Class: RadioButtonGroup

RadioButtonGroup

The Radio button group is a single select control which presents the allowable choices as radio buttons. A RadioButtonGroup control provides the following configuration properties in Process Designer:

Items
Item Lookup Mode: Method by which to populate selection list
{Start Empty | Items From Service | Items From Static List | Items From Config Option}		 string
List Items Service: Service to populate item selection AJAX Service
Service Input Data: Data to be passed to the AJAX service that populates the select list items ANY
Item List: Bound list of items to populate selection ANY[]
Data Mapping: Set which property to take as the selection value, and which to display in the selection. If unset, display will default to "value" property, and value will default to "name" property SelectDataMapping
Option value property Property to use for option values string
Option display property Property to use for option display string
Static List: Static list of items to populate selection, you should not use a variable, this is meant to be a static list if you want the list to ve variable use the Item List configuration property to specify the variable. You must specify both a Name (which is the key) and a Value (which is the display text) for each entry. NameValuePair[]

Appearance
Width: Width in px, %, em For example: 50px, 20%, 0.4em. If no unit is specified, px is assumed string
Label Placement: Where to put control label. Labels on the left will change the specified width of the control
{Top | Left}		 string

Behavior
Tab Index: Form control tabbing sequence index. Tab indices start at 1, and may be set sparsely. string

Events
On Load:
Description: Triggers whenever the view is loaded.
Example: 
console.log(me.getItemCount())
On Service Items:
Description: Triggers when AJAX Service returns item list. Only triggers if Item lookup Mode is set to Items From Service.
Example: 
console.log("RadioButtonGroup1 item service retrieved items successfully")
On Service Error:
Description: Triggers when AJAX selection service returns an error. Will not trigger if Item Lookup Mode is not set to Items From Service.
Example: 
me.clearItems()
On Change:
Description: Triggers when the bound data changes.
Example: 
${RadioButtonGroup2}.reloadServiceItems(me.getSelectedIndices())
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new RadioButtonGroup()

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 7
This constructor is never used explicitly.

Extends

Members

uibpmext.ui.View

Methods

inherited addClass(name, replaced)

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 2466
Add/replace CSS class(es) for this control
Name Type Description
name string CSS class name(s) to add to the control. Separate class names by a space if more than one class.
replaced string optional CSS class name(s) to be replaced by the first argument. Separate class names by a space if more than one class.
Example
Button.addClass("green");

appendItem(value, displayText){object}

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 259
Appends an item to the selection list
Name Type Description
value * The value of the selection
displayText string The text to be displayed
Returns:
Type Description
object Item that was added to the list

clearItems()

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 307
Clears the selection list

inherited getData(){Object}

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 2101
Retrieve bound data associated this view/control. Only works for views/controls with bound data.
Returns:
Type Description
Object Value of bound data. undefined if the view has no data binding.
Example
var dec1 = MyDecimal.getData();

getItemCount(){integer}

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 251
Get number of items in the list
Returns:
Type Description
integer

getItemText(itemVal){string}

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 240
Get the display text for a value (value must be known)
Name Type Description
itemVal ANY Value of item to get text for
Returns:
Type Description
string
Examples
rdbtgrp.getItemText("Key1") // returns "Option 1" (for a selection item with value="Key1" and name="Option 1")
rdbtgrp.getItemText(rdbtgrp.getSelectedItem()) // returns the text of the selected item

getItemTextAt(index){string}

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 231
Get display text associated with item at specified index
Name Type Description
index integer Index of item/option in radio button group control
Returns:
Type Description
string

getLabel(){string}

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 175
Get label associated with radio button group control
Returns:
Type Description
string

getLabelPlacement(){string}

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 191
Get label placement for control. NOTE: This always returns the label placement as set, to avoid ambiguity always set the label placement using "T"|"L"|
Returns:
Type Description
string

getSelectedIndex(){Array.<integer>}

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 223
Get index of item selected in radio button group control
Returns:
Type Description
Array.<integer>

getSelectedItem(){Array.<ANY>}

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 215
Get value associated with item selected in radio button group control, or null
Returns:
Type Description
Array.<ANY>

getServiceInputData(){ANY}

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 330
Returns the input for the list items AJAX service
Returns:
Type Description
ANY

getType(){string}

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 346
Get descriptive string representing the type of control
Returns:
Type Description
string

inherited hide(collapseFlag)

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 1861
Hide this view/control
Name Type Description
collapseFlag boolean Set to true to collapse the view (equivalent to a view setting of "NONE")
Example
MyView.hide();

inherited isBound(){boolean}

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 2088
Indicates bound status of control.
Returns:
Type Description
boolean True if the control is bound to coach data.

inherited isEnabled(){boolean}

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 2034
Checks if the view is enabled or not
Returns:
Type Description
boolean Enabled status
Example
var enabled = MyView.isEnabled();

isLabelVisible(){boolean}

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 199
Get label visibility for radio button group control
Returns:
Type Description
boolean

inherited isValid(){boolean}

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 2370
Returns the valid status as last set by the setValid() method.
Returns:
Type Description
boolean Validity status. true if setValid(false, ...) was never called
Example
var valid = MyView.isValid();

inherited isVisible(){boolean}

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 1943
Checks whether or not view is visible
Returns:
Type Description
boolean Visibility status
Example
var visible = MyView.isVisible();

inherited propagateUpValueChange(event){boolean}

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 2403
Propagates value change of control up through parent views
Name Type Description
event Event Value change event (usually an onchange event)
Returns:
Type Description
boolean True if a formula update was triggered on the control's parent, otherwise false
Example
MyView.propagateUp(event);

inherited recalculate()

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 2732
Only for formula-enabled views!
Explicitly triggers the re-evaluation of the formula for this view (if a formula has been specified). If the view is not formula-enabled, recalculate() does nothing.
Example
Text1.recalculate(); //If the formula for Text1 is: new Date().toString(), Text1 is updated to the current date/time

reloadServiceItems(input)

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 338
Sets tab index of radio button group control
Name Type Description
input ANY Data to be passed to the AJAX Service retrieving the items for the control

removeItem(value)

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 277
Remove the first item/option matching the value specified
Name Type Description
value * Value of item/option in radio button group control
Examples
rdbtgrp.removeItem("Key1") // removes "Option 1" (for a selection item with value="Key1" and name="Option 1")
rdbtgrp.removeItem(rdbtgrp.getSelectedItem()) // removes selected item

removeItemAt(index)

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 269
Remove item at specified index
Name Type Description
index integer Index of item/option in radio button group control

inherited setData(value)

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 2070
Set/update bound data associated this view/control. Only works for views/controls with bound data.
Name Type Description
value Object Value of bound data. The type of this parameter must match the type of the bound data.
Example
MyView.setData("TEST"); //Updates bound data to the string 'TEST'

inherited setEnabled(enabled, required)

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 1959
Enable/disable this view/control
Name Type Description
enabled boolean Enabled/read-only flag (true to enable view, false to disable/make read-only)
required boolean Enable/disable required field flag for control
Example
MyView.setEnabled(false); //Make MyView read-only

setItem(idx, value, text)

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 297
Set display text of item/option at specified index
Name Type Description
idx integer Index to set
value ANY Value of item/option in radio button group control
text string The display text to show for the item/option

setItemText(value, text)

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 287
Set display text of the first item/option matching the value specified
Name Type Description
value ANY Value of item/option in radio button group control
text string The display text to show for the item/option
Example
rdbtgrp.setItemText("Key1") // sets display text to "Option 1" (for a selection item with value="Key1" and name="Option 1")

setLabel(label)

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 167
Set label for radio button group control
Name Type Description
label string Label for the control

setLabelPlacement(placement)

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 183
Set label placement for control. NOTE: to avoid ambiguity always set the label placement using "T"|"L"|
Name Type Description
placement string "T"|"TOP"=Top | "L"|"LEFT"=Left

setLabelVisible(flag)

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 207
Set label visibility for radio button group control
Name Type Description
flag boolean {true | false} Set to false to hide label

setSelectedItem(key)

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 314
Set item selected in radio button group control based on the key of the item/option
Name Type Description
key ANY Key of item to set selection to

setServiceInputData(data)

RadioButtonGroup.js, line 322
Specifies the default input for the list items AJAX service
Name Type Description
data ANY Default input data for service

inherited setValid(valid, errorText)

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 2342
Flag this view/control as valid or invalid
Name Type Description
valid boolean Valid/invalid flag (true to set view valid, false to make it invalid - which typically shows the view with "invalid" styling and indicator)
errorText string Validation error text to show on the invalid-styled view
Example
MyView.setValid(false, "Please fix your data entry"); //Make MyView invalid

inherited setVisible(visible, collapse)

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 1887
Show/hide this view/control
Name Type Description
visible boolean Visibility flag (true to show view, false to hide)
collapse boolean Set to true to collapse the control space when visible is set to false.
Examples
MyView.setVisible(false, false); //Equivalent to MyView.hide()
MyView.setVisible(false, true); // Sets visibility to "None"

inherited show()

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 1849
Show this view/control
Example
MyView.show();

inherited triggerFormulaUpdates(phase)

BPMExt-Core/com/salientprocess/bpm/views/bpmext.js, line 4229
Broadcasts the expression trigger for the specified view
Name Type Default Description
phase int bpmext.ui.PHASE_NORMAL optional The phase we are currently in
Example
MyView.triggerFormulaUpdates();