client side API for <rich:tree>

[igor_d]

Hi All,

is there any client side API functions for <rich:tree>, same like for modal panel you can use:

#{rich:component('mp')}.show()

or for calendar:

Richfaces.getComponent('calendar',element).api_function_name(parameters)

What I want is to have something like (at least):

#{rich:component('myTree')}.unSelect()

so it will un-select whatever was selected.
or:

#{rich:component('myTree')}.collapseAll()

#{rich:component('myTree')}.expandAll()

And the best thing would be:

#{rich:component('myTree')}.expand(node);
#{rich:component('myTree')}.select(node);

If it's not possible, is there any plans to implement it?

Thank you,
Igor

[anders.norgaard]

Does it have to be client side?

For me the combination of AJAX tree and server side stateAdvisor works great

<rich:tree value="#{cpemanager.propertiesTree()}" var="item" nodeFace="#{item.type()}" id="conftree" stateAdvisor="#{treestateadvisor}" changeExpandListener="#{treestateadvisor.processExpansion()}">

Best,
Anders

[ilya_shaikovsky]

public JS API requests present in jira but not availble for now. vote in jira on at wiki requests page.

[igor_d]

Hi biehl,

yes, I know you can use AJAX re-rendering of a tree, but we have a massive form and a menu tree, so it takes 4-5 seconds to re-render the tree (even with ajaxsingle="true", limitToList="true" and immediate="true").
We have navigation links outside of the menu tree, if a user clicks on that link it should expand and select the appropriate menu item in the menu.
The most effective way to do this is via JS IMHO.
Currently I use jsFunction for that (tried to make it asynchronous):

<a:jsFunction name="setSelectedMenuItem" eventsQueue="myAjaxQueue" ignoreDupResponses="true" ajaxSingle="true" limitToList="true" immediate="true" reRender="treeMenu">
 <a:actionparam name="panelId" assignTo="#{treeStateAdvisor.selectedPanelId}" />
</a:jsFunction>

And in the outside link:

<a:commandLink value="#{node.label}" onclick="javascript:setSelectedMenuItem('#{node.panelId}');return false;"/>

Thanks, Ilya, I will vote for that.

Thanks, guys,
Igor