Class: Slider

Slider

The Slider Control is used to display and/or change a numeric value visually, instead of having to manually enter it. A Slider control provides the following configuration properties in Process Designer:

Formula
Value Formula: Formula/expression to use when calculating slider values automatically string

Behavior
Minimum: Minimum value in slider range decimal
Maximum: Maximum value in slider range decimal
Step: Slider value step size decimal
Tab Index: Form control tabbing sequence index. Tab indices start at 1, and may be set sparsely. integer

Appearance
Vertical: When selected, slider will be vertical, instead of horizontal boolean
Color Style: Set the color styling of the slider control
{Default | Primary | Info | Success | Warning | Danger}		 string
Height: Slider height, in px or em string
Width: Width in px, %, em For example: 50px, 20%, 0.4em. If no unit is specified, px is assumed string
Border Radius: Radius of curvature for corners of slider bar string
Handle Width: Width in px, em. For example: 50px, 0.4em. If no unit is specified, px is assumed (% should be avoided) string
Handle Radius: Radius of curvature for corners of the handle string

Events
On Load:
Description: Triggers when control loads
Example: 
me.setValue(50)
On Change:
Description: This event is fired when the slider value is changed.
Example: 
if (newVal > 50) {${icon}.setIcon("smile-o");} else {${icon}.setIcon("frown-o");}
Context Variables newVal {numeric} oldVal {numeric}

new Slider()

Slider.js, line 21
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");

focus()

Slider.js, line 168
Set focus on this control

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();

getTabIndex(){integer}

Slider.js, line 160
Get tab index for text control
Returns:
Type Description
integer

getType(){string}

Slider.js, line 191
Get descriptive string representing the type of control
Returns:
Type Description
string

getValue(){numeric}

Slider.js, line 175
Get the current value this control is set to
Returns:
Type Description
numeric

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();

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

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

setTabIndex(tabIndex)

Slider.js, line 152
Sets tab index of text control
Name Type Description
tabIndex integer Tab indices start at 1 and may be set sparsely

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

setValue(val)

Slider.js, line 183
Sets the value of the control
Name Type Description
val numeric Value to set control to

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();