com.ebasetech.xi.api.controls
Interface ContainerControl

All Superinterfaces:

Control, Element, EventOwner, MessageContainer, java.io.Serializable, WebFormEventOwner

All Known Subinterfaces:

GridCellControl, GridControl, GroupAndPagePanelProperties, GroupPanelControl, HorizontalMenuControl, LayoutControl, MenuControl, PageControl, PagePanelControl, PanelControl, RepeatingTableControl, RepeatingTableRowControl, TabControl, TableControl, TablePageControl, TabSetControl, TitlePanelControl, VerticalMenuControl

public interface ContainerControl
extends Control

The ContainerControl interface is implemented by all controls that can act as a container i.e. they can contain other controls.

Method Summary

Control[]

getChildControls() Returns an array of controls that are immediate children of this control.

Methods inherited from interface com.ebasetech.xi.api.controls.Control

getAll, getCssClass, getErrorMsgClass, getErrorMsgStyle, getLayoutCell, getNextSiblingControl, getPage, getParentControl, getPreviousSiblingControl, getStyle, getWarningMsgClass, getWarningMsgStyle, hasModifier, hide, isDisplayOnly, isDisplayOnlyIncludingParents, isEventField, isHidden, isInheritMsg, isLocalMsg, isNewLine, isShowing, refresh, requestFocus, setCssClass, setDisplayOnly, setErrorMsgClass, setErrorMsgStyle, setHidden, setNewLine, setStyle, setWarningMsgClass, setWarningMsgStyle, show

Methods inherited from interface com.ebasetech.xi.api.Element

getElementName, getElementType

Methods inherited from interface com.ebasetech.xi.api.MessageContainer

addErrorMessage, addErrorMessage, addErrorMessage, addErrorMessage, addErrorMessage, addWarningMessage, addWarningMessage, addWarningMessage, addWarningMessage, addWarningMessage, existErrorMessages, existMessages, existWarningMessages

Method Detail

getChildControls

Control[] getChildControls()

Returns an array of controls that are immediate children of this control.

Javascript example:

 for each (var ctrl in controls.PANEL1.childControls)
 {
    ctrl.backgroundColor = "yellow";
 }
 

Returns:

an array of child controls

Since:

V4.4