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Methods

This section describes members used to manipulate the widget.

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 widget's content.

Return Value:

Element (jQuery or HTML)

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.

Parameters:
rule:

Object

The component's default device options.

Object structure:
device:

Device

|

Array<Device>

|

function

Device parameters.
When specifying a function, get information about the current device from the argument. Return true if the options should be applied to the device.

options:

Object

Options to be applied.

The defaultOptions method is a static method supported by the widget class. The following code demonstrates how to specify default options for all instances of the Tooltip widget in an application executed on the desktop.

jQuery
JavaScript
DevExpress.ui.dxTooltip.defaultOptions({ 
    device: { deviceType: "desktop" },
    options: {
        // Here go the Tooltip options
    }
});
Angular
TypeScript
import Tooltip from 'devextreme/ui/tooltip';
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    constructor () {
        Tooltip.defaultOptions({
            device: { deviceType: "desktop" },
            options: {
                // Here go the Tooltip options
            }
        });
    }
}

dispose()

Removes the widget from the DOM.

element()

Gets the root widget element.

Return Value:

Element (jQuery or HTML)

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.

Parameters:
element:

DOM Node

|

jQuery

The widget's container.

Return Value:

Object

The widget's instance.

The following code gets the Tooltip instance found in an element with ID myTooltip:

// Modular approach
import Tooltip from 'devextreme/ui/tooltip';
...
let element = document.getElementById("myTooltip");
let instance = Tooltip.getInstance(element);

// Non-modular approach
let element = document.getElementById("myTooltip");
let instance = DevExpress.ui.dxTooltip.getInstance(element);
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hide()

Hides the widget.

Return Value:

Promise<void> (jQuery or native)

A Promise that is resolved after the widget is hidden. 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.

Return Value:

Object

This widget's instance.

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off(eventName)

Detaches all event handlers from a single event.

Parameters:
eventName:

String

The event's name.

Return Value:

Object

The object for which this method is called.

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off(eventName, eventHandler)

Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.

Parameters:
eventName:

String

The event's name.

eventHandler:

function

The event's handler.

Return Value:

Object

The object for which this method is called.

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on(eventName, eventHandler)

Subscribes to an event.

Parameters:
eventName:

String

The event's name.

eventHandler:

function

The event's handler.

Return Value:

Object

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.

Parameters:
events:

Object

Events with their handlers: { "eventName1": handler1, "eventName2": handler2, ...}

Return Value:

Object

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.

Return Value:

Object

The widget's options.

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option(optionName)

Gets the value of a single option.

Parameters:
optionName:

String

The option's name or full path.

Return Value: any

This option's value.

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option(optionName, optionValue)

Updates the value of a single option.

Parameters:
optionName:

String

The option's name or full path.

optionValue: any

This option's new value.

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option(options)

Updates the values of several options.

Parameters:
options:

Object

Options with their new values.

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repaint()

Recalculates the widget's size and position without rerendering.

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show()

Shows the widget.

Return Value:

Promise<void> (jQuery or native)

A Promise that is resolved after the widget is shown. It is a native Promise or a jQuery.Promise when you use jQuery.

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show(target)

Shows the widget for a target element.

Parameters:
target:

String

|

DOM Node

|

jQuery

The target element.

Return Value:

Promise<void> (jQuery or native)

A Promise that is resolved if the widget is displayed and rejected otherwise. It is a native Promise or a jQuery.Promise when you use jQuery.

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toggle(showing)

Shows or hides the widget depending on the argument.

Parameters:
showing:

Boolean

Specifies whether to show or hide the widget.

Return Value:

Promise<void> (jQuery or native)

A Promise that is resolved after the widget is shown/hidden. It is a native Promise or a jQuery.Promise when you use jQuery.

You can use the toggle(showing) method instead of show() and hide() methods. The only difference is that you specify whether to show or hide the widget passing true or false to the method parameter.

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