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for file /controls/DataOutput.js

// DataOutput.js
// Javascript Behaviour for the DataOutput Control
// Copyright (c) by Matthias Hertel, http://www.mathertel.de
// This work is licensed under a BSD style license. See http://www.mathertel.de/License.aspx
// ----- 
// 10.08.2006 created by Matthias Hertel
// 25.08.2007 registering in OpenAjax added.
// 14.09.2007 eventname attribute added and propname removed.
// 18.12.2007 Simplifications and documentation.
// 02.01.2009 adding new nls support

jcl.DataOutputBehavior = {

  // --- Attributes
  nosubmit: false, /// <summary>Enable the ENTER Key on input elements without submitting a html-form.</summary>

  datatype: "", /// <summary>The datatype of the input element.</summary>
  prec: "", /// <summary>Precision for numeric types.</summary>

  eventname: "", /// <summary>The local or complete event name that is used for publishing OpenAjax events.</summary>
  helptext: "", /// <summary>the helptext is displayed when the field is empty and has no focus.</summary>

  init: function () {
    /// <summary>Initialze the JavaScript control.</summary>
    if (this.eventname) {
      OpenAjax.hub.subscribe(jcl.BuildFullEventname(this), this.handleEvent, this);
    } // if

    this.setDatatype(this.datatype);
  }, // init


  // --- OpenAjax event handler ---
  handleEvent: function (eventName, eventData) {
    this.setData(eventData);
  }, // handleEvent


  setData: function (val) {
    /// <summary>Display a new value.</summary>
    var s = this._toString(val);
    if (this.innerText !== s)
      this.innerText = s;
  }, // setData


  setDatatype: function (newType) {
    /// <summary>If a datatype is given and if the nls functionality is present
    /// use the nls functionality to support the special datatype conversion functions.</summary>
    if (typeof (jcl.nls) !== "undefined") {
      if ((newType) && (jcl.nls[newType])) {
        this.datatype = newType;
      } else {
        this.datatype = "string";
      } // if
      this._toString = jcl.nls[this.datatype].toString;
    } // if
  }, // setDatatype

  _toString: function (v) { return (v); }

}; // jcl.DataOutputBehavior

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