Group module

Important

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

Index

Types

Types

Group

Hierarchy

ContainerControl
   └─ Group

Properties

Name Signature Description
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

Name Signature Description
applyDesign applyDesign(IDesign: GroupDesign): void Applies given design to the design on the control.
Overrides Control.applyDesign
dataContext dataContext(): any Inherited from Control.dataContext
getChildren getChildren(): Control [ ] Returns the list of children associated with this group control.
getControl getControl(controlName: string): Control Given the name of a control, returns the control instance.
Inherited from ContainerControl.getControl
getControlById getControlById(id: string): Control Given the ID of a control, returns the control instance.
Inherited from ContainerControl.getControlById
getDesign getDesign(): Design Returns the design object of this control.
Inherited from Control.getDesign
isEditable isEditable(): boolean Boolean indicating if the control is editable.
Inherited from Control.isEditable
metadata metadata(): GroupMetadata Returns the metadata object of this control.
Overrides ContainerControl.metadata
parent parent(): Control | Page Returns the parent (control or page) of this control.
Inherited from Control.parent
root root(): Page Returns the root form instance (page) of this control.
Inherited from Control.root

GroupDesign

Hierarchy

ContainerControlDesign
   └─ GroupDesign

Properties

Name Signature Description
alignItems alignItems: string (optional)
This property is an alias for the CSS property "align-items".
Inherited from Design.alignItems
alignSelf alignSelf: string (optional)
Inherited from Design.alignSelf
allowScroll allowScroll: string (optional)
True if the container will allow scrolling when its items do not fit into the container's available space. If a container has an item which may scroll, then set this property to false to prevent nested scrolling areas.
Inherited from ContainerControlDesign.allowScroll
background background: string (optional)
The background color of the container.
Inherited from ContainerControlDesign.background
bindings bindings: any (optional)
Inherited from Design.bindings
border border: "none" | "solid" | "left" | "right" | "top" | "bottom" (optional)
The border behavior of a control. This property will not be inherited by the children.
Inherited from Design.border
color color: string (optional)
The foreground color of the container.
Inherited from Design.color
flexFlow flexFlow: string (optional)
Specifying this property makes the component a flex container component.
Inherited from Design.flexFlow
flexSize flexSize: string (optional)
One number or two numbers written as a string. For example, "(size to grow) [(size-to-shrink)]" to accommodate available space in the immediate flex container.
Inherited from Design.flexSize
fontSize fontSize: "medium" | "xx-small" | "x-small" | "small" | "large" | "x-large" | "xx-large" (optional)
The proportional text size
Inherited from Design.fontSize
fontWeight fontWeight: "normal" | "bold" (optional)
Normal or bold text.
Inherited from Design.fontWeight
itemBorder itemBorder: "solid" | "none" (optional)
If true, a border will appear around each row in the list.
Inherited from ContainerControlDesign.itemBorder
items items: string | Design [ ] (optional)
An array containing the components to place inside of the container.
Inherited from ContainerControlDesign.items
justifyItems justifyItems: "flex-start" | "flex-end" | "center" | "space-between" (optional)
This property is an alias for the CSS property "justify-content".
Inherited from Design.justifyItems
label label: string (optional)
Inherited from Design.label
labelPosition labelPosition: "stacked" | "hidden" | "inline" (optional)
Determines how a label is positioned, if at all. By default, labelPosition is set to stacked.
Inherited from Design.labelPosition
name name: string (optional)
Inherited from Design.name
padding padding: "none" | "small" | "std" (optional)
Allows specifying the component's padding behavior.
Inherited from Design.padding
type type: ControlType (optional)
The type of the control as a string.
Inherited from Design.type

GroupMetadata

Hierarchy

ContainerControlMetadata
   └─ GroupMetadata

Properties

Name Signature Description
BoundEntity BoundEntity: string (optional)
The entity to which the control is bound.
Inherited from ControlMetadata.BoundEntity
BoundField BoundField: string (optional)
Inherited from ControlMetadata.BoundField
Children Children: ControlMetadata [ ] (optional)
List of control metadata for each child control.
Description Description: string (optional)
Description of the control.
Inherited from ControlMetadata.Description
Editable Editable: boolean (optional)
Boolean indicating if the control is editable.
Inherited from ControlMetadata.Editable
ExtType ExtType: ControlType (optional)
The extended control type. For example, a control of type Input might have an extended type of Barcode.
Inherited from ControlMetadata.ExtType
HelpText HelpText: string (optional)
The keyboard shortcut for a command. For example, "(Shift+F5)"
Inherited from ControlMetadata.HelpText
Hidden Hidden: boolean (optional)
Boolean indicating if the control is hidden or not.
Inherited from ControlMetadata.Hidden
Id Id: string (optional)
Identification string for a control.
Inherited from ControlMetadata.Id
Label Label: string (optional)
Label for a control. For example, a control representing a person's first name might have a label "First Name".
Inherited from ControlMetadata.Label
Name Name: string (optional)
Name of a control.
Inherited from ControlMetadata.Name
Order Order: number (optional)
Number indicating the order in which a control will appear on a page.
Inherited from ControlMetadata.Order
Type Type: ControlType (optional)
String indicating the control type.
Inherited from ControlMetadata.Type