JavaScript/jQuery Box Options

Default Value: 'start'

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

Use the BoxCrossAlign enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC Control. 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.

Type:

|

Array<String | template>

|

DataSource

|

DataSource Configuration

Default Value: null

This option accepts one of the following.

Array of objects
A simple JavaScript array containing a collection of plain objects.
URL
The URL of a JSON file or service that returns JSON data.
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:

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.

Use the BoxDirection enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC Control. This enum accepts the following values: Row and Col.

disabled

Specifies whether the widget responds to user interaction.

Type:

Default Value: false

elementAttr

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

Type:

Default Value: {}

jQuery

$(function(){
    $("#boxContainer").dxBox({
        // ...
        elementAttr: {
            id: "elementId",
            class: "class-name"
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-box ...
    [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }">
</dx-box>

import { DxBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxBoxModule
    ],
    // ...
})

ASP.NET MVC Control

Razor C#

Razor VB

@(Html.DevExtreme().Box()
    .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().Box() _
    .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:

|

|

Return Value:

|

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:

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>

Raised Events: onOptionChanged

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:

The item object to be rendered.

Default Name: 'item'

onContentReady

A function that is executed when the widget's content is ready and each time the content is changed.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name

Type

Description

component

Box

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

The model data. Available only when using Knockout.

Default Value: null

onDisposing

A function that is executed before the widget is disposed of.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name

Type

Description

component

Box

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

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onInitialized

A function that is executed only once, after the widget is initialized.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name

Type

Description

component

Box

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 function because it is executed before they are ready. Use the onContentReady function instead.

onItemClick

A function that is executed when a collection item is clicked or tapped.

Type:

|

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	Box	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

onItemContextMenu

A function that is executed when a collection item is right-clicked or pressed.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	Box	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

onItemHold

A function that is executed when a collection item has been held for a specified period.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	Box	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.
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

onItemRendered

A function that is executed after a collection item is rendered.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	Box	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

onOptionChanged

A function that is executed after a widget option is changed.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

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	Box	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:

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
});

visible

Specifies whether the widget is visible.

Type: