Question Re: How can Formatter access function in parent class in Technology Q&A

How can Formatter access function in parent class

Former Member — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 04:47:11 GMT

Hi,

I have a requirement to format date. For this I have written function in the parent class. Now how can I access parent function in the formatter ?

This is what I am trying but without success. This is piece of code of my Excel Export.

{
name: "Level1 Timestamp",
template: {
  content: "{path: 'Level1Timestamp', formatter: 'BaseController.datTimeFormat'}"
}

BaseController (the file name and also the instance of parent class is BaseController) is the parent controller which has dateTimeFormat function.

I tried full path of Parent class but no luck. Both Parent class and the child class (where I am using formatter) are in the same View folder.

Re: How can Formatter access function in parent class

Joseph_BERTHE1 — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 05:15:06 GMT

Hello,

Did you simply try this :

formatter: '.datTimeFormat'

With the dot and then without the dot.

Regards,

Joseph

Re: How can Formatter access function in parent class

Former Member — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 05:54:38 GMT

Yep..neither of them worked.

Re: How can Formatter access function in parent class

maheshpalavalli — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 06:29:26 GMT

are the view(in which that control (resides) and the controller linked? Or is the template code written in controller.?

Re: How can Formatter access function in parent class

mariusobert — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:51:20 GMT

I'm not sure if there's a way to do this with the "string annotation". Worst case, you can write a delegate function in your controller.

datTimeFormat: function(){
  this.prototype.datTimeFormat.apply(this, arguments);
}

Re: How can Formatter access function in parent class

Former Member — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:52:20 GMT

Template code resides in the controller. And this controller inherits BaseController. And my formatter function is written in the BaseController. All the files are are in the same folder which is 'View'.

I think there is way ....because, if I try to use another formatter function (which is in the util folder under format file name) giving the absolute path (Application root followed by util folder and format file name) then it works.

But same if I try (I mean path) for my BaseController then it doesn't work.

Re: How can Formatter access function in parent class

Former Member — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:53:49 GMT

I think there is way ....because, if I try to use another formatter function (which is in the util folder of my project with format file name) giving the absolute path (Application root followed by util folder and format file name) then it works.

But same if I try (I mean path) for my BaseController then it doesn't work. So looks like I am not following the correct syntax while providing the BaseController.js path.