Group type

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Group container control type. A group control is a container control that has any number of controls as children.

Hierarchy

ContainerControl
   └─ Group

Index

Properties

Methods

Properties

container

container: boolean

True if the control is a container.

Inherited from ContainerControl.container

Overrides Control.container

generic

generic: boolean (optional)

Inherited from Control.generic

getDataSource

getDataSource: function(): any

Inherited from Control.getDataSource

hidden

hidden: boolean

True if the control is hidden.

Inherited from Control.hidden

Methods

applyDesign

applyDesign(IDesign: GroupDesign): void

Applies given design to the design on the control. If a design already exists, the prototype chain of the design will be preserved.

Overrides Control.applyDesign

Parameters

Name Type Description
IDesign GroupDesign object containing design properties as keys

Returns void

dataContext

dataContext(): any

Inherited from Control.dataContext

Returns any

getChildren

getChildren(): Control [ ]

Returns the list of children associated with this group control.

Returns Control [ ]

getControl

getControl(controlName: string): Control

Given the name of a control, returns the control instance.

Inherited from ContainerControl.getControl

Parameters

Name Type Description
controlName string control name

Returns Control

getControlById

getControlById(id: string): Control

Given the ID of a control, returns the control instance.

Inherited from ContainerControl.getControlById

Parameters

Name Type Description
id string control ID

Returns Control

getDesign

getDesign(): Design

Returns the design object of this control.

Inherited from Control.getDesign

Returns Design

isEditable

isEditable(): boolean

Boolean indicating if the control is editable. Returns false when either the control or its parent is not editable. Returns true when both the control and its parent are editable. Returns true when either the control or its parent is editable and the other is undefined. Returns undefined if both the control's edit-ability and its parent's edit-ability is undefined.

Inherited from Control.isEditable

Returns boolean

metadata

metadata(): GroupMetadata

Returns the metadata object of this control.

Overrides ContainerControl.metadata

Returns GroupMetadata

parent

parent(): Control | Page

Returns the parent (control or page) of this control.

Inherited from Control.parent

Returns Control | Page

root

root(): Page

Returns the root form instance (page) of this control.

Inherited from Control.root

Returns Page