Widgets Methods v7 - nodeGame/nodegame GitHub Wiki

Default methods

All widgets implement a set of standard methods:

Get and set values

  • getValues: gets/sets the current selection of the widget (when available).
  • setValues: gets/sets the current selection of the widget (when available).
  • reset: resets the internal state of the widget and its appereance.

Alter appearance

  • highlight: highlights the widget in some way, usually indicating an error; emits highlighted.
  • unhighlight: undoes the call to highlight; emits unhighlighted.
  • hide: makes the widget completely invisible; emits hidden.
  • show: makes the widget visible; emits shown.
  • toggle: shows the widget if hidden, and vice versa.
  • disable: the widget stays visible, but user cannot interact with it; emits disabled.
  • enable: undoes a previous call to disable; emits enabled.
  • collapse: Collapses the widget (hides the body and footer); emits collapsed.
  • uncollapse: Collapses the widget (hides the body and footer); emits uncollapsed.
  • addFrame: Adds a border and margins around the bodyDiv element.
  • removeFrame: Removes a border and margins around the bodyDiv element.

Query state

  • isHighlighted: Returns TRUE if widget is currently highlighted.
  • isDocked: Returns TRUE if widget is currently docked.
  • isCollapsed: Returns TRUE if widget is currently collapsed.
  • isDisabled: Returns TRUE if widget is currently disabled.
  • isHidden: Returns TRUE if widget is currently hidden.
  • isAppended: Returns TRUE if widget has been appended.
  • isActionRequired: Returns TRUE if widget requires user action.

Title, footer, context

  • setTitle: writes content to the HTML title of the widget.
  • setFooter: writes content to the HTML footer of the widget.
  • setContext: sets the Bootstrap context class, i.e. 'primary', 'info', 'success', 'warning', or 'danger.'

Destroy

  • destroy: removes any listener defined by the widget, removes HTML created by the widget from the DOM, and removes its reference from node.widgets.instances and node.widgets.lastAppended; emits destroyed.

Texts and sounds

  • getText: Returns the requested text.

  • getTexts: Returns an object with selected texts.

  • getAllTexts: Returns an object with all current texts.

  • setText(requestedText, newText): Checks the value of requestedText and assigns the value of newText to it for display.

  • setTexts: Assigns multiple texts at the same time.

  • getSound: Returns the requested sound path.

  • getSounds: Returns an object with selected sounds (paths).

  • getAllSounds: Returns an object with all current sounds.

  • setSound: Checks and assigns the value of a sound to play.

  • setSounds: Assigns multiple sounds at the same time.

Emitting and catching events

  • on: Registers an event listener for the widget.

  • off: Removes an event listener from the widget.

  • emit: Emits an event within the widget; only the following predefined events can be emitted:

    • 'hidden',
    • 'shown',
    • 'collapsed',
    • 'uncollapsed',
    • 'disabled',
    • 'enabled',
    • 'destroyed',
    • 'highlighted',
    • 'unhighlighted'.

    Other custom events can be emitted with node.emit.

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