AttributeCore - AlloyUI

`_addAttrs`

(

cfgs
values
lazy

)

private

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:877

Implementation behind the public addAttrs method.

This method is invoked directly by get if it encounters a scenario in which an attribute's valueFn attempts to obtain the value an attribute in the same group of attributes, which has not yet been added (on demand initialization).

Parameters:

cfgs Object

An object with attribute name/configuration pairs.
values Object

An object with attribute name/value pairs, defining the initial values to apply. Values defined in the cfgs argument will be over-written by values in this argument unless defined as read only.
lazy Boolean

Whether or not to delay the intialization of these attributes until the first call to get/set. Individual attributes can over-ride this behavior by defining a lazyAdd configuration property in their configuration. See <a href="#method_addAttr">addAttr</a>.

`_addLazyAttr`

(

name
[lazyCfg]

)

private

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:360

Finishes initializing an attribute which has been lazily added.

Parameters:

name Object

The name of the attribute
[lazyCfg] Object optional

Optional config hash for the attribute. This is added for performance along the critical path, where the calling method has already obtained lazy config from state.

`_addOutOfOrder`

(

name
cfg

)

private

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:550

Utility method used by get/set to add attributes encountered out of order when calling addAttrs().

For example, if:

this.addAttrs({
                                                     foo: {
                                                         setter: function() {
                                                            // make sure this bar is available when foo is added
                                                            this.get("bar");
                                                         }
                                                     },
                                                     bar: {
                                                         value: ...
                                                     }
                                                });

Parameters:

name String

attribute name
cfg Object

attribute configuration

`_getAttr`

(

name

)

Any protected chainable

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:587

Provides the common implementation for the public get method, allowing Attribute hosts to over-ride either method.

See <a href="#method_get">get</a> for argument details.

Parameters:

name String

The name of the attribute.

Returns:

Any:

The value of the attribute.

`_getAttrInitVal`

(

attr
cfg
initValues

)

Any private

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:986

Returns the initial value of the given attribute from either the default configuration provided, or the over-ridden value if it exists in the set of initValues provided and the attribute is not read-only.

Parameters:

attr String

The name of the attribute
cfg Object

The attribute configuration object
initValues Object

The object with simple and complex attribute name/value pairs returned from _normAttrVals

Returns:

Any:

The initial value of the attribute.

`_getAttrs`

(

attrs

)

Object protected

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:815

Implementation behind the public getAttrs method, to get multiple attribute values.

Parameters:

attrs String | Boolean

Optional. An array of attribute names. If omitted, all attribute values are returned. If set to true, all attributes modified from their initial values are returned.

Returns:

Object:

An object with attribute name/value pairs.

`_getStateVal`

(

name
[cfg]

)

Any private

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:641

Gets the stored value for the attribute, from either the internal state object, or the state proxy if it exits

Parameters:

name String

The name of the attribute
[cfg] Object optional

Optional config hash for the attribute. This is added for performance along the critical path, where the calling method has already obtained the config from state.

Returns:

Any:

The stored value of the attribute

`_initAttrHost`

(

attrs
values
lazy

)

private

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:140

Constructor logic for attributes. Initializes the host state, and sets up the inital attributes passed to the constructor.

Parameters:

attrs Object

The attributes to add during construction (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>). These can also be defined on the constructor being augmented with Attribute by defining the ATTRS property on the constructor.
values Object

The initial attribute values to apply (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>). These are not merged/cloned. The caller is responsible for isolating user provided values if required.
lazy Boolean

Whether or not to add attributes lazily (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>).

`_initAttrs`

(

attrs
values
lazy

)

protected

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:1052

Utility method to set up initial attributes defined during construction, either through the constructor.ATTRS property, or explicitly passed in.

Parameters:

attrs Object

The attributes to add during construction (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>). These can also be defined on the constructor being augmented with Attribute by defining the ATTRS property on the constructor.
values Object

The initial attribute values to apply (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>). These are not merged/cloned. The caller is responsible for isolating user provided values if required.
lazy Boolean

Whether or not to add attributes lazily (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>).

`_isLazyAttr`

(

name

)

Boolean private

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:347

Checks whether or not the attribute is one which has been added lazily and still requires initialization.

Parameters:

name String

The name of the attribute

Returns:

Boolean:

true if it's a lazily added attribute, false otherwise.

`_normAttrVals`

(

valueHash

)

Object private

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:938

Utility method to normalize attribute values. The base implementation simply merges the hash to protect the original.

Parameters:

valueHash Object

An object with attribute name/value pairs

Returns:

Object:

An object literal with 2 properties - "simple" and "complex", containing simple and complex attribute values respectively keyed by the top level attribute name, or null, if valueHash is falsey.

`_protectAttrs`

(

attrs

)

Object deprecated protected

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:924

Deprecated: Use `AttributeCore.protectAttrs()` or `Attribute.protectAttrs()` which are the same static utility method.

Utility method to protect an attribute configuration hash, by merging the entire object and the individual attr config objects.

Parameters:

attrs Object

A hash of attribute to configuration object pairs.

Returns:

Object:

A protected version of the attrs argument.

`_set`

(

name
val
[opts]

)

Object protected chainable

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:405

Allows setting of readOnly/writeOnce attributes. See <a href="#method_set">set</a> for argument details.

Parameters:

name String

The name of the attribute.
val Any

The value to set the attribute to.
[opts] Object optional

Optional data providing the circumstances for the change.

Returns:

Object:

A reference to the host object.

`_setAttr`

(

name
value
[opts]
force

)

Object protected chainable

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:421

Provides the common implementation for the public set and protected _set methods.

See <a href="#method_set">set</a> for argument details.

Parameters:

name String

The name of the attribute.
value Any

The value to set the attribute to.
[opts] Object optional

Optional data providing the circumstances for the change.
force Boolean

If true, allows the caller to set values for readOnly or writeOnce attributes which have already been set.

Returns:

Object:

A reference to the host object.

`_setAttrs`

(

attrs
[opts]

)

Object protected chainable

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:783

Implementation behind the public setAttrs method, to set multiple attribute values.

Parameters:

attrs Object

An object with attributes name/value pairs.
[opts] Object optional

Optional data providing the circumstances for the change

Returns:

Object:

A reference to the host object.

`_setAttrVal`

(

attrName
subAttrName
prevVal
newVal
[opts]
[attrCfg]

)

Boolean private

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:681

Updates the stored value of the attribute in the privately held State object, if validation and setter passes.

Parameters:

attrName String

The attribute name.
subAttrName String

The sub-attribute name, if setting a sub-attribute property ("x.y.z").
prevVal Any

The currently stored value of the attribute.
newVal Any

The value which is going to be stored.
[opts] Object optional

Optional data providing the circumstances for the change.
[attrCfg] Object optional

Optional config hash for the attribute. This is added for performance along the critical path, where the calling method has already obtained the config from state.

Returns:

Boolean:

true if the new attribute value was stored, false if not.

`_setStateVal`

(

name
value

)

private

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:663

Sets the stored value for the attribute, in either the internal state object, or the state proxy if it exits

Parameters:

name String

The name of the attribute
value Any

The value of the attribute

`addAttr`

(

name
config
lazy

)

Object chainable

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:157

Adds an attribute with the provided configuration to the host object. The config argument object supports the following properties:

<dl> <dt>value <Any></dt> <dd>The initial value to set on the attribute</dd>

<dt>valueFn <Function | String></dt> <dd> A function, which will return the initial value to set on the attribute. This is useful for cases where the attribute configuration is defined statically, but needs to reference the host instance ("this") to obtain an initial value. If both the value and valueFn properties are defined, the value returned by the valueFn has precedence over the value property, unless it returns undefined, in which case the value property is used.

valueFn can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used to retrieve the value. </dd>

<dt>readOnly <boolean></dt> <dd>Whether or not the attribute is read only. Attributes having readOnly set to true cannot be modified by invoking the set method.</dd>

<dt>writeOnce <boolean> or <string></dt> <dd> Whether or not the attribute is "write once". Attributes having writeOnce set to true, can only have their values set once, be it through the default configuration, constructor configuration arguments, or by invoking set. The writeOnce attribute can also be set to the string "initOnly", in which case the attribute can only be set during initialization (when used with Base, this means it can only be set during construction) </dd>

<dt>setter <Function | String></dt> <dd> The setter function used to massage or normalize the value passed to the set method for the attribute. The value returned by the setter will be the final stored value. Returning <a href="#property_Attribute.INVALID_VALUE">Attribute.INVALID_VALUE</a>, from the setter will prevent the value from being stored.

setter can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used as the setter function. </dd>

<dt>getter <Function | String></dt> <dd> The getter function used to massage or normalize the value returned by the get method for the attribute. The value returned by the getter function is the value which will be returned to the user when they invoke get.

getter can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used as the getter function. </dd>

<dt>validator <Function | String></dt> <dd> The validator function invoked prior to setting the stored value. Returning false from the validator function will prevent the value from being stored.

validator can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used as the validator function. </dd>

<dt>lazyAdd <boolean></dt> <dd>Whether or not to delay initialization of the attribute until the first call to get/set it. This flag can be used to over-ride lazy initialization on a per attribute basis, when adding multiple attributes through the <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a> method.</dd>

</dl>

The setter, getter and validator are invoked with the value and name passed in as the first and second arguments, and with the context ("this") set to the host object.

Configuration properties outside of the list mentioned above are considered private properties used internally by attribute, and are not intended for public use.

Parameters:

name String

The name of the attribute.
config Object

An object with attribute configuration property/value pairs, specifying the configuration for the attribute. NOTE: The configuration object is modified when adding an attribute, so if you need to protect the original values, you will need to merge the object.
lazy Boolean

(optional) Whether or not to add this attribute lazily (on the first call to get/set).

Returns:

Object:

A reference to the host object.

`addAttrs`

(

cfgs
values
lazy

)

Object chainable

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:846

Configures a group of attributes, and sets initial values.

NOTE: This method does not isolate the configuration object by merging/cloning. The caller is responsible for merging/cloning the configuration object if required.

Parameters:

cfgs Object

An object with attribute name/configuration pairs.
values Object

An object with attribute name/value pairs, defining the initial values to apply. Values defined in the cfgs argument will be over-written by values in this argument unless defined as read only.
lazy Boolean

Whether or not to delay the intialization of these attributes until the first call to get/set. Individual attributes can over-ride this behavior by defining a lazyAdd configuration property in their configuration. See <a href="#method_addAttr">addAttr</a>.

Returns:

Object:

A reference to the host object.

`attrAdded`

(

name

)

Boolean

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:319

Checks if the given attribute has been added to the host

Parameters:

name String

The name of the attribute to check.

Returns:

Boolean:

true if an attribute with the given name has been added, false if it hasn't. This method will return true for lazily added attributes.

`get`

(

name

)

Any

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:331

Returns the current value of the attribute. If the attribute has been configured with a 'getter' function, this method will delegate to the 'getter' to obtain the value of the attribute.

Parameters:

name String

The name of the attribute. If the value of the attribute is an Object, dot notation can be used to obtain the value of a property of the object (e.g. <code>get("x.y.z")</code>)

Returns:

Any:

The value of the attribute

`getAttrs`

(

attrs

)

Object

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:803

Gets multiple attribute values.

Parameters:

attrs String | Boolean

Optional. An array of attribute names. If omitted, all attribute values are returned. If set to true, all attributes modified from their initial values are returned.

Returns:

Object:

An object with attribute name/value pairs.

`protectAttrs`

(

attrs

)

Object static

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:116

Utility method to protect an attribute configuration hash, by merging the entire object and the individual attr config objects.

Parameters:

attrs Object

A hash of attribute to configuration object pairs.

Returns:

Object:

A protected version of the attrs argument.

`set`

(

name
value
[opts]

)

Object chainable

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:388

Sets the value of an attribute.

Parameters:

name String

The name of the attribute. If the current value of the attribute is an Object, dot notation can be used to set the value of a property within the object (e.g. <code>set("x.y.z", 5)</code>).
value Any

The value to set the attribute to.
[opts] Object optional

Optional data providing the circumstances for the change.

Returns:

Object:

A reference to the host object.

`setAttrs`

(

attrs
[opts]

)

Object chainable

Defined in yui3/src/attribute/js/AttributeCore.js:770

Sets multiple attribute values.

Parameters:

attrs Object

An object with attributes name/value pairs.
[opts] Object optional

Optional data providing the circumstances for the change.

Returns:

Object:

A reference to the host object.

APIs

AttributeCore Class

Index

Methods

Properties

Methods

_addAttrs

Parameters:

_addLazyAttr

Parameters:

_addOutOfOrder

Parameters:

_getAttr

Parameters:

Returns:

_getAttrInitVal

Parameters:

Returns:

_getAttrs

Parameters:

Returns:

_getStateVal

Parameters:

Returns:

_initAttrHost

Parameters:

_initAttrs

Parameters:

_isLazyAttr

Parameters:

Returns:

_normAttrVals

Parameters:

Returns:

_protectAttrs

Parameters:

Returns:

_set

Parameters:

Returns:

_setAttr

Parameters:

Returns:

_setAttrs

Parameters:

Returns:

_setAttrVal

Parameters:

Returns:

_setStateVal

Parameters:

addAttr

Parameters:

Returns:

addAttrs

Parameters:

Returns:

attrAdded

Parameters:

Returns:

get

Parameters:

Returns:

getAttrs

Parameters:

Returns:

protectAttrs

Parameters:

Returns:

set

Parameters:

Returns:

setAttrs

Parameters:

Returns:

Properties

_ATTR_CFG

INVALID_VALUE

`_addAttrs`

`_addLazyAttr`

`_addOutOfOrder`

`_getAttr`

`_getAttrInitVal`

`_getAttrs`

`_getStateVal`

`_initAttrHost`

`_initAttrs`

`_isLazyAttr`

`_normAttrVals`

`_protectAttrs`

`_set`

`_setAttr`

`_setAttrs`

`_setAttrVal`

`_setStateVal`

`addAttr`

`addAttrs`

`attrAdded`

`get`

`getAttrs`

`protectAttrs`

`set`

`setAttrs`

`_ATTR_CFG`

`INVALID_VALUE`