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Class YAHOO.widget.Dialog - extends YAHOO.widget.Panel

Known Subclasses:
YAHOO.widget.SimpleDialog
Dialog is an implementation of Panel that can be used to submit form data. Built-in functionality for buttons with event handlers is included, and button sets can be build dynamically, or the preincluded ones for Submit/Cancel and OK/Cancel can be utilized. Forms can be processed in 3 ways -- via an asynchronous Connection utility call, a simple form POST or GET, or manually.

Constructor

YAHOO.widget.Dialog ( el , userConfig )
Parameters:
el <String> The element ID representing the Dialog OR
el <HTMLElement> The element representing the Dialog
userConfig <Object> The configuration object literal containing the configuration that should be set for this Dialog. See configuration documentation for more details.

Properties

callback - Object

The internally maintained callback object for use with the Connection utility

callback.argument - Object

The arbitraty argument or arguments to pass to the Connection callback functions

callback.failure - Function

The function to execute upon failure of the Connection submission

callback.success - Function

The function to execute upon success of the Connection submission

YAHOO.widget.Dialog.CSS_DIALOG - static final String

Constant representing the default CSS class used for a Dialog

Properties inherited from YAHOO.widget.Panel:

Properties inherited from YAHOO.widget.Module:

body, browser, cfg, contructor, element, footer, header, id, imageRoot, isSecure, platform

Properties inherited from YAHOO.widget.Overlay:

YAHOO.widget.Overlay._initialized

Methods

blurButtons

void blurButtons ( )
Blurs all the html buttons
Returns: void

cancel

void cancel ( )
Executes the cancel of the Dialog followed by a hide.
Returns: void

configButtons

void configButtons ( type , args , obj )
The default event handler for the "buttons" configuration property
Parameters:
type <String> The CustomEvent type (usually the property name)
args <Object[]> The CustomEvent arguments. For configuration handlers, args[0] will equal the newly applied value for the property.
obj <Object> The scope object. For configuration handlers, this will usually equal the owner.
Returns: void

doSubmit

void doSubmit ( )
Performs the submission of the Dialog form depending on the value of "postmethod" property.
Returns: void

focusDefaultButton

void focusDefaultButton ( )
Sets the focus to the button that is designated as the default. By default, his handler is executed when the show event is fired.
Returns: void

focusFirst

void focusFirst ( )
The default event handler used to focus the first field of the form when the Dialog is shown.
Returns: void

focusFirstButton

void focusFirstButton ( )
Sets the focus to the first button in the button list
Returns: void

focusLast

void focusLast ( )
Sets the focus to the last button in the button or form element in the Dialog
Returns: void

focusLastButton

void focusLastButton ( )
Sets the focus to the first button in the button list
Returns: void

getData

Object getData ( )
Returns a JSON-compatible data structure representing the data currently contained in the form.
Returns: Object
A JSON object reprsenting the data of the current form.

init

void init ( el , userConfig )
The Dialog initialization method, which is executed for Dialog and all of its subclasses. This method is automatically called by the constructor, and sets up all DOM references for pre-existing markup, and creates required markup if it is not already present.
Parameters:
el <String> The element ID representing the Dialog OR
el <HTMLElement> The element representing the Dialog
userConfig <Object> The configuration object literal containing the configuration that should be set for this Dialog. See configuration documentation for more details.
Returns: void

initDefaultConfig

void initDefaultConfig ( )
Initializes the class's configurable properties which can be changed using the Dialog's Config object (cfg).
Returns: void

initEvents

void initEvents ( )
Initializes the custom events for Dialog which are fired automatically at appropriate times by the Dialog class.
Returns: void

registerForm

void registerForm ( )
Prepares the Dialog's internal FORM object, creating one if one is not currently present.
Returns: void

submit

void submit ( )
Executes a submit of the Dialog followed by a hide, if validation is successful.
Returns: void

toString

String toString ( )
Returns a string representation of the object.
Returns: String
The string representation of the Dialog

validate

void validate ( )
Built-in function hook for writing a validation function that will be checked for a "true" value prior to a submit. This function, as implemented by default, always returns true, so it should be overridden if validation is necessary.
Returns: void

Methods inherited from YAHOO.widget.Panel:

buildMask, buildWrapper, configClose, configDraggable, configHeight, configKeyListeners, configModal, configUnderlay, configWidth, configzIndex, hideMask, init, initDefaultConfig, initEvents, onDomResize, registerDragDrop, removeMask, render, showMask, sizeMask, sizeUnderlay, toString

Methods inherited from YAHOO.widget.Module:

appendToBody, appendToFooter, appendToHeader, configMonitorResize, configVisible, destroy, hide, init, initDefaultConfig, initEvents, initResizeMonitor, onDomResize, render, setBody, setFooter, setHeader, show, toString

Methods inherited from YAHOO.widget.Overlay:

align, center, configConstrainToViewport, configContext, configFixedCenter, configHeight, configIframe, configVisible, configWidth, configX, configXY, configY, configzIndex, destroy, doCenterOnDOMEvent, enforceConstraints, hideIframe, hideMacGeckoScrollbars, init, initDefaultConfig, initEvents, moveTo, onDomResize, showIframe, showMacGeckoScrollbars, syncPosition, toString

Events

asyncSubmitEvent

asyncSubmitEvent ( )
CustomEvent fired prior to asynchronous submission

beforeSumitEvent

beforeSumitEvent ( )
CustomEvent fired prior to submission

cancelEvent

cancelEvent ( )
CustomEvent fired after cancel

formSubmitEvent

formSubmitEvent ( )
CustomEvent fired prior to form-based submission

manualSubmitEvent

manualSubmitEvent ( )
CustomEvent fired prior to manual submission

submitEvent

submitEvent ( )
CustomEvent fired after submission

Events inherited from YAHOO.widget.Panel:

dragEvent, hideMaskEvent, showMaskEvent

Events inherited from YAHOO.widget.Module:

appendEvent, beforeHideEvent, beforeInitEvent, beforeRenderEvent, beforeShowEvent, changeBodyEvent, changeContentEvent, changeFooterEvent, changeHeaderEvent, destroyEvent, hideEvent, initEvent, renderEvent, showEvent

Events inherited from YAHOO.widget.Overlay:

beforeMoveEvent, moveEvent, YAHOO.widget.Overlay.windowResizeEvent, YAHOO.widget.Overlay.windowScrollEvent

Configuration Attributes

buttons - Object[]

Object literal(s) defining the buttons for the Dialog's footer.
Default Value: "none"

postmethod - String

The method to use for posting the Dialog's form. Possible values are "async", "form", and "manual".
Default Value: async

Configuration attributes inherited from YAHOO.widget.Panel:

close, draggable, keylisteners, modal, underlay

Configuration attributes inherited from YAHOO.widget.Module:

effect, monitorresize, visible

Configuration attributes inherited from YAHOO.widget.Overlay:

constraintoviewport, context, fixedcenter, height, iframe, width, x, xy, y, zIndex

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