CreateDashboardExtension Class

A Web Dashboard extension that allows you to create a new dashboard.

Declaration

export class CreateDashboardExtension implements IExtension

Remarks

When registered, the CreateDashboardExtension adds the “New…” item to the dashboard menu.

To get access to the CreateDashboardExtension settings, call the control’s findExtension(extensionName) method and pass the extension’s name as a parameter.

var ext = dashboardControl.findExtension('createDashboard');

To remove this item from the menu, call the unregisterExtension(extensionNames) method and pass the extension’s unique name as a parameter:

dashboardControl.unregisterExtension('createDashboard');

You can also call the control’s option method to change the extension options.

Implements

IExtension

constructor(dashboardControl)

Initializes a new instance of the CreateDashboardExtension class.

Declaration

constructor(
    dashboardControl: DevExpress.Dashboard.DashboardControl
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
dashboardControl	DashboardControl	A Web Dashboard control that owns the extension.

Properties

name Property

Specifies the unique extension name.

Declaration

name: string

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The unique extension name. The return value is createDashboard.

Remarks

Use the createDashboard name in the following cases:

• Call the DashboardControl.findExtension method and pass the extension name as a parameter to access the extension.
• Call the control’s option method to change the extension options.

Warning

Do not change the unique name of the extension registered in the Web Dashboard to avoid exceptions.

showCreateNewDashboard Property

Opens the “New…” dashboard menu page.

Declaration

showCreateNewDashboard: () => void

Property Value

Type
() => void

Remarks

Note that the dashboard menu is available if Web Dashboard operates in the designer mode.

Methods

performCreateDashboard(dashboardName, dashboardJson) Method

Creates a new dashboard with a specified name and JSON model.

Declaration

performCreateDashboard(
    dashboardName: string,
    dashboardJson: string
): JQueryPromise<void>

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
dashboardName	string	The name of the created dashboard.
dashboardJson	string	A dashboard model encoded in the JSON format.

Returns

Type	Description
JQueryPromise<void>	A JQuery Promise object that is resolved after the action is completed.

Remarks

The following code creates a copy of the opened dashboard with the New Dashboard name:

var extCreateDashboard = dashboardControl.findExtension("createDashboard");
var dashboardName = "New Dashboard";
extCreateDashboard.performCreateDashboard(dashboardName, dashboardControl.dashboard().getJSON());

To create a new dashboard, pass an empty model as a parameter:

extCreateDashboard.performCreateDashboard(dashboardName, new DevExpress.Dashboard.Model.Dashboard({}));

start Method

Registers the CreateDashboardExtension extension.

Declaration

start(): void

stop Method

Contains code that is executed when you unregister the dashboard extension.

Declaration

stop(): void