Class “Picker”

Object > NativeObject > Widget > Picker

A widget with a drop-down list of items to choose from.

Picker on Android
Android
Picker on iOS
iOS
Constructor public
Singleton No
Namespace tabris
Direct subclasses None
JSX support Element: <Picker/>
Parent element: <Composite/> and any widget extending Composite
Child elements: None
Text content: Not supported

Example

import {contentView, Picker} from 'tabris';

const items = ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Cherry'];

new Picker({
  itemCount: items.length,
  itemText: index => items[index]
}).onSelect(event => console.log(`Selected ${items[event.index]}`))
  .appendTo(contentView);

See also:

JSX Creating a simple Picker
JSX picker-style.jsx

Constructor

new Picker(properties?)

Parameter Type Optional Description
properties Properties<Picker> & Partial<Pick<Picker, 'itemText'>> Yes Sets all key-value pairs in the properties object as widget properties.

Methods

set(properties)

Sets all key-value pairs in the properties object as widget properties.

Important TypeScript note: When called on this you may need to specify your custom type like this: this.set<MyComponent>({propA: valueA});

Parameter Type Optional Description
properties Properties<T> & Partial<Pick<this, 'itemText'>> No  

Returns this

Properties

borderColor

The color of the Picker border. This can be the surrounding line or the underline of the Picker depending on the style property.

Type ColorValue
Settable Yes
Change events Yes

floatMessage

Android

Whether the hint message should float above the Picker when focus is gained.

Type boolean
Default true
Settable Yes
Change events Yes

font

The font used for the text inside the Picker.

Type FontValue
Settable Yes
Change events Yes

itemCount

The number of items to display.

Type number
Settable Yes
Change events Yes

itemText

A function that returns the string to display for a given index.

Type (index: number) => string
Settable Yes
Change events Yes

message

A hint text that is displayed when the picker has no selection.

Type string
Settable Yes
Change events Yes

selectionIndex

The index of the currently selected item.

Type number
Settable Yes
Change events Yes

style

Android

The visual appearance of the Picker widget.

With the style outline, fill or underline the message hint will float above the Picker on Android. This behavior can be controlled with the property floatMessage. The style none will remove any background visualization, allowing to create a custom background.

Type 'default' | 'outline' | 'fill' | 'underline' | 'none'
Default 'default'
Settable On creation
Change events No

This property can only be set via constructor or JSX. Once set, it cannot change anymore.See also:

JSX picker-style.jsx

textColor

The color of the text.

Type ColorValue
Settable Yes
Change events Yes

Events

select

Fired when an item was selected by the user.

Parameter Type Description
index number Contains the index of the selected item.

Change Events

messageChanged

Fired when the message property has changed.

Parameter Type Description
value string The new value of message.

floatMessageChanged

Fired when the floatMessage property has changed.

Parameter Type Description
value boolean The new value of floatMessage.

itemCountChanged

Fired when the itemCount property has changed.

Parameter Type Description
value number The new value of itemCount.

itemTextChanged

Fired when the itemText property has changed.

Parameter Type Description
value (index: number) => string The new value of itemText.

selectionIndexChanged

Fired when the selectionIndex property has changed.

Parameter Type Description
value number The new value of selectionIndex.

borderColorChanged

Fired when the borderColor property has changed.

Parameter Type Description
value ColorValue The new value of borderColor.

textColorChanged

Fired when the textColor property has changed.

Parameter Type Description
value ColorValue The new value of textColor.

fontChanged

Fired when the font property has changed.

Parameter Type Description
value FontValue The new value of font.