parse

loads data to the component from an inline data source

void parse(string|array|object data,string type, [boolean clear] );

data	string\|array\|object	the data to add
type	string	the data type: 'json' (default), 'xml', 'csv', 'jsarray'
clear	boolean	if true, the current data are erased before new data are parsed

Example

webix.ui({
    id:"data",
    view:"dataview",
    ...
});
 
var str = "<data><item id='1'><title>The Lord of the Rings</title>"+
    "<year>2003</year></item>" +
    "<item id='2'><title>Star Wars: Episode V</title>"+
    "<year>1980</year></item></data>";
 
$$("data").parse(str,"xml");

Related samples

Details

The data parameter can have the following types:

object with a branch to parse data in
object of another data component
inline data:
- array
- string.

To parse data into an existing branch, pass an object with the parent and data fields as a parameter of the method:

$$("tree").parse({
  parent: 2,
  data: [/* data */]
});

Data will be passed into the branch with id of 2.