I_CmsComplexWidget (OpenCms Core API, version 17.0)

All Known Implementing Classes:

A_CmsNativeComplexWidget, CmsDataViewWidget, CmsDefaultComplexWidget
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public interface I_CmsComplexWidget
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Interface for complex widgets which are used in the Acacia editor to render whole nested contents.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`I_CmsComplexWidget`	`configure(java.lang.String configuration)`	Returns a copy of this widget which has been configured with the given configuration string.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Gets the name of the complex widget.
`CmsComplexWidgetData`	`getWidgetData(CmsObject cms)`	Gets the data needed for the editor to render the complex widget.

- Method Detail
  - configure
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I_CmsComplexWidget configure(java.lang.String configuration)
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    Returns a copy of this widget which has been configured with the given configuration string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    configuration - the configuration string
    
    Returns:
    
    the configured copy of the widget
  - getName
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java.lang.String getName()
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    Gets the name of the complex widget.
    The string returned by this function should be a valid Javascript identifier.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the complex widget
  - getWidgetData
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CmsComplexWidgetData getWidgetData(CmsObject cms)
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    Gets the data needed for the editor to render the complex widget.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cms - The CMS object to use for VFS operations
    
    Returns:
    
    the data for the complex widget