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The FocusManager is responsible for globally:

  1. Managing component focus
  2. Providing basic keyboard navigation
  3. (optional) Provide a visual cue for focused components, in the form of a focus ring/frame.

To activate the FocusManager, simply call <code>Ext.FocusManager.enable();</code>. In turn, you may deactivate the FocusManager by subsequently calling <code>Ext.FocusManager.disable();</code>. The FocusManager is disabled by default.

To enable the optional focus frame, pass true or {focusFrame: true} to enable.

Another feature of the FocusManager is to provide basic keyboard focus navigation scoped to any Ext.container.Container that would like to have navigation between its child Ext.Component's. The Ext.container.Container can simply call Ext.FocusManager.subscribe to take advantage of this feature, and can at any time call Ext.FocusManager.unsubscribe to turn the navigation off.

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Config Options

Other Configs

 
(optional) A config object containing one or more event handlers to be added to this object during initialization. T...

(optional)

A config object containing one or more event handlers to be added to this object during initialization. This should be a valid listeners config object as specified in the addListener example for attaching multiple handlers at once.


DOM events from ExtJs Components


While some ExtJs Component classes export selected DOM events (e.g. "click", "mouseover" etc), this

is usually only done when extra value can be added. For example the DataView's click event passing the node clicked on. To access DOM events directly from a child element of a Component, we need to specify the element option to identify the Component property to add a DOM listener to:

new Ext.panel.Panel({
    width: 400,
    height: 200,
    dockedItems: [{
        xtype: 'toolbar'
    }],
    listeners: {
        click: {
            element: 'el', //bind to the underlying el property on the panel
            fn: function(){ console.log('click el'); }
        },
        dblclick: {
            element: 'body', //bind to the underlying body property on the panel
            fn: function(){ console.log('dblclick body'); }
        }
    }
});

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Properties

 

Whether or not the FocusManager is currently enabled

Whether or not the FocusManager is currently enabled

 

The currently focused component. Defaults to undefined.

The currently focused component. Defaults to undefined.

 
A list of xtypes that should ignore certain navigation input keys and allow for the default browser event/behavior. T...

A list of xtypes that should ignore certain navigation input keys and allow for the default browser event/behavior. These input keys include:

  1. Backspace
  2. Delete
  3. Left
  4. Right
  5. Up
  6. Down

The FocusManager will not attempt to navigate when a component is an xtype (or descendents thereof) that belongs to this whitelist. E.g., an Ext.form.field.Text should allow the user to move the input cursor left and right, and to delete characters, etc.

This whitelist currently defaults to ['textfield'].

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Methods

 
addEvents( Object/String o, String ) : void

Adds the specified events to the list of events which this Observable may fire.

Adds the specified events to the list of events which this Observable may fire.

Parameters

  • o : Object/String

    Either an object with event names as properties with a value of true or the first event name string if multiple event names are being passed as separate parameters.

  • : String

    [additional] Optional additional event names if multiple event names are being passed as separate parameters. Usage:

    this.addEvents('storeloaded', 'storecleared');
    

Returns

  • void   
 
addListener( String eventName, Function handler, [Object scope], [Object options]) : void

Appends an event handler to this object.

Appends an event handler to this object.

Parameters

  • eventName : String

    The name of the event to listen for. May also be an object who's property names are event names. See

  • handler : Function

    The method the event invokes.

  • scope : Object

    (optional) The scope (this reference) in which the handler function is executed. If omitted, defaults to the object which fired the event.

  • options : Object

    (optional) An object containing handler configuration. properties. This may contain any of the following properties:

    • scope : Object
      The scope (this reference) in which the handler function is executed. If omitted, defaults to the object which fired the event.
    • delay : Number
      The number of milliseconds to delay the invocation of the handler after the event fires.
    • single : Boolean
      True to add a handler to handle just the next firing of the event, and then remove itself.
    • buffer : Number
      Causes the handler to be scheduled to run in an Ext.util.DelayedTask delayed by the specified number of milliseconds. If the event fires again within that time, the original handler is not invoked, but the new handler is scheduled in its place.
    • target : Observable
      Only call the handler if the event was fired on the target Observable, not if the event was bubbled up from a child Observable.
    • element : String
      This option is only valid for listeners bound to Components. The name of a Component property which references an element to add a listener to.

      This option is useful during Component construction to add DOM event listeners to elements of Components which will exist only after the Component is rendered. For example, to add a click listener to a Panel's body:

      new Ext.panel.Panel({
          title: 'The title',
          listeners: {
              click: this.handlePanelClick,
              element: 'body'
          }
      });
      

      When added in this way, the options available are the options applicable to Ext.core.Element.addListener


    Combining Options
    Using the options argument, it is possible to combine different types of listeners:

    A delayed, one-time listener.

    myPanel.on('hide', this.handleClick, this, {
    single: true,
    delay: 100
    });

    Attaching multiple handlers in 1 call
    The method also allows for a single argument to be passed which is a config object containing properties which specify multiple events. For example:

    myGridPanel.on({
        cellClick: this.onCellClick,
        mouseover: this.onMouseOver,
        mouseout: this.onMouseOut,
        scope: this // Important. Ensure "this" is correct during handler execution
    });
    
    .

Returns

  • void   
 
addManagedListener( Observable/Element item, Object/String ename, Function fn, Object scope, Object opt) : void

Adds listeners to any Observable object (or Element) which are automatically removed when this Component is destroyed.

Adds listeners to any Observable object (or Element) which are automatically removed when this Component is destroyed.

Parameters

  • item : Observable/Element

    The item to which to add a listener/listeners.

  • ename : Object/String

    The event name, or an object containing event name properties.

  • fn : Function

    Optional. If the ename parameter was an event name, this is the handler function.

  • scope : Object

    Optional. If the ename parameter was an event name, this is the scope (this reference) in which the handler function is executed.

  • opt : Object

    Optional. If the ename parameter was an event name, this is the addListener options.

Returns

  • void   
 

Adds the specified xtype to the whitelist.

Adds the specified xtype to the whitelist.

Parameters

  • xtype : String/Array

    Adds the xtype(s) to the whitelist.

Returns

  • void   
 
capture( Observable o, Function fn, [Object scope]) : void
Starts capture on the specified Observable. All events will be passed to the supplied function with the event name + ...

Starts capture on the specified Observable. All events will be passed to the supplied function with the event name + standard signature of the event before the event is fired. If the supplied function returns false, the event will not fire.

Parameters

  • o : Observable

    The Observable to capture events from.

  • fn : Function

    The function to call when an event is fired.

  • scope : Object

    (optional) The scope (this reference) in which the function is executed. Defaults to the Observable firing the event.

Returns

  • void   
 

Removes all listeners for this object including the managed listeners

Removes all listeners for this object including the managed listeners

Returns

  • void   
 

Removes all managed listeners for this object.

Removes all managed listeners for this object.

Returns

  • void   
 

Disables the FocusManager by turning of all automatic focus management and keyboard navigation

Disables the FocusManager by turning of all automatic focus management and keyboard navigation

Returns

  • void   
 
enable( Boolean/Object options) : void

Enables the FocusManager by turning on all automatic focus management and keyboard navigation

Enables the FocusManager by turning on all automatic focus management and keyboard navigation

Parameters

  • options : Boolean/Object

    Either true/false to turn on the focus frame, or an object of the following options:

        - focusFrame : Boolean
            `true` to show the focus frame around a component when it is focused. Defaults to `false`.
    

Returns

  • void   
 
enableBubble( String/Array events) : void
Enables events fired by this Observable to bubble up an owner hierarchy by calling this.getBubbleTarget() if present....

Enables events fired by this Observable to bubble up an owner hierarchy by calling this.getBubbleTarget() if present. There is no implementation in the Observable base class.

This is commonly used by Ext.Components to bubble events to owner Containers. See Ext.Component.getBubbleTarget. The default implementation in Ext.Component returns the Component's immediate owner. But if a known target is required, this can be overridden to access the required target more quickly.

Example:

Ext.override(Ext.form.field.Base, {
//  Add functionality to Field's initComponent to enable the change event to bubble
initComponent : Ext.Function.createSequence(Ext.form.field.Base.prototype.initComponent, function() {
    this.enableBubble('change');
}),

//  We know that we want Field's events to bubble directly to the FormPanel.
getBubbleTarget : function() {
    if (!this.formPanel) {
        this.formPanel = this.findParentByType('form');
    }
    return this.formPanel;
}
});

var myForm = new Ext.formPanel({
title: 'User Details',
items: [{
    ...
}],
listeners: {
    change: function() {
        // Title goes red if form has been modified.
        myForm.header.setStyle('color', 'red');
    }
}
});

Parameters

  • events : String/Array

    The event name to bubble, or an Array of event names.

Returns

  • void   
 
fireEvent( String eventName, Object... args) : Boolean
Fires the specified event with the passed parameters (minus the event name). An event may be set to bubble up an Ob...

Fires the specified event with the passed parameters (minus the event name).

An event may be set to bubble up an Observable parent hierarchy (See Ext.Component.getBubbleTarget) by calling enableBubble.

Parameters

  • eventName : String

    The name of the event to fire.

  • args : Object...

    Variable number of parameters are passed to handlers.

Returns

  • Boolean   

    returns false if any of the handlers return false otherwise it returns true.

 
hasListener( String eventName) : Boolean

Checks to see if this object has any listeners for a specified event

Checks to see if this object has any listeners for a specified event

Parameters

  • eventName : String

    The name of the event to check for

Returns

  • Boolean   

    True if the event is being listened for, else false

 
observe( Function c, Object listeners) : void
Sets observability on the passed class constructor. This makes any event fired on any instance of the passed class a...

Sets observability on the passed class constructor.

This makes any event fired on any instance of the passed class also fire a single event through the class allowing for central handling of events on many instances at once.

Usage:

Ext.util.Observable.observe(Ext.data.Connection);
Ext.data.Connection.on('beforerequest', function(con, options) {
    console.log('Ajax request made to ' + options.url);
});

Parameters

  • c : Function

    The class constructor to make observable.

  • listeners : Object

    An object containing a series of listeners to add. See addListener.

Returns

  • void   
 
on( String eventName, Function handler, [Object scope], [Object options]) : void

Appends an event handler to this object (shorthand for addListener.)

Appends an event handler to this object (shorthand for addListener.)

Parameters

  • eventName : String

    The type of event to listen for

  • handler : Function

    The method the event invokes

  • scope : Object

    (optional) The scope (this reference) in which the handler function is executed. If omitted, defaults to the object which fired the event.

  • options : Object

    (optional) An object containing handler configuration.

Returns

  • void   
 
relayEvents( Object origin, Array events, Object prefix) : void

Relays selected events from the specified Observable as if the events were fired by this.

Relays selected events from the specified Observable as if the events were fired by this.

Parameters

  • origin : Object

    The Observable whose events this object is to relay.

  • events : Array

    Array of event names to relay.

  • prefix : Object

Returns

  • void   
 

Removes all added captures from the Observable.

Removes all added captures from the Observable.

Parameters

  • o : Observable

    The Observable to release

Returns

  • void   
 
removeListener( String eventName, Function handler, [Object scope]) : void

Removes an event handler.

Removes an event handler.

Parameters

  • eventName : String

    The type of event the handler was associated with.

  • handler : Function

    The handler to remove. This must be a reference to the function passed into the addListener call.

  • scope : Object

    (optional) The scope originally specified for the handler.

Returns

  • void   
 
removeManagedListener( Observable|Element item, Object|String ename, Function fn, Object scope) : void

Removes listeners that were added by the mon method.

Removes listeners that were added by the mon method.

Parameters

  • item : Observable|Element

    The item from which to remove a listener/listeners.

  • ename : Object|String

    The event name, or an object containing event name properties.

  • fn : Function

    Optional. If the ename parameter was an event name, this is the handler function.

  • scope : Object

    Optional. If the ename parameter was an event name, this is the scope (this reference) in which the handler function is executed.

Returns

  • void   
 

Removes the specified xtype from the whitelist.

Removes the specified xtype from the whitelist.

Parameters

  • xtype : String/Array

    Removes the xtype(s) from the whitelist.

Returns

  • void   
 
Resume firing events. (see suspendEvents) If events were suspended using the queueSuspended parameter, then all event...

Resume firing events. (see suspendEvents) If events were suspended using the queueSuspended parameter, then all events fired during event suspension will be sent to any listeners now.

Returns

  • void   
 
subscribe( Ext.container.Container container, [Boolean/Object options]) : void

Subscribes an Ext.container.Container to provide basic keyboard focus navigation between its child Ext.Component's.

Subscribes an Ext.container.Container to provide basic keyboard focus navigation between its child Ext.Component's.

Parameters

  • container : Ext.container.Container

    A reference to the Ext.container.Container on which to enable keyboard functionality and focus management.

  • options : Boolean/Object

    An object of the following options:

        - keys : Array/Object
            An array containing the string names of navigation keys to be supported. The allowed values are:
    
            - 'left'
            - 'right'
            - 'up'
            - 'down'
    
            Or, an object containing those key names as keys with `true` or a callback function as their value. A scope may also be passed. E.g.:
    
                {
                    left: this.onLeftKey,
                    right: this.onRightKey,
                    scope: this
                }
    
        - focusFrame : Boolean (optional)
            `true` to show the focus frame around a component when it is focused. Defaults to `false`.
    

Returns

  • void   
 
suspendEvents( Boolean queueSuspended) : void

Suspend the firing of all events. (see resumeEvents)

Suspend the firing of all events. (see resumeEvents)

Parameters

  • queueSuspended : Boolean

    Pass as true to queue up suspended events to be fired after the resumeEvents call instead of discarding all suspended events;

Returns

  • void   
 
un( String eventName, Function handler, [Object scope]) : void

Removes an event handler (shorthand for removeListener.)

Removes an event handler (shorthand for removeListener.)

Parameters

  • eventName : String

    The type of event the handler was associated with.

  • handler : Function

    The handler to remove. This must be a reference to the function passed into the addListener call.

  • scope : Object

    (optional) The scope originally specified for the handler.

Returns

  • void   
 
unsubscribe( Ext.container.Container container) : void

Unsubscribes an Ext.container.Container from keyboard focus management.

Unsubscribes an Ext.container.Container from keyboard focus management.

Parameters

  • container : Ext.container.Container

    A reference to the Ext.container.Container to unsubscribe from the FocusManager.

Returns

  • void   
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Events

 
beforecomponentfocus( Ext.FocusManager fm, Ext.Component cmp, Ext.Component previousCmp)

Fires before a component becomes focused. Return false to prevent the component from gaining focus.

Fires before a component becomes focused. Return false to prevent the component from gaining focus.

Parameters

  • fm : Ext.FocusManager

    A reference to the FocusManager singleton

  • cmp : Ext.Component

    The component that is being focused

  • previousCmp : Ext.Component

    The component that was previously focused, or undefined if there was no previously focused component.

 
componentfocus( Ext.FocusManager fm, Ext.Component cmp, Ext.Component previousCmp)

Fires after a component becomes focused.

Fires after a component becomes focused.

Parameters

  • fm : Ext.FocusManager

    A reference to the FocusManager singleton

  • cmp : Ext.Component

    The component that has been focused

  • previousCmp : Ext.Component

    The component that was previously focused, or undefined if there was no previously focused component.

 
disable( Ext.FocusManager fm)

Fires when the FocusManager is disabled

Fires when the FocusManager is disabled

Parameters

  • fm : Ext.FocusManager

    A reference to the FocusManager singleton

 
enable( Ext.FocusManager fm)

Fires when the FocusManager is enabled

Fires when the FocusManager is enabled

Parameters

  • fm : Ext.FocusManager

    A reference to the FocusManager singleton