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Class YAHOO.util.Element - uses YAHOO.util.AttributeProvider

Known Subclasses:
YAHOO.widget.Toolbar YAHOO.util.Resize YAHOO.widget.DataTable YAHOO.widget.Layout YAHOO.widget.ImageCropper YAHOO.widget.SimpleEditor YAHOO.widget.ProgressBar YAHOO.widget.SWF YAHOO.widget.Carousel YAHOO.widget.Tab YAHOO.widget.LayoutUnit YAHOO.widget.ColorPicker YAHOO.widget.ToolbarButton YAHOO.widget.ButtonGroup YAHOO.widget.ProfilerViewer YAHOO.widget.Button YAHOO.widget.TabView
Element provides an wrapper object to simplify adding event listeners, using dom methods, and managing attributes.

Constructor

YAHOO.util.Element ( el , map )
Parameters:
el <HTMLElement | String> The html element that represents the Element.
map <Object> A key-value map of initial config names and values

Properties

DOM_EVENTS - Object

Dom events supported by the Element instance.

Properties inherited from YAHOO.util.AttributeProvider:

_configs

Methods

_setHTMLAttrConfig

private void _setHTMLAttrConfig ( element , key , map )
Sets the value of the property and fires beforeChange and change events.
Parameters:
element <YAHOO.util.Element> The Element instance to register the config to.
key <String> The name of the config to register
map <Object> A key-value map of the config's params
Returns: void

addClass

void addClass ( className )
Wrapper for Dom method.
Parameters:
className <String> The className to add
Returns: void

addListener

void addListener ( type , fn , obj , scope )
Adds a listener for the given event. These may be DOM or customEvent listeners. Any event that is fired via fireEvent can be listened for. All handlers receive an event object.
Parameters:
type <String> The name of the event to listen for
fn <Function> The handler to call when the event fires
obj <Any> A variable to pass to the handler
scope <Object> The object to use for the scope of the handler
Returns: void

appendChild

HTMLElement appendChild ( child )
Wrapper for HTMLElement method.
Parameters:
child <YAHOO.util.Element || HTMLElement> The element to append.
Returns: HTMLElement
The appended DOM element.

appendTo

HTMLElement appendTo ( parentNode , before )
Appends the HTMLElement into either the supplied parentNode.
Parameters:
parentNode <HTMLElement | Element> The node to append to
before <HTMLElement | Element> An optional node to insert before
Returns: HTMLElement
The appended DOM element.

delegate

boolean delegate ( type , fn , filter , obj , scope )
Appends a delegated event listener. Delegated event listeners receive two arguments by default: the DOM event and the element specified by the filtering function or CSS selector. (Note: Using the delegate method requires the element-delegate module. Using CSS selectors as the filtering criteria for delegated event listeners requires inclusion of the Selector Utility.)
Parameters:
type <String> The name of the event to listen for
fn <Function> The handler to call when the event fires
filter <Function|string> Function or CSS selector used to determine for what element(s) the event listener should be called. When a function is specified, the function should return an HTML element. Using a CSS Selector requires the inclusion of the CSS Selector Utility.
obj <Any> A variable to pass to the handler
scope <Object> The object to use for the scope of the handler
Returns: boolean
Returns true if the delegated event listener was added successfully

fireQueue

void fireQueue ( )
Apply any queued set calls.
Returns: void

getElementsByClassName

Array getElementsByClassName ( className , tag )
Wrapper for Dom method.
Parameters:
className <String> The className to collect
tag <String> (optional) The tag to use in conjunction with class name
Returns: Array
Array of HTMLElements

getElementsByTagName

HTMLCollection getElementsByTagName ( tag )
Wrapper for HTMLElement method.
Parameters:
tag <String> The tagName to collect
Returns: HTMLCollection
A collection of DOM elements.

getStyle

String getStyle ( property )
Wrapper for Dom method.
Parameters:
property <String> The style property to retrieve
Returns: String
The current value of the property

hasChildNodes

Boolean hasChildNodes ( )
Wrapper for HTMLElement method.
Returns: Boolean
Whether or not the element has childNodes

hasClass

Boolean hasClass ( className )
Wrapper for Dom method.
Parameters:
className <String> The className to add
Returns: Boolean
Whether or not the element has the class name

initAttributes

void initAttributes ( map )
Registers Element specific attributes.
Parameters:
map <Object> A key-value map of initial attribute configs
Returns: void

insertBefore

HTMLElement insertBefore ( element , before )
Wrapper for HTMLElement method.
Parameters:
element <HTMLElement> The HTMLElement to insert
before <HTMLElement> The HTMLElement to insert the element before.
Returns: HTMLElement
The inserted DOM element.

on

void on ( type , fn , obj , scope )
Alias for addListener
Parameters:
type <String> The name of the event to listen for
fn <Function> The function call when the event fires
obj <Any> A variable to pass to the handler
scope <Object> The object to use for the scope of the handler
Returns: void

removeChild

HTMLElement removeChild ( child )
Wrapper for HTMLElement method.
Parameters:
child <HTMLElement> The HTMLElement to remove
Returns: HTMLElement
The removed DOM element.

removeClass

void removeClass ( className )
Wrapper for Dom method.
Parameters:
className <String> The className to remove
Returns: void

removeDelegate

boolean removeDelegate ( type , fn )
Remove a delegated event listener
Parameters:
type <String> The name of the event to listen for
fn <Function> The function call when the event fires
Returns: boolean
Returns true if the unbind was successful, false otherwise.

removeListener

void removeListener ( type , fn )
Remove an event listener
Parameters:
type <String> The name of the event to listen for
fn <Function> The function call when the event fires
Returns: void

replaceChild

HTMLElement replaceChild ( newNode , oldNode )
Wrapper for HTMLElement method.
Parameters:
newNode <HTMLElement> The HTMLElement to insert
oldNode <HTMLElement> The HTMLElement to replace
Returns: HTMLElement
The replaced DOM element.

replaceClass

void replaceClass ( oldClassName , newClassName )
Wrapper for Dom method.
Parameters:
oldClassName <String> The className to replace
newClassName <String> The className to add
Returns: void

setStyle

void setStyle ( property , value )
Wrapper for Dom method.
Parameters:
property <String> The style property to set
value <String> The value to apply to the style property
Returns: void

subscribe

void subscribe ( type , fn , obj , scope )
Alias for addListener
Parameters:
type <String> The name of the event to listen for
fn <Function> The function call when the event fires
obj <Any> A variable to pass to the handler
scope <Object> The object to use for the scope of the handler
Returns: void

Events

appendTo

appendTo ( )
Fires after the Element is appended to another Element.

See: Element.addListener

Event fields:
<String> type appendTo
<HTMLElement/Element> target the HTMLElement/Element being appended to

Usage:
var handler = function(e) {var target = e.target};
myTabs.addListener('appendTo', handler);

available

available ( )
Fires when the Element's HTMLElement can be retrieved by Id.

See: Element.addListener

Event fields:
<String> type available
<HTMLElement> target the HTMLElement bound to this Element instance

Usage:
var handler = function(e) {var target = e.target};
myTabs.addListener('available', handler);

beforeAppendTo

beforeAppendTo ( )
Fires before the Element is appended to another Element.

See: Element.addListener

Event fields:
<String> type beforeAppendTo
<HTMLElement/Element> target the HTMLElement/Element being appended to

Usage:
var handler = function(e) {var target = e.target};
myTabs.addListener('beforeAppendTo', handler);

beforeElementChange

beforeElementChange ( event )
Fires before the value for the configuration attribute 'element' changes. Return false to cancel the attribute change.
Parameters:
event <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}> An object containing the previous attribute value and the new value.

contentReady

contentReady ( )
Fires when the Element's HTMLElement subtree is rendered.

See: Element.addListener

Event fields:
<String> type contentReady
<HTMLElement> target the HTMLElement bound to this Element instance

Usage:
var handler = function(e) {var target = e.target};
myTabs.addListener('contentReady', handler);

elementChange

elementChange ( event )
Fires when the value for the configuration attribute 'element' changes.
Parameters:
event <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}> An object containing the previous attribute value and the new value.

Configuration Attributes

element - HTMLElement

The HTMLElement the Element instance refers to.

Properties

Configuration Attributes

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