Shared properties

Every component offers a specific set of properties, events and functions. These are used to modify the look-and-feel and behavior of each component for the particular use case in your app.

While every component type implies a different set of exposed features, there are certain properties that are shared among all components, regardless of the type. As general introduction to the component reference, this page introduces those shared properties first, so that they are not repeated in each reference page again.

Properties

Every component offers the following configuration options in the properties panel.

PropertyTypeDefault valueBehavior

Box shadow

Boolean

Component specific

When set to true, the affected component is rendered with a surrounding box-shadow. It is enabled by default for some larger components that are usually stand-alone, like a Chart, but disabled for all others. This property is situated in the Style tab of the properties panel.

Prevent deletion

Boolean

false

Usually, an app editor can freely delete any component without warning, assuming that there is no active usage. For components that are crucial to your particular app (e.g. a Tabbed Container that acts as app navigation) you might want to enforce confirmation before deletes. When set to true, the affected component cannot be deleted without an explicit confirmation.

Visible

Boolean

true

When set to true, the affected component will not be visible in the app for the end user. While editing the app you still see the component, for awareness of its existence and to access its configuration. It will however be rendered semi-transparently to highlight the invisibility setting.

Events

There are currently no events that all components have in common. Read the reference page of each component to learn more about their events.

API

Every component exposes the following properties and functions as part of its JavaScript API:

Property / FunctionTypeBehavior

componentName

string

Type of the component, e.g. button or table

name

string

The name of the component as defined in the properties panel. This will always equal the variable name of the component in JavaScript code.

setVisible(value)

(value: boolean) => void

Sets the visibility of the affected component to the provided boolean value.

visible

boolean

Provides the current value of the "Visible" property, i.e. a boolean value whether the component is visible for the end user or not.

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