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 method).

Failing to remove event listeners may cause memory leaks.

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. 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', template, {
  _tbx: 'input',
  _btnUp: 'btn-inc',
  _btnDn: 'btn-dec'
}, 'input');

Suspends notifications until the next call to endUpdate.

Checks whether this control contains the focused element.

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.

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.

Disposes of all Wijmo controls contained in an HTML element.

Resumes notifications suspended by calls to beginUpdate.

Sets the focus to this control.

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

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, it will override the template defined by the DropDown base class.

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.

Invalidates the control causing an asynchronous refresh.

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.

Refreshes the control.

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.

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

Sets the focus to the control and selects all its content.