Package eu.webtoolkit.jwt

Class WSuggestionPopup

java.lang.Object
eu.webtoolkit.jwt.WObject
eu.webtoolkit.jwt.WWidget
eu.webtoolkit.jwt.WCompositeWidget
eu.webtoolkit.jwt.WPopupWidget
eu.webtoolkit.jwt.WSuggestionPopup
public class WSuggestionPopup extends WPopupWidget
A widget which popups to assist in editing a textarea or lineedit.

This widget may be associated with one or more WFormWidgets (typically a WLineEdit or a WTextArea).

The popup provides the user with suggestions to enter input. The popup can be used by one or more editors, using forEdit(). The popup will show when the user starts editing the edit field, or when the user opens the suggestions explicitly using a drop down icon or with the down key. The popup positions itself intelligently just below or just on top of the edit field. It offers a list of suggestions that match in some way with the current edit field, and dynamically adjusts this list. The implementation for matching individual suggestions with the current text is provided through a JavaScript function. This function may also highlight part(s) of the suggestions to provide feed-back on how they match.

WSuggestionPopup is an MVC view class, using a simple WStringListModel by default. You can set a custom model using setModel(). The model can provide different text for the suggestion text (ItemDataRole.Display) and value (getEditRole()). The member methods clearSuggestions() and addSuggestion() manipulate this model.

By default, the popup implements all filtering client-side. To support large datasets, you may enable server-side filtering of suggestions based on the input. The server-side filtering may provide a coarse filtering using a fixed size prefix of the entered text, and complement the client-side filtering. To enable server-side filtering, use setFilterLength() and listen to filter notification using the modelFilter() signal. Whenever a filter event is generated you can adjust the model's content according to the filter (e.g. using a WSortFilterProxyModel). By using WCompositeWidget#setMaximumSize() you can also limit the maximum height of the popup, in which case scrolling is supported (similar to a combo-box).

The class is initialized with an WSuggestionPopup.Options struct which configures how suggestion filtering and result editing is done. Alternatively, you can provide two JavaScript functions, one for filtering the suggestions, and one for editing the value of the textarea when a suggestion is selected.

The matcherJS function must have the following JavaScript signature: 


 function (editElement) {
 // fetch the location of cursor and current text in the editElement.

 // return a function that matches a given suggestion with the current value of the editElement.
 return function(suggestion) {

 // 1) if suggestion is null, simply return the current text 'value'
 // 2) check suggestion if it matches
 // 3) add highlighting markup to suggestion if necessary

 return { match : ...,      // does the suggestion match ? (boolean)
 suggestion : ...  // modified suggestion with highlighting
 };
 }
 }

The replacerJS function that edits the value has the following JavaScript signature. 


 function (editElement, suggestionText, suggestionValue) {
 // editElement is the form element which must be edited.
 // suggestionText is the displayed text for the matched suggestion.
 // suggestionValue is the stored value for the matched suggestion.

 // computed modifiedEditValue and modifiedPos ...

 editElement.value = modifiedEditValue;
 editElement.selectionStart = edit.selectionEnd = modifiedPos;
 }

To style the suggestions, you should style the <span> element inside this widget, and the <span>."sel" element to style the current selection.

Usage example: 


 // options for email address suggestions
 WSuggestionPopup.Options contactOptions = new WSuggestionPopup.Options();
 contactOptions.highlightBeginTag = "<b>";
 contactOptions.highlightEndTag = "</b>";
 contactOptions.listSeparator = ','; //for multiple addresses)
 contactOptions.whitespace = " \n";
 contactOptions.wordSeparators = "-., \"@\n;"; //within an address
 contactOptions.appendReplacedText = ", "; //prepare next email address

 WSuggestionPopup popup = new WSuggestionPopup(contactOptions, this);

 WTextArea textEdit = new WTextArea(this);
 popup.forEdit(textEdit);

 // load popup data
 for (int i = 0; i < contacts.size(); ++i)
 popup.addSuggestion(contacts.get(i).formatted(), contacts.get(i).formatted());

Note: This widget is not supposed to be added explicitly, as it is a global widget (much like WPopupWidget). Managing its lifetime can be achieved with WContainerWidget::addNew() or WObject::addChild(), where the former uses the latter. Do NOT bind it to a template using WTemplate#bindWidget(), WTemplate::bindNew() or WLayout#addWidget(). If bound this way, the placeholder is not replaced with the correct list of suggestions, since this causes the widget to be placed into the widget tree twice. A screenshot of this example:

An example WSuggestionPopup (default)

An example WSuggestionPopup (polished)

When using the DropDownIcon trigger, an additional style class is provided for the edit field: Wt-suggest-dropdown, which renders the icon to the right inside the edit field. This class may be used to customize how the drop down icon is rendered.

Note: This widget requires JavaScript support.

  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • forEdit

      public void forEdit(WFormWidget edit, EnumSet<PopupTrigger> triggers)
      Lets this suggestion popup assist in editing an edit field.

      A single suggestion popup may assist in several edits by repeated calls of this method.

      The popupTriggers control how editing is triggered (either by the user editing the field by entering keys or by an explicit drop down menu that is shown inside the edit).

      See Also:

    • forEdit

      public final void forEdit(WFormWidget edit, PopupTrigger trigger, PopupTrigger... triggers)
      Lets this suggestion popup assist in editing an edit field.

      Calls forEdit(edit, EnumSet.of(trigger, triggers))

    • forEdit

      public final void forEdit(WFormWidget edit)
      Lets this suggestion popup assist in editing an edit field.

      Calls forEdit(edit, EnumSet.of(PopupTrigger.Editing))

    • removeEdit

      public void removeEdit(WFormWidget edit)
      Removes the edit field from the list of assisted editors.

      The editor will no longer be assisted by this popup widget.

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    • showAt

      public void showAt(WFormWidget edit)
      Shows the suggestion popup at an edit field.

      This is equivalent to the user triggering the suggestion popup to be shown.

    • clearSuggestions

      public void clearSuggestions()
      Clears the list of suggestions.

      This clears the underlying model.

      See Also:

    • addSuggestion

      public void addSuggestion(CharSequence suggestionText, CharSequence suggestionValue)
      Adds a new suggestion.

      This adds an entry to the underlying model. The suggestionText is set as ItemDataRole.Display and the suggestionValue (which is inserted into the edit field on selection) is set as getEditRole().

      See Also:

    • addSuggestion

      public final void addSuggestion(CharSequence suggestionText)
      Adds a new suggestion.

      Calls addSuggestion(suggestionText, WString.Empty)

    • setModel

      public void setModel(WAbstractItemModel model)
      Sets the model to be used for the suggestions.

      The model may not be null.

      The default value is a WStringListModel that is owned by the suggestion popup.

      The ItemDataRole.Display is used for the suggestion text. The getEditRole() is used for the suggestion value, unless empty, in which case the suggestion text is used as value.

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    • getModel

      public WAbstractItemModel getModel()
      Returns the data model.

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    • setModelColumn

      public void setModelColumn(int modelColumn)
      Sets the column in the model to be used for the items.

      The column index in the model will be used to retrieve data.

      The default value is 0.

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    • setDefaultIndex

      public void setDefaultIndex(int row)
      Sets a default selected value.

      row is the model row that is selected by default (only if it matches the current input).

      The default value is -1, indicating no default.

    • getDefaultIndex

      public int getDefaultIndex()
      Returns the default value.

    • generateMatcherJS

      public static String generateMatcherJS(WSuggestionPopup.Options options)
      Creates a standard matcher JavaScript function.

      This returns a JavaScript function that provides a standard implementation for the matching input, based on the given options.

    • generateReplacerJS

      public static String generateReplacerJS(WSuggestionPopup.Options options)
      Creates a standard replacer JavaScript function.

      This returns a JavaScript function that provides a standard implementation for reacting to a match activation, editing the line edit text.

    • setFilterLength

      public void setFilterLength(int length)
      Sets the minimum input length before showing the popup.

      When the user has typed this much characters, filterModel() is emitted which allows you to filter the model based on the initial input. The filtering is done as long as the model indicates that results are partial by setting a ItemDataRole.StyleClass of "Wt-more-data" on the last item.

      The default value is 0.

      A value of -1 is a equivalent to 0 but filtering is always applied as if the last item always has "Wt-more-data" (for backwards compatibility)

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    • getFilterLength

      public int getFilterLength()
      Returns the filter length.

      See Also:

    • filterModel

      public Signal1<String> filterModel()
      Signal that indicates that the model should be filtered.

      The argument is the initial input. When PopupTrigger.Editing is used as edit trigger, its length will always equal the getFilterLength(). When PopupTrigger.DropDownIcon is used as edit trigger, the input length may be less than getFilterLength(), and the the signal will be called repeatedly as the user provides more input.

      For example, if you are using a WSortFilterProxyModel, you could react to this signal with: 

      
 public filterSuggestions(String filter) {
 proxyModel.setFilterRegExp(filter + ".*");
 }

    • activated

      public Signal2<Integer,WFormWidget> activated()
      Signal emitted when a suggestion was selected.

      The selected item is passed as the first argument and the editor as the second.

    • setDropDownIconUnfiltered

      public void setDropDownIconUnfiltered(boolean isUnfiltered)
      When drop down icon is clicked the popup content will be unfiltered.

      See Also:

    • setAutoSelectEnabled

      public void setAutoSelectEnabled(boolean enabled)
      When the popup is opened the first item is automatically selected.

      This cannot be changed after the widget is rendered. The default value is true.

    • getCurrentItem

      public int getCurrentItem()
      Returns the last activated index.

      Returns -1 if the popup hasn't been activated yet.

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    • setEditRole

      public void setEditRole(ItemDataRole role)
      Sets the role used for editing the line edit with a chosen item.

      The default value is ItemDataRole.User.

    • getEditRole

      public ItemDataRole getEditRole()
      Returns the role used for editing the line edit.

      setEditRole()

    • render

      protected void render(EnumSet<RenderFlag> flags)
      Description copied from class: WWidget
      Renders the widget.

      This function renders the widget (or an update for the widget), after this has been scheduled using scheduleRender().

      The default implementation will render the widget by serializing changes to JavaScript and HTML. You may want to reimplement this widget if you have been postponing some of the layout / rendering implementation until the latest moment possible. In that case you should make sure you call the base implementation however.

      Overrides:
      render in class WPopupWidget