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Can you please explain .el, getEl(), Ext.get() in detail?

I am new to Sencha ExtJs

I did not understand the line Ext.getCmp('component_id').getEl().hide();. what is the use of .getEl(). Can i write Ext.getCmp('component_id').hide(); directly?

And explain me about .el, Ext.get() also.

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Sivakumar Avatar asked Apr 23 '13 09:04

Sivakumar


2 Answers

Ext.getCmp() VS Ext.get()

Ext.getCmp() finds an existing (created) component in ExtJS component tree. Note that it is discouraged to use it. Rely on ComponentQuery instead.

Ext.get() finds a DOM element by id. For example:

<html>
    <body>
        <div id="target">Hello, world!</div>
    </body>
</html>

Ext.get('target') will return div#target DOM element.

I personally never use either one. Instead, I locate components using ComponentQuery and then retrieve their DOM elements, as described below.


MyCmp.getEl() VS MyCmp.el

Both just retrieve the top level DOM element of the MyCmp component.

Current version of ExtJS (4.2.1) defines the .getEl() function as follows:

MyCmp.getEl = function () {
    return this.el;
}

Which means that MyCmp.getEl() and MyCmp.el are absolutely equal.

Use .el if you prefer to keep your code short and sweet. However, .getEl() might be useful in case if in the future ExtJS adds additional logic to the component's DOM element retrieval process (e.g. checking whether it exists or not first).

I prefer .el.


MyCmp.hide() VS MyCmp.el.hide()

MyCmp.hide() and MyCmp.el.hide() are two different functions. Current version of ExtJS (4.2.1) defines them as follows:

MyCmp.hide = function (animateTarget, cb, scope) {
    var me = this,
        continueHide;
    if (me.pendingShow) {
        delete me.pendingShow;
    } if (!(me.rendered && !me.isVisible())) {
        continueHide = (me.fireEvent('beforehide', me) !== false);
        if (me.hierarchicallyHidden || continueHide) {
            me.hidden = true;
            me.getHierarchyState().hidden = true;
            if (me.rendered) {
                me.onHide.apply(me, arguments);
            }
        }
    }
    return me;
}

and

MyCmp.el.hide = function (animate){
    if (typeof animate == 'string'){
        this.setVisible(false, animate);
        return this;
    }
    this.setVisible(false, this.anim(animate));
    return this;
}

However, both functions seem to produce identical results. They just add a style="display: none;" to the component's DOM element.

I use MyCmp.hide().

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Geo Avatar answered Nov 06 '22 21:11

Geo


1) Ext.getCmp('') -> ExtJS maintains component list when page is constructed. Using getCmp('unique ID') fetches component from the list

2) getEl() -> returns HTML element / DOM of the component

3) hide() -> just applies css (e.g.: "display:none") to the style of the component

So

Ext.getCmp('component_id').hide()

is equivalent to

Ext.getCmp('component_id').getEl().hide()

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Madhu Avatar answered Nov 06 '22 20:11

Madhu