Class YAHOO.widget.Module
Module is a JavaScript representation of the Standard Module Format.
Standard Module Format is a simple standard for markup containers where
child nodes representing the header, body, and footer of the content are
denoted using the CSS classes "hd", "bd", and "ft" respectively.
Module is the base class for all other classes in the YUI
Container package.
YAHOO.widget.Module
(
el
,
userConfig
)
- Parameters:
-
el
<String>
The element ID representing the Module OR
-
el
<HTMLElement>
The element representing the Module
-
userConfig
<Object>
The configuration Object literal containing
the configuration that should be set for this module. See configuration
documentation for more details.
body
- HTMLElement
The body element, denoted with CSS class "bd"
String representing the user-agent of the browser
Deprecated: Use YAHOO.env.ua
cfg
- YAHOO.util.Config
The Module's Config object used for monitoring
configuration properties.
The class's constructor function
Constant representing the Module's configuration properties
The main module element that contains the header, body, and footer
EVENT_TYPES
- private final Object
Constant representing the name of the Module's events
footer
- HTMLElement
The footer element, denoted with CSS class "ft"
header
- HTMLElement
The header element, denoted with CSS class "hd"
A string representing the root path for all images created by
a Module instance.
Deprecated: It is recommend that any images for a Module be applied
via CSS using the "background-image" property.
Boolean representing whether or not the current browsing context is
secure (https)
String representing the current user-agent platform
Constant representing the module body
Constant representing the module footer
Constant representing the module header
Constant for the default CSS class name that represents a Module
Constant representing the prefix path to use for non-secure images
Constant representing the prefix path to use for securely served images
Constant representing the url for the "src" attribute of the iframe
used to monitor changes to the browser's base font size
void
appendToBody
(
element
)
Appends the passed element to the body. If no body is present, one
will be automatically created.
- Parameters:
-
element <HTMLElement>
The element to append to the body
- Returns:
void
void
appendToFooter
(
element
)
Appends the passed element to the footer. If no footer is present,
one will be automatically created.
- Parameters:
-
element <HTMLElement>
The element to append to the footer
- Returns:
void
void
appendToHeader
(
element
)
Appends the passed element to the header. If no header is present,
one will be automatically created.
- Parameters:
-
element <HTMLElement>
The element to append to the header
- Returns:
void
void
configMonitorResize
(
type
,
args
,
obj
)
Default event handler for the "monitorresize" 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
void
configVisible
(
type
,
args
,
obj
)
Default event handler for changing the visibility property of a
Module. By default, this is achieved by switching the "display" style
between "block" and "none".
This method is responsible for firing showEvent and hideEvent.
- 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
void
destroy
(
)
Removes the Module element from the DOM and sets all child elements
to null.
void
hide
(
)
Hides the Module element by setting the visible configuration
property to false. Also fires two events: beforeHideEvent prior to
the visibility change, and hideEvent after.
void
init
(
el
,
userConfig
)
The Module class's initialization method, which is executed for
Module 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 Module OR
-
el <HTMLElement>
The element representing the Module
-
userConfig <Object>
The configuration Object literal
containing the configuration that should be set for this module.
See configuration documentation for more details.
- Returns:
void
void
initDefaultConfig
(
)
Initializes the custom events for Module which are fired
automatically at appropriate times by the Module class.
void
initEvents
(
)
Initializes the custom events for Module which are fired
automatically at appropriate times by the Module class.
void
initResizeMonitor
(
)
Initialized an empty IFRAME that is placed out of the visible area
that can be used to detect text resize.
void
onDomResize
(
e
,
obj
)
Event handler fired when the resize monitor element is resized.
- Parameters:
-
e <DOMEvent>
The DOM resize event
-
obj <Object>
The scope object passed to the handler
- Returns:
void
Boolean
render
(
appendToNode
,
moduleElement
)
Renders the Module by inserting the elements that are not already
in the main Module into their correct places. Optionally appends
the Module to the specified node prior to the render's execution.
NOTE: For Modules without existing markup, the appendToNode argument
is REQUIRED. If this argument is ommitted and the current element is
not present in the document, the function will return false,
indicating that the render was a failure.
- Parameters:
-
appendToNode <String>
The element id to which the Module
should be appended to prior to rendering OR
-
appendToNode <HTMLElement>
The element to which the Module
should be appended to prior to rendering
-
moduleElement <HTMLElement>
OPTIONAL. The element that
represents the actual Standard Module container.
- Returns:
Boolean
- Success or failure of the render
void
setBody
(
bodyContent
)
Sets the Module's body content to the HTML specified, or appends the
passed element to the body. If no body is present, one will be
automatically created.
- Parameters:
-
bodyContent <String>
The HTML used to set the body OR
-
bodyContent <HTMLElement>
The HTMLElement to append to the body
- Returns:
void
void
setFooter
(
footerContent
)
Sets the Module's footer content to the HTML specified, or appends
the passed element to the footer. If no footer is present, one will
be automatically created.
- Parameters:
-
footerContent <String>
The HTML used to set the footer
OR
-
footerContent <HTMLElement>
The HTMLElement to append to
the footer
- Returns:
void
void
setHeader
(
headerContent
)
Sets the Module's header content to the HTML specified, or appends
the passed element to the header. If no header is present, one will
be automatically created.
- Parameters:
-
headerContent <String>
The HTML used to set the header
OR
-
headerContent <HTMLElement>
The HTMLElement to append to
the header
- Returns:
void
void
show
(
)
Shows the Module element by setting the visible configuration
property to true. Also fires two events: beforeShowEvent prior to
the visibility change, and showEvent after.
String
toString
(
)
Returns a String representation of the Object.
- Returns:
String
- The string representation of the Module
appendEvent
(
)
CustomEvent fired when the Module is appended to the DOM
beforeHideEvent
(
)
CustomEvent fired before the Module is hidden
beforeInitEvent
(
classRef
)
CustomEvent fired prior to class initalization.
- Parameters:
-
classRef <class>
class reference of the initializing
class, such as this.beforeInitEvent.fire(Module)
beforeRenderEvent
(
)
CustomEvent fired before the Module is rendered
beforeShowEvent
(
)
CustomEvent fired before the Module is shown
changeBodyEvent
(
content
)
CustomEvent fired when the body content of the Module is modified
- Parameters:
-
content <String/HTMLElement>
String/element representing
the new body content
changeContentEvent
(
)
CustomEvent fired when the content of the Module is modified
changeFooterEvent
(
content
)
CustomEvent fired when the footer content of the Module
is modified
- Parameters:
-
content <String/HTMLElement>
String/element representing
the new footer content
changeHeaderEvent
(
content
)
CustomEvent fired when the header content of the Module
is modified
- Parameters:
-
content <String/HTMLElement>
String/element representing
the new header content
destroyEvent
(
)
CustomEvent fired when the Module is destroyed
hideEvent
(
)
CustomEvent fired after the Module is hidden
initEvent
(
classRef
)
CustomEvent fired after class initalization.
- Parameters:
-
classRef <class>
class reference of the initializing
class, such as this.beforeInitEvent.fire(Module)
renderEvent
(
)
CustomEvent fired after the Module is rendered
showEvent
(
)
CustomEvent fired after the Module is shown
YAHOO.widget.Module.textResizeEvent
(
)
Singleton CustomEvent fired when the font size is changed in the browser.
Opera's "zoom" functionality currently does not support text
size detection.
Object or array of objects representing the ContainerEffect
classes that are active for animating the container.
Default Value: null
Specifies whether to create a special proxy iframe to monitor
for user font resizing in the document
Default Value: true
Specifies whether the Module is visible on the page.
Default Value: true