jsx3.html

class Tag

Object

->jsx3.lang.Object

->jsx3.html.Tag

Direct Known Subclasses:

jsx3.html.BlockTag, jsx3.html.Text, jsx3.vector.Fill, jsx3.vector.Stroke

class Tag
extends jsx3.lang.Object

Represents an HTML element. Provides an object oriented way of painting to screen.

This class is available only when the Charting add-in is enabled.

Constructor Summary
void	init(strTagNS : String, strTagName : String) The instance initializer.

Method Summary
void	appendChild(child : jsx3.html.Tag) Sdds a child to the list of this tag's children; may be vetoed by onAppendChild().
Array<jsx3.html.Tag>	getChildren() Returns the children tags.
String	getClassName() Returns the cssClass field.
String	getClassName() Returns the cssClass field.
jsx3.html.Tag	getFirstChildOfType(type : String \| Function) Returns the first child tag of type type.
String	getId() Returns the id field.
jsx3.html.Tag	getParent() Returns the parent tag.
String	getProperty(strName : String) Returns an attribute of this HTML element.
String	getStyle(strName : String) Returns a style of this HTML element.
String	getTagNS() Returns the namespace of this HTML element.
String	getTagName() Returns the name of this HTML element, such as "table" or "div".
protected boolean	onAppendChild(child : jsx3.html.Tag) Called before appending a child.
protected boolean	onRemoveChild(child : jsx3.html.Tag) Called before removing a child.
String	paint() Serializes this HTML element to an HTML string using various overridable methods in this class.
HTMLElement	paintDom() Prepares this HTML element for insertion into the live browser DOM and returns the underlying native HTML element.
protected void	paintUpdate() This method is called on each HTML tag before it is painted to screen.
void	release() Releases all bi-directional references between this instance and its children.
void	removeChild(child : jsx3.html.Tag) Removes a child from the list of this tag's children; may be vetoed by onRemoveChild().
void	removeChildren() Removes all the children of this tag.
void	removeProperty(strName : String...) Removes any number of properties from this HTML element.
void	removeStyle(strName : String...) Removes any number of styles from this HTML element.
void	replaceChild(child : jsx3.html.Tag, oldChild : jsx3.html.Tag) Replaces a child of this tag.
void	setClassName(cssClass : String) Sets the cssClass field, the HTML 'class' attribute.
void	setClassName(cssClass : String) Sets the cssClass field, the HTML 'class' attribute.
void	setExtraStyles(extraStyles : String) Sets the extraStyles field, this string is prepended as-is to the generated value for the style attribute of the tag.
void	setId(id : String) Sets the id field.
void	setProperty(strName : String, strValue : String) Sets an attribute of this HTML element.
void	setStyle(strName : String, strValue : String) Sets a style of this HTML element.
String	toString()

Methods Inherited From jsx3.lang.Object
clone, equals, eval, getClass, getInstanceOf, getInstanceOfClass, getInstanceOfPackage, instanceOf, isInstanceOf, isSubclassOf, jsxmix, jsxsuper, jsxsupermix, setInstanceOf

Constructor Detail

init

void init(strTagNS : String, strTagName : String)

The instance initializer.

Parameters:

strTagNS –

strTagName –

Method Detail

appendChild

void appendChild(child : jsx3.html.Tag)

Sdds a child to the list of this tag's children; may be vetoed by onAppendChild().

Parameters:

child – the child to add, must not already have a parent

getChildren

Array<jsx3.html.Tag> getChildren()

Returns the children tags.

Returns:

children

getClassName

String getClassName()

Returns the cssClass field.

Returns:

cssClass

getClassName

String getClassName()

Returns the cssClass field.

Returns:

cssClass

getFirstChildOfType

jsx3.html.Tag getFirstChildOfType(type : String | Function)

Returns the first child tag of type type.

Parameters:

type – the fully-qualified class name or the class constructor function.

Returns:

getId

String getId()

Returns the id field.

Returns:

getParent

jsx3.html.Tag getParent()

Returns the parent tag.

Returns:

parent

getProperty

String getProperty(strName : String)

Returns an attribute of this HTML element.

Parameters:

strName – the name of the attribute.

Returns:

the value of the attribute.

getStyle

String getStyle(strName : String)

Returns a style of this HTML element.

Parameters:

strName – the name of the style.

Returns:

the value of the style.

getTagNS

String getTagNS()

Returns the namespace of this HTML element.

Returns:

the tag name

getTagName

String getTagName()

Returns the name of this HTML element, such as "table" or "div".

Returns:

the tag name

onAppendChild

protected boolean onAppendChild(child : jsx3.html.Tag)

Called before appending a child.

Parameters:

child –

Returns:

true to allow the append, false to veto.

onRemoveChild

protected boolean onRemoveChild(child : jsx3.html.Tag)

Called before removing a child.

Parameters:

child –

Returns:

true to allow the removal, false to veto.

paint

String paint()

Serializes this HTML element to an HTML string using various overridable methods in this class. This method is only available in the VML version of this class.

Returns:

this tag serialized to HTML.

paintDom

HTMLElement paintDom()

Prepares this HTML element for insertion into the live browser DOM and returns the underlying native HTML element. This method is only available in the SVG version of this class.

Returns:

the native browser html element.

paintUpdate

protected void paintUpdate()

This method is called on each HTML tag before it is painted to screen. Methods in subclasses of this class that override this method should begin with a call to jsxsuper().

release

void release()

Releases all bi-directional references between this instance and its children.

removeChild

void removeChild(child : jsx3.html.Tag)

Removes a child from the list of this tag's children; may be vetoed by onRemoveChild().

Parameters:

child – the child to remove, must exist in the list of children

removeChildren

void removeChildren()

Removes all the children of this tag.

removeProperty

void removeProperty(strName : String...)

Removes any number of properties from this HTML element.

Parameters:

strName – the names of the attributes.

removeStyle

void removeStyle(strName : String...)

Removes any number of styles from this HTML element.

Parameters:

strName – the names of the styles.

replaceChild

void replaceChild(child : jsx3.html.Tag, oldChild : jsx3.html.Tag)

Replaces a child of this tag.

Parameters:

child – the new child.

oldChild – the child to replace.

setClassName

void setClassName(cssClass : String)

Sets the cssClass field, the HTML 'class' attribute.

Parameters:

cssClass – the new value for cssClass

setClassName

void setClassName(cssClass : String)

Sets the cssClass field, the HTML 'class' attribute.

Parameters:

cssClass – the new value for cssClass

setExtraStyles

void setExtraStyles(extraStyles : String)

Sets the extraStyles field, this string is prepended as-is to the generated value for the style attribute of the tag.

Parameters:

extraStyles – the new value for extraStyles

setId

void setId(id : String)

Sets the id field.

Parameters:

id – the new value for id

setProperty

void setProperty(strName : String, strValue : String)

Sets an attribute of this HTML element. This method may be called with a variable number of arguments, which are interpreted as name/value pairs, i.e.: tag.setProperty(n1, p1, n2, p2);.

Parameters:

strName – the name of the attribute.

strValue – the value of the attribute. If null, the attribute is removed.

setStyle

void setStyle(strName : String, strValue : String)

Sets a style of this HTML element. This method may be called with a variable number of arguments, which are interpreted as name/value pairs, i.e.: tag.setStyle(n1, s1, n2, s2);.

Parameters:

strName – the name of the style.

strValue – the value of the style.

toString

String toString()

Returns:

Overrides:

toString in jsx3.lang.Object