Input group
Allows users to add an icon, text, or menu to input views such as date, time, text, and so on. It adjusts its size to the size of the contained form view.

Appearance
Width: Width of the view (%, px) String
Label placement: The position of the label.
{Top | Left}
LabelPlacement
Label width: The width of the label in px, % or em.\r\nFor example\: 50px, 20%, 0.4em. If no unit is specified, px is assumed. String
Color style: The color of the button.
{Default | Primary | Info | Success | Warning | Danger}
TooltipColorStyle
Button location: The position of the button relative to the attached view.
{Left | Right}
InputGroupButtonLoc
Button type: The style of button to attach to the contained view. You can use the Menu option only to specify a single menu option.
{Icon | Text | Menu}
InputGroupButtonKind
Button info: Set either the displayed text used with the Text and Menu kind options or the icon name for Icon kind. String

Events
On Load:
Description: This event is triggered when the control is loaded.
Example:
me.setIcon("rocket");
On Button Click:
Description: This event is triggered when the control is clicked.
Example:
${PopupMenu1}.setMenuVisible(!${PopupMenu1}.isMenuVisible())
Extends:
com.ibm.bpm.coach.CoachView
Methods:

Inherited addClass(name, [replaced])
Add/replace CSS class(es) for this control
NameTypeDefaultDescription
name{string}CSS class name(s) to add to the control. Separate class names by a space if more than one class.
replaced{string}CSS class name(s) to be replaced by the first argument. Separate class names by a space if more than one class.
Example
Button.addClass("green");

getButtonLocation() Returns: {string}
Gets horizontal location of button in the control. NOTE: This always returns the button placement as set, to avoid ambiguity always set the label placement using "L"|"R"

Inherited getData() Returns: {Object}
Retrieve bound data associated this view/control. Only works for views/controls with bound data.
Example
var dec1 = MyDecimal.getData();

getHelpText() Returns: {string}
Get help text associated with the control

getIcon()
Gets the icon currently on display

getLabel() Returns: {string}
Get label associated with control

getLabelPlacement() Returns: {string}
Get label placement for control. NOTE: This always returns the label placement as set, to avoid ambiguity always set the label placement using "T"|"L"

getLabelWidth() Returns: {string}
Get label width of InputGroup control (e.g. 50px, 20%, 2em - omitting the unit assumes px)

getSizeStyle()
Gets size style of control

getType() Returns: {string}
Get descriptive string representing the type of control

getWidth() Returns: {string}
Get configured width for the control (including unit)

Inherited hide(collapseFlag)
Hide this view/control
NameTypeDefaultDescription
collapseFlag{boolean}Set to true to collapse the view (equivalent to a view setting of "NONE")
Example
MyView.hide();

Inherited isBound() Returns: {boolean}
Indicates bound status of control.

Inherited isEnabled() Returns: {boolean}
Checks if the view is enabled or not
Example
var enabled = MyView.isEnabled();

Inherited isLabelVisible() Returns: {boolean}
Checks if control label is visible
Example
var labelVisible = MyView.isLabelVisible();

Inherited isVisible() Returns: {boolean}
Checks whether or not view is visible
Example
var visible = MyView.isVisible();

Inherited propagateUpValueChange(event) Returns: {boolean}
Propagates value change of control up through parent views
NameTypeDefaultDescription
event{Event}Value change event (usually an onchange event)
Example
MyView.propagateUp(event);

Inherited recalculate()
Only for formula-enabled views!
Explicitly triggers the re-evaluation of the formula
for this view (if a formula has been specified). If the view is not formula-enabled, recalculate() does nothing.
Example
Text1.recalculate();
//If the formula for Text1 is: new Date().toString(), Text1 is updated to the current date/time

setButtonLocation(placement)
Sets horizontal location of button in the control. NOTE: to avoid ambiguity always set the label placement using "L" | "R"
NameTypeDefaultDescription
placement{string}"L"|"LEFT"=Left | "R"|"RIGHT"=right

setColorStyle(style)
Sets color style of the control. NOTE: to avoid ambiguity always set the color using "D"|"P"|"I"|"S"|"W"|"G"
NameTypeDefaultDescription
style{string}"DEFAULT"|"DEF"|"D"=Default | "PRIMARY"|"P"=Primary | "INFO"|INF"|"I"=Info | "SUCCESS"|"S"=Success | "WARNING"|"WARN"|"W"=Warning | "ERROR"|"ERR"|"DANGER"|"G"=Danger

Inherited setEnabled(enabled, required)
Enable/disable this view/control
NameTypeDefaultDescription
enabled{boolean}Enabled/read-only flag (true to enable view, false to disable/make read-only)
required{boolean}Enable/disable required field flag for control
Example
MyView.setEnabled(false); //Make MyView read-only

setHelpText(helptext)
Set help text for the control
NameTypeDefaultDescription
helptext{string}Help text for the control

setIcon(icon)
Sets the icon to display
NameTypeDefaultDescription
icon{string}See {@link http://fontawesome.io/icons Font Awesome} for a comprehensive list of icons (note the "fa-" prefix is optional). Refer to the knowledge center for the latest Font Awesome version.

setLabel(label)
Set label for control
NameTypeDefaultDescription
label{string}label text for the control

setLabelPlacement(placement)
Set label placement for control. NOTE: to avoid ambiguity always set the label placement using "T"|"L"
NameTypeDefaultDescription
placement{string}"T"|"TOP"=Top | "L"|"LEFT"=Left

Inherited setLabelVisible(visible)
Show/hide the label of this view/control
NameTypeDefaultDescription
visible{boolean}Label visibility flag (true to show view label, false to hide)
Example
MyView.setLabelVisible(false);

setLabelWidth(labelWidth)
Set label width of InputGroup control (e.g. 50px, 20%, 2em - omitting the unit assumes px)
NameTypeDefaultDescription
labelWidth{string}Control's label width

setSizeStyle(style)
Sets size style of control. NOTE: to avoid ambiguity always set the size style using "D"|"S"|"L"
NameTypeDefaultDescription
style{string}"DEFAULT"|"DEF"|"NORMAL"|"D"=Default | "SMALL"|"S"=Small | "LARGE"|"L"=Large

Inherited setViewData(data, createPseudoBinding)
Set/update bound data associated this view/control. Only works for views/controls with bound data.

Note: Should only be used with simple type bindings, or complex type bindings with simple type properties.
Should not be used with bindings that have properties that are lists or compext types. For complex types, set bindings using
the binding.set pattern detailed in the Knowlege Center section Binding Data and Configuration Options
NameTypeDefaultDescription
data{Object}Value of bound data. The type of this parameter must match the type of the bound data.
createPseudoBinding{boolean}If set to true, creates a pseudo binding if there is no current binding.
Example
MyView.setViewData("TEST"); //Updates bound data to the string 'TEST'

Inherited setVisible(visible, collapse)
Show/hide this view/control
NameTypeDefaultDescription
visible{boolean}Visibility flag (true to show view, false to hide)
collapse{boolean}Set to true to collapse the control space when visible is set to false.
Examples
MyView.setVisible(false, false); //Equivalent to MyView.hide()
MyView.setVisible(false, true); // Sets visibility to "None"

setWidth(width)
Set width of the control (e.g. 50px, 20%, 2em - omitting the unit assumes px)
NameTypeDefaultDescription
width{string}width of the input group

Inherited show()
Show this view/control
Example
MyView.show();

Inherited triggerFormulaUpdates([phase])
Broadcasts the expression trigger for the specified view
NameTypeDefaultDescription
phase{int}bpmext.ui.PHASE_NORMALThe phase we are currently in
Example
MyView.triggerFormulaUpdates();