(Requires jqxmenu.js.)

Sets or gets wheter a custom context menu will appear when certain elements of the widget are right-clicked.

Code example

Set the contextMenu property.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout({ contextMenu : true }); 

Get the contextMenu property.

var contextMenu = $('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('contextMenu');
 

Sets or gets the docking layout's height.

Code examples

Set the height property.

$("#jqxDockingLayout").jqxDockingLayout({ height: 800 });

Get the height property.

var height = $('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('height');

Sets or gets the layout. This property determines the position of the docking layout elements and their characteristics. The first member of the layout array should always be an item of type 'layoutGroup'.

Each object in the layout array can have the following properties, with some restrictions based on the type :

• type. Possible values:
  • 'layoutGroup' - container for other groups. It has no visual features. The root item is always of this type.
  • 'tabbedGroup' - a group that contains layoutPanels. It is represented by a jqxWindow-like panel with a bottom-aligned jqxRibbon inside.
  • 'documentGroup' - a group that contains documentPanels. It is represented by a top-aligned jqxRibbon.
  • 'autoHideGroup' - a group that contains layoutPanels. It is represented by a jqxRibbon with mode: 'popup'. Each ribbon item has a jqxWindow-like panel in its content. This group has to be either the first or the last child item of its parent layoutGroup.
  • 'layoutPanel' - a panel that can be inserted in a tabbedGroup or autoHideGroup. When it is in a tabbedGroup it is represented by a ribbon item and in an autoHideGroup - by a jqxWindow-like panel inside a ribbon item.
  • 'documentPanel' - a panel that can be inserted in a documentGroup. It is represented by a ribbon item.
  • 'floatGroup' - a floating group that can contain a tabbedGroup or a layoutPanel. It is represented by a jqxWindow. Initial floatGroups have to be defined after the root layoutGroup in the layout array.
• alignment - sets the alignment of an autoHideGroup. Possible values:
  • 'left'
  • 'right'
  • 'top'
  • 'bottom'
• allowClose - applicable to tabbedGroups, floatGroups, layoutPanels and documentPanels. If set to false, the group/panel cannot be closed.
• allowPin - applicable only to tabbedGroups. If set to false, the group cannot be pinned.
• allowUnpin - applicable only to autoHideGroups. If set to false, the group cannot be unpinned.
• contentContainer - indicates which HTML element has the content of the panel. The required value is the value of an existing HTML element's data-container attribute. N/A to groups.
• height - sets the height of a group (N/A to panels). Used only if the parent group's orientation is 'vertical' or for floatGroups. The heights of all such groups have to be set either in pixels or percents (not a mix of both).
• initContent - a callback function to be called when a panel is opened for the first time. Useful for initializing widgets in panels. N/A to groups.
• minHeight - sets the minimumn height (in pixels) of a group which is vertically aligned within its parent group. Disregards the value of the minGroupHeight property.
• minWidth - sets the minimumn width (in pixels) of a group which is horizontally aligned within its parent group. Disregards the value of the minGroupWidth property.
• orientation - orients child items either horizontally or vertically. Applicable only to layoutGroups. Possible values:
  • 'horizontal'
  • 'vertical'
• pinnedHeight - sets what the height of a tabbedGroup will be after it is pinned.
• pinnedWidth - sets what the width of a tabbedGroup will be after it is pinned.
• popupContentSize - sets the size of the content part of an autoHideGroup's pop-up. Applicable to autoHideGroups and tabbedGroups (in this case, the property takes effect after a tabbedGroup is pinned).
• position - sets the initial position of a floatGroup. The position property is an object with the following properties:
  • x
  • y
• selected - sets whether a panel is initially selected. N/A to groups.
• title - sets the title of a panel. Represented by the corresponding ribbon item's title. N/A to groups.
• unpinnedHeight - sets what the height of an autoHideGroup will be after it is unpinned.
• unpinnedWidth - sets what the width of an autoHideGroup will be after it is unpinned.
• width - sets the width of a group (N/A to panels). Used only if the parent group's orientation is 'horizontal' or for floatGroups. The widths of all such groups have to be set either in pixels or percents (not a mix of both).
• items - an array of item objects with the fields described above. N/A to panels.

Code examples

Set the layout property.

var layout = [{
 type: 'layoutGroup',
 orientation: 'horizontal',
 items: [{
 type: 'autoHideGroup',
 alignment: 'left',
 width: 80,
 unpinnedWidth: 200,
 items: [{
 type: 'layoutPanel',
 title: 'Toolbox',
 contentContainer: 'ToolboxPanel'
 }, {
 type: 'layoutPanel',
 title: 'Help',
 contentContainer: 'HelpPanel'
 }]
 }, {
 type: 'layoutGroup',
 orientation: 'vertical',
 width: 500,
 items: [{
 type: 'documentGroup',
 height: 400,
 minHeight: 200,
 items: [{
 type: 'documentPanel',
 title: 'Document 1',
 contentContainer: 'Document1Panel'
 }, {
 type: 'documentPanel',
 title: 'Document 2',
 contentContainer: 'Document2Panel'
 }]
 }, {
 type: 'tabbedGroup',
 height: 200,
 pinnedHeight: 30,
 items: [{
 type: 'layoutPanel',
 title: 'Error List',
 contentContainer: 'ErrorListPanel'
 }]
 }]
 }, {
 type: 'tabbedGroup',
 width: 220,
 minWidth: 200,
 items: [{
 type: 'layoutPanel',
 title: 'Solution Explorer',
 contentContainer: 'SolutionExplorerPanel'
 }, {
 type: 'layoutPanel',
 title: 'Properties',
 contentContainer: 'PropertiesPanel'
 }]
 }]
}, {
 type: 'floatGroup',
 width: 500,
 height: 200,
 position: {
 x: 350,
 y: 250
 },
 items: [{
 type: 'layoutPanel',
 title: 'Output',
 contentContainer: 'OutputPanel'
 }]
}];
$('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout({ width: 800, height: 600, layout: layout });

Get the layout property.

var layout = $('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('layout');

Sets the default minimumn height for groups which are vertically aligned within their parent group.

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Set the minGroupHeight property.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout({ minGroupHeight: 200 }); 

Get the minGroupHeight property.

var minGroupHeight = $('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('minGroupHeight');

Sets the default minimumn width for groups which are horizontally aligned within their parent group.

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Set the minGroupWidth property.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout({ minGroupWidth: 150 });

Get the minGroupWidth property.

var minGroupWidth = $('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('minGroupWidth');

Sets or gets wheter panels can be dynamically resized.

Code example

Set the resizable property.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout({ resizable : false }); 

Get the resizable property.

var resizable = $('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('resizable'); 

Sets or gets a value indicating whether widget's elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts.

Code example

Set the rtl property.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout({ rtl : true }); 

Get the rtl property.

var rtl = $('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('rtl'); 

Sets the widget's theme.

jQWidgets uses a pair of css files - jqx.base.css and jqx.[theme name].css. The base stylesheet creates the styles related to the widget's layout like margin, padding, border-width, position. The second css file applies the widget's colors and backgrounds. The jqx.base.css should be included before the second CSS file. In order to set a theme, you need to do the following:

• Include the theme's CSS file after jqx.base.css.
  The following code example adds the 'energyblue' theme.

  
   
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css" type="text/css" />
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jqwidgets/styles/jqx.energyblue.css" type="text/css" />
   

• Set the widget's theme property to 'energyblue' when you initialize it.

Sets or gets the docking layout's width.

Code examples

Set the width property.

$("#jqxDockingLayout").jqxDockingLayout({ width: 800 });

Get the width property.

var width = $('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('width');

This event is triggered when the widget is created.

Note: The create event binding has to be made before the jqxDockingLayout's initialization.

Code examples

Bind to the create event by type: jqxDockingLayout.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').on('create', function () { // Some code here. });

This event is triggered when a floatGroup has been docked.

Code examples

Bind to the dock event by type: jqxDockingLayout.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').on('dock', function (event) {
 var args = event.args,
 dockPosition = args.position,
 dockedItem = args.item;
 // Some code here.
});

This event is triggered when a floatGroup has been closed.

Code examples

Bind to the floatGroupClosed event by type: jqxDockingLayout.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').on('floatGroupClosed', function (event) {
 var args = event.args,
 element = args.element, // the jqxWindow that represents the float group
 floatGroup = args.floatGroup; // the layout object of the float group
});

This event is triggered when a group or panel has been floated.

Code examples

Bind to the float event by type: jqxDockingLayout.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').on('float', function (event) {
 var floatedItem = event.args.item;
 // Some code here.
});

This event is triggered when a group has been pinned.

Code examples

Bind to the pin event by type: jqxDockingLayout.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').on('pin', function (event) {
 var pinnedItem = event.args.item;
 // Some code here.
});

This event is triggered when a group has been resized (when the group has been resized with the mouse or when an adjacent group has been pinned, unpinned or closed).

Code examples

Bind to the resize event by type: jqxDockingLayout.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').on('resize', function (event) {
 var resizedItem = event.args.item;
 // Some code here.
});

This event is triggered when a group has been unpinned.

Code examples

Bind to the unpin event by type: jqxDockingLayout.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').on('unpin', function (event) {
 var unpinnedItem = event.args.item;
 // Some code here.
});

Adds a new floatGroup.

Code examples

Invoke the addFloatGroup method.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('addFloatGroup', 300, 200, { x: 500, y: 200 }, 'layoutPanel', 'Title', '<button id="myButton">My button</button>', function () {
 $('#myButton').jqxButton();
 });

Destroys the widget.

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Invoke the destroy method.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('destroy'); 

Loads a previously saved layout.

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Invoke the loadLayout method.

// @param layout - an object returned by the method saveLayout
$('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('loadLayout', layout);

Refreshes the widget.

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Invoke the refresh method.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('refresh');

Renders the widget.

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Invoke the render method.

$('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('render');

Saves the current layout of the widget. The object returned by this method can be passed to the method loadLayout.

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Invoke the saveLayout method.

var layout = $('#jqxDockingLayout').jqxDockingLayout('saveLayout');