Angular SPA Framework - Markup Components - Command

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A markup component used to define markup options for a command.

import { DxCommandModule } from "devextreme-angular"

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The dxCommand markup component allows you to define a view-related action in an abstract way. Add a div element to the root of the view markup with the data-bind attribute set to dxCommand. Use the configuration options of the dxCommand component to define an action in an abstract way. These options include the handler performed when executing the command, the title, the icon, and the enabled and visible states.

HTML

<div data-options="dxView: { name: 'index', title: 'Home' }">
    <div data-bind="dxCommand: { id: 'myCommand', onExecute: '#product-details', title: 'Add' } "></div>
</div>

As you can see in the code above, a command can be used for navigation. In this instance, you can set the onExecute option to a URI or to an object defining a URI. In addition, you can specify navigation options for a command - the options that have the same names as the fields of the options object passed as the second parameter to the HtmlApplication.navigate(uri, options) method.

A command's markup options can be bound to ViewModel fields. Here is an example.

HTML

<div data-options="dxView: { name: 'home', title: 'Home' }">
    <div data-bind="dxCommand: { id: 'myCommand', onExecute: add, title: 'Add' } "></div>
</div>

To function properly, this code snippet expects the "add" field to be present in the ViewModel.

To be displayed, a command must be registered within a command container using the application's command mapping. Depending on the command container chosen for a command in a layout and the device the application is running on, different widgets will be used to display commands. You can specify widget configuration settings directly within the dxCommand component's configuration object.

HTML

<div data-bind="dxCommand: { id: 'myCommand', onExecute: '#product-details', title: 'Add', hint: 'Add a product' } "></div>

In the code above, the specified hint option will be applied if the widget that will display the command has the hint option in its configuration.

To learn more about commands and how to display them in a view, read the Add Commands to Views topic.

Configuration

This section describes configuration options used to create a command.

Name	Description
disabled	Indicates whether or not the widget that displays this command is disabled.
elementAttr	Specifies the attributes to be attached to the widget's root element.
height	Specifies the widget's height.
icon	Specifies the name of the icon shown inside the widget associated with this command.
id	The identifier of the command.
onDisposing	A function that is executed before the widget is disposed of.
onExecute	Specifies an action performed when the execute() method of the command is called.
onInitialized	A function that is executed only once, after the widget is initialized.
onOptionChanged	A function that is executed after a widget option is changed.
renderStage	Specifies whether the current command is rendered when a view is being rendered or after a view is shown.
rtlEnabled	Switches the widget to a right-to-left representation.
title	Specifies the title of the widget associated with this command.
type	Specifies the type of the button, if the command is rendered as a Button widget.
visible	A Boolean value specifying whether or not the widget associated with this command is visible.
width	Specifies the widget's width.

Methods

This section describes members used to manipulate the command.

Name	Description
beginUpdate()	Prevents the widget from refreshing until the endUpdate() method is called.
defaultOptions(rule)	Specifies the device-dependent default configuration options for this component.
dispose()	Disposes of all the resources allocated to the dxCommand instance.
element()	Gets the root widget element.
endUpdate()	Refreshes the widget after a call of the beginUpdate() method.
execute()	Executes the action associated with this command.
getInstance(element)	Gets the instance of a widget found using its DOM node.
instance()	Gets the widget's instance. Use it to access other methods of the widget.
off(eventName)	Detaches all event handlers from a single event.
off(eventName, eventHandler)	Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.
on(eventName, eventHandler)	Subscribes to an event.
on(events)	Subscribes to events.
option()	Gets all widget options.
option(optionName)	Gets the value of a single option.
option(optionName, optionValue)	Updates the value of a single option.
option(options)	Updates the values of several options.

Events

This section describes events fired by this widget.

Name	Description
disposing	Raised before the widget is disposed of.
initialized	Raised only once, after the widget is initialized.
optionChanged	Raised after a widget option is changed.

Name

Description

disposing

Raised before the widget is disposed of.

initialized

Raised only once, after the widget is initialized.

optionChanged

Raised after a widget option is changed.