ui.dataview

A control for displaying data in a tabular format.

The component presents a collection of objects according to a user-defined template. Support for various template forms and the possibility to sort, filter data. Check dataview documentation for more detailed description.

Constructor

var dataview = webix.ui({
    view:"dataview", 
    id:"dataview1",
    xCount:3,
    type: {
        height: 60,
    },
    template:"<div class='webix_strong'>#title#</div> Year: #year#, rank: #rank#",
    data:[
        { id:1, title:"The Shawshank Redemption", year:1994, rank:1},
        { id:2, title:"The Godfather", year:1972, rank:2},
        { id:3, title:"The Godfather: Part II", year:1974, rank:3},
        { id:4, title:"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", year:1966, rank:4}
    ] 
});

Where to start

Methods

add	adds an item to the store
addCss	applied CSS class to a component item
adjust	adjusts the component to the size of the parent HTML container
attachEvent	attaches the handler to an inner event of the component
bind	binds components
blockEvent	temporarily blocks triggering of ALL events of the calling object
callEvent	calls an inner event
clearAll	removes all items from the component
clearCss	removes CSS class from all items
clearValidation	removes all validation marks from the component
copy	copies an item to the same or another object
count	returns the number of currently visible items
customize	redefines the "type" property
define	redefines a single configuration property (or a object with properties)
destructor	destructs the calling object
detachEvent	detaches a handler from an event (which was attached before by the attachEvent method)
disable	disables the calling view (makes it dimmed and unclickable)
enable	enables the calling view that was disabled by the 'disable' method
exists	checks whether an item with the specified ID exists
filter	filters the component
find	returns all rows that match the criterion, or only the first one
getChildViews	returns child views of the calling component
getFirstId	returns the ID of the first item
getFormView	returns master form for the input
getIdByIndex	returns the ID of the item with the specified index
getIndexById	returns the index of the item with the specified ID
getItem	gets the object of the data item with the specified ID
getItemNode	returns HTML element of the item
getLastId	returns the ID of the last item
getNextId	returns the ID of an item that is after the specified item, either directly after or after a number of items (defined by the step)
getNode	returns the main HTML container for the calling object
getPage	returns the currently visible page in case of paged view
getPager	returns the pager object associated with the component
getParentView	returns the parent view of the component
getPrevId	returns the ID of an item that is before the specified item, either directly before or before a number of items (defined by the step)
getScrollState	returns the scroll position
getSelectedId	returns the id(s) of the selected item(s)
getSelectedItem	returns selected object
getTopParentView	returns the top parent view
hasCss	checks if item has specific css class
hasEvent	checks whether the component has the specified event handler
hide	hides the view
isEnabled	checks whether the view is enabled
isSelected	checks whether the specified item is selected or not
isVisible	checks whether the view is visible
load	loads data from an external data source
loadNext	sends a request to load the specified number of records to the end of the client-side dataset or to the specified position
locate	gets the id of an item from the specified HTML event
mapEvent	routes events from one object to another
move	moves the specified item to a new position
moveBottom	moves the specified item to the last position
moveDown	increases the item index and moves the item to the new position
moveSelection	moves selection in the specified direction
moveTop	moves the specified item to the first position
moveUp	decreases the item index and moves the item to the new position
parse	loads data to the component from an inline data source
queryView	returns inner element/elements of a widget that correspond(s) to the defined parameters
refresh	repaints the whole view or a certain item
remove	removes the specified item/items from datastore
removeCss	removes CSS class from a component item
render	renders the specified item or the whole component
resize	adjusts the view to a new size
scrollTo	scrolls the data container to a certain position
select	selects the specified item(s)
selectAll	selects all items or the specified range
serialize	serializes data to an array of JSON objects
setPage	makes the specified page visible (assuming that the pager was defined )
show	makes the component visible
showItem	scrolls the component to make the specified item visible
sort	sorts datastore
sync	allows syncing two copies of data (all or just a part of it) from one DataCollection to another
unbind	breaks "bind" link
unblockEvent	cancels events blocking that was enabled by the 'blockEvent' command
unselect	removes selection from the specified item
unselectAll	removes selection from all items
updateItem	updates the data item with new properties
validate	validates one record or all dataset against the validation rules
waitSave	allows to catch the moment when a data operation was saved to the server

Events

onAfterAdd	fires after adding an item to the datastore
onAfterContextMenu	fires after the context menu was called in the item area
onAfterDelete	fires after an item is removed
onAfterDrop	fires after drag-n-drop was finished
onAfterLoad	fires after data loading is complete
onAfterRender	occurs immediately after the component has been rendered
onAfterScroll	occurs when some webix view has been scrolled
onAfterSelect	fires after an item has been selected
onAfterSort	fires after sorting dataset
onAfterUnSelect	fires after an item has been selected
onBeforeAdd	fires before adding an item to the datastore
onBeforeContextMenu	fires before the context menu is called in the item area
onBeforeDelete	fires before an item is removed
onBeforeDrag	fires before the mouse button is pressed and the cursor is moved over a draggable item
onBeforeDragIn	fires before a dragged element is moved over the droppable area
onBeforeDrop	fires before a dragged element is released over the droppable area
onBeforeDropOut	fires before a dragged element is released over the droppable area outside the source widget
onBeforeLoad	fires immediately before data loading has started
onBeforeRender	occurs immediately before the component has been rendered
onBeforeSelect	fires before item selection has started
onBeforeSort	fires before sorting of the dataset
onBeforeUnSelect	fires before unselection of an item has started
onBindRequest	fires when the component is ready to receive data from the master component
onBlur	fires when focus is moved out of the view
onDataRequest	fires when data from the server is requested for linear data structures (List, DataTable, DataView etc.) to implement dynamic data loading
onDataUpdate	fires when a data item is being updated
onDestruct	occurs when component destroyed
onDragOut	fires when a dragged element is moved outside of the droppable area
onEnter	fires when the Enter key has been pressed
onFocus	fires when a view gets focus
onItemClick	fires when a component item was clicked
onItemDblClick	fires when a component item was double-clicked
onItemRender	for each item rendering, occurs only for items with custom templates
onItemSingleClick	allows distinguishing between single and double-click events
onKeyPress	occurs when keyboard key is pressed for the control in focus
onLoadError	fires when an error occurs during data loading (invalid server side response)
onLongTouch	fires on holding finger in some position for a certain period of time
onMouseMove	fires when the mouse was moved over the specified component
onMouseMoving	fires when the mouse was moved over the component
onMouseOut	fires when the mouse was moved out from the specified item
onSelectChange	fires after selection state was changed
onSwipeX	occurs on a horizontal swipe movement
onSwipeY	occurs on a vertical swipe movement
onTabFocus	fires after a tab focus has been changed
onTimedKeyPress	fires after typing has been finished in the field
onTouchEnd	occurs when the touch event is ended
onTouchMove	occurs during touch movement
onTouchStart	fires when some webix view has been touched
onValidationError	fires when newly loaded/added/edited data fail to pass validation
onValidationSuccess	fires after the newlyloaded/added/edited data has passes validation successfully
onViewResize	fires when the size of a view has been changed by resizer
onViewShow	fires when any hidden view is shown

Properties

animate	defines the type of animation, with which the view is shown, if it is a Multiview cell
autoheight	enables automatic calculation of the height based on the content
borderless	used to hide the component borders
click	sets an action happening on a button click
container	an HTML container (or its ID) where the component should be initialized
css	the name of the CSS class or the object with styles that will be applied to the view container
data	JavaScript array containing data for the component
datafetch	defines the number of records that will be loaded during each dynamic loading request
datathrottle	sets the polling interval (the time period between the completion of a network request and the next request for data)
datatype	the type of loaded data
disabled	indicates whether an item is enabled
drag	enables or disables drag-and-drop
dragscroll	enables autoscroll of the component during drag-n-drop
externalData	allows defining custom 'move' logic for the component.
gravity	sets the view gravity
height	sets the height of the component
hidden	defines whether the view will be hidden initially
id	the ID of a widget
item	alias to the type property
keyPressTimeout	a delay between the key press and the action
loadahead	how the number of records that need to be loaded in addition to mandatory ones during each dynamic loading request
maxHeight	sets the maximum height for the view
maxWidth	sets the maximum width for the view
minHeight	sets the minimal height for the view
minWidth	sets the minimal width for the view
mouseEventDelay	the delay between a real mouse action and invoking the related events
multiselect	enables multiselect mode
navigation	activates the selection keyboard navigation
on	allows attaching custom handlers to inner events of the component
onClick	attaches a click handler for component parts with the specified CSS class
onContext	a property used to define custom context-click (right click) handlers for elements in the DataTable cells
onDblClick	attaches a dblclick behavior for component items with the specified CSS class.
onMouseMove	attaches a mousemove behavior for component items with the specified CSS class.
pager	defines paging configuration (creates a "ui.pager" object)
prerender	invokes the full rendering of data
ready	the event handler is called just after the component has been completely initialized
removeMissed	defines how to treat items in case of reloading
rules	set of validation rules for the component
save	defines URLs for data saving
scheme	defines schemes for data processing
scroll	enables/disables the scroll bar
scrollSpeed	the time during which the component is scrolled to the specified position (in milliseconds)
select	enables/disables items selection or multiselection in widgets
sizeToContent	if true, the height and width of a Dataview item is calculated based on the data template
template	the component template
templateLoading	defines placeholder for each card while data is loading
tooltip	sets a popup message next to the item when the cursor points to it
type	an object that specifies items presentation
url	the URL which the component will use to load data after its initialization
width	sets the width of a widget
xCount	adjusts the view width to display a certain number of items in a row
yCount	adjusts the view height to display the defined number of items in a column

Other

$customPrint	generates custom HTML to print instead of the widget HTML and invokes printing
$drag	the method is called when a drag operation is initiated
$dragHTML	defines how a dragged item will look
$dragIn	the method is called when an item is moved into a possible drop landing during dnd
$dragMark	called during drag-n-drop, when some item of the component should be marked as an active drop target
$dragOut	the method is called when an item is moved out of a possible drop landing during dnd
$drop	the method is called when an item is dragged and dropped on a valid target
$dropAllow	can be redefined, if you need custom drop rules
$dropHTML	defines how the drop area will look before drop
$getSize	returns the current size of the component
$height	the current height of the view
$scope	scope for resolving event and method names
$setNode	defines HTML element for the component
$setSize	sets the component size
$skin	the method which will be called when skin is defined
$tooltipIn	shows a tooltip
$tooltipMove	defines the tooltip while the cursor moves over a view or an HTML area
$tooltipOut	defines the behavior of a tooltip when the cursor is out of the target widget or HTML area
$view	reference to the top HTML element of the view
$width	the current width of the view
config	all options from the initial component configuration
data	inner DataStore
name	indicates the name of the component (a read-only property)
on_click	redefines default click behavior for component items.
on_context	a property used to define custom context-click (right click) handlers for elements in widgets
on_dblclick	attaches a dblclick behavior for component items with the specified CSS class
on_mouse_move	attaches a mouse move behavior for component items with the specified CSS class
type	set of properties and helpers for item rendering
types	collection of possible types
waitData	eventual result of an asynchronous operation ('promise' object) for the loaded data

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