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pentaho.type List

The base class of plural values.

A list is an ordered set of elements of a common, base type.

AMD Module 

require(["pentaho/type/List"], function(List) { /* code goes here */ });

See also: pentaho.type.Element , pentaho.type.spec.IList , pentaho.type.spec.IListType

Extends

Constructor

Name Description
new List(instSpec, keyArgs)

Creates a list instance.

Members

Name Description
$changeset :  pentaho.type.action.Changeset

Gets the changeset of this instance in the ambient transaction, if any, or null.
$hasChanges :  boolean

Gets a value that indicates if this instance has any changes in the ambient transaction.
$isValid :  boolean

Determines if this value is a valid.
$key :  string

Gets the key of the value.
$references :  Array.<object>

Gets the references to this container, or null, if none.
$type :  pentaho.type.ValueType

Gets the type of this instance.
$uid :  string

Gets the unique identifier of the instance.
$version :  number

Gets the current version of the instance.
base :  function
Protected

If a method has been overridden, then the base method provides access to the overridden method.

Methods

Name Description
_configure(config)
Protected

Configures this value with a given distinct and non-Nully configuration.
_createChangeset(transaction) : pentaho.type.action.Changeset
Abstract
Protected

Creates a changeset with this container as target and returns it.
_emit(event) : pentaho.lang.Event
Protected

Emits an unstructured event and returns it, unless it was canceled.
_emitGeneric(source, eventArgs, type, phase, keyArgs) : boolean
Protected

Emits an event given an arbitrary payload object, its type and phase. Returns the event payload object, unless the event is canceled.
_emitGenericAllAsync(source, eventArgs, type, phase, keyArgs) : Promise.<object>
Protected

Emits an event asynchronously, given an arbitrary payload object, its type and phase, and succeeding if every listener succeeds.
_emitSafe(event) : pentaho.lang.Event
Protected

Variation of the _emit method in which errors thrown by event listeners are caught and logged.
_equals(other) : boolean
Protected

Gets a value that indicates if a given distinct, non-null value of the same type represents the same entity.
_hasListeners(type, phase) : boolean
Protected

Determines if there are any registrations for a given event type and, optionally, phase.
_initClone(clone)
Protected

Initializes a shallow clone of this container.
_initContainer()
Protected

Initializes a container instance.
_onChangeFinally(actionExecution)
Protected

Emits the finally phase event of a change action execution.
_onChangeInit(actionExecution, keyArgs)
Protected

Emits the init phase event of a change action execution.
_onChangeWill(actionExecution)
Protected

Emits the will phase event of a change action execution.
assertValid()

Ensures that the value is valid, and throws the first validation error if it is not.
clone() : pentaho.type.Value
Abstract

Creates a shallow clone of this value.
configure(config)

Configures this value with a given configuration.
equals(other) : boolean

Determines if a given value represents the same entity.
equalsContent(other) : boolean

Gets a value that indicates if a given equal value has the same content as this one.
extend(source, keyArgs) : object

Extend an object with the properties of another.
off(typeOrHandle, observer)

Removes one registration given its handle, or all registrations of a given event type (or types) and observer (or listener function).
on(type, observer, keyArgs) : pentaho.lang.IEventRegistrationHandle

Registers an observer (or listener function) for an event(s) of a given type(s).
toJSON() : JsonValue

Creates a top-level JSON specification that describes this instance.
toSpec(keyArgs) : pentaho.type.spec.Instance

Creates a specification that describes this value.
toSpecInContext(keyArgs) : *
Abstract

Creates a specification that describes this instance.
validate() : Array.<pentaho.type.ValidationError>

Determines if this value is valid.

Constructor Details

new List(instSpec, keyArgs)

Creates a list instance.

When a derived class overrides the constructor and creates additional instance properties, the pentaho.type.List#_initClone method should also be overridden to copy those properties.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/List.js, line 82

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
instSpec : pentaho.type.spec.List | pentaho.type.List | Array.<pentaho.type.Element>
Optional

The list specification or a compatible list instance or element's array.
keyArgs : object
Optional

The keyword arguments.

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
isBoundary : boolean
Optional
 false

Indicates if the list should be a boundary list.
isReadOnly : boolean
Optional
 false

Indicates if the list should be a read-only list.
Throws:
Name Description
pentaho.lang.ArgumentInvalidTypeError

When the type of instSpec is not Object, Array or pentaho.type.List.

See also: pentaho.type.Element , pentaho.type.spec.IList , pentaho.type.spec.IListType

Members Details

$changeset:  pentaho.type.action.Changeset

Gets the changeset of this instance in the ambient transaction, if any, or null.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/mixins/Container.js, line 213

Inherited From: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#$changeset

$hasChanges:  boolean

Gets a value that indicates if this instance has any changes in the ambient transaction.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/mixins/Container.js, line 223

Inherited From: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#$hasChanges

$isValid:  boolean

Determines if this value is a valid.

This attribute calls validate and returns a boolean value indicating if it returned no errors.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 168

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#$isValid

$key:  string

Gets the key of the value.

The key of a value must identify it among values of the same concrete type. Two values of the same concrete type and with the same key represent the same entity.

If two values have the same concrete type and their keys are equal, then it must also be the case that pentaho.type.Value#equals returns true. The opposite should be true as well. If two values of the same concrete type have distinct keys, then it must be the case that pentaho.type.Value#equals returns false.

The default implementation returns the result of calling toString().

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 89

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#$key

See also: pentaho.type.Value#equals

$references:  Array.<object>

Gets the references to this container, or null, if none.

Note that the returned array may be empty.

Do NOT change the returned array or its elements in any way.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/mixins/Container.js, line 156

Inherited From: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#$references

$type:  pentaho.type.ValueType

Gets the type of this instance.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 334

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#$type

$uid:  string

Gets the unique identifier of the instance.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/mixins/Container.js, line 75

Inherited From: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#$uid

$version:  number

Gets the current version of the instance.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/mixins/Container.js, line 187

Inherited From: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#$version

base:  function
Protected

If a method has been overridden, then the base method provides access to the overridden method.

Can also be called from within a constructor function.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/lang/Base.js, line 299

Inherited From: pentaho.lang.Base#base

Methods Details

_configure(config)
Protected

Configures this value with a given distinct and non-Nully configuration.

This method can only be called when there is an ambient transaction.

The default implementation throws an error if this value's type is read-only.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 264

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#_configure

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
config : *

The distinct, non-Nully configuration.
Throws:
Name Description
TypeError

When the value would be changed and its type is read-only.

See also: pentaho.type.Value#configure , pentaho.type.Complex#_configure , pentaho.type.List#_configure

_createChangeset(transaction) : pentaho.type.action.Changeset
Abstract
Protected

Creates a changeset with this container as target and returns it.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/mixins/Container.js, line 248

Inherited From: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#_createChangeset

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
transaction : pentaho.type.action.Transaction

The transaction that owns this changeset.
Returns:
Name Description
pentaho.type.action.Changeset

A changeset of the appropriate type.
_emit(event) : pentaho.lang.Event
Protected

Emits an unstructured event and returns it, unless it was canceled.

When this method is called, the listeners of existing registrations are notified synchronously, by priority order and then registration order, until either the event is canceled or all of the listeners have been notified.

It is safe to register or unregister to/from an event type while it is being emitted. However, changes are only taken into account in subsequent emissions.

If a listener function throws an error, the event processing is interrupted. No more registrations are processed and the error is passed to the caller.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/lang/EventSource.js, line 269

Inherited From: pentaho.lang.EventSource#_emit

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
event : pentaho.lang.Event

The event object.
Returns:
Name Description
pentaho.lang.Event | null

The given event object or null, when canceled.

See also: pentaho.lang.EventSource#_emitSafe , pentaho.lang.EventSource#_emitGeneric

_emitGeneric(source, eventArgs, type, phase, keyArgs) : boolean
Protected

Emits an event given an arbitrary payload object, its type and phase. Returns the event payload object, unless the event is canceled.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/lang/EventSource.js, line 325

Inherited From: pentaho.lang.EventSource#_emitGeneric

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
source : object

The this value of listener functions.
eventArgs : Array

The arguments of listener functions.
type : nonEmptyString

The type of the event.
phase : nonEmptyString
Optional

The phase of the event. For unstructured events don't specify this argument (or specify a Nully value).
keyArgs : object
Optional

The keyword arguments' object.

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
isCanceled : function
Optional

A predicate that indicates if the given event arguments are in a canceled state. Its this value is the value of source.
errorHandler : function
Optional

When specified with a null value, no error handling is performed and errors thrown by listeners are thrown back to this method's caller. When unspecified or specified as undefined, defaults to a function that simply logs the listener errors, and lets execution continue to the following listeners. The function arguments are: the error, the eventArgs, the event type and the event phase. Its this value is the value of source.
interceptor : function
Optional
 null

A function which is called for each event listener function, with the arguments listener, source, eventArgs and the index of the listener.
Returns:
Name Description
boolean

false when the event is canceled; true, otherwise.
_emitGenericAllAsync(source, eventArgs, type, phase, keyArgs) : Promise.<object>
Protected

Emits an event asynchronously, given an arbitrary payload object, its type and phase, and succeeding if every listener succeeds.

Listeners are called in parallel.

Returns a promise that is fulfilled or rejected with the event payload object. If any listener throws or rejects, the returned promise is rejected as well.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/lang/EventSource.js, line 454

Inherited From: pentaho.lang.EventSource#_emitGenericAllAsync

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
source : object

The this value of listener functions.
eventArgs : Array

The arguments of listener functions.
type : nonEmptyString

The type of the event.
phase : nonEmptyString
Optional

The phase of the event. For unstructured events don't specify this argument (or specify a Nully value).
keyArgs : object
Optional

The keyword arguments' object.

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
isCanceled : function
Optional

A predicate that indicates if the given event arguments are in a canceled state. Its this value is the value of source.
getCancellationReason : function
Optional

A function that given the event arguments returns its a cancellation reason, usually an Error. Its this value is the value of source.
errorHandler : function
Optional

When specified with a null value, no error handling is performed. Errors thrown by, or promises rejected by, any listeners cause the whole event to be rejected.

When unspecified or specified as undefined, defaults to a function that simply logs any listener errors, yet always succeeding.

The function arguments are: the error, the event, the event type and the event phase.
Returns:
Name Description
Promise.<object>

A promise. When fulfilled, it is with the value undefined. When rejected due to a thrown error, the rejection reason is that error. When explicitly rejected by the error handler, the given rejection reason is preserved. When rejected due to a cancellation, the rejection reason is the cancellation reason, if any.
_emitSafe(event) : pentaho.lang.Event
Protected

Variation of the _emit method in which errors thrown by event listeners are caught and logged.

If an event listener throws an error, the following event listeners are still processed.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/lang/EventSource.js, line 291

Inherited From: pentaho.lang.EventSource#_emitSafe

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
event : pentaho.lang.Event

The event object.
Returns:
Name Description
pentaho.lang.Event | null

The given event object or null, when canceled.

See also: pentaho.lang.EventSource#_emit , pentaho.lang.EventSource#_emitGeneric

_equals(other) : boolean
Protected

Gets a value that indicates if a given distinct, non-null value of the same type represents the same entity.

The default implementation considers two values equal if they have the equal keys.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 135

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#_equals

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
other : pentaho.type.Value

A distinct value to test for equality.
Returns:
Name Description
boolean

true if the given value is equal to this one; false, otherwise.

See also: pentaho.type.Value#equals , pentaho.type.Value#$key

_hasListeners(type, phase) : boolean
Protected

Determines if there are any registrations for a given event type and, optionally, phase.

This method can be used to avoid creating expensive event objects for an event type and, optionally, phase, that don't have registrations.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/lang/EventSource.js, line 218

Inherited From: pentaho.lang.EventSource#_hasListeners

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
type : nonEmptyString

The type of the event.
phase : nonEmptyString
Optional

The phase of a structured event. For unstructured events don't specify this argument. For structured events, if this argument is not specified, the result will be true if there are any listeners, for any of the phases.
Returns:
Name Description
boolean

true if the event has any listeners for the given event type and phase; false, otherwise.

Examples

if(this._hasListeners("click")) {

 var event = new Event("click", this, true);

 if(this._emit(event)) {
 // ...
 }
}
if(this._hasListeners("select")) {

 var event = new Event("select");

 if(this._emitGeneric(this, [event], "select", "will")) {

 // Select ...

 this._emitGeneric(this, [event], "select", "finally");
 }
}
_initClone(clone)
Protected

Initializes a shallow clone of this container.

The default implementation calls pentaho.type.mixins.Container#_initContainer.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/mixins/Container.js, line 140

Inherited From: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#_initClone

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
clone : pentaho.type.mixins.Container

The cloned container to initialize.
_initContainer()
Protected

Initializes a container instance.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/mixins/Container.js, line 74

Inherited From: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#_initContainer

_onChangeFinally(actionExecution)
Protected

Emits the finally phase event of a change action execution.

The default implementation delegates to _emitGeneric.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/mixins/Container.js, line 315

Inherited From: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#_onChangeFinally

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
actionExecution : pentaho.type.action.Transaction

The action execution.
_onChangeInit(actionExecution, keyArgs)
Protected

Emits the init phase event of a change action execution.

The default implementation delegates to _emitGeneric.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/mixins/Container.js, line 274

Inherited From: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#_onChangeInit

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
actionExecution : pentaho.type.action.Transaction

The action execution.
keyArgs : object
Optional

The keyword arguments' object.
_onChangeWill(actionExecution)
Protected

Emits the will phase event of a change action execution.

The default implementation delegates to _emitGeneric.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/mixins/Container.js, line 297

Inherited From: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#_onChangeWill

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
actionExecution : pentaho.type.action.Transaction

The action execution.
assertValid()

Ensures that the value is valid, and throws the first validation error if it is not.

This method calls the validate method.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 202

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#assertValid

Throws:
Name Description
pentaho.type.ValidationError

When the value is not valid, the first error returned by the validate method.
clone() : pentaho.type.Value
Abstract

Creates a shallow clone of this value.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 93

Overrides: pentaho.type.mixins.Container#clone

Returns:
Name Description
pentaho.type.Value

The value clone.
Implements:
configure(config)

Configures this value with a given configuration.

This method ensures a transaction exists and then delegates to _configure.

For more information on the semantics of configuration, see Complex#_configure and List#_configure.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 232

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#configure

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
config : *

The value configuration.
Throws:
Name Description
TypeError

When the value would be changed and its type is read-only.

See also: pentaho.type.Element#configureOrCreate , pentaho.type.Complex#_configure , pentaho.type.List#_configure

equals(other) : boolean

Determines if a given value represents the same entity.

This method checks if the given value is identical to this one. Otherwise, if not Nully and has the same constructor, execution is delegated to this value's _equals method.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 116

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#equals

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
other : pentaho.type.Value

A value to test for equality.
Returns:
Name Description
boolean

true if the given value is equal to this one; or, false, otherwise.

See also: pentaho.type.Value#_equals

equalsContent(other) : boolean

Gets a value that indicates if a given equal value has the same content as this one.

This method must only be called if the equals method returns true.

The default implementation returns false.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 152

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#equalsContent

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
other : pentaho.type.Value

An equal value to test for content-equality.
Returns:
Name Description
boolean

true if the given value is equal in content to this one; false, otherwise.

See also: pentaho.type.Value#equals

extend(source, keyArgs) : object

Extend an object with the properties of another.

Methods that are overridden are accessible through this.base.

This object is extended, but its class doesn't change.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/lang/Base.js, line 1040

Inherited From: pentaho.lang.Base#extend

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
source : object

The instance specification.
keyArgs : object
Optional

The keyword arguments.

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
exclude : object
Optional

A map of property names to exclude from source.
Returns:
Name Description
object

This object.
Implements:
off(typeOrHandle, observer)

Removes one registration given its handle, or all registrations of a given event type (or types) and observer (or listener function).

To remove an event registration, it is sufficient to call the dispose method of the registration handle returned by on, upon registration. Alternatively, as a convenience syntax, the registration handle can be passed as the single argument to this method.

It is safe to unregister from an event type while it is being emitted. However, any registrations removed during the current emission will still execute.

Specifying an event registration handle that has already been disposed of has no effect. Specifying an event type and observer (or listener function) that have no registrations has no effect.

Source: doc-js/pentaho/lang/IEventSource.jsdoc, line 131

Inherited From: pentaho.lang.EventSource#off

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
typeOrHandle : nonEmptyString | Array.<nonEmptyString> | pentaho.lang.IEventRegistrationHandle

The type or types of events, or an event registration handle to dispose of. When a string, it can be a comma-separated list of event types.
observer : pentaho.lang.IEventObserver | pentaho.lang.EventListener | pentaho.lang.EventListenerAsync

The event observer (or listener function). Required when typeOrHandle is not an event registration handle; ignored, otherwise.

See also: pentaho.lang.IEventSource#on

Implements:
on(type, observer, keyArgs) : pentaho.lang.IEventRegistrationHandle

Registers an observer (or listener function) for an event(s) of a given type(s).

Optionally, a listening priority may be specified to adjust the order by which an observer is notified, relative to other listeners.

Note that if an observer is registered more than once to the same event type, a new registration is created each time and its listeners will be called once per registration.

It is safe to register for an event type while it is being emitted. However, new registrations are only taken into account in subsequent emissions.

When type represents multiple event types, the returned event registration handle is a composite registration for all of the event types.

This method is compatible with the dojo/on API.

Source: doc-js/pentaho/lang/IEventSource.jsdoc, line 90

Inherited From: pentaho.lang.EventSource#on

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
type : nonEmptyString | Array.<nonEmptyString>

The type or types of events. When a string, it can be a comma-separated list of event types.
observer : pentaho.lang.IEventObserver | pentaho.lang.EventListener | pentaho.lang.EventListenerAsync

The event observer (or listener function).
keyArgs : object
Optional

Keyword arguments.

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
priority : number
Optional
 0

The listening priority. Higher priority observers are notified of an event before any lower priority observers. The priority can be set to -Infinity or Infinity. In case two observers are assigned the same priority, the registration order determines which is notified first.
Returns:
Name Description
pentaho.lang.IEventRegistrationHandle

An event registration handle that can be used for later removal.

See also: pentaho.lang.IEventSource#off

toJSON() : JsonValue

Creates a top-level JSON specification that describes this instance.

Attributes which do not have a JSON-compatible specification are omitted. Specifically, for inline types, attributes with a function value are not supported.

This method simply calls pentaho.type.Instance#toSpec with argument keyArgs.isJson as true and exists for seamless integration with JavaScript's JSON.stringify method.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Instance.js, line 198

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Instance#toJSON

Returns:
Name Description
JsonValue | null

A JSON-compatible specification.

See also: pentaho.type.Instance#toSpec

Implements:
toSpec(keyArgs) : pentaho.type.spec.Instance

Creates a specification that describes this value.

If an ambient specification context, currently exists, it is used to manage the serialization process. Otherwise, one is created and set as current. Then, the actual work is delegated to pentaho.type.Instance#toSpecInContext.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 272

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#toSpec

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
keyArgs : object
Optional

The keyword arguments object. Passed to every value and type serialized within this scope.

Please see the documentation of value subclasses for information on additional, supported keyword arguments.

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
isJson : boolean
Optional
 false

Generates a JSON-compatible specification. Attributes which do not have a JSON-compatible specification are omitted.
declaredType : pentaho.type.Type
Optional

The base type of this value's storage location. If the value does not have this exact type, its inline type property must be included in the specification. Otherwise, it can be omitted. When unspecified, the inline type property is only included if forceType is true.
forceType : boolean
Optional
 false

Forces inclusion of the inline type property, _, in the specification.
omitFormatted : boolean
Optional
 false

Omits the formatted value on Simple values' specifications.
preferPropertyArray : boolean
Optional
 false

Indicates that, if possible, array form is used for Complex values' specifications.

The array form of a complex value cannot be used when its type must be inlined.
includeDefaults : boolean
Optional
 false

When true, all of the properties of Complex values are serialized. When false, the default, only properties whose value is different from their default value are serialized.

Only applies to complex values that are serialized in object form. In array form, all of the properties of complex values are serialized independently of their value.
omitProps : object
Optional

An object whose own property names with a truthy value are the names of the properties of the current complex type to omit from the serialization.

Only applies when a complex is output in object form. In array form, all properties are output whatever their value.

This argument only applies to complex values and is not passed through to the values of their properties.
Returns:
Name Description
pentaho.type.spec.Instance | null

A specification of this value.
toSpecInContext(keyArgs) : *
Abstract

Creates a specification that describes this instance.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Instance.js, line 178

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Instance#toSpecInContext

Parameters:
Name Default Value Summary
keyArgs : object
Optional

The keyword arguments' object. Passed to every instance and type serialized within this scope.

Please see the documentation of subclasses for information on additional, supported keyword arguments.
Returns:
Name Description
*

A specification of this instance.

See also: pentaho.type.Instance#toSpec

validate() : Array.<pentaho.type.ValidationError>

Determines if this value is valid.

The default implementation does nothing and considers the instance valid. Override to implement a type's specific validation logic.

You can use the error utilities in pentaho.type.Util to help in the implementation.

Source: javascript/web/pentaho/type/Value.js, line 187

Inherited From: pentaho.type.Value#validate

Returns:
Name Description
Array.<pentaho.type.ValidationError>

A non-empty array of errors or null.

See also: pentaho.type.Value#$isValid

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