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Class YAHOO.ext.TabPanelItem

Package:YAHOO.ext
Class:TabPanelItem
Extends:Observable
Defined In:TabPanel.js

Public Properties

Property Defined By
  bodyEl : YAHOO.ext.Element TabPanelItem
The body element for this TabPanelItem
  id : String TabPanelItem
The id for this TabPanelItem
  tabPanel : YAHOO.ext.TabPanel TabPanelItem
The TabPanel this TabPanelItem belongs to

Public Methods

Method Defined By
  activate() : void TabPanelItem
Activate this TabPanelItem - this does deactivate the currently active TabPanelItem.
  addListener(String eventName, Function handler, [Object scope], [boolean override]) : void Observable
Appends an event handler to this element
  delayedListener(String eventName, Function handler, [Object scope], [Number delay]) : Function Observable
Appends an event handler to this element that is delayed the specified number of milliseconds.
  disable() : void TabPanelItem
Disable this TabPanelItem - this call is ignore if this is the active TabPanelItem.
  enable() : void TabPanelItem
Enable this TabPanelItem if it was previously disabled.
  fireEvent(String eventName, Object... args) : void Observable
Fires the specified event with the passed parameters (minus the event name).
  getUpdateManager() : YAHOO.ext.UpdateManager TabPanelItem
Get the YAHOO.ext.UpdateManager for the body of this TabPanelItem. Enables you to perform Ajax updates.
  hide() : void TabPanelItem
Hide this TabPanelItem - if you don't activate another TabPanelItem this could look odd.
  purgeListeners() : void Observable
Removes all listeners for this object
  removeListener(String eventName, Function handler, [Object scope]) : void Observable
Removes a listener
  setContent(String content, Boolean loadScripts) : void TabPanelItem
Set the content for this TabPanelItem.
  setUrl(String/Function url, [String/Object params], [Boolean loadOnce]) : YAHOO.ext.UpdateManager TabPanelItem
Set a URL to be used to load the content for this TabPanelItem.
  show() : void TabPanelItem
Show this TabPanelItem - this does not deactivate the currently active TabPanelItem.

Public Events

Event Defined By
  activate : (YAHOO.ext.TabPanel tabPanel, YAHOO.ext.TabPanelItem this) TabPanelItem
Fires when this tab becomes the active tab
  beforeclose : (YAHOO.ext.TabPanelItem this, Object e) TabPanelItem
Fires before this tab is closed. To cancal the close, set cancel to true on e. (e.cancel = true)
  close : (YAHOO.ext.TabPanelItem this) TabPanelItem
Fires when this tab is closed
  deactivate : (YAHOO.ext.TabPanel tabPanel, YAHOO.ext.TabPanelItem this) TabPanelItem
Fires when this tab is no longer the active tab

Property Details

bodyEl

public YAHOO.ext.Element bodyEl
The body element for this TabPanelItem
This property is defined by TabPanelItem.

id

public String id
The id for this TabPanelItem
This property is defined by TabPanelItem.

tabPanel

public YAHOO.ext.TabPanel tabPanel
The TabPanel this TabPanelItem belongs to
This property is defined by TabPanelItem.

Method Details

activate

public function activate()
Activate this TabPanelItem - this does deactivate the currently active TabPanelItem.
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by TabPanelItem.

addListener

public function addListener(String eventName, Function handler, [Object scope], [boolean override])
Appends an event handler to this element
Parameters:
  • eventName : String
    The type of event to listen for
  • handler : Function
    The method the event invokes
  • scope : Object
    (optional) The scope (this object) for the handler
  • override : boolean
    (optional) If true, scope becomes the scope
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by Observable.

delayedListener

public function delayedListener(String eventName, Function handler, [Object scope], [Number delay])
Appends an event handler to this element that is delayed the specified number of milliseconds.
Parameters:
  • eventName : String
    The type of event to listen for
  • handler : Function
    The method the event invokes
  • scope : Object
    (optional) The scope (this object) for the handler
  • delay : Number
    (optional) The number of milliseconds to delay
Returns:
  • Function
    The wrapped function that was created (can be used to remove the listener)
This method is defined by Observable.

disable

public function disable()
Disable this TabPanelItem - this call is ignore if this is the active TabPanelItem.
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by TabPanelItem.

enable

public function enable()
Enable this TabPanelItem if it was previously disabled.
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by TabPanelItem.

fireEvent

public function fireEvent(String eventName, Object... args)
Fires the specified event with the passed parameters (minus the event name).
Parameters:
  • eventName : String
  • args : Object...
    Variable number of parameters are passed to handlers
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by Observable.

getUpdateManager

public function getUpdateManager()
Get the YAHOO.ext.UpdateManager for the body of this TabPanelItem. Enables you to perform Ajax updates.
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • YAHOO.ext.UpdateManager
    The UpdateManager
This method is defined by TabPanelItem.

hide

public function hide()
Hide this TabPanelItem - if you don't activate another TabPanelItem this could look odd.
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by TabPanelItem.

purgeListeners

public function purgeListeners()
Removes all listeners for this object
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by Observable.

removeListener

public function removeListener(String eventName, Function handler, [Object scope])
Removes a listener
Parameters:
  • eventName : String
    The type of event to listen for
  • handler : Function
    The handler to remove
  • scope : Object
    (optional) The scope (this object) for the handler
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by Observable.

setContent

public function setContent(String content, Boolean loadScripts)
Set the content for this TabPanelItem.
Parameters:
  • content : String
    The content
  • loadScripts : Boolean
    true to look for and load scripts
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by TabPanelItem.

setUrl

public function setUrl(String/Function url, [String/Object params], [Boolean loadOnce])
Set a URL to be used to load the content for this TabPanelItem.
Parameters:
  • url : String/Function
    The url to load the content from or a function to call to get the url
  • params : String/Object
    (optional) The string params for the update call or an object of the params. See YAHOO.ext.UpdateManager.update for more details. (Defaults to null)
  • loadOnce : Boolean
    (optional) Whether to only load the content once. If this is false it makes the Ajax call every time this TabPanelItem is activated. (Defaults to false)
Returns:
  • YAHOO.ext.UpdateManager
    The UpdateManager
This method is defined by TabPanelItem.

show

public function show()
Show this TabPanelItem - this does not deactivate the currently active TabPanelItem.
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by TabPanelItem.

Event Details

activate

public event activate
Fires when this tab becomes the active tab
Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
  • tabPanel : YAHOO.ext.TabPanel
  • this : YAHOO.ext.TabPanelItem
This event is defined by TabPanelItem.

beforeclose

public event beforeclose
Fires before this tab is closed. To cancal the close, set cancel to true on e. (e.cancel = true)
Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
  • this : YAHOO.ext.TabPanelItem
  • e : Object
    Set cancel to true on this object to cancel the close.
This event is defined by TabPanelItem.

close

public event close
Fires when this tab is closed
Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
  • this : YAHOO.ext.TabPanelItem
This event is defined by TabPanelItem.

deactivate

public event deactivate
Fires when this tab is no longer the active tab
Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
  • tabPanel : YAHOO.ext.TabPanel
  • this : YAHOO.ext.TabPanelItem
This event is defined by TabPanelItem.

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