dijit/layout/TabContainer (version 1.10)

dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase

Summary

A Container with tabs to select each child (only one of which is displayed at a time).

A TabContainer is a container that has multiple panes, but shows only one pane at a time. There are a set of tabs corresponding to each pane, where each tab has the name (aka title) of the pane, and optionally a close button.

See StackContainer.ChildWidgetProperties for details on the properties that can be set on children of a TabContainer.

Usage

var foo = new TabContainer(params,srcNodeRef);
dijit/_Widget
Parameter Type Description
params Object | null

Hash of initialization parameters for widget, including scalar values (like title, duration etc.) and functions, typically callbacks like onClick. The hash can contain any of the widget's properties, excluding read-only properties.
srcNodeRef DOMNode | String
Optional

If a srcNodeRef (DOM node) is specified:

  • use srcNodeRef.innerHTML as my contents
  • if this is a behavioral widget then apply behavior to that srcNodeRef
  • otherwise, replace srcNodeRef with my generated DOM tree

See the dijit/layout/TabContainer reference documentation for more information.

Property Summary

  • _attachEventsList of connections associated with data-dojo-attach-event=... in the template
  • _attachPointsList of widget attribute names associated with data-dojo-attach-point=... in the template, ex: ["containerNode", "labelNode"]
  • _attrPairNames
  • _blankGifPath to a blank 1x1 image.
  • _focusManager
  • _renderedNot normally use, but this flag can be set by the app if the server has already rendered the template, i.e. already inlining the template for the widget into the main page.
  • _setClassAttr
  • _setDirAttr
  • _setIdAttr
  • _setLangAttr
  • _setTitleAttr
  • _setTypeAttr
  • _skipNodeCache
  • _startedstartup() has completed.
  • attachScopeObject to which attach points and events will be scoped.
  • attributeMapDeprecated.
  • baseClass
  • class
  • containerNodeDesignates where children of the source DOM node will be placed. "Children" in this case refers to both DOM nodes and widgets.
  • controllerWidgetAn optional parameter to override the widget used to display the tab labels
  • dirBi-directional support, as defined by the HTML DIR attribute.
  • doLayoutIf true, change the size of my currently displayed child to match my size
  • domNodeThis is our visible representation of the widget!
  • focusedThis widget or a widget it contains has focus, or is "active" because it was recently clicked.
  • idA unique, opaque ID string that can be assigned by users or by the system.
  • isLayoutContainerIndicates that this widget is going to call resize() on its children widgets, setting their size, when they become visible.
  • langRarely used.
  • nestedIf true, use styling for a TabContainer nested inside another TabContainer.
  • ownerDocumentThe document this widget belongs to.
  • persistRemembers the selected child across sessions
  • searchContainerNode
  • selectedChildWidgetReferences the currently selected child widget, if any.
  • srcNodeRefpointer to original DOM node
  • styleHTML style attributes as cssText string or name/value hash
  • tabPositionDefines where tabs go relative to tab content. "top", "bottom", "left-h", "right-h"
  • tabStripDefines whether the tablist gets an extra class for layouting, putting a border/shading around the set of tabs.
  • templatePathPath to template (HTML file) for this widget relative to dojo.baseUrl.
  • templateString
  • titleHTML title attribute.
  • tooltipWhen this widget's title attribute is used to for a tab label, accordion pane title, etc., this specifies the tooltip to appear when the mouse is hovered over that text.
  • useMenuTrue if a menu should be used to select tabs when they are too wide to fit the TabContainer, false otherwise.
  • useSliderTrue if a slider should be used to select tabs when they are too wide to fit the TabContainer, false otherwise.

Method Summary

  • _adjacent(forward) Gets the next/previous child widget in this container from the current selection.
  • _applyAttributes() Step during widget creation to copy widget attributes to the DOM according to attributeMap and _setXXXAttr objects, and also to call custom _setXXXAttr() methods.
  • _attach(node,type,func) Roughly corresponding to dojo/on, this is the default function for processing a data-dojo-attach-event.
  • _attachTemplateNodes(rootNode) Iterate through the dom nodes and attach functions and nodes accordingly.
  • _attrToDom(attr,value,commands) Reflect a widget attribute (title, tabIndex, duration etc.) to the widget DOM, as specified by commands parameter.
  • _beforeFillContent()
  • _changeAttrValue(name,value) Internal helper for directly changing an attribute value.
  • _detachTemplateNodes() Detach and clean up the attachments made in _attachtempalteNodes.
  • _escapeValue(val) Escape a value to be inserted into the template, either into an attribute value (ex: foo="${bar}") or as inner text of an element (ex: ${foo})
  • _fillContent(source) Relocate source contents to templated container node. this.containerNode must be able to receive children, or exceptions will be thrown.
  • _get(name) Helper function to get value for specified property stored by this._set(), i.e. for properties with custom setters.
  • _getAttrNames(name) Helper function for get() and set().
  • _getSibling(which) Returns next or previous sibling
  • _getSiblingOfChild(child,dir) Get the next or previous widget sibling of child
  • _hideChild(page) Hide the specified child by changing it's CSS, and call _onHide() so it's notified.
  • _introspect() Collect metadata about this widget (only once per class, not once per instance): - list of attributes with custom setters, storing in this.constructor._setterAttrs - generate this.constructor._onMap, mapping names like "mousedown" to functions like onMouseDown
  • _makeController(srcNode) Instantiate tablist controller widget and return reference to it.
  • _processTemplateNode(baseNode,getAttrFunc,attachFunc) Process data-dojo-attach-point and data-dojo-attach-event for given node or widget.
  • _set(name,value) Helper function to set new value for specified property, and call handlers registered with watch() if the value has changed.
  • _setFocusedAttr(val)
  • _setOwnerDocumentAttr(val)
  • _setStyleAttr(value) Sets the style attribute of the widget according to value, which is either a hash like {height: "5px", width: "3px"} or a plain string
  • _setupChild(tab)
  • _showChild(page) Show the specified child by changing it's CSS, and call _onShow()/onShow() so it can do any updates it needs regarding loading href's etc.
  • _stringRepl(tmpl) Does substitution of ${foo} type properties in template string
  • _transition(newWidget,oldWidget,animate) Hide the old widget and display the new widget.
  • addChild(child,insertIndex)
  • attr(name,value) This method is deprecated, use get() or set() directly.
  • back() Go back to previous page.
  • buildRendering()
  • closeChild(page) Callback when user clicks the [X] to remove a page.
  • connect(obj,event,method) Deprecated, will be removed in 2.0, use this.own(on(...)) or this.own(aspect.after(...)) instead.
  • create(params,srcNodeRef) Kick off the life-cycle of a widget
  • defer(fcn,delay) Wrapper to setTimeout to avoid deferred functions executing after the originating widget has been destroyed.
  • destroy(preserveDom)
  • destroyDescendants(preserveDom)
  • destroyRecursive(preserveDom) Destroy this widget and its descendants
  • destroyRendering(preserveDom) Destroys the DOM nodes associated with this widget.
  • disconnect(handle) Deprecated, will be removed in 2.0, use handle.remove() instead.
  • emit(type,eventObj,callbackArgs) Used by widgets to signal that a synthetic event occurred, ex: myWidget.emit("attrmodified-selectedChildWidget", {}).
  • forward() Advance to next page.
  • get(name) Get a property from a widget.
  • getChildren() Returns all direct children of this widget, i.e. all widgets underneath this.containerNode whose parent is this widget.
  • getDescendants() Returns all the widgets contained by this, i.e., all widgets underneath this.containerNode.
  • getIndexInParent() Returns the index of this widget within its container parent.
  • getIndexOfChild(child) Gets the index of the child in this container or -1 if not found
  • getNextSibling() Returns null if this is the last child of the parent, otherwise returns the next element sibling to the "right".
  • getParent() Returns the parent widget of this widget.
  • getPreviousSibling() Returns null if this is the first child of the parent, otherwise returns the next element sibling to the "left".
  • hasChildren() Returns true if widget has child widgets, i.e. if this.containerNode contains widgets.
  • isFocusable() Return true if this widget can currently be focused and false if not
  • isLeftToRight() Return this widget's explicit or implicit orientation (true for LTR, false for RTL)
  • layout()
  • on(type,func)
  • own() Track specified handles and remove/destroy them when this instance is destroyed, unless they were already removed/destroyed manually.
  • placeAt(reference,position) Place this widget somewhere in the DOM based on standard domConstruct.place() conventions.
  • postCreate()
  • postMixInProperties()
  • postscript(params,srcNodeRef) Kicks off widget instantiation.
  • removeChild(page)
  • resize()
  • selectChild(page,animate)
  • set(name,value) Set a property on a widget
  • setAttribute(attr,value) Deprecated.
  • startup()
  • subscribe(t,method) Deprecated, will be removed in 2.0, use this.own(topic.subscribe()) instead.
  • toString() Returns a string that represents the widget.
  • uninitialize() Deprecated.
  • unsubscribe(handle) Deprecated, will be removed in 2.0, use handle.remove() instead.
  • watch(name,callback) Watches a property for changes

Event Summary

  • _onBlur() This is where widgets do processing for when they stop being active, such as changing CSS classes.
  • _onFocus() This is where widgets do processing for when they are active, such as changing CSS classes.
  • _onKeyDown(e)
  • _onMap(type) Maps on() type parameter (ex: "mousemove") to method name (ex: "onMouseMove").
  • _onShow() Internal method called when this widget is made visible.
  • onBlur() Called when the widget stops being "active" because focus moved to something outside of it, or the user clicked somewhere outside of it, or the widget was hidden.
  • onClick(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of mouse click events.
  • onClose() Called when this widget is being displayed as a popup (ex: a Calendar popped up from a DateTextBox), and it is hidden.
  • onDblClick(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of mouse double click events.
  • onFocus() Called when the widget becomes "active" because it or a widget inside of it either has focus, or has recently been clicked.
  • onHide() Called when another widget becomes the selected pane in a dijit/layout/TabContainer, dijit/layout/StackContainer, dijit/layout/AccordionContainer, etc.
  • onKeyDown(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of keys being pressed down.
  • onKeyPress(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of printable keys being typed.
  • onKeyUp(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of keys being released.
  • onMouseDown(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse button is pressed down.
  • onMouseEnter(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse moves onto this widget.
  • onMouseLeave(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse moves off of this widget.
  • onMouseMove(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse moves over nodes contained within this widget.
  • onMouseOut(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse moves off of nodes contained within this widget.
  • onMouseOver(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse moves onto nodes contained within this widget.
  • onMouseUp(event) Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse button is released.
  • onShow() Called when this widget becomes the selected pane in a dijit/layout/TabContainer, dijit/layout/StackContainer, dijit/layout/AccordionContainer, etc.

Properties

_attachEvents
Defined by: dijit/_AttachMixin

List of connections associated with data-dojo-attach-event=... in the template

_attachPoints
Defined by: dijit/_AttachMixin

List of widget attribute names associated with data-dojo-attach-point=... in the template, ex: ["containerNode", "labelNode"]

_attrPairNames
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase
_blankGif
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

Path to a blank 1x1 image. Used by <img> nodes in templates that really get their image via CSS background-image.

_focusManager
Defined by: dijit/_FocusMixin
_rendered
Defined by: dijit/_TemplatedMixin

Not normally use, but this flag can be set by the app if the server has already rendered the template, i.e. already inlining the template for the widget into the main page. Reduces _TemplatedMixin to just function like _AttachMixin.

_setClassAttr
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase
_setDirAttr
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase
_setIdAttr
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase
_setLangAttr
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase
_setTitleAttr
Defined by: dijit/layout/_LayoutWidget
_setTypeAttr
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase
_skipNodeCache
Defined by: dijit/_TemplatedMixin
_started
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

startup() has completed.

attachScope
Defined by: dijit/_AttachMixin

Object to which attach points and events will be scoped. Defaults to 'this'.

attributeMap
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

Deprecated. Instead of attributeMap, widget should have a _setXXXAttr attribute for each XXX attribute to be mapped to the DOM.

attributeMap sets up a "binding" between attributes (aka properties) of the widget and the widget's DOM. Changes to widget attributes listed in attributeMap will be reflected into the DOM.

For example, calling set('title', 'hello') on a TitlePane will automatically cause the TitlePane's DOM to update with the new title.

attributeMap is a hash where the key is an attribute of the widget, and the value reflects a binding to a:

  • DOM node attribute

    focus: {node: "focusNode", type: "attribute"} Maps this.focus to this.focusNode.focus

  • DOM node innerHTML

    title: { node: "titleNode", type: "innerHTML" } Maps this.title to this.titleNode.innerHTML

  • DOM node innerText

    title: { node: "titleNode", type: "innerText" } Maps this.title to this.titleNode.innerText

  • DOM node CSS class

    myClass: { node: "domNode", type: "class" } Maps this.myClass to this.domNode.className

If the value is an array, then each element in the array matches one of the formats of the above list.

There are also some shorthands for backwards compatibility:

  • string --> { node: string, type: "attribute" }, for example:
"focusNode" ---> { node: "focusNode", type: "attribute" }
  • "" --> { node: "domNode", type: "attribute" }
baseClass
Defined by: dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase
class
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase
containerNode
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

Designates where children of the source DOM node will be placed. "Children" in this case refers to both DOM nodes and widgets. For example, for myWidget: 

<div data-dojo-type=myWidget>
    <b> here's a plain DOM node
    <span data-dojo-type=subWidget>and a widget</span>
    <i> and another plain DOM node </i>
</div>

containerNode would point to: 

<b> here's a plain DOM node
<span data-dojo-type=subWidget>and a widget</span>
<i> and another plain DOM node </i>

In templated widgets, "containerNode" is set via a data-dojo-attach-point assignment.

containerNode must be defined for any widget that accepts innerHTML (like ContentPane or BorderContainer or even Button), and conversely is null for widgets that don't, like TextBox.

controllerWidget
Defined by: dijit/layout/TabContainer

An optional parameter to override the widget used to display the tab labels

dir
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

Bi-directional support, as defined by the HTML DIR attribute. Either left-to-right "ltr" or right-to-left "rtl". If undefined, widgets renders in page's default direction.

doLayout
Defined by: dijit/layout/StackContainer

If true, change the size of my currently displayed child to match my size

domNode
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

This is our visible representation of the widget! Other DOM Nodes may by assigned to other properties, usually through the template system's data-dojo-attach-point syntax, but the domNode property is the canonical "top level" node in widget UI.

focused
Defined by: dijit/_FocusMixin

This widget or a widget it contains has focus, or is "active" because it was recently clicked.

id
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

A unique, opaque ID string that can be assigned by users or by the system. If the developer passes an ID which is known not to be unique, the specified ID is ignored and the system-generated ID is used instead.

isLayoutContainer
Defined by: dijit/layout/_LayoutWidget

Indicates that this widget is going to call resize() on its children widgets, setting their size, when they become visible.

lang
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

Rarely used. Overrides the default Dojo locale used to render this widget, as defined by the HTML LANG attribute. Value must be among the list of locales specified during by the Dojo bootstrap, formatted according to RFC 3066 (like en-us).

nested
Defined by: dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase

If true, use styling for a TabContainer nested inside another TabContainer. For tundra etc., makes tabs look like links, and hides the outer border since the outer TabContainer already has a border.

ownerDocument
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

The document this widget belongs to. If not specified to constructor, will default to srcNodeRef.ownerDocument, or if no sourceRef specified, then to the document global

persist
Defined by: dijit/layout/StackContainer

Remembers the selected child across sessions

searchContainerNode
Defined by: dijit/_TemplatedMixin
selectedChildWidget
Defined by: dijit/layout/StackContainer

References the currently selected child widget, if any. Adjust selected child with selectChild() method.

srcNodeRef
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

pointer to original DOM node

style
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

HTML style attributes as cssText string or name/value hash

tabPosition
Defined by: dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase

Defines where tabs go relative to tab content. "top", "bottom", "left-h", "right-h"

tabStrip
Defined by: dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase

Defines whether the tablist gets an extra class for layouting, putting a border/shading around the set of tabs. Not supported by claro theme.

templatePath
Defined by: dijit/_TemplatedMixin

Path to template (HTML file) for this widget relative to dojo.baseUrl. Deprecated: use templateString with require([... "dojo/text!..."], ...) instead

templateString
Defined by: dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase
title
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

HTML title attribute.

For form widgets this specifies a tooltip to display when hovering over the widget (just like the native HTML title attribute).

For TitlePane or for when this widget is a child of a TabContainer, AccordionContainer, etc., it's used to specify the tab label, accordion pane title, etc. In this case it's interpreted as HTML.

tooltip
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

When this widget's title attribute is used to for a tab label, accordion pane title, etc., this specifies the tooltip to appear when the mouse is hovered over that text.

useMenu
Defined by: dijit/layout/TabContainer

True if a menu should be used to select tabs when they are too wide to fit the TabContainer, false otherwise.

useSlider
Defined by: dijit/layout/TabContainer

True if a slider should be used to select tabs when they are too wide to fit the TabContainer, false otherwise.

Methods

_adjacent(forward)
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer

Gets the next/previous child widget in this container from the current selection.

Parameter Type Description
forward Boolean
Returns:undefined
_applyAttributes()
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Step during widget creation to copy widget attributes to the DOM according to attributeMap and _setXXXAttr objects, and also to call custom _setXXXAttr() methods.

Skips over blank/false attribute values, unless they were explicitly specified as parameters to the widget, since those are the default anyway, and setting tabIndex="" is different than not setting tabIndex at all.

For backwards-compatibility reasons attributeMap overrides _setXXXAttr when _setXXXAttr is a hash/string/array, but _setXXXAttr as a functions override attributeMap.

_attach(node,type,func)
Defined by dijit/_AttachMixin

Roughly corresponding to dojo/on, this is the default function for processing a data-dojo-attach-event. Meant to attach to DOMNodes, not to widgets.

Parameter Type Description
node DOMNode

The node to setup a listener on.
type String

Event name like "click".
func undefined
Returns:undefined
_attachTemplateNodes(rootNode)
Defined by dijit/_AttachMixin

Iterate through the dom nodes and attach functions and nodes accordingly.

Map widget properties and functions to the handlers specified in the dom node and it's descendants. This function iterates over all nodes and looks for these properties:

  • dojoAttachPoint/data-dojo-attach-point
  • dojoAttachEvent/data-dojo-attach-event
Parameter Type Description
rootNode DomNode

The node to search for properties. All descendants will be searched.
_attrToDom(attr,value,commands)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Reflect a widget attribute (title, tabIndex, duration etc.) to the widget DOM, as specified by commands parameter. If commands isn't specified then it's looked up from attributeMap. Note some attributes like "type" cannot be processed this way as they are not mutable.

Parameter Type Description
attr String

Name of member variable (ex: "focusNode" maps to this.focusNode) pointing to DOMNode inside the widget, or alternately pointing to a subwidget
value String
commands Object
Optional
_beforeFillContent()
Defined by dijit/_AttachMixin
_changeAttrValue(name,value)
Defined by dojo/Stateful

Internal helper for directly changing an attribute value.

Directly change the value of an attribute on an object, bypassing any accessor setter. Also handles the calling of watch and emitting events. It is designed to be used by descendant class when there are two values of attributes that are linked, but calling .set() is not appropriate.

Parameter Type Description
name String

The property to set.
value Mixed

The value to set in the property.

Returns:function

Internal helper for directly changing an attribute value.

_detachTemplateNodes()
Defined by dijit/_AttachMixin

Detach and clean up the attachments made in _attachtempalteNodes.

_escapeValue(val)
Defined by dijit/_TemplatedMixin

Escape a value to be inserted into the template, either into an attribute value (ex: foo="${bar}") or as inner text of an element (ex: ${foo})

Parameter Type Description
val String
Returns:undefined
_fillContent(source)
Defined by dijit/_TemplatedMixin

Relocate source contents to templated container node. this.containerNode must be able to receive children, or exceptions will be thrown.

Parameter Type Description
source DomNode
_get(name)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Helper function to get value for specified property stored by this._set(), i.e. for properties with custom setters. Used mainly by custom getters.

For example, CheckBox._getValueAttr() calls this._get("value").

Parameter Type Description
name String
Returns:undefined
_getAttrNames(name)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Helper function for get() and set(). Caches attribute name values so we don't do the string ops every time.

Parameter Type Description
name undefined
Returns:undefined | object
_getSibling(which)
Defined by dijit/_Contained

Returns next or previous sibling

Parameter Type Description
which String

Either "next" or "previous"
Returns:undefined
_getSiblingOfChild(child,dir)
Defined by dijit/_Container

Get the next or previous widget sibling of child

Parameter Type Description
child dijit/_WidgetBase
dir int

if 1, get the next sibling if -1, get the previous sibling
Returns:undefined
_hideChild(page)
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer

Hide the specified child by changing it's CSS, and call _onHide() so it's notified.

Parameter Type Description
page dijit/_WidgetBase
_introspect()
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Collect metadata about this widget (only once per class, not once per instance): 

- list of attributes with custom setters, storing in this.constructor._setterAttrs
- generate this.constructor._onMap, mapping names like "mousedown" to functions like onMouseDown
_makeController(srcNode)
Defined by dijit/layout/TabContainer

Instantiate tablist controller widget and return reference to it. Callback from _TabContainerBase.postCreate().

Parameter Type Description
srcNode DomNode
Returns:instance
_processTemplateNode(baseNode,getAttrFunc,attachFunc)
Defined by dijit/_AttachMixin

Process data-dojo-attach-point and data-dojo-attach-event for given node or widget. Returns true if caller should process baseNode's children too.

Parameter Type Description
baseNode DOMNode | Widget
getAttrFunc Function

Function to get the specified property for a given DomNode/Widget.
attachFunc Function
Optional

Attaches an event handler from the specified node/widget to specified function.
Returns:boolean
_set(name,value)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Helper function to set new value for specified property, and call handlers registered with watch() if the value has changed.

Parameter Type Description
name String
value anything
_setFocusedAttr(val)
Defined by dijit/_Widget
Parameter Type Description
val undefined
_setOwnerDocumentAttr(val)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase
Parameter Type Description
val undefined
_setStyleAttr(value)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Sets the style attribute of the widget according to value, which is either a hash like {height: "5px", width: "3px"} or a plain string

Determines which node to set the style on based on style setting in attributeMap.

Parameter Type Description
value String | Object
_setupChild(tab)
Defined by dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase
Parameter Type Description
tab dijit/_WidgetBase
_showChild(page)
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer

Show the specified child by changing it's CSS, and call _onShow()/onShow() so it can do any updates it needs regarding loading href's etc.

Parameter Type Description
page dijit/_WidgetBase
Returns:any | boolean

Promise that fires when page has finished showing, or true if there's no href

_stringRepl(tmpl)
Defined by dijit/_TemplatedMixin

Does substitution of ${foo} type properties in template string

Parameter Type Description
tmpl undefined
Returns:undefined
_transition(newWidget,oldWidget,animate)
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer

Hide the old widget and display the new widget. Subclasses should override this.

Parameter Type Description
newWidget dijit/_WidgetBase

The newly selected widget.
oldWidget dijit/_WidgetBase

The previously selected widget.
animate Boolean

Used by AccordionContainer to turn on/off slide effect.
Returns:undefined
addChild(child,insertIndex)
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer
Parameter Type Description
child dijit/_WidgetBase
insertIndex Integer
Optional
attr(name,value)
Defined by dijit/_Widget

This method is deprecated, use get() or set() directly.

Parameter Type Description
name String | Object

The property to get or set. If an object is passed here and not a string, its keys are used as names of attributes to be set and the value of the object as values to set in the widget.
value Object
Optional

Optional. If provided, attr() operates as a setter. If omitted, the current value of the named property is returned.
Returns:undefined
back()
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer

Go back to previous page.

Returns:undefined
buildRendering()
Defined by dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase
closeChild(page)
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer

Callback when user clicks the [X] to remove a page. If onClose() returns true then remove and destroy the child.

Parameter Type Description
page dijit/_WidgetBase
connect(obj,event,method)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Deprecated, will be removed in 2.0, use this.own(on(...)) or this.own(aspect.after(...)) instead.

Connects specified obj/event to specified method of this object and registers for disconnect() on widget destroy.

Provide widget-specific analog to dojo.connect, except with the implicit use of this widget as the target object. Events connected with this.connect are disconnected upon destruction.

Parameter Type Description
obj Object | null
event String | Function
method String | Function
Returns:any | undefined

A handle that can be passed to disconnect in order to disconnect before the widget is destroyed.

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when foo.bar() is called, call the listener we're going to
// provide in the scope of btn
btn.connect(foo, "bar", function(){
    console.debug(this.toString());
});
create(params,srcNodeRef)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Kick off the life-cycle of a widget

Create calls a number of widget methods (postMixInProperties, buildRendering, postCreate, etc.), some of which of you'll want to override. See http://dojotoolkit.org/reference-guide/dijit/_WidgetBase.html for a discussion of the widget creation lifecycle.

Of course, adventurous developers could override create entirely, but this should only be done as a last resort.

Parameter Type Description
params Object | null

Hash of initialization parameters for widget, including scalar values (like title, duration etc.) and functions, typically callbacks like onClick. The hash can contain any of the widget's properties, excluding read-only properties.
srcNodeRef DOMNode | String
Optional

If a srcNodeRef (DOM node) is specified:

  • use srcNodeRef.innerHTML as my contents
  • if this is a behavioral widget then apply behavior to that srcNodeRef
  • otherwise, replace srcNodeRef with my generated DOM tree
defer(fcn,delay)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Wrapper to setTimeout to avoid deferred functions executing after the originating widget has been destroyed. Returns an object handle with a remove method (that returns null) (replaces clearTimeout).

Parameter Type Description
fcn Function

Function reference.
delay Number
Optional

Delay, defaults to 0.
Returns:object
destroy(preserveDom)
Defined by dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase
Parameter Type Description
preserveDom undefined
destroyDescendants(preserveDom)
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer
Parameter Type Description
preserveDom Boolean
destroyRecursive(preserveDom)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Destroy this widget and its descendants

This is the generic "destructor" function that all widget users should call to cleanly discard with a widget. Once a widget is destroyed, it is removed from the manager object.

Parameter Type Description
preserveDom Boolean
Optional

If true, this method will leave the original DOM structure alone of descendant Widgets. Note: This will NOT work with dijit._TemplatedMixin widgets.
destroyRendering(preserveDom)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Destroys the DOM nodes associated with this widget.

Parameter Type Description
preserveDom Boolean
Optional

If true, this method will leave the original DOM structure alone during tear-down. Note: this will not work with _Templated widgets yet.
disconnect(handle)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Deprecated, will be removed in 2.0, use handle.remove() instead.

Disconnects handle created by connect.

Parameter Type Description
handle undefined
emit(type,eventObj,callbackArgs)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Used by widgets to signal that a synthetic event occurred, ex: 

myWidget.emit("attrmodified-selectedChildWidget", {}).

Emits an event on this.domNode named type.toLowerCase(), based on eventObj. Also calls onType() method, if present, and returns value from that method. By default passes eventObj to callback, but will pass callbackArgs instead, if specified. Modifies eventObj by adding missing parameters (bubbles, cancelable, widget).

Parameter Type Description
type String
eventObj Object
Optional
callbackArgs Array
Optional
Returns:undefined
forward()
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer

Advance to next page.

Returns:undefined
get(name)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Get a property from a widget.

Get a named property from a widget. The property may potentially be retrieved via a getter method. If no getter is defined, this just retrieves the object's property.

For example, if the widget has properties foo and bar and a method named _getFooAttr(), calling: myWidget.get("foo") would be equivalent to calling widget._getFooAttr() and myWidget.get("bar") would be equivalent to the expression widget.bar2

Parameter Type Description
name undefined

The property to get.
Returns:undefined
getChildren()
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Returns all direct children of this widget, i.e. all widgets underneath this.containerNode whose parent is this widget. Note that it does not return all descendants, but rather just direct children. Analogous to Node.childNodes, except containing widgets rather than DOMNodes.

The result intentionally excludes internally created widgets (a.k.a. supporting widgets) outside of this.containerNode.

Note that the array returned is a simple array. Application code should not assume existence of methods like forEach().

Returns:Array
getDescendants()
Defined by dijit/_Widget

Returns all the widgets contained by this, i.e., all widgets underneath this.containerNode. This method should generally be avoided as it returns widgets declared in templates, which are supposed to be internal/hidden, but it's left here for back-compat reasons.

Returns:Array
getIndexInParent()
Defined by dijit/_Contained

Returns the index of this widget within its container parent. It returns -1 if the parent does not exist, or if the parent is not a dijit/_Container

Returns:number | undefined
getIndexOfChild(child)
Defined by dijit/_Container

Gets the index of the child in this container or -1 if not found

Parameter Type Description
child dijit/_WidgetBase
Returns:undefined
getNextSibling()
Defined by dijit/_Contained

Returns null if this is the last child of the parent, otherwise returns the next element sibling to the "right".

Returns:undefined
getParent()
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Returns the parent widget of this widget.

Returns:undefined
getPreviousSibling()
Defined by dijit/_Contained

Returns null if this is the first child of the parent, otherwise returns the next element sibling to the "left".

Returns:undefined
hasChildren()
Defined by dijit/_Container

Returns true if widget has child widgets, i.e. if this.containerNode contains widgets.

Returns:boolean
isFocusable()
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Return true if this widget can currently be focused and false if not

Returns:undefined
isLeftToRight()
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Return this widget's explicit or implicit orientation (true for LTR, false for RTL)

Returns:undefined
layout()
Defined by dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase
on(type,func)
Defined by dijit/_Widget
Parameter Type Description
type String | Function

protected
func Function
Returns:undefined
own()
Defined by dijit/Destroyable

Track specified handles and remove/destroy them when this instance is destroyed, unless they were already removed/destroyed manually.

Returns:any | undefined

The array of specified handles, so you can do for example: 

var handle = this.own(on(...))[0];
placeAt(reference,position)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Place this widget somewhere in the DOM based on standard domConstruct.place() conventions.

A convenience function provided in all _Widgets, providing a simple shorthand mechanism to put an existing (or newly created) Widget somewhere in the dom, and allow chaining.

Parameter Type Description
reference String | DomNode | DocumentFragment | dijit/_WidgetBase

Widget, DOMNode, DocumentFragment, or id of widget or DOMNode
position String | Int
Optional

If reference is a widget (or id of widget), and that widget has an ".addChild" method, it will be called passing this widget instance into that method, supplying the optional position index passed. In this case position (if specified) should be an integer.

If reference is a DOMNode (or id matching a DOMNode but not a widget), the position argument can be a numeric index or a string "first", "last", "before", or "after", same as dojo/dom-construct::place().
Returns:dijit/_WidgetBase | function

Provides a useful return of the newly created dijit._Widget instance so you can "chain" this function by instantiating, placing, then saving the return value to a variable.

Examples

Example 1

// create a Button with no srcNodeRef, and place it in the body:
var button = new Button({ label:"click" }).placeAt(win.body());
// now, 'button' is still the widget reference to the newly created button
button.on("click", function(e){ console.log('click'); }));

Example 2

// create a button out of a node with id="src" and append it to id="wrapper":
var button = new Button({},"src").placeAt("wrapper");

Example 3

// place a new button as the first element of some div
var button = new Button({ label:"click" }).placeAt("wrapper","first");

Example 4

// create a contentpane and add it to a TabContainer
var tc = dijit.byId("myTabs");
new ContentPane({ href:"foo.html", title:"Wow!" }).placeAt(tc)
postCreate()
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer
postMixInProperties()
Defined by dijit/layout/TabContainer
postscript(params,srcNodeRef)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Kicks off widget instantiation. See create() for details.

Parameter Type Description
params Object
Optional
srcNodeRef DomNode | String
removeChild(page)
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer
Parameter Type Description
page dijit/_WidgetBase
resize()
Defined by dijit/layout/StackContainer
selectChild(page,animate)
Defined by dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase
Parameter Type Description
page dijit/_WidgetBase | String
animate Boolean
Returns:undefined
set(name,value)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Set a property on a widget

Sets named properties on a widget which may potentially be handled by a setter in the widget.

For example, if the widget has properties foo and bar and a method named _setFooAttr(), calling myWidget.set("foo", "Howdy!") would be equivalent to calling widget._setFooAttr("Howdy!") and myWidget.set("bar", 3) would be equivalent to the statement widget.bar = 3;

set() may also be called with a hash of name/value pairs, ex: 

myWidget.set({
    foo: "Howdy",
    bar: 3
});

This is equivalent to calling set(foo, "Howdy") and set(bar, 3)

Parameter Type Description
name undefined

The property to set.
value undefined

The value to set in the property.
Returns:function | string

Set a property on a widget

setAttribute(attr,value)
Defined by dijit/_Widget

Deprecated. Use set() instead.

Parameter Type Description
attr String
value anything
startup()
Defined by dijit/layout/_TabContainerBase
subscribe(t,method)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Deprecated, will be removed in 2.0, use this.own(topic.subscribe()) instead.

Subscribes to the specified topic and calls the specified method of this object and registers for unsubscribe() on widget destroy.

Provide widget-specific analog to dojo.subscribe, except with the implicit use of this widget as the target object.

Parameter Type Description
t String

The topic
method Function

The callback
Returns:undefined

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
toString()
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Returns a string that represents the widget.

When a widget is cast to a string, this method will be used to generate the output. Currently, it does not implement any sort of reversible serialization.

Returns:string
uninitialize()
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Deprecated. Override destroy() instead to implement custom widget tear-down behavior.

Returns:boolean
unsubscribe(handle)
Defined by dijit/_WidgetBase

Deprecated, will be removed in 2.0, use handle.remove() instead.

Unsubscribes handle created by this.subscribe. Also removes handle from this widget's list of subscriptions

Parameter Type Description
handle Object
watch(name,callback)
Defined by dojo/Stateful

Watches a property for changes

Parameter Type Description
name String
Optional

Indicates the property to watch. This is optional (the callback may be the only parameter), and if omitted, all the properties will be watched
callback Function

The function to execute when the property changes. This will be called after the property has been changed. The callback will be called with the |this| set to the instance, the first argument as the name of the property, the second argument as the old value and the third argument as the new value.
Returns:any | object

An object handle for the watch. The unwatch method of this object can be used to discontinue watching this property: 

var watchHandle = obj.watch("foo", callback);
watchHandle.unwatch(); // callback won't be called now

Events

_onBlur()
Defined by: dijit/_FocusMixin

This is where widgets do processing for when they stop being active, such as changing CSS classes. See onBlur() for more details.

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
_onFocus()
Defined by: dijit/_FocusMixin

This is where widgets do processing for when they are active, such as changing CSS classes. See onFocus() for more details.

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
_onKeyDown(e)
Defined by: dijit/layout/StackContainer
Parameter Type Description
e undefined

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
_onMap(type)
Defined by: dijit/_WidgetBase

Maps on() type parameter (ex: "mousemove") to method name (ex: "onMouseMove"). If type is a synthetic event like touch.press then returns undefined.

Parameter Type Description
type String | Function
Returns:undefined

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
_onShow()
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Internal method called when this widget is made visible. See onShow for details.

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onBlur()
Defined by: dijit/_FocusMixin

Called when the widget stops being "active" because focus moved to something outside of it, or the user clicked somewhere outside of it, or the widget was hidden.

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onClick(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of mouse click events.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

mouse Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onClose()
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Called when this widget is being displayed as a popup (ex: a Calendar popped up from a DateTextBox), and it is hidden. This is called from the dijit.popup code, and should not be called directly.

Also used as a parameter for children of dijit/layout/StackContainer or subclasses. Callback if a user tries to close the child. Child will be closed if this function returns true.

Returns:boolean

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onDblClick(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of mouse double click events.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

mouse Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onFocus()
Defined by: dijit/_FocusMixin

Called when the widget becomes "active" because it or a widget inside of it either has focus, or has recently been clicked.

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onHide()
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Called when another widget becomes the selected pane in a dijit/layout/TabContainer, dijit/layout/StackContainer, dijit/layout/AccordionContainer, etc.

Also called to indicate hide of a dijit.Dialog, dijit.TooltipDialog, or dijit.TitlePane.

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onKeyDown(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of keys being pressed down.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

key Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onKeyPress(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of printable keys being typed.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

key Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onKeyUp(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of keys being released.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

key Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onMouseDown(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse button is pressed down.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

mouse Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onMouseEnter(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse moves onto this widget.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

mouse Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onMouseLeave(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse moves off of this widget.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

mouse Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onMouseMove(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse moves over nodes contained within this widget.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

mouse Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onMouseOut(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse moves off of nodes contained within this widget.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

mouse Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onMouseOver(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse moves onto nodes contained within this widget.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

mouse Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onMouseUp(event)
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Connect to this function to receive notifications of when the mouse button is released.

Parameter Type Description
event undefined

mouse Event

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
onShow()
Defined by: dijit/_Widget

Called when this widget becomes the selected pane in a dijit/layout/TabContainer, dijit/layout/StackContainer, dijit/layout/AccordionContainer, etc.

Also called to indicate display of a dijit.Dialog, dijit.TooltipDialog, or dijit.TitlePane.

Examples

Example 1

var btn = new Button();
// when /my/topic is published, this button changes its label to
// be the parameter of the topic.
btn.subscribe("/my/topic", function(v){
    this.set("label", v);
});
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