Methods
This section describes the methods that control the Drawer widget.
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beginUpdate()
Prevents the widget from refreshing until the endUpdate() method is called.
The beginUpdate() and endUpdate() methods prevent the widget from excessive updates when you are changing multiple widget settings at once. After the beginUpdate() method is called, the widget does not update its UI until the endUpdate() method is called.
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content()
Gets the drawer's content.
The drawer's content. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
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defaultOptions(rule)
Specifies the device-dependent default configuration options for this component.
The component's default device options.
defaultOptions is a static method that the widget class supports. The following code demonstrates how to specify default options for all instances of the Drawer widget in an application executed on the desktop.
jQuery
DevExpress.ui.dxDrawer.defaultOptions({ device: { deviceType: "desktop" }, options: { // Here go the Drawer options } });
Angular
import Drawer from "devextreme/ui/drawer"; // ... export class AppComponent { constructor () { Drawer.defaultOptions({ device: { deviceType: "desktop" }, options: { // Here go the Drawer options } }); } }
Vue
<template> <div> <dx-drawer id="drawer1" /> <dx-drawer id="drawer2" /> </div> </template> <script> import DxDrawer from "devextreme-vue/drawer"; import Drawer from "devextreme/ui/drawer"; Drawer.defaultOptions({ device: { deviceType: "desktop" }, options: { // Here go the Drawer options } }); export default { components: { DxDrawer } } </script>
React
import React from "react"; import dxDrawer from "devextreme/ui/drawer"; import Drawer from "devextreme-react/drawer"; class App extends React.Component { render () { dxDrawer.defaultOptions({ device: { deviceType: "desktop" }, options: { // Here go the Drawer options } }) return ( <div> <Drawer id="drawer1" /> <Drawer id="drawer2" /> </div> ) } } export default App;
dispose()
Disposes of all the resources allocated to the Drawer instance.
After calling this method, remove the DOM element associated with the widget:
jQuery
$("#myDrawer").dxDrawer("dispose"); $("#myDrawer").remove();
Angular
<dx-drawer #drawerVar id="myDrawer"></dx-drawer>
import { ..., ViewChild } from "@angular/core"; import { DxDrawerComponent } from "devextreme-angular"; // ... export class AppComponent { @ViewChild("drawerVar", { static: false }) drawer: DxDrawerComponent; // Prior to Angular 8 // @ViewChild("drawerVar") drawer: DxDrawerComponent; removeDrawer (e) { this.drawer.instance.dispose(); document.getElementById("myDrawer").remove(); } }
element()
Gets the root widget element.
An HTML element or a jQuery element when you use jQuery.
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endUpdate()
Refreshes the widget after a call of the beginUpdate() method.
Main article: beginUpdate()
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getInstance(element)
Gets the instance of a widget found using its DOM node.
The widget's instance.
getInstance is a static method that the widget class supports. The following code demonstrates how to get the Drawer instance found in an element with the myDrawer
ID:
// Modular approach import Drawer from "devextreme/ui/drawer"; ... let element = document.getElementById("myDrawer"); let instance = Drawer.getInstance(element) as Drawer; // Non-modular approach let element = document.getElementById("myDrawer"); let instance = DevExpress.ui.dxDrawer.getInstance(element);
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hide()
Closes the drawer.
A Promise that is resolved after the drawer is closed. It is a native Promise or a jQuery.Promise when you use jQuery.
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instance()
Gets the widget's instance. Use it to access other methods of the widget.
This widget's instance.
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off(eventName)
Detaches all event handlers from a single event.
The event's name.
The object for which this method is called.
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off(eventName, eventHandler)
Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.
The object for which this method is called.
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on(eventName, eventHandler)
Subscribes to an event.
The object for which this method is called.
Use this method to subscribe to one of the events listed in the Events section.
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on(events)
Subscribes to events.
Events with their handlers: { "eventName1": handler1, "eventName2": handler2, ...}
The object for which this method is called.
Use this method to subscribe to several events with one method call. Available events are listed in the Events section.
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option()
Gets all widget options.
The widget's options.
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- Get and Set Options
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option(optionName)
Gets the value of a single option.
The option's name or full path.
This option's value.
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- Get and Set Options
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option(optionName, optionValue)
Updates the value of a single option.
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option(options)
Updates the values of several options.
Options with their new values.
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repaint()
Repaints the widget without reloading data. Call it to update the widget's markup.
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- reload() in DataSource | List
- refresh() in DataGrid | TreeList
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resetOption(optionName)
Resets an option to its default value.
An option's name.
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show()
Opens the drawer.
A Promise that is resolved after the drawer is opened. It is a native Promise or a jQuery.Promise when you use jQuery.
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toggle()
Opens or closes the drawer, reversing the current state.
A Promise that is resolved after the drawer is opened or closed. It is a native Promise or a jQuery.Promise when you use jQuery.
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