Class View
Defined in: view.js.
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View(ctrl, name, definition)
The View class is a kind of interface-class which gives access to the methods and data of a helper (which itself belongs to a controller)
Apart from initializing some properties, the constructor also parses the view description and looks for needed helper methods. |
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executeHelperMethods(data)
Executes all helper methods that were specified / referenced in the view; with **data** as parameter.
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getContentElement(name)
Gets a specific mmir.ContentElement object by name.
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Gets the name of a view.
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Gets the definition of a view.
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Gets an array of all helper methods.
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getName()
Gets the name of a view.
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Class Detail
View(ctrl, name, definition)
The View class is a kind of interface-class which gives access to the methods and data of a helper (which itself belongs to a controller)
Apart from initializing some properties, the constructor also parses the view description and looks for needed helper methods.
Apart from initializing some properties, the constructor also parses the view description and looks for needed helper methods.
- Parameters:
- {Object} ctrl
- Controller instance / object
- {String} name
- Name of the View
- {String} definition
- View description, i.e. the raw template code that will be processed. May be empty: in this case the processed contents must be added manually (cf. parser.StorageUtils)
- Requires:
- if param definition is NOT empty: parser.RenderUtils (must be loaded beforehand via
require(["renderUtils"]...) - if param definition is NOT empty: parser.ParseUtils (must be loaded beforehand via
require(["parseUtils"]...)
Method Detail
executeHelperMethods(data)
Executes all helper methods that were specified / referenced in the view; with **data** as parameter.
- Parameters:
- {Object} data
- Parameter to pass to the helper methods
- Deprecated:
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helper methods must now explicitly called in template definition (using syntax
@helper(name,args))
{object}
getContentElement(name)
Gets a specific mmir.ContentElement object by name.
- Parameters:
- {String} name
- Name of the ContentElement object
- Returns:
- {object} The wanted ContentElement object or null
{Object}
getController()
Gets the name of a view.
- Returns:
- {Object} The controller for the view
{String}
getDefinition()
Gets the definition of a view.
- Returns:
- {String} The view description string
{Array}
getHelperMethods()
Gets an array of all helper methods.
- Returns:
- {Array} Array of all helper methods
{String}
getName()
Gets the name of a view.
- Returns:
- {String} The name of the view