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Nodes class

📖 Description

The Nodes class represents a collection of nodes of a form definition in the builder. Each node in the collection is a Node instance.

🗃️ Fields


🏷️ all

Retrieves all the nodes that are in the collection.

Type

Node[]


🏷️ count

Retrieves the number of nodes in the collection.

Type

number


🏷️ firstItem

Retrieves the first node in the collection.

Type

Node | undefined


🏷️ lastItem

Retrieves the last node in the collection.

Type

Node | undefined


🏷️ section

Retrieves the parent section.

Type

Section

▶️ Methods


🔧 append

Appends a new node to the end of the collection.

Signature

append(): Node

Return value

Returns a reference to the new Node instance.


🔧 each

Iterates through all nodes in the collection.

Signature

each(fn: (node: Node) => boolean | void): boolean

Parameters

NameTypeOptionalDescription
fn(node: Node) => boolean | voidNoFunction that is called for each node in the collection. If you want to stop the iteration, you can return true from this function to do so.

Return value

Returns true if the iteration was stopped (break).


🔧 insert

Inserts a new node at the top of the collection.

Signature

insert(): Node

Return value

Returns a reference to the new Node instance.


🔧 insertAfter

Inserts a new node after the supplied node.

Signature

insertAfter(node: Node): Node

Parameters

NameTypeOptionalDescription
nodeNodeNoSpecifies the node after which the new node is inserted.

Return value

Returns a reference to the new Node instance.


🔧 insertBefore

Inserts a new node before the supplied node.

Signature

insertBefore(node: Node): Node

Parameters

NameTypeOptionalDescription
nodeNodeNoSpecifies the node for which the new node is inserted.

Return value

Returns a reference to the new Node instance.


🔧 reverseEach

Iterates through all nodes in the collection in reverse direction (starting with the last node).

Signature

reverseEach(fn: (node: Node) => boolean | void): boolean

Parameters

NameTypeOptionalDescription
fn(node: Node) => boolean | voidNoFunction that is called for each node in the collection. If you want to stop the iteration, you can return true from this function to do so.

Return value

Returns true if the iteration was stopped (break).


🔧 sort

Sorts the nodes using the supplied compare function.

Signature

sort(fn: (a: Node, b: Node) => number): boolean

Parameters

NameTypeOptionalDescription
fn(a: Node, b: Node) => booleanNoSpecifies the compare function. The compare function should return a number according to the following rules:
- a is less than b return -1;
- a is greater than b return 1;
- a is equal to b return 0.

Return value

Returns true if the sort invoked a node position change.