DashboardItemMenuExtension Class
A Web Dashboard extension that is a dashboard item menu.
Declaration
export class DashboardItemMenuExtension extends DisposableObject
Remarks
To get access to the DashboardItemMenuExtension
settings, call the control’s findExtension(extensionName) method and pass the extension’s name as a parameter.
var ext = dashboardControl.findExtension('item-menu');
Note
Use the itemMenu
name in your applications so you can change the extension options when calling the control’s option method. Before v20.2 the extension name was item-menu
. You can use the old name only in the DashboardControl.findExtension method.
Implements
Inherited Members
Inheritance
constructor(dashboardControl)
Initializes a new instance of the DashboardItemMenuExtension
class.
Declaration
constructor(
dashboardControl: 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 |
Remarks
Use the itemMenu
name in your applications so you can change the extension options when calling the control’s option method. Before v20.2 the extension name was item-menu
. You can use the old name only in the DashboardControl.findExtension method.
Warning
Do not change the unique name of the extension registered in the Web Dashboard to avoid exceptions.
Methods
menuItemClick(menuItemId) Method
Clicks the specified menu item in the dashboard item menu.
Declaration
menuItemClick(
menuItemId: string
): void
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
menuItemId | string | A string value that is the menu item id. |
processKeyEvent(keyEventType, eventArgs) Method
Allows you to process which key was pressed.
Declaration
processKeyEvent(
keyEventType: KeyEventType,
eventArgs: JQueryKeyEventObject
): boolean
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
keyEventType | KeyEventType | The KeyEventType object that identifies a user interaction with the keyboard. |
eventArgs | JQueryKeyEventObject | A JQueryKeyEventObject object that identifies a key. |
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
boolean | true, if a key used to open the dashboard item menu; otherwise, false. |
start Method
Contains code that is executed when you register the dashboard extension.
Declaration
start(): void
stop Method
Contains code that is executed when you unregister the dashboard extension.
Declaration
stop(): void