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jQuery UI Widget Factory is a simple and reusable base on which all of jQuery UI's widgets and interactions are built.

jQuery UI Widget Factory is a simple and reusable base on which all of jQuery UI's widgets and interactions are built.

It provides a flexible base for building complex, stateful plugins with a consistent API. It is designed not only for plugins that are part of jQuery UI, but for general consumption by developers who want to create object-oriented components without reinventing common infrastructure.

It does not have any dependencies on the rest of jQuery UI, but most of jQuery UI is dependent on it.

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Proper way to create an instance variable using jQuery UI Widget Factory

I'm using the jQuery UI widget factory. $.widget("myPlugin" , { options: { }, _create: function() { }, instanceVar: "huzzah!" }); On testing, it looks as though instanceVar is actually part of the prototype. So it is the…
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requirejs + jqueryui = $.widget not defined

I am using requirejs + jquery + jqueryui. I have read TONS of examples of how to do this. I think I understand the various approaches and it seems to me that my setup should be working correctly. However, I occasionally get a $.widget is not defined…
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Live Binding Events in jQuery UI Widget Factory using this._on()

I am currently developing a cascading tree menu. When a tree item is expanded it creates new
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How to store a internal property in jquery-ui widget?

I am programming a new jquery-ui widget from scratch. I found the official 'how widget factory works' document. (http://jqueryui.com/demos/widget/) The widget itself works fine. Now I want to store some values internally - is there a preferred way…
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Difference between React.js and jQueryUI widget factory

I've been reading about react.js library from Facebook lately, but I cannot see any difference between React and jQueryUI widget factory. Can someone make comparison between the two and tell me why should I use react.js instead of jQuery widget…
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Is it not possible to set an on() listener for a jqueryui/jqm widget event on $(document)?

I'm trying to set a global event binder on $(document) which roots to all of my core application functions. I'm using some jQueryUI widgets (from jQuery Mobile) and was hoping I could also include the widget events in my global handler. So I'm…
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jQuery Widget Factory _trigger Instance

When using the _trigger method in order to fire events I've hit a snag which I keep hitting but fail to properly grasp. Basically, if there's more then one instance of my widget, the last widget to be instantiated on the same page takes precedence…
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jQuery UI widget factory: how to reference widget instance using 'this' inside a options?

I have the following code snippet: $.widget("tj.commonCoordinator", { options: { "obx_type": "common_obx", "obx_callbacks": { request_modify: function(event, ui) { this._loadentries(); }, …
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Javascript: How to reference the owner of the owner object inside a options object like this?

I wrote a jQuery UI widget like this: $.widget("ns.wid", { options: { attr1: "something1", attr2: { "sub_attr": this.__renderList, "css": { "opacity": '0.58' }, }, …
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jQuery UI Widget Factory get context of current widget

Is there a global reference to the widget itself once it's been created using the jQuery UI widget factory pattern? I've tried doing things like setting a widget var equal to the widget: $.widget("my.widget", { _widget: this, _create: function…
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How to use jquery-ui selectmenu extension methods(_renderItem, _renderMenu etc)

The JQuery-UI selectmenu widget has some extension methods that can be used to customize rendering/styling of the dropdown select menu. From the api docs , the following widget extension methods can be used to customize the menu: - _renderItem(…
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Exclude widget's input fields from being submitted in parent form

I've created a widget using the widget factory and have added elements like that are required by it. This widget can be initialized inside a form element, resulting in submitting the added fields when the parent form is submitted. I want to…
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How to use data on _trigger for custom widget?

I have a widget created using jquery ui widget factory. I'm trying to pass some data to my custom event like this this._trigger('myCustomEvent', ['Test', 'Test2']); but on my handler I'm not sure how to access custom parameters onMyCustomEvent:…
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To _destroy() or to destroy()?

I'm a little confused as to which _destroy or destroy method in a jQuery UI Widget to implement. In this MSDN Widget Reference it says to implement destroy(), but in this Tutorial Plus reference it says to implement _destroy(). Both references say…
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Recommended way to remove events on destroy with jQuery UI Widget Factory

I'm using the jQuery UI Widget Factory to build a jQuery plugin. My plugin binds custom events to the window... _subscribe: function() { $(window).on("dragger.started", function() { ... }); } I am wondering how to go about removing these events,…
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