baja-PxView

PxView a dynamic view which may be added to components as a property or by overriding getAgents. PxViews store the view contents in an XML file with a px extension. The view itself is defined as a tree of bajaui:Widgets. A Px view is a custom graphical view of control logic that you define in a Px file. The view provides a visualization of information in a dynamic graphical format. The purpose of a Px view is to provide a visual representation of information in a rich, dynamic format that is easy to create and to edit.

Figure 1. Px view in a component property sheet

Looking at an object’s Px view in the Property Sheet (where it may be edited) helps illustrate what a Px view is. A Px view is comprised of the following parts

  • The Px view icon appears to the left of the Px view display name, in the view selector menu, in the Nav tree side bar and in the Property Sheet view.

  • The Px file contains the view’s properties.

  • Media identifies the type of view.

  • Required permissions determine who can open the view.