Apr 4, 20080

Enumerating with Ext.js

Categories: Javascript

One of the features of the prototype library that I like to use is the Enumerable class.  Although highly debatable in regards to the legitimate necessity for such class, I like the simplicity and beauty of using Prototype’s enumerable class.

So, when using Ext as a base library (not using the Prototype adapter) for JavaScript DOM manipulation I looked into the enumeration methods available, such as Ext.each().  Here is a quick overview of how I used Ext.each to traverse members of a collection of HTML nodes.  I decided to split this up into main topics; first I will talk about why I like to use the enumerable class, and then show you a simple example of using the Ext.each() method.

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Apr 2, 20084

Set cfwindow title from cfgrid

Categories: ColdFusion, ColdFusion 8, Ext, Javascript

If you are using ColdFusion 8’s <cfgrid> tag for a CRUD interface you might be utilizing the editable grid feature or you might be utilizing the <cfwindow> tag.  Because of some of the limitations of inline editing, such as the lack of a rich text editor, I am using <cfwindow> for a project and here is how I am setting the title programmatically from the <cfgrid> binding.

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Mar 11, 20080

Ext.CFC CFUG Presentation

Categories: ColdFusion, Ext

For anyone interested, here are the slides from my brief presentation today at the ColdFusion User Group of Central New York on the Ext.cfc that abstracts Ext’s gridPanel functionality, including the ability for grouping by columns.
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