API Reference

Class List

ScrollbarComponent

Extends: Component

A ScrollbarComponent enables a group of entities to behave like a draggable scrollbar.

Summary

Properties

handleEntity

The entity to be used as the scrollbar handle.

handleSize

The size of the handle relative to the size of the track, in the range 0 to 1.

orientation

Whether the scrollbar moves horizontally or vertically.

value

The current position value of the scrollbar, in the range 0 to 1.

Events

set:value

Fired whenever the scroll value changes.

Inherited

Properties

enabled

Enables or disables the component.

entity

The Entity that this Component is attached to.

system

The ComponentSystem used to create this Component.

Methods

fire

Fire an event, all additional arguments are passed on to the event listener.

hasEvent

Test if there are any handlers bound to an event name.

off

Detach an event handler from an event.

on

Attach an event handler to an event.

once

Attach an event handler to an event.

Details

Constructor

ScrollbarComponent(system, entity)

Create a new ScrollbarComponent.

Parameters

systemScrollbarComponentSystem

The ComponentSystem that created this Component.

entityEntity

The Entity that this Component is attached to.

Properties

EntityhandleEntity

The entity to be used as the scrollbar handle. This entity must have a Scrollbar component.

numberhandleSize

The size of the handle relative to the size of the track, in the range 0 to 1. For a vertical scrollbar, a value of 1 means that the handle will take up the full height of the track.

numberorientation

Whether the scrollbar moves horizontally or vertically. Can be:

Defaults to ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL.

numbervalue

The current position value of the scrollbar, in the range 0 to 1. Defaults to 0.

Events

set:value

Fired whenever the scroll value changes.

Parameters

valuenumber

The current scroll value.

Inherited

Properties

booleanenabled

Enables or disables the component.

Entityentity

The Entity that this Component is attached to.

ComponentSystemsystem

The ComponentSystem used to create this Component.

Methods

fire(name, [arg1], [arg2], [arg3], [arg4], [arg5], [arg6], [arg7], [arg8])

Fire an event, all additional arguments are passed on to the event listener.

obj.fire('test', 'This is the message');

Parameters

namestring

Name of event to fire.

arg1*

First argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg2*

Second argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg3*

Third argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg4*

Fourth argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg5*

Fifth argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg6*

Sixth argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg7*

Seventh argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg8*

Eighth argument that is passed to the event handler.

Returns

EventHandler

Self for chaining.

hasEvent(name)

Test if there are any handlers bound to an event name.

obj.on('test', function () { }); // bind an event to 'test'
obj.hasEvent('test'); // returns true
obj.hasEvent('hello'); // returns false

Parameters

namestring

The name of the event to test.

Returns

boolean

True if the object has handlers bound to the specified event name.

off([name], [callback], [scope])

Detach an event handler from an event. If callback is not provided then all callbacks are unbound from the event, if scope is not provided then all events with the callback will be unbound.

const handler = function () {
};
obj.on('test', handler);

obj.off(); // Removes all events
obj.off('test'); // Removes all events called 'test'
obj.off('test', handler); // Removes all handler functions, called 'test'
obj.off('test', handler, this); // Removes all handler functions, called 'test' with scope this

Parameters

namestring

Name of the event to unbind.

callbackHandleEventCallback

Function to be unbound.

scopeobject

Scope that was used as the this when the event is fired.

Returns

EventHandler

Self for chaining.

on(name, callback, [scope])

Attach an event handler to an event.

obj.on('test', function (a, b) {
    console.log(a + b);
});
obj.fire('test', 1, 2); // prints 3 to the console
const evt = obj.on('test', function (a, b) {
    console.log(a + b);
});
// some time later
evt.off();

Parameters

namestring

Name of the event to bind the callback to.

callbackHandleEventCallback

Function that is called when event is fired. Note the callback is limited to 8 arguments.

scopeobject

Object to use as 'this' when the event is fired, defaults to current this.

Returns

EventHandle

Can be used for removing event in the future.

once(name, callback, [scope])

Attach an event handler to an event. This handler will be removed after being fired once.

obj.once('test', function (a, b) {
    console.log(a + b);
});
obj.fire('test', 1, 2); // prints 3 to the console
obj.fire('test', 1, 2); // not going to get handled

Parameters

namestring

Name of the event to bind the callback to.

callbackHandleEventCallback

Function that is called when event is fired. Note the callback is limited to 8 arguments.

scopeobject

Object to use as 'this' when the event is fired, defaults to current this.

Returns

EventHandle
  • can be used for removing event in the future.