span data-win-bind="textContent: controlText">Message goes here</span>
<button class="samplePageControl-button">Click me</button></p>
<p>Page controls can also contain Windows Library for JavaScript controls. They are activated automatically.</p>
<div class="samplePageControl-toggle" data-win-control="WinJS.UI.ToggleSwitch"></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
/* samplePageControl.css */
.samplePageControl
{
padding: 5px;
border: 4px dashed #999999;
}
// samplePageControl.js
(function () {
"use strict";
var ControlConstructor = WinJS.UI.Pages.define("/pages/samplePageControl.html", {
// This function is called after the page control contents
// have been loaded, controls have been activated, and
// the resulting elements have been parented to the DOM.
ready: function (element, options) {
options = options || {};
this._data = WinJS.Binding.as({ controlText: options.controlText, message: options.message });
// Data bind to the child tree to set the control text
WinJS.Binding.processAll(element, this._data);
// Hook up the click handler on our button
WinJS.Utilities.query("button", element).listen("click",
// JavaScript gotcha - use function.bind to make sure the this reference
// inside the event callback points to the control object, not to
// window
this._onclick.bind(this));
// Windows Library for JavaScript controls can be manipulated via code in the page control too
WinJS.Utilities.query(".samplePageControl-toggle", element).listen("change",
this._ontoggle.bind(this));
},
// Getter/setter for the controlText property.
controlText: {
get: function () { return this._data.controlText; },
set: function (value) { this._data.controlText = value; }
},
// Event handler that was wired up in the ready method
_onclick: function (evt) {
WinJS.log && WinJS.log(this._data.message + " button was clicked", "sample", "status");
},
// Event handler for when the toggle control switches
_ontoggle: function (evt) {
var toggleControl = evt.target.winControl;
WinJS.log && WinJS.log(this._data.message + " toggle is now " + toggleControl.checked, "sample", "status");
}
});
// The following lines expose this control constructor as a global.
// This lets you use the control as a declarative control inside the
// data-win-control attribute.
WinJS.Namespace.define("Controls_PageControls", {
SamplePageControl: ControlConstructor
});
})();
Displaying a PageControl
Once you've defined your PageControl, there are a few ways you can display it:
Use the WinJS.UI.Pages.render function.
<div class="renderingPageControls-renderedControl"></div>
// Render the page control via a call to WinJS.UI.Pages.render. This lets // you render a page control by referencing it via a url. var renderHost = element.querySelector(".renderingPageControls-renderedControl"); WinJS.UI.Pages.render("/pages/SamplePageControl.html", renderHost, { controlText: "This control created by calling WinJS.UI.Pages.render", message: "Render control" }).done();
Publicly expose the PageControl object's constructor and use it to create the PageControl.
<div class="renderingPageControls-createdProgrammatically"></div>
// Render the page control by creating the control. var constructedHost = element.querySelector(".renderingPageControls-createdProgrammatically"); new Controls_PageControls.SamplePageControl(constructedHost, { controlText: "This control created by calling the constructor directly", message: "Constructed control" });
Use the WinJS.UI.Pages.get function to get a constructor for the PageControl.
Instantiate the control in HTML as if it were a Windows Library for JavaScript control (which it is). You must publicly expose the PageControl object's constructor for this to work.
<div data-win-control="Controls_PageControls.SamplePageControl" data-win-options="{controlText: 'This was created declaratively', message: 'Declarative control' }"> </div>
Use an HtmlControl to render the page.
<div class="renderingPageControls-htmlControl" data-win-control="WinJS.UI.HtmlControl" data-win-options="{uri: '/pages/samplePageControl.html', controlText: 'This was rendered via the HtmlControl', message: 'HTML Control loaded control' }"></div>
Requirements
Minimum WinJS version |
WinJS 1.0 |
Namespace |
WinJS.UI.Pages |
See also
For developers
Your first app - Part 3: PageControl objects and navigation
Quickstart: Using single-page navigation
Quickstart: Adding Page controls
Adding a Page control item template
Navigation and navigation history sample
For designers