Control type
Important
The finance and operations (Dynamics 365) mobile app and platform are no longer supported. The platform components supporting the mobile app will be removed in a future update. The mobile app has also been removed from app stores. Previously installed instances of the app will continue to work. For more information, see Removed or deprecated platform features.
Control interface with base methods and attributes for all controls. This represents the runtime instance of a control. Modifying the properties are immediately reflected in the UI.
Hierarchy
Control
└─ PageLink
└─ ContainerControl
└─ InputControl
└─ Image
Index
Properties
Methods
Properties
container
container: boolean (optional)
True if the control is a container.
generic
generic: boolean (optional)
getDataSource
getDataSource: function(): any
hidden
hidden: boolean
True if the control is hidden.
Methods
applyDesign
applyDesign(design: Design): void
Applies given design to the design on the control. If a design already exists, the prototype chain of the design will be preserved.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| design | Design | object containing design properties as keys |
Returns void
dataContext
dataContext(): any
Returns any
getDesign
getDesign(): Design
Returns the design object of this control.
Returns Design
isEditable
isEditable(): boolean
Boolean indicating if the control is editable. Returns false when either the control or its parent is not editable. Returns true when both the control and its parent are editable. Returns true when either the control or its parent is editable and the other is undefined. Returns undefined if both the control's edit-ability and its parent's edit-ability is undefined.
Returns boolean
metadata
metadata(): ControlMetadata
Returns the metadata object of this control.
Returns ControlMetadata
parent
Returns the parent (control or page) of this control.
Returns Control | Page
root
root(): Page
Returns the root form instance (page) of this control.