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Class ::xowiki::formfield::CompoundField

::xowiki::formfield::CompoundField create ... \
           [ -CSSclass (default "compound-field") ] \
           [ -components (default "") ]

Defined in

Class Relations

• class: ::xotcl::Class
• superclass: ::xowiki::formfield::FormField
• subclass: ::xowiki::formfield::repeatContainer, ::xowiki::formfield::regression_test_mycompound, ::xowiki::formfield::text_fields, ::xowiki::formfield::regression_test_compound_with_repeat2, ::xowiki::formfield::mc_exercise, ::xowiki::formfield::date, ::xowiki::formfield::CalendarField, ::xowiki::formfield::repeattest, ::xowiki::formfield::mc_alternative, ::xowiki::formfield::FormGeneratorField, ::xowiki::formfield::regression_test_compound_with_repeat, ::xowiki::formfield::regression_test_compound_numeric, ::xowiki::formfield::comp_correct_when

::xotcl::Class create ::xowiki::formfield::CompoundField \
     -superclass ::xowiki::formfield::FormField

Methods (to be applied on instances)

• get_named_sub_component_value (scripted, public)

   <instance of xowiki::formfield::CompoundField> get_named_sub_component_value \
      [ -from_repeat ] [ -default default ] args [ args... ]

  Return the value of a named subcomponent. When the named subcomponent is a repeated item, and the value of the 0th element of the repeat (the template element) is omitted from the returned value.

  Switches:

  -from_repeat (optional)

  skip template element from repeated values

  -default (optional)

  default value, when component is not found

  Parameters:

  args (required)

  space separated path of elements names in a potentially nested component structure (similar to dict)

  Testcases:

  create_test_items

  if {[:exists_named_sub_component {*}$args]} {
    set result [[:get_named_sub_component {*}$args] value]
    if {$from_repeat} {
      if {[lindex [split [lindex $result 0] .] end] eq "0"} {
        set result [lrange $result 2 end]
      }
    }
  } else {
    set result $default
  }
  return $result

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