Accordion Class
File
wijmo.nav.js
Module
wijmo.nav
Base Class
Control

The Accordion control is a vertically stacked set of interactive headings that each contain a title.

The headings function as controls that enable users to reveal or hide their associated sections of content.

Accordions are commonly used to reduce the need to scroll when presenting multiple sections of content on a single page.

Constructor

constructor

constructor(element: any, options?, keepChildren?: boolean): Accordion

Initializes a new instance of the Accordion class.

Parameters
  • element: any

    The DOM element that hosts the control, or a CSS selector for the host element (e.g. '#theCtrl').

  • options: Optional

    The JavaScript object containing initialization data for the control.

  • keepChildren: boolean Optional

    Whether to keep child elements. If set to true, the caller becomes responsible for populating the tabs array based on the DOM).

Returns
Accordion

Properties

allowCollapseAll

Gets or sets a value that determines whether users should be allowed to collapse all the items.

The default value for this property is **false**, which ensures one item is always expanded.

Type
boolean

allowExpandMany

Gets or sets a value that determines whether users should be allowed to expand multiple panes at a time.

The default value for this property is **false**, which ensures only one pane is expanded at a time.

Type
boolean

autoSwitch

Gets or sets a value that determines whether the control should switch panes automatically when the user selects a tab using the arrow keys.

When autoSwitch is set to true (the default value), pressing the arrow keys automatically switches panes. Pressing the tab key selects the next element in the tab sequence, which excludes non-selected pane headers.

When autoSwitch is set to false, pressing the arrow keys or the tab key moves the focus to the next or previous pane header, but does not switch panes. Pressing the Enter or Space keys is required to activate the pane that has the focus.

In most cases, the default value provides adequate (accessible) behavior, but some users may prefer to set autoSwitch to false. For a more detailed discussion of this topic, please see the W3C ARIA practices and SimplyAccessible articles.

Type
boolean

hostElement

Gets the DOM element that is hosting the control.

Inherited From
Control
Type
HTMLElement

isAnimated

Gets or sets a value that determines whether collapsing or expanding panes should be animated.

The default value for this property is **true**.

Type
boolean

isDisabled

Gets or sets a value that determines whether the control is disabled.

Disabled controls cannot get mouse or keyboard events.

Inherited From
Control
Type
boolean

isTouching

Gets a value that indicates whether the control is currently handling a touch event.

Inherited From
Control
Type
boolean

isUpdating

Gets a value that indicates whether the control is currently being updated.

Inherited From
Control
Type
boolean

panes

Gets an array of AccordionPane objects whose header and content properties determine the content of the Accordion control.

Type
ObservableArray

rightToLeft

Gets a value indicating whether the control is hosted in an element with right-to-left layout.

Inherited From
Control
Type
boolean

selectedIndex

Gets or sets the index of the currently selected (active) pane.

Type
number

selectedPane

Gets or sets the AccordionPane object that is currently selected.

Type
AccordionPane

showIcons

Gets or sets a value that determines whether the Accordion shows collapsed/expanded icons in the pane headers.

The default value for this property is **true**.

Type
boolean

tabOrder

Gets or sets a value of the **tabindex** attribute associated with the control.

**tabindex** attribute value can be defined statically for a Wijmo control by specifying it on the control's host HTML element. But this value can't be changed later during application lifecycle, because Wijmo controls have complex structure, and the control may need to propagate this attribute value to its internal element to work properly.

Because of this, to read or change control's **tabindex** dynamically, you should do it using this property.

Inherited From
Control
Type
number

Methods

addEventListener

addEventListener(target: EventTarget, type: string, fn: any, capture?: boolean, passive?: boolean): void

Adds an event listener to an element owned by this Control.

The control keeps a list of attached listeners and their handlers, making it easier to remove them when the control is disposed (see the dispose and removeEventListener methods).

Failing to remove event listeners may cause memory leaks.

The passive parameter is set to false by default, which means the event handler may call event.preventDefault(). If you are adding passive handlers to touch or wheel events, setting this parameter to true will improve application performance.

For details on passive event listeners, please see Improving scrolling performance with passive listeners.

Parameters
  • target: EventTarget

    Target element for the event.

  • type: string

    String that specifies the event.

  • fn: any

    Function to execute when the event occurs.

  • capture: boolean Optional

    Whether the listener should be handled by the control before it is handled by the target element.

  • passive: boolean Optional

    Indicates that the handler will never call preventDefault().

Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

applyTemplate

applyTemplate(classNames: string, template: string, parts: Object, namePart?: string): HTMLElement

Applies the template to a new instance of a control, and returns the root element.

This method should be called by constructors of templated controls. Therefore, this method is not available. It is responsible for binding the template parts to the corresponding control members.

For example, the code below applies a template to an instance of an InputNumber control. The template must contain elements with the 'wj-part' attribute set to 'input', 'btn-inc', and 'btn-dec'. The control members '_tbx', '_btnUp', and '_btnDn' will be assigned references to these elements.

this.applyTemplate('wj-control wj-inputnumber', templateString, {
  _tbx: 'input',
  _btnUp: 'btn-inc',
  _btnDn: 'btn-dec'
}, 'input');

```

Parameters
  • classNames: string

    Names of classes to add to the control's host element.

  • template: string

    An HTML string that defines the control template.

  • parts: Object

    A dictionary of part variables and their names.

  • namePart: string Optional

    Name of the part to be named after the host element. This determines how the control submits data when used in forms.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
HTMLElement

beginUpdate

beginUpdate(): void

Suspends notifications until the next call to endUpdate.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

containsFocus

containsFocus(): boolean

Checks whether this control contains the focused element.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
boolean

deferUpdate

deferUpdate(fn: Function): void

Executes a function within a beginUpdate/endUpdate block.

The control will not be updated until the function has been executed. This method ensures endUpdate is called even if the function throws an exception.

Parameters
Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

dispose

dispose(): void

Disposes of the control by removing its association with the host element.

The dispose method automatically removes any event listeners added with the addEventListener method.

Calling the dispose method is important in applications that create and remove controls dynamically. Failing to dispose of the controls may cause memory leaks.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

Static disposeAll

disposeAll(e?: HTMLElement): void

Disposes of all Wijmo controls contained in an HTML element.

Parameters
Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

endUpdate

endUpdate(shouldInvalidate?: boolean): void

Resumes notifications suspended by calls to beginUpdate.

Parameters
  • shouldInvalidate: boolean Optional

    should invalidate the control. Default value for this parameter is true.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

focus

focus(): void

Sets the focus to this control.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

Static getControl

getControl(element: any): Control

Gets the control that is hosted in a given DOM element.

Parameters
  • element: any

    The DOM element that hosts the control, or a CSS selector for the host element (e.g. '#theCtrl').

Inherited From
Control
Returns
Control

getPane

getPane(id: string): AccordionPane

Gets an AccordionPane by id or by header content.

Parameters
Returns
AccordionPane

getTemplate

getTemplate(): string

Gets the HTML template used to create instances of the control.

This method traverses up the class hierarchy to find the nearest ancestor that specifies a control template. For example, if you specify a prototype for the ComboBox control, which does not specify a template, it will override the template defined by the DropDown base class (the nearest ancestor that does specify a template).

Inherited From
Control
Returns
string

initialize

initialize(options: any): void

Initializes the control by copying the properties from a given object.

This method allows you to initialize controls using plain data objects instead of setting the value of each property in code.

For example:

grid.initialize({
  itemsSource: myList,
  autoGenerateColumns: false,
  columns: [
    { binding: 'id', header: 'Code', width: 130 },
    { binding: 'name', header: 'Name', width: 60 } 
  ]
});



// is equivalent to grid.itemsSource = myList; grid.autoGenerateColumns = false; // etc.

The initialization data is type-checked as it is applied. If the initialization object contains unknown property names or invalid data types, this method will throw.

Parameters
  • options: any

    Object that contains the initialization data.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

invalidate

invalidate(fullUpdate?: boolean): void

Invalidates the control causing an asynchronous refresh.

Parameters
  • fullUpdate: boolean Optional

    Whether to update the control layout as well as the content.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

Static invalidateAll

invalidateAll(e?: HTMLElement): void

Invalidates all Wijmo controls contained in an HTML element.

Use this method when your application has dynamic panels that change the control's visibility or dimensions. For example, splitters, accordions, and tab controls usually change the visibility of its content elements. In this case, failing to notify the controls contained in the element may cause them to stop working properly.

If this happens, you must handle the appropriate event in the dynamic container and call the invalidateAll method so the contained Wijmo controls will update their layout information properly.

Parameters
  • e: HTMLElement Optional

    Container element. If set to null, all Wijmo controls on the page will be invalidated.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

onGotFocus

onGotFocus(e?: EventArgs): void

Raises the gotFocus event.

Parameters
Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

onInvalidInput

onInvalidInput(e: CancelEventArgs): void

Raises the invalidInput event.

If the event handler cancels the event, the control will keep the invalid input and the focus.

Parameters
Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

onLostFocus

onLostFocus(e?: EventArgs): void

Raises the lostFocus event.

Parameters
Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

onRefreshed

onRefreshed(e?: EventArgs): void

Raises the refreshed event.

Parameters
Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

onRefreshing

onRefreshing(e?: EventArgs): void

Raises the refreshing event.

Parameters
Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

onSelectedIndexChanged

onSelectedIndexChanged(e?: EventArgs): void

Raises the selectedIndexChanged event.

Parameters
Returns
void

refresh

refresh(fullUpdate?: boolean): void

Refreshes the control.

Parameters
  • fullUpdate: boolean Optional

    Whether to update the control layout as well as the content.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

Static refreshAll

refreshAll(e?: HTMLElement): void

Refreshes all Wijmo controls contained in an HTML element.

This method is similar to invalidateAll, except the controls are updated immediately rather than after an interval.

Parameters
  • e: HTMLElement Optional

    Container element. If set to null, all Wijmo controls on the page will be invalidated.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
void

removeEventListener

removeEventListener(target?: EventTarget, type?: string, fn?: any, capture?: boolean): number

Removes one or more event listeners attached to elements owned by this Control.

Parameters
  • target: EventTarget Optional

    Target element for the event. If null, removes listeners attached to all targets.

  • type: string Optional

    String that specifies the event. If null, removes listeners attached to all events.

  • fn: any Optional

    Handler to remove. If null, removes all handlers.

  • capture: boolean Optional

    Whether the listener is capturing. If null, removes capturing and non-capturing listeners.

Inherited From
Control
Returns
number

Events

gotFocus

Occurs when the control gets the focus.

Inherited From
Control
Arguments
EventArgs

invalidInput

Occurs when invalid input is detected.

Invalid input may occur when the user types or pastes a value that cannot be converted to the proper type, or a value that is outside the valid range.

If the event handler cancels the event, the control will retain the invalid content and the focus, so users can correct the error.

If the event is not canceled, the control will ignore the invalid input and will retain the original content.

Inherited From
Control
Arguments
CancelEventArgs

lostFocus

Occurs when the control loses the focus.

Inherited From
Control
Arguments
EventArgs

refreshed

Occurs after the control has refreshed its contents.

Inherited From
Control
Arguments
EventArgs

refreshing

Occurs when the control is about to refresh its contents.

Inherited From
Control
Arguments
EventArgs

selectedIndexChanged

Occurs when the value of the selectedIndex property changes.

Arguments
EventArgs