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Dynamic articles are a great way to share text and images that are hosted on your server or in your Umajin Cloud.

var uComps = require('u-components');
var uActions = require('u-actions');
var Action = uActions.Action;
new Action('Dynamic Article Demo', dynamicArticleDemo)
.addParameter('Article', uActions.ParamType.DYNAMIC_ARTICLE)
.register();
function dynamicArticleDemo(comp) {
var articleComp = uComps.cast.toDynamicArticle(comp);
articleComp.resizeType = uComps.ResizeType.SCALE_WITH_SCREEN;
articleComp.htmlZoom = 1.5;
articleComp.resizeToContent = false;
}

Hierarchy

Index

Constructors

Properties

alpha: number

The alpha transparency of the Component. Range from 0 to 100.

articleId: number

Id for the article stored in Umajin Cloud.

var articleComp = uComps.cast.toDynamicArticle(comp);
var currentAricle = articleComp.articleId;
clippingType: ClippingType

Clip the components contents using one of the options in ClippingType.

components: ComponentList

Access this Component's sub-components.

formEnabled: boolean

Whether or not is component is enabled for the parent form. Only relevant when inside a Form Component.

formFieldName: string

Label used to identify the field this Component belongs to in a form. Only relevant when inside a Form Component.

height: number

The height of the Component.

htmlZoom: number

Range 0.5 to 5.

var articleComp = uComps.cast.toDynamicArticle(comp);
articleComp.htmlZoom = 2;
mapping: string

Details of the styles and what they are mapped to. It is recommended to use the Editor to change the style mapping.

var articleComp = uComps.cast.toDynamicArticle(comp);
var currentMappingDetails = articleComp.mapping;

Shape component to be used as a mask. Can be either a Rectangle or Circle Component.

name: string

Name of the component.

parent: Component

Access this Component's parent component.

passedFormValidation: boolean

Whether or not the Component has passed form validation. Only relevant when inside a Form Component.

resizeToContent: boolean

When set to true, the text will reflow vertically to fit in all the original content.

var articleComp = uComps.cast.toDynamicArticle(comp);
articleComp.resizeToContent = false;
resizeType: ResizeType

Resize as Millimeters (font will stay the same size regardless of device) or Scale with Screen.

var articleComp = uComps.cast.toDynamicArticle(comp);
articleComp.resizeType = uComps.ResizeType.SCALE_WITH_SCREEN;
stylesheet: string

Used for setting CSS rules applicable to this Dynamic Article only.

var articleComp = uComps.cast.toDynamicArticle(comp);
articleComp.stylesheet = '/* local CSS *\/';
type: string

Type of the component.

uniqueId: string

Unique ID of the component.

visible: boolean

Whether or not the Component is visible.

width: number

The width of the Component.

x: number

The x position of the Component relative to its parent.

y: number

The y position of the Component relative to its parent.

Methods

  • emit(eventType: string, data: Object): void
  • Call each callback that is registered for the given eventType, in the order they were registered, passing the supplied data to each.

    Parameters

    • eventType: string

      The type of the event to emit.

    • data: Object

      Data object to pass to each callback.

    Returns void

  • focus(): void
  • Set the keyboard focus to this component.

    new uActions.Action('set focus', setFocus)
    .addParameter('text entry',uActions.ParamType.TEXT_ENTRY)
    .register();
    function setFocus(textEntry) {
    textEntry.focus();
    }

    Returns void

  • get(propertyName: string): any
  • Get a property by name.

    var uActions = require('u-actions');
    new uActions.Action('get fontsize',getFontSize).register();
    function getFontSize() {
    var text1=uPages.current.components.getText('Text 1');
    console.log(text1.get('font_size'));
    }

    Parameters

    • propertyName: string

      The name of the property to get.

    Returns any

    Returned value can be of any type, or even null.

  • on(eventType: string, callback: Function): void
  • Adds the callback function to the end of the listeners array for eventType.

    Parameters

    • eventType: string

      The type of the event.

    • callback: Function

      The callback function

    Returns void

  • refresh(): void
  • Refresh this component to force it to be re-rendered, or for its dynamic data to be updated.

    Returns void

  • set(propertyName: string, value: any): void
  • set(data: Object): void
  • Set a properties value by name.

    var uActions = require('u-actions');
    new uActions.Action('set text color',setTextColor).register();
    function setTextColor() {
    uPages.get('follow').components.getText('Text 1').set('font_color','0x0000FFFF');
    }

    Parameters

    • propertyName: string

      The name of the property to set.

    • value: any

      The value to set. Can be of any type.

    Returns void

  • Set a number properties at once.

    Parameters

    • data: Object

      Data object containing property name and value pairs to set on this component.

    Returns void

  • tween(seconds: number, params: Object, type?: TweenType): void
  • Tween a component property over time.

    Parameters

    • seconds: number

      The number of seconds to tween for.

    • params: Object

      An objects that contains key/value pairs of the properties and values to tween.

    • Optional type: TweenType

      (Optional) Tween type can be any type from "Tween.type"

    Returns void