WidgetInterface Interface Reference

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Public Member Functions
	suitableForRange (Range $range, $scope=null)
	getId ()
	getName ()
	getDescription ()
	getTitle ()
	getContent (Range $range, $scope)
	connectWithElement (Element $element)
	getElement ()
	url_for ($to, $parameters=[])
	setOptions (array $options=[])
	getOptions ()
	hasLayout ()
	mayBeRemoved ()
	mayBeDuplicated ()
	getActions (Range $range, $scope)

Detailed Description

This interface defines all functions that a widget should offer.

Author

Jan-Hendrik Willms tleil.nosp@m.ax+s.nosp@m.tudip.nosp@m.@gma.nosp@m.il.co.nosp@m.m GPL2 or any later version

Since

Stud.IP 4.1

Member Function Documentation

connectWithElement()

connectWithElement

(

Element

$element

)

Connect this widget with an element. This is neccessary for the url generation from inside the widget. Otherwise, there are no means to retrieve the element and/or container the widget is used in.

Parameters

Element

$element

Element to connect with

Implemented in Widget.

getActions()

getActions	(	Range	$range,
			$scope
	)

Returns a list of possible widget actions.

Returns

array of WidgetAction

Implemented in Widget, and LegacyWidget.

getContent()

getContent	(	Range	$range,
			$scope
	)

Returns the content of the widget (this is the actual content of the rendered widget).

Returns

string

Implemented in LegacyWidget.

getDescription()

getDescription

(

)

Returns the description of the widget.

Returns

string

Implemented in LegacyWidget, LatestFilesWidget, and MyPublicFilesWidget.

getElement()

getElement

(

)

Retrieves a previously connected element.

Returns

mixed Element or null if not element has been connected

Implemented in Widget.

getId()

getId

(

)

Returns the id of the widget.

Returns

int

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getName()

getName

(

)

Return the name of the widget.

Returns

string

Implemented in LegacyWidget, LatestFilesWidget, and MyPublicFilesWidget.

getOptions()

getOptions

(

)

Returns the options for this widget instance. This might and should be overwritten by a subclass.

Returns

mixed

Implemented in Widget.

getTitle()

getTitle

(

)

Returns the title of the widget (this is the actual header of the rendered widget.

Returns

string

Implemented in Widget, LegacyWidget, and MyPublicFilesWidget.

hasLayout()

hasLayout

(

)

Returns whether the widget should have a layout or not.

Returns

bool

Todo:

Really neccessary? Seems to got lost in development

Implemented in Widget, and LegacyWidget.

mayBeDuplicated()

mayBeDuplicated

(

)

Returns whether this widget instance may be duplicated or used more than once in a container.

Returns

bool

Implemented in Widget, LegacyWidget, LatestFilesWidget, and MyPublicFilesWidget.

mayBeRemoved()

mayBeRemoved

(

)

Returns whether this widget instance may be removed from a container.

Returns

bool

Implemented in Widget, LatestFilesWidget, and MyPublicFilesWidget.

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setOptions()

setOptions

(

array

$options = []

)

Sets the defined options for this widget instance. This method is usually only called when a widget container is loaded and the elements are initialized.

Parameters

array

$options

Implemented in Widget.

suitableForRange()

suitableForRange	(	Range	$range,
			$scope = null
	)

Returns whether the widget is suitable for the given range (and an optional scope).

Parameters

Range	$range
mixed	$scope

Returns

bool

Implemented in Widget.

url_for()

url_for	(		$to,
			$parameters = []
	)

Create a url for a widget's action.

Parameters

string	$to	Target
array	$parameters	Optional url parameters

Returns

string

Implemented in Widget, and LegacyWidget.

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The documentation for this interface was generated from the following file:

• lib/models/Widgets/WidgetInterface.php