A template class that supports advanced functionality like autofilling arrays, conditional processing with * basic comparison operators, sub-templates, basic math function support, special built-in template variables, * inline code execution and more. XTemplate also provides the templating mechanism built into {@link Ext.DataView}.
*XTemplate supports many special tags and built-in operators that aren't defined as part of the API, but are * supported in the templates that can be created. The following examples demonstrate all of the supported features. * This is the data object used for reference in each code example:
*
var data = {
name: 'Jack Slocum',
title: 'Lead Developer',
company: 'Ext JS, LLC',
email: 'jack@extjs.com',
address: '4 Red Bulls Drive',
city: 'Cleveland',
state: 'Ohio',
zip: '44102',
drinks: ['Red Bull', 'Coffee', 'Water'],
kids: [{
name: 'Sara Grace',
age:3
},{
name: 'Zachary',
age:2
},{
name: 'John James',
age:0
}]
};
Auto filling of arrays and scope switching
Using the tpl tag and the for operator,
* you can switch to the scope of the object specified by for and access its members to populate the template.
* If the variable in for is an array, it will auto-fill, repeating the template block inside the tpl
* tag for each item in the array:
var tpl = new Ext.XTemplate(
'<p>Name: {name}</p>',
'<p>Title: {title}</p>',
'<p>Company: {company}</p>',
'<p>Kids: ',
'<tpl for="kids">',
'<p>{name}</p>',
'</tpl></p>'
);
tpl.overwrite(panel.body, data);
Access to parent object from within sub-template scope
When processing a sub-template, for example while
* looping through a child array, you can access the parent object's members via the parent object:
var tpl = new Ext.XTemplate(
'<p>Name: {name}</p>',
'<p>Kids: ',
'<tpl for="kids">',
'<tpl if="age > 1">', // <-- Note that the > is encoded
'<p>{name}</p>',
'<p>Dad: {parent.name}</p>',
'</tpl>',
'</tpl></p>'
);
tpl.overwrite(panel.body, data);
Array item index and basic math support
While processing an array, the special variable {#}
* will provide the current array index + 1 (starts at 1, not 0). Templates also support the basic math operators
* + - * and / that can be applied directly on numeric data values:
var tpl = new Ext.XTemplate(
'<p>Name: {name}</p>',
'<p>Kids: ',
'<tpl for="kids">',
'<tpl if="age > 1">', // <-- Note that the > is encoded
'<p>{#}: {name}</p>', // <-- Auto-number each item
'<p>In 5 Years: {age+5}</p>', // <-- Basic math
'<p>Dad: {parent.name}</p>',
'</tpl>',
'</tpl></p>'
);
tpl.overwrite(panel.body, data);
Auto-rendering of flat arrays
Flat arrays that contain values (and not objects) can be auto-rendered
* using the special {.} variable inside a loop. This variable will represent the value of
* the array at the current index:
var tpl = new Ext.XTemplate(
'<p>{name}\'s favorite beverages:</p>',
'<tpl for="drinks">',
'<div> - {.}</div>',
'</tpl>'
);
tpl.overwrite(panel.body, data);
Basic conditional logic
Using the tpl tag and the if
* operator you can provide conditional checks for deciding whether or not to render specific parts of the template.
* Note that there is no else operator — if needed, you should use two opposite if statements.
* Properly-encoded attributes are required as seen in the following example:
var tpl = new Ext.XTemplate(
'<p>Name: {name}</p>',
'<p>Kids: ',
'<tpl for="kids">',
'<tpl if="age > 1">', // <-- Note that the > is encoded
'<p>{name}</p>',
'</tpl>',
'</tpl></p>'
);
tpl.overwrite(panel.body, data);
Ability to execute arbitrary inline code
In an XTemplate, anything between {[ ... ]} is considered
* code to be executed in the scope of the template. There are some special variables available in that code:
*
var tpl = new Ext.XTemplate(
'<p>Name: {name}</p>',
'<p>Company: {[values.company.toUpperCase() + ", " + values.title]}</p>',
'<p>Kids: ',
'<tpl for="kids">',
'<div class="{[xindex % 2 === 0 ? "even" : "odd"]}">',
'{name}',
'</div>',
'</tpl></p>'
);
tpl.overwrite(panel.body, data);
Template member functions
One or more member functions can be defined directly on the config
* object passed into the XTemplate constructor for more complex processing:
var tpl = new Ext.XTemplate(
'<p>Name: {name}</p>',
'<p>Kids: ',
'<tpl for="kids">',
'<tpl if="this.isGirl(name)">',
'<p>Girl: {name} - {age}</p>',
'</tpl>',
'<tpl if="this.isGirl(name) == false">',
'<p>Boy: {name} - {age}</p>',
'</tpl>',
'<tpl if="this.isBaby(age)">',
'<p>{name} is a baby!</p>',
'</tpl>',
'</tpl></p>', {
isGirl: function(name){
return name == 'Sara Grace';
},
isBaby: function(age){
return age < 1;
}
});
tpl.overwrite(panel.body, data);