Yahoo! UI Library

DataSource Utility  2.6.0

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Class YAHOO.util.ScriptNodeDataSource - extends YAHOO.util.DataSourceBase

ScriptNodeDataSource class for accessing remote data via the YUI Get Utility.

Constructor

YAHOO.util.ScriptNodeDataSource ( oLiveData , oConfigs )
Parameters:
oLiveData <HTMLElement> Pointer to live data.
oConfigs <object> (optional) Object literal of configuration values.

Properties

_nId - private static Number

Unique ID to track requests.

_nPending - private static Number

Counter for pending requests. When this is 0, it is safe to purge callbacks array.

asyncMode - String

Defines request/response management in the following manner:
ignoreStaleResponses
Send all requests, but handle only the response for the most recently sent request.
allowAll
Send all requests and handle all responses.
Default Value: "allowAll"

callbacks - static Function[]

Global array of callback functions, one for each request sent.

getUtility - Object

Alias to YUI Get Utility, to allow implementers to use a custom class.
Default Value: YAHOO.util.Get

scriptCallbackParam - String

Callback string parameter name sent to the remote script. By default, requests are sent to <URI>?<scriptCallbackParam>=callbackFunction
Default Value: "callback"

Properties inherited from YAHOO.util.DataSourceBase:

_aCache, _aIntervals, _oQueue, _sName, dataType, ERROR_DATAINVALID, ERROR_DATANULL, liveData, maxCacheEntries, responseSchema, responseType, TYPE_HTMLTABLE, TYPE_JSARRAY, TYPE_JSFUNCTION, TYPE_JSON, TYPE_LOCAL, TYPE_SCRIPTNODE, TYPE_TEXT, TYPE_UNKNOWN, TYPE_XHR, TYPE_XML

Methods

generateRequestCallback

String generateRequestCallback ( )
Creates a request callback that gets appended to the script URI. Implementers can customize this string to match their server's query syntax.
Returns: String
String fragment that gets appended to script URI that specifies the callback function

makeConnection

Number makeConnection ( oRequest , oCallback , oCaller )
Overriding method passes query to Get Utility. The returned response is then forwarded to the handleResponse function.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oCallback <Object> Callback object literal.
oCaller <Object> (deprecated) Use oCallback.scope.
Returns: Number
Transaction ID.

Methods inherited from YAHOO.util.DataSourceBase:

addToCache, clearAllIntervals, clearInterval, doBeforeCallback, doBeforeParseData, flushCache, getCachedResponse, handleResponse, isCacheHit, makeConnection, parseArrayData, parseData, parseHTMLTableData, parseJSONData, parseTextData, parseXMLData, parseXMLResult, sendRequest, setInterval, toString

Events inherited from YAHOO.util.DataSourceBase:

cacheFlushEvent, cacheRequestEvent, cacheResponseEvent, dataErrorEvent, requestEvent, responseCacheEvent, responseEvent, responseParseEvent,

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