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Wt::WViewWidget Class Referenceabstract

An abstract base class for an MVC view that is rendered using a widget. More...

#include <Wt/WViewWidget>

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Public Member Functions

 WViewWidget (WContainerWidget *parent=0)
 Creates a new view widget.
 
void update ()
 Updates the view. More...
 
virtual void load ()
 Loads content just before the widget is used. More...
 
virtual void render (WFlags< RenderFlag > flags)
 Renders the widget. More...
 
virtual void refresh ()
 Refresh the widget. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWebWidget
 WWebWidget (WContainerWidget *parent=0)
 Construct a WebWidget with a given parent. More...
 
virtual void setPositionScheme (PositionScheme scheme)
 Sets the CSS position scheme. More...
 
virtual PositionScheme positionScheme () const
 Returns the CSS position scheme. More...
 
virtual void setOffsets (const WLength &offset, WFlags< Side > sides=All)
 Sets CSS offsets for a non-statically positioned widget. More...
 
virtual WLength offset (Side s) const
 Returns a CSS offset. More...
 
virtual void resize (const WLength &width, const WLength &height)
 Resizes the widget. More...
 
virtual WLength width () const
 Returns the width. More...
 
virtual WLength height () const
 Returns the height. More...
 
virtual void setMinimumSize (const WLength &width, const WLength &height)
 Sets a minimum size. More...
 
virtual WLength minimumWidth () const
 Returns the minimum width. More...
 
virtual WLength minimumHeight () const
 Returns the minimum height. More...
 
virtual void setMaximumSize (const WLength &width, const WLength &height)
 Sets a maximum size. More...
 
virtual WLength maximumWidth () const
 Returns the maximum width. More...
 
virtual WLength maximumHeight () const
 Returns the maximum height. More...
 
virtual void setLineHeight (const WLength &height)
 Sets the CSS line height for contained text.
 
virtual WLength lineHeight () const
 Returns the CSS line height for contained text. More...
 
virtual void setFloatSide (Side s)
 Specifies a CSS float side. More...
 
virtual Side floatSide () const
 Returns the CSS float side. More...
 
virtual void setClearSides (WFlags< Side > sides)
 Sets the sides that should be cleared of floats. More...
 
virtual WFlags< SideclearSides () const
 Returns the sides that should remain empty. More...
 
virtual void setMargin (const WLength &margin, WFlags< Side > sides=All)
 Sets CSS margins around the widget. More...
 
virtual WLength margin (Side side) const
 Returns a CSS margin set. More...
 
virtual void setHiddenKeepsGeometry (bool enabled)
 Sets whether the widget keeps its geometry when hidden. More...
 
virtual bool hiddenKeepsGeometry () const
 Returns whether the widget keeps its geometry when hidden. More...
 
virtual void setHidden (bool hidden, const WAnimation &animation=WAnimation())
 Hides or shows the widget. More...
 
virtual bool isHidden () const
 Returns whether the widget is set hidden. More...
 
virtual bool isVisible () const
 Returns whether the widget is visible. More...
 
virtual void setDisabled (bool disabled)
 Sets whether the widget is disabled. More...
 
virtual bool isDisabled () const
 Returns whether the widget is set disabled. More...
 
virtual bool isEnabled () const
 Returns whether the widget is enabled. More...
 
virtual void setPopup (bool popup)
 Lets the widget overlay over other sibling widgets. More...
 
virtual bool isPopup () const
 Returns whether the widget is overlayed. More...
 
virtual void setInline (bool isInline)
 Sets whether the widget is displayed inline or as a block. More...
 
virtual bool isInline () const
 Returns whether the widget is displayed inline or as block. More...
 
virtual void setDecorationStyle (const WCssDecorationStyle &style)
 Sets a CSS decoration style. More...
 
virtual WCssDecorationStyledecorationStyle ()
 Returns the decoration style of this widget. More...
 
virtual void setStyleClass (const WString &styleClass)
 Sets (one or more) CSS style classes. More...
 
virtual WString styleClass () const
 Returns the CSS style class. More...
 
virtual void addStyleClass (const WString &styleClass, bool force=false)
 Adds a CSS style class. More...
 
virtual void removeStyleClass (const WString &styleClass, bool force=false)
 Removes a CSS style class. More...
 
virtual bool hasStyleClass (const WString &styleClass) const
 Returns whether the widget has a style class.
 
virtual void setVerticalAlignment (AlignmentFlag alignment, const WLength &length=WLength())
 Sets the vertical alignment. More...
 
virtual AlignmentFlag verticalAlignment () const
 Returns the vertical alignment. More...
 
virtual WLength verticalAlignmentLength () const
 Returns the fixed vertical alignment that was set. More...
 
virtual void setToolTip (const WString &text, TextFormat textFormat=PlainText)
 Sets a tooltip. More...
 
virtual void setDeferredToolTip (bool enable, TextFormat textFormat=PlainText)
 Enable deferred tooltip. More...
 
virtual WString toolTip () const
 Returns the tooltip.
 
virtual void setAttributeValue (const std::string &name, const WString &value)
 Sets an attribute value. More...
 
virtual WString attributeValue (const std::string &name) const
 Returns an attribute value. More...
 
virtual void setJavaScriptMember (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
 Sets a JavaScript member. More...
 
virtual std::string javaScriptMember (const std::string &name) const
 Returns the value of a JavaScript member. More...
 
virtual void callJavaScriptMember (const std::string &name, const std::string &args)
 Calls a JavaScript member. More...
 
virtual bool loaded () const
 Returns whether this widget has been loaded. More...
 
virtual void setId (const std::string &id)
 Sets the CSS Id. More...
 
virtual WWidgetfind (const std::string &name)
 Finds a descendent widget by name. More...
 
virtual WWidgetfindById (const std::string &id)
 Finds a descendent widget by id.
 
virtual void setSelectable (bool selectable)
 Sets as selectable. More...
 
virtual void doJavaScript (const std::string &javascript)
 Executes the given JavaScript statements when the widget is rendered or updated. More...
 
virtual const std::string id () const
 Returns the (unique) identifier for this object. More...
 
void setLoadLaterWhenInvisible (bool)
 Change the way the widget is loaded when invisible. More...
 
std::string htmlTagName () const
 returns the current html tag name More...
 
void setHtmlTagName (const std::string &tag)
 set the custom HTML tag name More...
 
const std::vector< WWidget * > & children () const
 Returns contained widgets. More...
 
SignalchildrenChanged ()
 Signal emitted when children have been added or removed. More...
 
virtual void setCanReceiveFocus (bool enabled)
 Sets whether the widget can receive focus. More...
 
virtual bool canReceiveFocus () const
 Returns whether the widget can receive focus. More...
 
virtual bool setFirstFocus ()
 Set focus on the widget's first descendant. More...
 
virtual void setFocus (bool focus)
 Sets focus. More...
 
virtual bool hasFocus () const
 Returns whether the widget currently has the focus.
 
virtual void setTabIndex (int index)
 Sets the tab index. More...
 
virtual int tabIndex () const
 Returns the tab index. More...
 
EventSignalblurred ()
 Signal emitted when the widget lost focus. More...
 
EventSignalfocussed ()
 Signal emitted when the widget recieved focus. More...
 
virtual bool scrollVisibilityEnabled () const WT_CXX11ONLY(final override)
 Returns whether scroll visibility detection is enabled for this widget. More...
 
virtual void setScrollVisibilityEnabled (bool enabled) WT_CXX11ONLY(final override)
 Sets whether scroll visibility detection is enabled for this widget. More...
 
virtual int scrollVisibilityMargin () const WT_CXX11ONLY(final override)
 Returns the margin around the viewport within which the widget is considered visible. More...
 
virtual void setScrollVisibilityMargin (int margin) WT_CXX11ONLY(final override)
 Sets the margin around the viewport within which the widget is considered visible. More...
 
virtual Signal< bool > & scrollVisibilityChanged () WT_CXX11ONLY(final override)
 Signal triggered when the scroll visibility of this widget changes. More...
 
virtual bool isScrollVisible () const WT_CXX11ONLY(final override)
 Returns whether this widget is currently considered scroll visible. More...
 
virtual void setThemeStyleEnabled (bool enabled)
 Sets whether theme styling for a widget is enabled or disabled. More...
 
virtual bool isThemeStyleEnabled () const
 Returns whether this widget is currently styled by the chosen theme. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWidget
virtual ~WWidget ()
 Destructor. More...
 
WWidgetparent () const
 Returns the parent widget. More...
 
virtual void removeChild (WObject *child)
 Removes a child object. More...
 
void setWidth (const WLength &width)
 Sets the width. More...
 
void setHeight (const WLength &height)
 Sets the height. More...
 
virtual void positionAt (const WWidget *widget, Orientation orientation=Vertical)
 Positions a widget next to another widget. More...
 
virtual void toggleStyleClass (const WString &styleClass, bool add, bool force=false)
 Toggles a CSS style class.
 
std::string jsRef () const
 Returns a JavaScript expression to the corresponding DOM node. More...
 
void setFocus ()
 Sets focus. More...
 
virtual void acceptDrops (const std::string &mimeType, const WString &hoverStyleClass=WString())
 Sets a mime type to be accepted for dropping. More...
 
virtual void stopAcceptDrops (const std::string &mimeType)
 Indicates that a mime type is no longer accepted for dropping. More...
 
virtual void setObjectName (const std::string &name)
 Sets an object name. More...
 
virtual void htmlText (std::ostream &out)
 Streams the (X)HTML representation. More...
 
bool isRendered () const
 Returns whether the widget is rendered. More...
 
void hide ()
 Hides the widget. More...
 
void animateHide (const WAnimation &animation)
 Hides the widget using an animation. More...
 
void show ()
 Shows the widget. More...
 
void animateShow (const WAnimation &animation)
 Shows the widget using an animation. More...
 
void enable ()
 Enables the widget. More...
 
void disable ()
 Disable thes widget. More...
 
bool layoutSizeAware () const
 Returns whether the widget is layout size aware. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WObject
 WObject (WObject *parent=0)
 Create a WObject with a given parent object. More...
 
virtual ~WObject ()
 Destructor. More...
 
virtual std::string objectName () const
 Returns the object name. More...
 
void resetLearnedSlots ()
 Resets learned stateless slot implementations. More...
 
template<class T >
void resetLearnedSlot (void(T::*method)())
 Resets a learned stateless slot implementation. More...
 
template<class T >
WStatelessSlot * implementStateless (void(T::*method)())
 Declares a slot to be stateless and learn client-side behaviour on first invocation. More...
 
template<class T >
WStatelessSlot * implementStateless (void(T::*method)(), void(T::*undoMethod)())
 Declares a slot to be stateless and learn client-side behaviour in advance. More...
 
void isNotStateless ()
 Marks the current function as not stateless. More...
 
template<class T >
WStatelessSlot * implementJavaScript (void(T::*method)(), const std::string &jsCode)
 Provides a JavaScript implementation for a method. More...
 
void addChild (WObject *child)
 Adds a child object. More...
 
const std::vector< WObject * > & children () const
 Returns the children.
 
WObjectparent () const
 Returns the parent object.
 

Protected Member Functions

virtual WWidgetrenderView ()=0
 Creates a widget that renders the View. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWebWidget
virtual void propagateSetEnabled (bool enabled)
 Propagates that a widget was enabled or disabled through children. More...
 
virtual void enableAjax ()
 Progresses to an Ajax-enabled widget. More...
 
virtual WStatelessSlot * getStateless (Method method)
 On-demand stateless slot implementation. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWidget
void setLayoutSizeAware (bool sizeAware)
 Sets the widget to be aware of its size set by a layout manager. More...
 
virtual void layoutSizeChanged (int width, int height)
 Virtual method that indicates a size change. More...
 
 WWidget (WContainerWidget *parent=0)
 Creates a widget. More...
 
virtual void dropEvent (WDropEvent dropEvent)
 Handles a drop event. More...
 
virtual int boxPadding (Orientation orientation) const
 Returns the widget's built-in padding. More...
 
virtual int boxBorder (Orientation orientation) const
 Returns the widget's built-in border width. More...
 
void scheduleRender (WFlags< RepaintFlag > flags=0)
 Schedules rerendering of the widget. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Types inherited from Wt::WObject
typedef void(WObject::* Method) ()
 Typedef for a WObject method without arguments.
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWebWidget
static WString escapeText (const WString &text, bool newlinesToo=false)
 Escape HTML control characters in the text, to display literally (deprecated). More...
 
static std::string & escapeText (std::string &text, bool newlinestoo=false)
 Escape HTML control characters in the text, to display literally (deprecated). More...
 
static bool removeScript (WString &text)
 Remove tags/attributes from text that are not passive (deprecated). More...
 
static std::string jsStringLiteral (const std::string &v, char delimiter='\'')
 Turn a UTF8 encoded string into a JavaScript string literal. More...
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::WWidget
static WString tr (const char *key)
 Short hand for WString::tr() More...
 
- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from Wt::WObject
static WObjectsender ()
 Returns the sender of the current slot call. More...
 

Detailed Description

An abstract base class for an MVC view that is rendered using a widget.

In principle, Wt widgets are self-contained and manage both their content, behavior and layout. From the point of view of a Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern, they implement each of these, except for the view widgets that work in conjunction with WAbstractItemModel. As a developer you can chose to keep Model, View and Controller together or separate them as you wish.

This widget facilitates separation of the View from the Model and Controller in a particular way. The View is rendered as a Wt widget. The use of this widget provides two benefits. The classic MVC benefit is a decoupling between view and model, which may allow easier maintainance of code. In addition, this widget enforces the View to be stateless, as it is only created transiently on the server. Therefore the View does not require session resources. This may increase scalability for Internet-deployments.

The rendered View widget returned by renderView() should reflect the current model state. Whenever the model changes, rerendering can be triggered by calling update().

Currently, the View cannot enclose WFormWidgets which would allow direct manipulation of the model (but we are working to remove this limitation in the future, and let the Model/Controller handle editing changes) and the View may only be updated by a complete rerendering of the entire view.

The View widget may contain event handling code, but only in one of the following ways:

Thus, currently, event handling code related to the View cannot be implemented at server-side (but we are thinking about a solution for this as well...).

Implementation example:

// Shows the contents for a specific role of a model index in a WText widget
class SourceView : public Wt::WViewWidget
{
public:
// role is the ItemDataRole
SourceView(int role)
: role_(role)
{ }
// set an index
void setIndex(const Wt::WModelIndex& index) {
if (index != index_
&& (!index.isValid() || !index.data(role_).empty())) {
index_ = index;
update(); // trigger rerendering of the view
}
}
private:
int role_;
protected:
virtual Wt::WWidget *renderView() {
Wt::WText *result = new Wt::WText();
result->setInline(false);
if (!index_.isValid())
return result;
boost::any d = index_.data(role_);
const std::string& t = boost::any_cast<const std::string&>(d);
result->setText(t);
return result;
}
};

CSS

This widget does not provide styling, and can be styled using inline or external CSS as appropriate.

Member Function Documentation

◆ load()

void Wt::WViewWidget::load ( )
virtual

Loads content just before the widget is used.

This method is called after a widget is inserted in the widget hierarchy and fully constructed, but before the widget is rendered. Widgets that get inserted in the widget hierarchy will be rendered. Visible widgets are rendered immediately, and invisible widgets in the back-ground (or not for a plain HTML session). This method is called when the widget is directly or indirectly inserted into the widget tree.

The default implementation simply propagates the load signal to its children. You may want to override this method to delay loading of resource-intensive contents.

During the life-time of a widget, this method may be called multiple times, so you should make sure that you do a deferred initializiation only once.

Reimplemented from Wt::WWebWidget.

◆ refresh()

void Wt::WViewWidget::refresh ( )
virtual

Refresh the widget.

The refresh method is invoked when the locale is changed using WApplication::setLocale() or when the user hit the refresh button.

The widget must actualize its contents in response.

Note
This does *not* rerender the widget! Calling refresh() usually does not have any effect (unless you've reimplemented refresh() to attach to it an effect).

Reimplemented from Wt::WWebWidget.

◆ render()

void Wt::WViewWidget::render ( WFlags< RenderFlag flags)
virtual

Renders the widget.

This function renders the widget (or an update for the widget), after this has been scheduled using scheduleRender().

The default implementation will render the widget by serializing changes to JavaScript and HTML. You may want to reimplement this widget if you have been postponing some of the layout / rendering implementation until the latest moment possible. In that case you should make sure you call the base implementation however.

Reimplemented from Wt::WWebWidget.

◆ renderView()

virtual WWidget* Wt::WViewWidget::renderView ( )
protectedpure virtual

Creates a widget that renders the View.

This method must be reimplemented to return a widget that renders the view. The returned widget will be deleted by WViewWidget.

Implemented in Wt::WStaticModelView< Renderer >.

◆ update()

void Wt::WViewWidget::update ( )

Updates the view.

Typically, the model will want to update the view when the model has changed.

This will trigger a call to renderView() to ask for a new rendering of the view.


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