SegmentedUI Methods
This section provides the methods associated with the SegmentUI widget. You can use these methods across all platforms.
Note: The methods described in this section can be used only after you specify the mapping information between the widget IDs and the keys in the data using the widgetDataMap property.
The animation methods in this section help you apply 2D and 3D animations and transforms to the segment rows. Animations get applied to the rows only in the visible region. These methods adhere to animation modes defined as part of animation definition. You can make animation callbacks that are defined as part of animations. The animation methods work only at the segment level.
Positional and dimensional animations can be applied to individual row elements, but not supported at segment row level.
Note: These animations apply only for the TABLEVIEW type.
Additionally, you can also specify the Meta Info for the rows as explained in data property.
addAll Method
This method allows you to add new data to the segment.
Syntax
Parameters
data
Specifies an array to represent data as key value pairs. The format of the array of data is explained in data property of segment basic properties.
animation
Optional. This parameter is used to associate an animation with the item described by data.
The animation parameter has three parameters:
definition
An object defined using the voltmx.ui.createAnimation() API. Refer to voltmx.ui.createAnimation in the API programmers Guide for more details.
config
As defined in Animation Configuration. For more information, please see the AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
callbacks
A dictionary that represents JavaScript functions that work as animation call backs. For more information, see AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
Remarks
The new data is appended to the existing data. If the segment has no data, the new data is placed in the segment.
Using this method, you cannot add the rows to the existing sections.
Animations get applied to the rows only in the visible region and ignored if the rows are in the invisible region.
You can apply specific animations to the displaced rows using the onRowDisplay method.
If the animation property is defined in the addAll method, the animation will be applied to all elements added to the row.
The widget/row model will be updated based on the animation fill modes, so that the widget/row would always show the appropriate values. Note that your app must provide rowTemplateId as an empty object in the data object of a row to update the row model.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms
addDataAt Method
Allows you to add one row of data at a given index or within a section.
Syntax
Parameters
data
Specifies the JSObject to represent data as key value pairs. The format of the array of data is explained in data property of segment basic properties.
Row data can also have the standard template key to indicate a new template for this added row. However it is developer responsibility to ensure widgetdatamap covers the widgets present in the new template.
rowIndex
Specifies the Index of the row within the section if the sectionIndex is mentioned. If the sectionIndex is not mentioned, the rowIndex is treated in absolute terms independent of sections.
Note: Sections should not be counted as rows when calculating the rowIndex.
Index is ‘0’ based in JavaScript and should be less than “n”, where “n” is the number of existing rows within the section if sectionIndex is mentioned. If the sectionIndex is not mentioned “n” is the total number of rows in a segment.
If the rowIndex mentioned is greater than “n”, then row is added at the end of the segment or at the end of the section depending on the sectionIndex.
sectionIndex
Optional. Specifies the Index of the section. If the index is not mentioned, the rowIndex will be treated in absolute terms.
Note: In Android platform, the
sectionIndex
parameter is a mandatory parameter.
animation
Optional. This parameter is used to associate an animation at given operation.
The animation parameter has three parameters:
definition
An object defined using voltmx.ui.createAnimation() API. Refer to voltmx.ui.createAnimation in the API programmers Guide for more details.
config
As defined in Animation Configuration. For more information, please see the AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
callbacks
A dictionary that represents JavaScript functions that work as animation call backs. For more information, see AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
Remarks
The new data is placed before the index. The existing data is pushed to the next row.
Animations get applied to the rows only in the visible region and ignored if the rows are in the invisible region.
You can apply specific animations to the displaced rows using the onRowDisplay method.
The widget/ row model will be updated based on the animation fill modes, so that the widget/row would always show the appropriate values. Note that your app must provide rowTemplateId as an empty object in the data object of a row to update the row model
For example, the syntax to get the label text is segment.selectedValue.label(text)
. Earlier this was written as segment.selectedValue.label.text
.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms
addGestureRecognizer Method
This API allows you to set a gesture recognizer for a specified gesture for a specified widget.
Syntax
addGestureRecognizer(gestureType, gestureConfigParams, onGestureClosure)
Parameters
gestureType
[Number] - Mandatory
Indicates the type of gesture to be detected on the widget.
See Remarks for possible values.
gestureConfigParams
[object] - Mandatory
The parameter specifies a table that has the required configuration parameters to setup a gesture recognizer.
The configuration parameters vary based on the type of the gesture.
See Remarks for possible values.
onGestureClosure
[function] - Mandatory
Specifies the function that needs to be executed when a gesture is recognized.
This function will be raised asynchronously
See Remarks for the syntax of this function.
Return Values
String - Reference to the gesture is returned.
Remarks
The values for the _gestureType_parameter are:
[Number] - Mandatory
Indicates the type of gesture to be detected on the widget. The following are possible values:
- 1 – constants.GESTURE_TYPE_TAP
- 2 - constants.GESTURE_TYPE_SWIPE
- 3 – constants.GESTURE_TYPE_LONGPRESS
- 4 – constants.GESTURE_TYPE_PAN
- 5 – constants.GESTURE_TYPE_ROTATION
- 6 - constants.GESTURE_TYPE_PINCH
- 7 - constants.GESTURE_TYPE_RIGHTTAP
The values for the _gestureConfigParams_parameter are:
[object] - Mandatory
The parameter specifies a table that has the required configuration parameters to setup a gesture recognizer. The configuration parameters vary based on the type of the gesture.
This parameter supports the following key-value pairs:
Gesture Type:TAP
- fingers [Number] - specifies the maximum number of fingers that must be respected for a gesture. Possible values are: 1. Default value is 1.
- taps [Number] - specifies the maximum number of taps that must be respected for a gesture. Possible values are: 1 or 2. Default value is 1.
For example:
{fingers:1,taps:1}
Gesture Type:SWIPE
- fingers [Number] - specifies the maximum number of fingers that must be respected for a gesture. Possible values are: 1. Default value is 1.
For example:
{fingers: 1}
Gesture Type:LONGPRESS
- pressDuration [Number] - specifies the minimum time interval (in seconds) after which the gesture is recognized as a LONGPRESS. For example, if pressDuration is 2 seconds, any continued press is recognized as LONGPRESS only if it lasts for at least 2 seconds. Default value is 1. This is not applicable to Windows.
For example:
{pressDuration=1}.
Gesture Type: PAN
- fingers [number] specifies the minimum number of fingers needed to recognize this gesture. Default value is 1.
- continuousEvents [Boolean] indicates if callback should be called continuously for every change beginning from the time the gesture is recognized to the time it ends.
Gesture Type: ROTATION
- Rotation gesture involves only two fingers.
- continuousEvents [Boolean] indicates if callback must be called continuously for every change beginning from the time the gesture is recognized to the time it ends.
Gesture Type:PINCH
- Pinch gesture invloves two fingures.
- continuousEvents [Boolean] indicates if callback should be called continuously every change beginning from the time the gesture is recognized to the time it ends.
The syntax for the _onGestureClosure_callback function are:
[function] - Mandatory
Specifies the function that needs to be executed when a gesture is recognized.
This function will be raised asynchronously and has the following Syntax:
onGestureClosure(widgetRef, gestureInfo, context)
- widgetRef - specifies the handle to the widget on which the gesture was recognized.
- gestureInfo - Table with information about the gesture. The contents of this table vary based on the gesture type.
- context - Table with SegmentedUI row details.
gestureInfo table has the following key-value pairs:
- gestureType [number] – indicates the gesture type; 1 for TAP, 2 for SWIPE, and 3 for LONGPRESS,4 for PAN, 5 for ROTATION, 6 for PINCH and 7 for RIGHTTAP
- gesturesetUpParams [object] – specifies the set up parameters passed while adding the gesture recognizer
- gesturePosition [number] – indicates the position where the gesture was recognized. Possible values are: 1 for TOPLEFT, 2 for TOPCENTER, 3 for TOPRIGHT, 4 for MIDDLELEFT, 5 for MIDDLECENTER, 6 for MIDDLERIGHT, 7 for BOTTOMLEFT, 8 for BOTTOMCENTER, 9 for BOTTOMRIGHT, 10 for CENTER
- swipeDirection [number] –indicates the direction of swipe. This parameter is applicable only if the gesture type is SWIPE. Possible values are: 1 for LEFT, 2 for RIGHT, 3 for TOP, 4 for BOTTOM. Direction is w.r.t the view and not device orientation.
- gestureX [number] – specifies the X coordinate of the point (in pixels) where the gesture has occurred. The coordinate is relative to the widget coordinate system.
- gestureY [number] – specifies the Y coordinate of the point (in pixels) where the gesture has occurred. The coordinate is relative to the widget coordinate system.
- widgetWidth [number] – specifies the width of the widget (in pixels)
- widgetHeight [number] – specifies the height of the widget (in pixels)
- gestureState[number] – indicates the gesture state as below
- 1 – gesture state begin
- 2 - gesture state changed
- 3 – gesture state ended.
- * gestureState is applicable only for continuous gestures like PAN, ROTATION and PINCH.
- rotation [number] rotation of the gesture in degrees since its last change.( Applicable only when gesture type is ROTATION
- velocityX and velocityY : horizontal and vertical component of velocity expressed in points per second. (Applicable only for PAN gesture type)
- velocity [number]: velocity of pinch in scale per second (Applicable for Pinch gesture)
- scale [number]:scale factor relative to the points of the two touches in screen coordinates
- touchType[number]:(windows only)
- 0 - constants.TOUCHTYPE_FINGER
- 1 - constants.TOUCHTYPE_PEN
- 2 - constants.TOUCHTYPE_MOUSE
- translationX and translationY [number] : cumulative distance as number. (Applicable only for PAN gesture type)
context table has the following key-value pairs:
- rowIndex [number] : row index of the segui where gesture was recognised. (Applicable to gestures added to segUI rows)
- sectionIndex [number] : section index of the segui where gesture was recognised. (Applicable to gestures added to segUI rows)
It is not recommend to define gestures for widgets that have a default behavior associated with it.
If you click (tap) a button (any clickable widget), the default behavior is to trigger an onClick event. If you define a Tap gesture on such widgets, the gesture closure is executed in addition to the onClick event.
If you swipe a larger form, the default behavior is to scroll up and down depending on the direction in which you swipe. If you define a SWIPE gesture on such forms, the gesture closure gets executed in addition to scrolling the form.
If you swipe a Segmented UI with huge number of rows, the default behavior is to scroll the Segmented UI. If you define a SWIPE gesture on such segments, the gesture closure gets executed in addition to scrolling the form.
Gestures can be added only for the following widgets:
-
Flex Container
-
Flex Scroll Container.
In the android platform, the top and bottom gestures work only when the scrolling is disabled for Form and parent scrolling containers. By default, the scrolling is enabled for the Form and scrolling containers.
- RIGHTTAP applicable only to Windows 10
- ROTATION is not supported on android.
Example
Platform Availability
- iOS, Windows
addSectionAt Method
This method allows you to add one section with rows to the segment.
Syntax
Parameters
data
Specifies an array to represent data as key value pairs. The format of the array of data is explained in data property of segment basic properties.
sectionIndex
Specifies the Index of the section.
Index is ‘0’ based in JavaScript and should be less than “n”, where “n” is the number of existing sections within the segment. If the index is greater than or equal to “n”, then section is added at the end of the segment.
animation
Optional. This parameter is used to associate an animation at given operation.
The animation parameter has three parameters:
definition
An object defined using voltmx.ui.createAnimation() API. Refer to voltmx.ui.createAnimation in the API programmers Guide for more details.
config
As defined in Animation Configuration. For more information, please see the AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
callbacks
A dictionary that represents JavaScript functions that work as animation call backs. For more information, see AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
Remarks
Note: Sections and its rows can have the standard template key to indicate a new template for this added row. However it is developer responsibility to ensure widgetdatamap covers the widgets present in the new template.
Animations get applied to the rows only in the visible region and ignored if the rows are in the invisible region.
You can apply specific animations to the displaced rows using the onRowDisplay method.
The widget/row model will be updated based on the animation fill modes, so that the widget/row would always show the appropriate values. Note that your app must provide rowTemplateId as an empty object in the data object of a row to update the row model
For example, the syntax to get the label text is segment.selectedValue.label(text)
. In previous versions this was written as segment.selectedValue.label.text
.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms
animate Method
Applies an animation to the widget.
Syntax
Parameters
animationObj
An animation
object created using [voltmx.ui.createAnimation] function.
animationConfig
As defined in widget level animation section.
animationCallbacks
A JavaScript dictionary that contains key-value pairs. The following keys are supported.
Key | Description |
---|---|
animationEnd | A JavaScript function that is invoked with the animation ends. For more information, see the Remarks section below. |
animationStart | A JavaScript function that is invoked with the animation starts. For more information, see the Remarks section below. |
Return Values
Returns a platform-specific handle to the animation. This handle currently not used, but is returned for possible future requirements use.
Remarks
The callback for the animationStart
key in the JavaScript object passed in this method’s animationCallbacks parameter has the following signature.
animationStart(source, animationHandle, elapsedTime);
where source
is the widget being animated, animationHandle
is the handle returned by the applyAnimation
method, and elapsedTime
is the amount of time the animation has been running in seconds, when this event is fired..
This event occurs at the start of the animation. If there is ‘animation-delay’ configured then this event will fire only after the delay period. This event gets called asynchronously.
The callback for the animationEnd
key in the JavaScript object passed in this method’s animationCallbacks parameter has the following signature.
animationEnd(source, animationHandle, elapsedTime);
where source is the widget being animated, animationHandle is the handle returned by the applyAnimation method, and elapsedTime is the amount of time the animation has been running in seconds, when this event is fired.
This event occurs at the end of the animation. This event gets called asynchronously.
The animate
method throws an Invalid Animation Definition Exception if animation definition, does not follow the dictionary structure expected. This method is ignored if it is called on a widget whose immediate parent is not FlexContainer or a FlexScrollContainer.
If the widget is not part of the currently visible view hierarchy, calling this method does nothing. Because this method is asynchronous and immediately returns, it does not wait for the animation to start or complete.
Example
Platform Availability
- iOS, Android, Windows, and SPA
animateRows Method
This method associates animations with a specific row and its elements.
Syntax
Parameters
rowAnimationConfig
The array of elements and their animation definitions. This parameter has following fields:
Argument | Description |
---|---|
rows | An array of one or more row objects. Each row object is in the following format: sectionIndex: The section number that contains the row. rowIndex: The row number. |
widgetRef | An array of IDs of the widgets in the row to be animated. |
animation | The animation object in the following format: definition: The animation definition object. config: The configuration definition object. callbacks: Optional callback functions. |
Note: If the widget ID is not specified, the animation is applied at row level.
Return Values
None
Remarks
Using this method, you can apply animation to multiple rows so that all rows are animated simultaneously. The callbacks will be called only once for each row. You can even club the animations, but either at row level or at row elements level, not both at the same time. The rows being animated with this method should be in the visible region.
When a particular row is animated in a SegmentedUI widget, no animation is applied on the rows being displaced unless and until animation is applied. For example, suppose a Segment widget contains four rows and animation is applied only to the second row. When the second row gets animated, it which triggers displacement on the third and fourth rows. The displaced rows (3rd and 4th) may not get animated automatically unless animations are applied on them. In this case, you can apply specific animations to the displaced rows using the animateRows method.
The widget/row model will be updated based on the animation fill modes, so that the widget/row would always show the appropriate values. Note that your app must provide rowTemplateId as an empty object in the data object of a row to update the row model.
If your app calls this method on a SegmentedUI widget and the SegmentedUI widget is in a FlexContainer widget whose autogrowMode property is set to voltmx.flex.AUTOGROW_HEIGHT, then animateRows will apply the animations for all of the specified rows. The animations will even be applied to rows outside the visible area.
If the orientation of the user’s device changes while animations are being performed, the animations end immediately. Animations will also end immediately whenever your app calls any method or function that causes a complete refresh of the SegmentedUI widget. For example, if your app changes the SegmentedUI widget’s data map while an animation is playing, the animation current animation will end and all subsequent animations are skipped.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on Android, iOS, SPA, Desktop Web, and Windows tablet.
clearSearch Method
This method clears the filtered results of the Segment widget generated using the searchText Method. If the filtered results are displayed in the Segment widget, this method also resets the Segment to display the full master data.
Syntax
Example
Platform Availability
- Android
- iOS
- SPA
convertPointFromWidget Method
This method allows you to convert the coordinate system from a widget to a point (receiver’s coordinate system).
Syntax
Parameters
point
[JSObject]- Mandatory
You can specify an object with keys as x and y. You can specify the values in all (dp, px and %) units of measurement.
fromWidget
[widgetref]- Mandatory
This parameter is the handle to the widget instance. Based on this parameter, the coordinate system is converted from the widget to a point (receiver’s coordinate system).
Example
Platform Availability
- iOS, Android, Windows, and SPA
convertPointToWidget Method
Using the convertPointToWidget method, you can modify the co-ordinate system. You can convert the receiver’s co-ordinate system from a point to a Widget.
Syntax
Parameters
point
[JSObject]- Mandatory. You can specify an object with keys as x and y. You can specify the values in all (dp, px and %) units of measurement.
toWidget
[widgetref] - Mandatory. This parameter is the handle to the widget instance. Based on this parameter, the coordinate system is converted from a point to a widget.
Example
Platform Availability
- iOS, Android, Windows, and SPA
getBadge Method
This API enables you to read the badge value (if any) attached to the specified widget. If the specified widget does not have a badge attached to it, it returns an empty string.
Syntax
Optional Parameter
uniqueIdentifier
Unique identifier of a widget which is a handle to the widget.
Return Values
Returns a string containing the badge value applied to the specified widget. If the specified widget has no badge value attached to it, it returns an empty string.
Remarks
When a badge is removed, the widgets are re-formatted to accommodate the cleared badge values.
On the iOS platform, this method is applicable on Label, Button, Image, TextBox, and TextArea widgets only.
Example
Platform Availability
- iOS
getFirstVisibleRow Method
This method returns a JavaScript object containing the first visible row section index and row index.
Syntax
Parameters
No
Return Values
A JavaScript object in the following format.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on Android, iOS, SPA, and desktop Web.
getLastVisibleRow Method
This method returns a JavaScript object containing the last visible row’s section index and row index.
Syntax
Parameters
No
Return Values
JavaScript object which would be of the following format
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms except on Windows
getUpdatedSearchResults Method
This method is used to return the filtered list that you get after applying the searchText Method on the Segment.
Syntax
Parameters
No
Return Values
The getUpdatedSearchResults Method returns an array of index values of the Segment. The first index value is the sectionIndex of the data and the second index value is the rowIndex of the data.
The list of search results is in the following format:
[[sectionIndex, rowIndex], [sectionIndex, rowIndex],[sectionIndex, rowIndex],[sectionIndex, rowIndex], ……… ]
Example
Platform Availability
- Android
- iOS
- SPA
registerForPeekandPop Method
This method registers a widget to enable 3D Touch peek and pop gestures.
Syntax
Parameters
onPeekCallback
A callback function that is invoked when the user slightly presses (soft press) the widget.
Callback Syntax
onPeekCallback(widget)
Callback Input Parameters
widget
A widget reference that is registered for peek and pop.
Callback Return Values
A PreviewInfoTable. See the Remarks section for a description of this table.
Callback Example
onPopCallback (Optional)
A callback function that is invoked when the user further presses (hard press) the preview that is displayed for the widget.
Callback Syntax
onPopCallback(widget,peekForm)
Callback Input Parameters
widget
A widget reference that is registered for peek and pop.
peekForm
A form reference that is displayed as preview/peek.
Callback Return Values
A form reference.
Callback Remarks
Use this callback to set the content for pop. The form handle returned by this callback is used for pop content. In general, the form that is used for preview is used for pop content also. If the pop callback is not implemented, peek disappears and the app returns to its previous state.
Callback Example
Remarks
A PreviewInfoTable has the following format.
Name: peekForm
Description: The form reference that will be displayed as preview. If an invalid form reference is given, the preview will not be shown.
Type: form reference
Name: focusRect (Optional)
Description: An array representing a rectangle in widgets view coordinates. If provided, this rectangle will be focused while its surrounding area will be blurred, indicating a preview is available for the widget. If not provided, entire view area of the widget will be focused. If either the width or height is zero, the widget’s view width/height is used. The values are supported in percentage(with regard to widget bounds), dp, or pixels. The values are strings. If a string value is given without any format specifier, it defaults to dp. If an array of numbers is given, it is assumed they are dp values.
Type: Array [x, y, width, height]
Example: [“0dp”, “0dp”, “200dp”, “300dp”], [“10%”, “10%”, “75%”, “50%”], [“10px”, “10px”, “200px”, “480px”]
Name: contentSize (Optional)
Description: An array representing the preferred content size of the preview. This allows the user to adjust the preferred width/height dimensions of the preview. If not provided, the preview is shown with default values. If either the width or height is zero, the default preview width/height is used. It is recommended that one of the width/height values be zero for proper adjustment of the other value. For example, if width = 0, the height is adjustable and vice versa. Providing positive values simultaneously for both width and height will result in distorted appearance of preview. The values are supported in dp, pixels, and percentage(with regard to screen bounds). The actual width/height of the preview may vary slightly due to resizing per aspect ratio. The values are strings. If a string value is given without any format specifier, it defaults to dp. If array of numbers is given, it is assumed they are dp values.
Type: Array [width, height]
Example: [“0dp”, “100dp”], [“100%”, “0%”], [“0px”, “240px”]
Example of a PreviewInfoTable:
Return Values
None.
Platform Availability
- iOS 9.0 and later
removeAll Method
This method is used to remove all the existing rows and sections in a segment.
Syntax
Parameters
animation
Optional. This parameter is used to associate an animation at given operation.
The animation parameter has three parameters:
definition
An object defined using voltmx.ui.createAnimation() API. Refer to voltmx.ui.createAnimation in the API programmers Guide for more details.
config
As defined in Animation Configuration. For more information, please see the AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
callbacks
A dictionary that represents JavaScript functions that work as animation call backs. For more information, see AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
Remarks
Animations get applied to the rows only in the visible region and ignored if the rows are in the invisible region.
You can apply specific animations to the displaced rows using the onRowDisplay method.
The widget/row model will be updated based on the animation fill modes, so that the widget/row would always show the appropriate values. Note that your app must provide rowTemplateId as an empty object in the data object of a row to update the row model.
For example, the syntax to get the label text is segment.selectedValue.label(text)
. Earlier this was written as segment.selectedValue.label.text
.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms
[removeAt Method
This method is used to remove the row at the given index or a row with in a section.
Syntax
Parameters
rowIndex
Specifies the Index of the row within the section if the sectionIndex is mentioned. It the sectionIndex is not mentioed, the rowIndex is treated in absolute terms independent of sections.
Index is ‘0’ based in JavaScript and should be less than “n”, where “n” is the number of existing rows within the section if sectionIndex is mentioned. If the sectionIndex is not mentioned “n” is the total number of rows in a segment.
If the rowIndex mentioned is not within the limits then no action takes place.
sectionIndex
Optional. Specifies the Index of the section. If the index is not mentioned, the rowIndex will be treated in absolute terms.
Note: In Android platform, the
sectionIndex
parameter is a mandatory parameter.
animation
Optional. This parameter is used to associate an animation at given operation.
The animation parameter has three parameters:
definition
An object defined using voltmx.ui.createAnimation() API. Refer to voltmx.ui.createAnimation in the API programmers Guide for more details.
config
As defined in Animation Configuration. For more information, please see the AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
callbacks
A dictionary that represents JavaScript functions that work as animation call backs. For more information, see AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
Remarks
Note: Sections should not be counted as rows when calculating the rowIndex.
If the index is not within the limits then removeAt will be silent and doesn’t yield any result.
Animations get applied to the rows only in the visible region and ignored if the rows are in the invisible region.
You can apply specific animations to the displaced rows using the onRowDisplay method.
The widget/row model will be updated based on the animation fill modes, so that the widget/row would always show the appropriate values. Note that your app must provide rowTemplateId as an empty object in the data object of a row to update the row model.
For example, the syntax to get the label text is segment.selectedValue.label(text)
. Earlier this was written as segment.selectedValue.label.text
.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms
removeFromParent Method
This method allows you to remove a child widget from a parent widget.
Syntax
Read/Write
Yes - (Read and Write)
Example
Platform Availability
- iOS, Android , Windows, SPA, and Desktop Web
removeGestureRecognizer Method
This method allows you to remove the specified gesture recognizer for the specified widget.
Syntax
Parameters
gestureHandle - Mandatory
Specifies the handle to the gesture returned by addGestureRecognizer call.
Example
Platform Availability
- Available on all platforms except Desktop Web and Android.
removeSectionAt Method
This method allows you to remove a section at the given index within a segment.
Syntax
Parameters
sectionIndex
Specifies the Index of the section.
Index is ‘0’ based in JavaScript and should be less than “n”, where “n” is the number of existing sections within the segment. The operation is ignored if the sectionIndex is not mentioned.
animation
Optional. This parameter is used to associate an animation at given operation.
The animation parameter has three parameters:
definition
An object defined using voltmx.ui.createAnimation() API. Refer to voltmx.ui.createAnimation in the API programmers Guide for more details.
config
As defined in Animation Configuration. For more information, please see the AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
callbacks
A dictionary that represents JavaScript functions that work as animation call backs. For more information, see AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
Remarks
Animations get applied to the rows only in the visible region and ignored if the rows are in the invisible region.
You can apply specific animations to the displaced rows using the onRowDisplay method.
The widget/row model will be updated based on the animation fill modes, so that the widget/row would always show the appropriate values. Note that your app must provide rowTemplateId as an empty object in the data object of a row to update the row model.
For example, the syntax to get the label text is segment.selectedValue.label(text)
. Earlier this was written as segment.selectedValue.label.text
.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms
resetSwipeMove Method
This method is applicable only when the widgetSwipeMove Property is configured for the Segment. When you swipe a widget in a Segment widget, use the resetSwipeMove Method to reset the widget swipe to its initial state. The resetSwipeMove Method, resets the translate position to zero.
Syntax
Parameters
swipeWidget
This parameter specifies the ID of the widget on which you have specified the widgetSwipeMove Property and have performed the swipe.
context[Object]
This parameter is applicable only when the Segment has a row template or a section template. The context Object contains the following attributes:
rowIndex[Number]: This attribute specifies the row index of swipeWidget in the Segment.
sectionIndex[Number]: This attributes specifies the section index of swipeWidget in the Segment.
Limitations
Android limitation: Swipe action will no longer appear on the specified position defined in the sub-boundaries once the finger is out of the widget.
Example
Platform Availability
- Android
- iOS
- SPA
searchText Method
This method searches the data given inside the Segment widget.
Syntax
Input Parameters
config
This is an optional parameter and it has the following fields:
Field Name | Type | Default Value | Description |
updateSegment | Boolean | true | When the value of this field is true, the segment renders the search results. |
showSectionHeaderFooter | Boolean | true | When the value of this field is true, the header and footer of the segment renders along with the search results. |
searchCondition
This is a mandatory parameter. This parameter has an array of search conditions separated by an Operator. Following is an example of the parameter with two search criteria:
searchCondition: [ SearchCritera-1, Operator, SearchCritera-2, ]
Each search criteria are JS objects with the following fields:
Field Name | Type | Default Value | Description |
textToSearch | String | This is a mandatory field. It contains the text that is searched through the segment. | |
caseSensitive | Boolean | true | This is an optional field. This field specifies if the text in the textToSearch parameter should be case sensitive or not. |
searchType | Constants | SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_CONTAINS | This is an optional field. This field specifies how the text should be searched through the segment. The values that can be provided for this field is provided in the Remarks section. |
searchableWidgets | Array | Empty Array | This is an optional field. This field specifies the widgets that needs to be searched. If this field has an empty array, then all the widgets inside the segment widget is searched. |
Operator
This is an optional parameter. However, if there are more than one searchCriteria, then this parameter becomes mandatory. This parameter can have the following values:
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_OPERATOR_AND
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_OPERATOR_OR ( Default)
Return Values
Returns an array of index values of the segment. The first index value is the sectionIndex and the second index value is the rowIndex of the data. Following is the sample of the output:
[ [ 0 ,5 ] ,[ 0 ,6 ] ,[ 0 ,7 ] ,[ 0 ,8 ] ,[ 1 ,5 ] ,[ 1 ,6 ] ,[ 1 ,7 ] ,[ 1 ,8 ] ]
Remarks
The different search types are:
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_CONTAINS
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_ENDSWITH
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_STARTSWITH
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_NOT_CONTAINS
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_NOT_ENDSWITH
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_NOT_STARTSWITH
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_GREATER
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_GREATER_EQUAL
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_LESSER
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_LESSER_EQUAL
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_EQUAL
- constants.SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_NOT_EQUAL
Note: 1.If a non-numerical searchText does not yield results using the given searchCriteria(such as greater, greatedEqual, etc.) , the searchCriteria performs the search as SEGUI_SEARCH_CRITERIA_CONTAINS by default.
2. Following is the list of supported widgets for the searchableWidgets field: Label, TextBox, TextArea, Button and Calendar.
Example
Platform Availability
- Android
- iOS
- SPA
setAnimations Method
This method is used to associate animations to the rows at each operation.
Syntax
Parameters
animationConfig
The animation definitions to be associated with the row.
Return Values
None
Remarks
The animationConfig parameter is an animation definition consisting of two arguments: visible preserve”>var var invisible. The visible argument contains animation definition, callback, and configuration to be applied when a row is being brought to the visible canvas. The invisible argument contains animation definition, callback, and configuration to be applied when a row is being moved out of the visible canvas.
The visible animations set using the setAnimations method are not invoked when the onRowDisplay method is used to define animations for elements.
When visible animation is set and segment is scrolled, because of which a row is brought to the visible region with the visible animation applied and the end state of visible animation is reflected on the row. This overrides the animation state set by the add/remove/set operations.
In Android and iOS platforms, the setAnimations method is not applicable for the AutoGrow Segment.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms except on Windows.
setBadge Method
This method enables you to set the badge value to the given widget at the upper, right corner of the widget.
Syntax
Parameters
badgeText [String] - Mandatory
Specifies the Text value that appears within the badge. If the length of the badgeText is greater than 1, the badge is a rounded rectangle. For example, if you specify the text of the badge as 88, the number appears in a rounded rectangular badge. If the length of the badge text is 1, the badge is always a circle. The badge can occupy up to 70% of the width of the parent widget. For example, on a button with a width of 100 pixels, a badge with about 100 characters will occupy only 70 pixels of the button width. The badge text is truncated and shows about 30 characters followed by three dots.
skin [String] - Optional
The parameter specifies the background color for the badge. The default color is red.
Return Values
None
Exceptions
Error
Remarks
The color for the badge can be defined using a skin. The default color for the badge is red with white lettering.
If you pass an empty string as a parameter, the badge applied to the widget is cleared.
A Badge can be applied only to the FlexContainer Widget. To apply badge to other widgets, place the corresponding widget inside the FlexContainer, then apply Badge to the FlexContainer Widget. Also make sure that the clipBounds property of the FlexContainer are set to false.
If the badge value is a single character (a character or a number), the badge shape is a circle.
If the badge value contains multiple characters, the badge shape is a rectangle with rounded corners and borders.
The badge can occupy a maximum of 70% width of the parent widget (widget on which badge is applied). For example, on a button with a width of 100 pixels, a badge with about 100 characters will occupy only 70 pixels of the button width. The badge value is truncated and about 30 characters followed by three dots.
When a badge is set, the widgets are re-arranged to accommodate the badge.
For iOS platform, this method is applicable on Box, Label, and Image widgets only.
For Android platform, this method is applicable on Button and Image widgets only.
Example
Platform Availability
- iOS
For more information about the badge APIs refer the API Reference Document.
setData Method
This method allows you to set new data to the segment.
Syntax
Parameters
data
Specifies an array to represent data as key value pairs. The format of the array of data is explained in data property of segment basic properties.
animation
Optional. This parameter is used to associate an animation at given operation.
The animation parameter has three parameters:
definition
An object defined using voltmx.ui.createAnimation() API. Refer to voltmx.ui.createAnimation in the API programmers Guide for more details.
config
As defined in Animation Configuration. For more information, please see the AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
callbacks
A dictionary that represents JavaScript functions that work as animation call backs. For more information, see AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
Remarks
When you set new data, the existing data will be replaced with the new data. If the segment has no data, the new data is placed in the segment.
Updating a widget’s data using the setData method as part of its own callbacks in a segment row’s context results undefined behaviour.
Animations get applied to the rows only in the visible region and ignored if the rows are in the invisible region.
You can apply specific animations to the displaced rows using the onRowDisplay method.
The widget/row model will be updated based on the animation fill modes, so that the widget/row would always show the appropriate values. Note that your app must provide rowTemplateId as an empty object in the data object of a row to update the row model.
For example, the syntax to get the label text is segment.selectedValue.label(text)
. Earlier this was written as segment.selectedValue.label.text
.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms
setDataAt Method
Allows you to set data or modify an existing data of a row or within a section.
Syntax
Parameters
data
Specifies the JSObject to represent data as key value pairs. The format of the array of data is explained in data property of segment basic properties. Rowdata can have the standard template key to indicate a new template for this row. However it is developer responsibility to ensure widgetDataMap covers the widgets present in the new template.
rowIndex
Specifies the Index of the row within the section if the sectionIndex is mentioned. If the sectionIndex is not mentioed, the rowIndex is treated in absolute terms independent of sections.
Note: Sections should not be counted as rows when calculating the rowIndex.
Index is ‘0’ based in JavaScript and should be less than “n”, where “n” is the number of existing rows within the section if sectionIndex is mentioned. If the sectionIndex is not mentioned “n” is the total number of rows in a segment.
If the rowIndex mentioned is not within the limits then no action takes place.
sectionIndex
Optional. Specifies the Index of the section. If the index is not mentioned, the rowIndex will be treated in absolute terms.
Note: In Android platform, the
sectionIndex
parameter is a mandatory parameter.
animation
Optional. This parameter is used to associate an animation at given operation.
The animation parameter has three parameters:
definition
An object defined using voltmx.ui.createAnimation() API. Refer to voltmx.ui.createAnimation in the API programmers Guide for more details.
config
As defined in Animation Configuration. For more information on animation configuration, please see the AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
callbacks
A dictionary that represents JavaScript functions that work as animation call backs. For more information, see AnimationConfiguration
object documentation in the API Developer’s Guide.
Remarks
The existing data of the row will be replaced with the new set. In case the index is not valid and not falling in range 0 <= index <= N, where N is the total number of records then the operation is ignored.
Animations get applied to the rows only in the visible region and ignored if the rows are in the invisible region.
You can apply specific animations on the displaced rows using the onRowDisplay method.
The widget/row model will be updated based on the animation fill modes, so that the widget/row would always show the appropriate values. Note that your app must provide rowTemplateId as an empty object in the data object of a row to update the row model.
For example, the syntax to get the label text is segment.selectedValue.label(text)
. Earlier this was written as segment.selectedValue.label.text
.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms
setEnabled Method
This method specifies the widget that must be enabled or disabled.
Syntax
Parameters
enabled
[Boolean] - Mandatory
true -Indicates widget is enabled.
false - Indicates widget is disabled.
Return Values
None
Exceptions
Error
Remarks
Browser widget does not support this method in SPA.
This method is not applicable in Map widget.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms except SPA.
setFocus Method
This method specifies the widget on which there must be focus.
Default : true
Syntax
Parameters
focus [Boolean]- Mandatory
true -Indicates focus is set on a widget.
false - Indicates focus is not set on a widget.
Return Values
None
Exceptions
Error
Remarks
You should not call this method in preShow of a form as it is not respected by all platforms. In android platform, this method is not respected in preShow of a form. You can give focus to a particular widget only after it is rendered on the screen, hence it should be called in postShow of a form.
This method is not applicable in Form widget.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms.
setOnPeek Method
This method sets and overrides the existing onPeekCallback for the widget.
Syntax
Parameters
onPeekCallback
A callback function that is invoked when the user slightly presses (soft press) the widget.
Callback Syntax
onPeekCallback(widget)
Callback Parameters
widget
A widget reference that is registered for peek and pop.
Callback Return Values
PreviewInfoTable. See the Remarks section for a description of this table.
Callback Example
Return Values
None.
Remarks
A PreviewInfoTable has the following format.
Name: peekForm
Description: The form reference that will be displayed as preview. If an invalid form reference is given, the preview will not be shown.
Type: form reference
Name: focusRect (Optional)
Description: An array representing a rectangle in widgets view coordinates. If provided, this rectangle will be focused while its surrounding area will be blurred, indicating a preview is available for the widget. If not provided, entire view area of the widget will be focused. If either the width or height is zero, the widget’s view width/height is used. The values are supported in percentage(with regard to widget bounds), dp, or pixels. The values are strings. If a string value is given without any format specifier, it defaults to dp. If an array of numbers is given, it is assumed they are dp values.
Type:Array [x, y, width, height]
Example: [“0dp”, “0dp”, “200dp”, “300dp”], [“10%”, “10%”, “75%”, “50%”], [“10px”, “10px”, “200px”, “480px”]
Name:contentSize (Optional)
Description:An array representing the preferred content size of the preview. This allows the user to adjust the preferred width/height dimensions of the preview. If not provided, the preview is shown with default values. If either the width or height is zero, the default preview width/height is used. It is recommended that one of the width/height values be zero for proper adjustment of the other value. For example, if width = 0, the height is adjustable and vice versa. Providing positive values simultaneously for both width and height will result in distorted appearance of preview. The values are supported in dp, pixels, and percentage(with regard to screen bounds). The actual width/height of the preview may vary slightly due to resizing per aspect ratio. The values are strings. If a string value is given without any format specifier, it defaults to dp. If array of numbers is given, it is assumed they are dp values.
Type:Array [width, height]
Example: [“0dp”, “100dp”], [“100%”, “0%”], [“0px”, “240px”]
Example of a PreviewInfoTable:
Example
Platform Availability
- iOS 9.0 and later
setOnPop Method
This method overrides the existing onPopCallback for the widget.
Syntax
Parameters
onPopCallback
A callback function that is invoked when the user slightly presses (soft press) the widget.
Callback Syntax
onPopCallback(widget,peekForm)
Callback Parameters
widget
A widget reference that is registered for peek and pop.
peekForm
A form reference that is displayed as preview/peek.
Callback Return Values
A form reference.
Callback Remarks
Use this callback to set the content for pop. The form handle returned by this callback is used for pop content. In general, the form that is used for preview is used for pop content also. If the pop callback is not implemented, peek disappears and the app returns to its previous state.
Callback Example
Return Values
None.
Example
Platform Availability
- iOS 9.0 and later
setSectionAt Method
This method allows you to set or modify a section with rows to the segment.
Syntax
Parameters
arrayofdata
Specifies an array that represents the section data as key value pairs. The format of the array of data is explained in data property of segment basic properties. Sections and its rows can have standard template key to indicate a new template for this added row. However it is developer responsibility to ensure widgetdatamap covers the widgets represent in the new template.
sectionIndex
Specifies the Index of the section.
Index is ‘0’ based in JavaScript and should be less than “N”, where “N” is the number of existing sections within the segmentedUI widget. If not. setSectionAt will be silent and does not yield any results.
Remarks
When you set new data, the existing data will be replaced with the new data. If the segment has no data, the new data is placed in the segment.
Animations get applied to the rows only in the visible region and ignored if the rows are in the invisible region.
You can apply specific animations to the displaced rows using the onRowDisplay method.
The widget/row model will be updated based on the animation fill modes, so that the widget/row would always show the appropriate values. Note that your app must provide rowTemplateId as an empty object in the data object of a row to update the row model.
For example, the syntax to get the label text is segment.selectedValue.label(text)
. Earlier this was written as segment.selectedValue.label.text
.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms
setVisibility Method
Use this method to set the visibility of the widget.
Default : true
Syntax
Parameters
visible
[Boolean] - Mandatory
true -Indicates visibility is true.
false - Indicates visibility is false.
animationConfig
[JSObject] - Optional. The parameter specifies the animation configuration of the object. This is not supported in SPA and Desktop Web platforms.
Following are the parameters of the JSObject:
animEffect
Optional. The parameter specifies the animation effect. Following are the available options of animation effect:
- constants.ANIMATION_EFFECT_EXPAND: This is applicable when the visibility is turned on. Specifies the widget must expand gradually by increasing the height of the widget.
- constants.ANIMATION_EFFECT_COLLAPSE: This is applicable when the visibility is turned off. Specifies the widget must collapse gradually by decreasing the height of the widget.
- constants.ANIMATION_EFFECT_REVEAL: This is applicable when the visibility is turned on. Specifies the widget must appear gradually by decreasing the transparency of the widget.
- constants.ANIMATION_EFFECT_FADE: This is applicable when the visibility is turned off. Specifies the widget must disappear gradually by increasing the transparency of the widget.
- constants.ANIMATION_EFFECT_NONE: This is the default option. Specifies animation should not be applied to the widget. However the layout animations are applied on the Form.
animDuration
Optional. The parameter specifies the duration of the animation effect in seconds. The default value is 1 second. The negative values are ignored and defaulted to 1 second.
animDelay
Optional. This parameter specifies the delay of the animation effect in seconds. The default value is 0 second. The negative values are ignored and defaulted to 0 second.
animCurve
Optional. The parameter specifies the animation curve to be applied while playing the animation. An animation curve defines the speed of the animations at different intervals of the animation duration. Following are the available options of animation curve:
- constants.ANIMATION_CURVE_EASEIN: Specifies the animation effect to start slow in the beginning.
- constants.ANIMATION_CURVE_EASEOUT: Specifies the animation effect to slowdown towards the end.
- constants.ANIMATION_CURVE_EASEINOUT: Specifies the animation effect to start slow and slowdown towards the end.
- constants.ANIMATION_CURVE_LINEAR: This is the default value. Specifies the animation effect to continue with the same speed from start to end.
animCallBacks - Optional
It is a JS dictionary containing the events invoked by the platform during the animation life cycle. Following are the available events:
- animStarted: Invoked at the beginning of the animation without any parameters. Following is the Syntax of the event: function animStarted()
- animEnded: Invoked at the end of the animation without any parameters. Following is the Syntax of the event: function animEnded()
Return Values
None
Exceptions
Error
Remarks
This method is not applicable on Form, Popup, and Alert. It is also not applicable if the widget is placed in a Segment. When the widget is placed in a Segment, the default Visibility is set to true. If you want to change the value to false, you can do so by using Segment methods.
Passing an invalid type other than the above events lead to run time exceptions/ crashes.
This method is not supported on the widgets FlexForm, FlexContainer, and FlexScrollContainer.
Example
Platform Availability
Available on all platforms.
unregisterForPeekandPop Method
This method unregisters a widget from 3D Touch peek and pop gestures.
Syntax
Parameters
None.
Return Values
None.
Example
Platform Availability
- iOS 9.0 and later