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    Autodesk.Viewing.UI

    ControlGroup

    new ControlGroup(id, options)

    Class for grouping controls.

    Parameters

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    id
    string
    		The id for this control group.
    options
    object
    		An optional dictionary of options.
    collapsible
    boolean
    		Whether this control group is collapsible.

    Methods

    addControl(control, options)

    Adds a control to this control group.

    Parameters

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    control*
    Autodesk.Viewing.UI.Control
    		The control to add.
    options
    object
    		An option dictionary of options.
    index
    object
    		The index to insert the control at.
    * Required

    Returns

    typedescription
    boolean True if the control was successfully added.

    indexOf(control)

    Returns the index of a control in this group. -1 if the item isn’t found.

    Parameters

    Returns

    typedescription
    number Index of a successfully removed control, otherwise -1.

    removeControl(control)

    Removes a control from this control group.

    Parameters

    Returns

    typedescription
    boolean True if the control was successfully removed.

    getControl(controlId)

    Returns the control with the corresponding ID if it is in this control group.

    Parameters

    controlId*
    string
    		The ID of the control.
    * Required

    Returns

    typedescription
    Autodesk.Viewing.UI.Control The control or null if it doesn’t exist.

    getControlId(index)

    Returns the control ID with for corresponding index if it is in this control group.

    Parameters

    index*
    number
    		Index of the control.
    * Required

    Returns

    typedescription
    string The ID of the control or null if it doesn’t exist.

    getNumberOfControls()

    Returns the number of controls in this control group.

    Returns

    typedescription
    number The number of controls.

    setCollapsed(collapsed)

    Sets the collapsed state of this control group. Iterates over the child controls and calls child.setCollapsed(collapsed).

    Parameters

    collapsed*
    boolean
    		The collapsed value to set.
    * Required

    Returns

    typedescription
    boolean True if at least one collapsible child’s state changes.

    getId()

    Gets this control’s ID.

    Returns

    typedescription
    string The control’s ID.

    setVisible(visible)

    Sets the visibility of this control.

    Parameters

    visible*
    boolean
    		The visibility value to set.
    * Required

    Returns

    typedescription
    boolean True if the control’s visibility changed.

    isVisible()

    Gets the visibility of this control.

    Returns

    typedescription
    boolean True if the this control is visible.

    setToolTip(toolTipText)

    Sets the tooltip text for this control.

    Parameters

    toolTipText*
    string
    		The text for the tooltip.
    * Required

    Returns

    typedescription
    boolean True if the tooltip was successfully set.

    getToolTip()

    Returns the tooltip text for this control.

    Returns

    typedescription
    string The tooltip text. Null if it’s not set.

    isCollapsed()

    Gets the collapsed state of this control.

    Returns

    typedescription
    boolean True if this control is collapsed.

    isCollapsible()

    Returns whether or not this control is collapsible.

    Returns

    typedescription
    boolean True if this control can be collapsed.

    addClass(cssClass)

    Adds a CSS class to this control.

    Parameters

    cssClass*
    string
    		The name of the CSS class.
    * Required

    removeClass(cssClass)

    Removes a CSS class from this control.

    Parameters

    cssClass*
    string
    		The name of the CSS class.
    * Required

    getPosition()

    Returns the position of this control relative to the canvas.

    Returns

    typedescription
    object The top and left values of the toolbar.

    getDimensions()

    Returns the dimensions of this control.

    Returns

    typedescription
    object The width and height of the toolbar.

    setDisplay(value)

    Sets the CSS display style value.

    Parameters

    value*
    string
    		CSS display value
    * Required

    Events

    CONTROL_ADDED

    Event fired a control is added to the control group.

    Properties

    control
    string
    		The control that was added.
    index
    number
    		The index at which the control was added.

    CONTROL_REMOVED

    Event fired when a control is removed from the control group.

    Properties

    control
    string
    		The control that was removed.
    index
    number
    		The index at which the control was removed.

    SIZE_CHANGED

    Event fired when the size of the control group changes.

    Properties

    childEvent
    object
    		The event that the child fired.

    VISIBILITY_CHANGED

    Event fired when the visibility of the control changes.

    Properties

    controlId
    string
    		The ID of the control that fired this event.
    isVisible
    boolean
    		True if the control is now visible.

    COLLAPSED_CHANGED

    Event fired when the collapsed state of the control changes.

    Properties

    controlId
    string
    		The ID of the control that fired this event.
    isCollapsed
    boolean
    		True if the control is now collapsed.
     
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