topic Widget's close and open in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

Widget's close and open

ShaningYu — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:47:02 GMT

When I open Widget A, I want to close or minimized Widget B if Widget B is open. In Widget A, what code I should add? Thanks.

Re: Widget's close and open

RobertJones2 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:53:44 GMT

Answered here: http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/51746-Close-one-widget-when-another-is-opened

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Re: Widget's close and open

ShaningYu — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:29:47 GMT

Thanks for your response. It does not work for me. Below is what I did.
1) In config.xml, I added id = "0" (or "1", "2") for the top three widgets.
2) In the widget w/ id="2", added the code in the wTemplate_openHandler(event:Event)
     for each (var widgetId:Number in ViewerContainer.getInstance().widgetManager.getAllLoadedWidgetIds()) {
               AppEvent.dispatch(AppEvent.TOC_HIDDEN, widgetId);
        }
     }
I run the debugging. For id=0 or 1, it went through AppEvent.dispatch(AppEvent.TOC_HIDDEN, widgetId). But the opened widgets are not minimized.
Could you tell what's wrong in the code?
Besides, how to get widgetTitle's value? In config.xml, should it be defined like that for a widget:
title="myWidgetTitle"?
Thanks.

Re: Widget's close and open

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:37:49 GMT

Shaning Yu,

Attention to detail... Why did you choose

AppEvent.dispatch(AppEvent.TOC_HIDDEN, widgetId);

when the code example that Robert linked to uses:

AppEvent.dispatch(AppEvent.WIDGET_CLOSE, widgetId);

Re: Widget's close and open

ShaningYu — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:26:32 GMT

Robert:
My purpose is when 1 widget is open, make all others as preload="minimized". Can this be achieved? Thanks.
Shaning

Re: Widget's close and open

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:58:49 GMT

Shanning,

You need to be more specific in your threads question then. You orignally said either or.

        var data:Object =
            {
                id: widgetId,
                state: WidgetStates.WIDGET_MINIMIZED
            };
        AppEvent.dispatch(AppEvent.WIDGET_STATE_CHANGED, data);

Re: Widget's close and open

ShaningYu — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:02:24 GMT

Robert:
tested your code in such a scenario:
1) Open widget with id=0
2) Open widget with id=2; in this widget,
   private function wTemplate_openHandler(event:Event):void {
    for each (var widgetId:Number in ViewerContainer.getInstance().widgetManager.getAllLoadedWidgetIds()) {
     if(widgetId != 2) {
      var data:Object = {
        id: widgetId,
        state: WidgetStates.WIDGET_MINIMIZED
       };
      AppEvent.dispatch(AppEvent.WIDGET_STATE_CHANGED, data);
     }
    }
   }
It should minimize the opened widget with id=0. But that widget's WidgetStates is still open rather than minimized. Did I miss something? Thanks.
Shaning

Re: Widget's close and open

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:56:32 GMT

Shanning,

Sorry wrong app event in last post:

AppEvent.dispatch(AppEvent.WIDGET_CHANGE_STATE, data);

Re: Widget's close and open

ShaningYu — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:00:40 GMT

Perfect!!! Thanks!!!