Angular Box Properties

An object defining configuration options for the Box widget.

align

Specifies how widget items are aligned along the main direction.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'start'
Accepted Values: 'center' | 'end' | 'space-around' | 'space-between' | 'start'

When using the widget as an ASP.NET MVC Control, specify this option using the BoxAlign enum. This enum accepts the following values: Start, End, Center, SpaceBetween and SpaceAround.

crossAlign

Specifies how widget items are aligned cross-wise.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'start'
Accepted Values: 'center' | 'end' | 'start' | 'stretch'

When using the widget as an ASP.NET MVC Control, specify this option using the BoxCrossAlign enum. This enum accepts the following values: Start, End, Center and Stretch.

dataSource

A data source used to fetch data to be displayed by the widget.

Default Value: null

This option accepts one of the following.

  • Array of objects
    A simple JavaScript array containing a collection of plain objects.

  • URL
    A URL to JSON data or to a service returning data in JSON format.

  • DataSource or its configuration object
    A DataSource is an object that provides a handy API for data processing. A DataSource is a stateful object, which means that it saves data processing settings and applies them each time data is loaded. All underlying data access logic of a DataSource is isolated in a Store. A Store provides an API for reading and modifying data. Unlike the DataSource, a Store is a stateless object.

NOTE
Data field names should not contain the following characters: ., ,, :, [, and ]. Their presence may cause issues in the widget's operation.

If the data source is specified using the dataSource option, use the items option only for reading. Updating data items using the items option may cause unexpected results.

To display widget items, a default template can be used. This template is based on the data source fields that are listed in the Default Item Template section of the widget's API.

direction

Specifies the direction of item positioning in the widget.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'row'
Accepted Values: 'col' | 'row'

If the option value is "row", items are located side by side. If the value is "col", items are located one under another.

When using the widget as an ASP.NET MVC Control, specify this option using the BoxDirection enum. This enum accepts the following values: Row and Col.

disabled

Specifies whether the widget responds to user interaction.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

elementAttr

Specifies the attributes to be attached to the widget's root element.

Type:

Object

Default Value: {}

You can configure this option in an ASP.NET MVC Control as follows:

Razor C#
Razor VB
@(Html.DevExtreme().WidgetName()
    .ElementAttr("class", "class-name")
    // ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(new {
        @id = "elementId",
        @class = "class-name"
    })
    // ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(new Dictionary<string, object>() {
        { "id", "elementId" },
        { "class", "class-name" }
    })

)
@(Html.DevExtreme().WidgetName() _
    .ElementAttr("class", "class-name")
    ' ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(New With {
        .id = "elementId",
        .class = "class-name"
    })
    ' ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(New Dictionary(Of String, Object) From {
        { "id", "elementId" },
        { "class", "class-name" }
    })
)

height

Specifies the widget's height.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The widget's height.

Default Value: undefined

This option accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The height in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of height. For example, "55px", "80%", "auto", "inherit".

  • Function
    A function returning either of the above. For example:

    JavaScript
    height: function() {
        return window.innerHeight / 1.5;
    }

hoverStateEnabled

Specifies whether the widget changes its state when a user pauses on it.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

itemHoldTimeout

The time period in milliseconds before the onItemHold event is raised.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 750

items

An array of items displayed by the widget.

Type:

Array<String | Object>

You can use the dataSource option instead. Unlike the items option, the dataSource option can take on the DataSource configuration object as well as a simple array.

NOTE
If you need to modify the data source specified using the items option at runtime, do it only with the help of the items option. Updating data items using the dataSource option may cause unexpected results.

To display widget items, a default template can be used. This template is based on the data source fields that are listed in the Default Item Template section of the widget's API.

itemTemplate

Specifies a custom template for items.

Type:

template

Template Data:

Object

The item object to be rendered.

Default Name: 'item'

See Also

onContentReady

A handler for the contentReady event. Executed when the widget's content is ready. This handler may be executed multiple times during the widget's lifetime depending on the number of times its content changes.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Object

The widget's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only when using Knockout.

Default Value: null

onDisposing

A handler for the disposing event. Executed when the widget is removed from the DOM using the remove(), empty(), or html() jQuery methods only.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Object

The widget's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onInitialized

A handler for the initialized event. Executed only once, after the widget is initialized.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Object

The widget's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

You cannot access widget elements in this handler because it is executed before they are ready. Use the onContentReady handler instead.

onItemClick

A handler for the itemClick event.

Type:

Function

|

String

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Object

The widget's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

itemData

Object

The clicked item's data.

itemElement

HTMLElement | jQuery

The item's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

itemIndex

Number

The clicked item's index.

jQueryEvent

jQuery.Event

Use 'event' instead.

The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

Assign a function to perform a custom action when a widget item is clicked.

To navigate to a specific URL when the itemClick event fires, assign that URL or the anchor part (#) of that URL directly to this option as a string.

onItemContextMenu

A handler for the itemContextMenu event.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Object

The widget's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

itemData

Object

The item's data.

itemElement

HTMLElement | jQuery

The item's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

itemIndex

Number

The item's index.

jQueryEvent

jQuery.Event

Use 'event' instead.

The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

Assign a function to perform a custom action when the right mouse button is clicked when the pointer is over a widget item, or when the "sustained" (also known as a long press) touch action is performed.

onItemHold

A handler for the itemHold event.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Object

The widget's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

itemData

Object

The data of the item being held.

itemElement

HTMLElement | jQuery

The item's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

itemIndex

Number

The item's index.

Default Value: null

Assign a function to perform a custom action when the widget's collection item is being held for a specified time period (see the itemHoldTimeout option).

onItemRendered

A handler for the itemRendered event.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Object

The widget's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

itemData

Object

The current item's data.

itemElement

HTMLElement | jQuery

The item's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

itemIndex

Number

The current item's index.

Default Value: null

Assign a function to perform a custom action after a collection item is rendered.

onOptionChanged

A handler for the optionChanged event. Executed after an option of the widget is changed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
name

String

The option's short name.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

Object

The widget's instance.

fullName

String

The option's full name.

value any

The option's new value.

Default Value: null

rtlEnabled

Switches the widget to a right-to-left representation.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

When this option is set to true, the widget text flows from right to left, and the layout of elements is reversed. To switch the entire application/site to the right-to-left representation, assign true to the rtlEnabled field of the object passed to the DevExpress.config(config) method.

JavaScript
DevExpress.config({
    rtlEnabled: true
});
See Also

visible

Specifies whether the widget is visible.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

width

Specifies the widget's width.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The widget's width.

Default Value: undefined

This option accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The width in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of width. For example, "55px", "80%", "auto", "inherit".

  • Function
    A function returning either of the above. For example:

    JavaScript
    width: function() {
        return window.innerWidth / 1.5;
    }