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  • TextBoxItemEditorExtension Class

    A Web Dashboard extension that allows you to edit Text Box item content.

    Declaration

    export class TextBoxItemEditorExtension extends DisposableObject implements ISupportOptionExtension<TextBoxItemEditorExtensionOptions>

    Remarks

    The following topic shows how to enable Text Editor functionality on different platforms: Enable Text Editor Functionality.

    When registered, TextBoxItemEditorExtension adds the Edit Text button that invokes the Rich Text Editor (RichEdit). The button is available in two locations:

    The dashboard item’s Options menu
    text-box-item-editor-options-menu
    The data item’s menu
    text-box-item-editor-data-item-menu

    To configure and customize the extension, refer to the TextBoxItemEditorExtensionOptions class that contains options of the Text Box extension.

    See the following topic for information on how to use the DashboardControl’s client-side API: Extensions Overview.

    Implements

    ISupportOptionExtension

    Inherited Members

    Inheritance

    DisposableObject
    TextBoxItemEditorExtension

    constructor(dashboardControl)

    Initializes a new instance of the TextBoxItemEditorExtension class with specified settings.

    Declaration

    constructor(
        dashboardControl: DevExpress.Dashboard.DashboardControl,
        options?: TextBoxItemEditorExtensionOptions
    )

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    dashboardControl DashboardControl

    A Web Dashboard control that owns the extension.

    options TextBoxItemEditorExtensionOptions

    Options of the underlying RichEdit widget used in the Text Box dashboard item.

    Properties

    name Property

    Specifies the unique extension name.

    Declaration

    name: string

    Property Value

    Type Description
    string

    The unique extension name. The return value is ‘textBoxItemEditor’.

    Remarks

    Warning

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

    off Property

    Unsubscribes from TextBoxItemEditorExtension events.

    Declaration

    off: DevExpress.Dashboard.Internal.EventSubscriber<TextBoxItemEditorExtensionEvents>

    Property Value

    Type Description
    EventSubscriber<TextBoxItemEditorExtensionEvents>

    An event subscription.

    on Property

    Subscribes to TextBoxItemEditorExtension events.

    Declaration

    on: DevExpress.Dashboard.Internal.EventSubscriber<TextBoxItemEditorExtensionEvents>

    Property Value

    Type Description
    EventSubscriber<TextBoxItemEditorExtensionEvents>

    An event subscription.

    Remarks

    The extension’s on and off methods help you subscribe to and unsubscribe from events.

    Methods

    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