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NestedContentField Class

Describes a content field that contains Nested content.

Extends

Methods

Name Description
constructor(props: NestedContentFieldProps): NestedContentField Creates an instance of NestedContentField.  
constructor(category: CategoryDescription, name: string, label: string, type: TypeDescription, isReadonly: boolean, priority: number, contentClassInfo: ClassInfo, pathToPrimaryClass: RelationshipPath, nestedFields: Field[], editor?: EditorDescription, autoExpand?: boolean, renderer?: RendererDescription): NestedContentField Creates an instance of NestedContentField. Deprecated  
clone(): NestedContentField    
getFieldByName(name: string, recurse?: boolean): undefined | Field Get field by its name  
rebuildParentship(parentField?: NestedContentField): void Sets provided NestedContentField as parent of this fields and recursively updates  
resetParentship(): void Resets parent of this field and all nested fields.  
toCompressedJSON(classesMap: [id: string]: CompressedClassInfoJSON): NestedContentFieldJSON<string> Serialize this object to compressed JSON  
toJSON(): NestedContentFieldJSON<ClassInfo> Serialize this object to JSON. Deprecated  
fromCompressedJSON(json: NestedContentFieldJSON<string>, classesMap: [id: string]: CompressedClassInfoJSON, categories: CategoryDescription[]): NestedContentField Static Deserialize a NestedContentField from compressed JSON.  

Inherited methods

Name Inherited from Description
getFieldDescriptor(): FieldDescriptor Inherited Field Get descriptor for this field.
isNestedContentField(): this is NestedContentField Inherited Field Is this a NestedContentField
isPropertiesField(): this is PropertiesField Inherited Field Is this a PropertiesField
matchesDescriptor(descriptor: FieldDescriptor): boolean Inherited Field Checks if this field matches given field descriptor
fromJSON(json: FieldJSON<ClassInfo>, categories: CategoryDescription[]): undefined | Field Static Inherited Field Deserialize Field from JSON.
getCategoryFromFieldJson(fieldJson: FieldJSON<ClassInfo>, categories: CategoryDescription[]): CategoryDescription Protected Static Inherited Field  

Properties

Name Type Description
actualPrimaryClassIds string[] When content descriptor is requested in a polymorphic fashion, fields get created if at least one of the concrete classes  
autoExpand boolean | undefined Flag specifying whether field should be expanded  
contentClassInfo ClassInfo Information about an ECClass whose properties are nested inside this field  
nestedFields Field[] Contained nested fields  
pathToPrimaryClass RelationshipPath Relationship path to Primary class  
relationshipMeaning RelationshipMeaning Meaning of the relationship between the primary class  

Inherited properties

Name Type Inherited from Description
category Inherited CategoryDescription Field Category information
editor Inherited EditorDescription | undefined Field Property editor used to edit values of this field
extendedData Inherited [key: string]: unknown | undefined Field Extended data associated with this field
isReadonly Inherited boolean Field Are values in this field read-only
label Inherited string Field Display label
name Inherited string Field Unique name
parent Accessor Inherited ReadOnly undefined | NestedContentField Field Get parent
priority Inherited number Field Priority of the field.
renderer Inherited RendererDescription | undefined Field Property renderer used to render values of this field
type Inherited TypeDescription Field Description of this field's values data type

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Last Updated: 24 October, 2025