Descriptor Class
Data structure that describes content: fields, sorting, filtering, format, etc. Descriptor may be changed to control how content is created.
Implements
Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| constructor(source: DescriptorSource): Descriptor | Construct a new Descriptor using a DescriptorSource | |
| createDescriptorOverrides(): DescriptorOverrides | Create descriptor overrides object from this descriptor. | |
| getFieldByName(name: string, recurse?: boolean): undefined | Field | Get field by its name | |
| toJSON(): DescriptorJSON | Serialize Descriptor to JSON | |
| fromJSON(json: undefined | DescriptorJSON): undefined | Descriptor Static | Deserialize Descriptor from JSON |
Properties
| Name | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| categories Readonly | CategoryDescription[] | A list of content field categories used in this descriptor | |
| connectionId Readonly | undefined | string | Id of the connection used to create the descriptor | |
| contentFlags Readonly | number | ContentFlags used to create the descriptor | |
| contentOptions Readonly | any | Extended options used to create the descriptor. | Deprecated |
| displayType Readonly | string | Display type used to create the descriptor | |
| fields Readonly | Field[] | A list of fields contained in the descriptor | |
| fieldsFilterExpression | undefined | string | ECExpression for filtering content by | |
| filterExpression | undefined | string | ECExpression for filtering content | Deprecated |
| inputKeysHash Readonly | undefined | string | Hash of the input keys used to create the descriptor | |
| instanceFilter | undefined | InstanceFilterDefinition | Instances filter that allows filtering content by class, properties of specific class | Beta |
| selectClasses Readonly | SelectClassInfo[] | A list of classes that will be selected when creating content with this descriptor | |
| selectionInfo Readonly | undefined | SelectionInfo | Selection info used to create the descriptor | |
| sortDirection | undefined | SortDirection | Sorting direction | |
| sortingField | undefined | Field | Field used to sort the content |
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Last Updated: 30 November, 2023