Working with ButtonsHolder

ButtonsHolder is a set of buttons with commands and handlers, defined in a special XML section. You can describe ButtonsHolder in the View/ListViewUI/ButtonSet section when using it in a separate page. Or, you can use it inside an XmlFormBuilder-like view, in the View/Form/ButtonSets/ButtonSet section.

Adding a button

The following example shows how to add a button to ShipmentStatus by putting the PurchaseOrder-ObjectView.OrderShipment.xml file into the ~/Apps/%AppName%/Config/View/ folder.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<View xmlns="http://schemas.mediachase.com/ecf/view">
  <Form>
    <ButtonSets>
      <ButtonSet placeName="StatusChanger">
        <add>
          <Button id="NewButton" 
                  text="New button text" 
                  commandName="btn_NewButtonCommand" 
                  width="170" 
                  disableMode="true" 
                  permissions="order:mng:edit">
          </Button>
        </add>
      </ButtonSet>
    </ButtonSets>
  </Form>
</View>

Modifying a button

The following example shows how to replace the Cancel Shipment button in ShipmentStatus with a CancelShipmentNew button.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<View xmlns="http://schemas.mediachase.com/ecf/view">
  <Form>
    <ButtonSets>
      <ButtonSet placeName="StatusChanger">
        <add>
          <remove nodeId="CancelShipment" />
          <Button id="CancelShipmentNew" 
                  text="Cancel shipment Modified" 
                  commandName="btn_CancelShipment" 
                  width="170" 
                  disableMode="true" 
                  permissions="order:mng:edit">
          </Button>
        </add>
      </ButtonSet>
    </ButtonSets>
  </Form>
</View>

XML description

The control displays a set of buttons with the following properties.

• ClassName. Class name, required to load XMLwith buttons, 1 parameter in XML.
• ViewName. View name, required to load XMLwith buttons, 2 parameters in XML.
• PlaceName. Placeholder name, required to load XML with buttons, 3 parameters in XML.
• HolderMode. Work mode (MetaView / ListViewUI), by default MetaView; defines folder used to load XML.
• Direction. Defines how buttons are displayed (Vertical / Horizontal); default: Vertical.
• ColumnsCount. Optional parameter, defines number of columns used to display button, if not defined, all buttons are displayed using one column or one row (depending on the Direction attribute).
• Title. Button text.
• ShowTitle. Set to either true or false. Default is false. If true, the header defined in Title property is displayed.
• ContainerId. Helper parameter passed to each command for each button.

Last updated: Oct 24, 2016