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An ABAP field is never absent, only initial - so a bound 0 overrides the UI5 default. omit_initial leaves initial fields out of the model, omit_initial_paths only the ones you name.
Z2UI5_CL_SMP_APP_507
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UI5 1.71
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- abap2UI5/samples
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Z2UI5_CL_SMP_APP_507- Source file
z2ui5_cl_smp_app_507.clas.abap↗- Category
- Binding
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- 1.71 — the floor abap2UI5 holds its samples to
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- runs in the browser, with no system and nothing installed
Keywords: binding, omit, initial, default, property, absent, omit_initial, omit_initial_paths, ratingindicator, maxvalue, enabled, boolean
Controls it builds
- sap.m.CustomListItem
- sap.m.HBox
- sap.m.Label
- sap.m.List
- sap.m.MessageStrip
- sap.m.Page
- sap.m.RatingIndicator
- sap.m.Shell
- sap.m.Text
- sap.m.Title
- sap.m.VBox
- sap.ui.core.mvc.View
Read out of the builder chain by the abap2UI5 linter, not from the category this sample is filed under — which is what makes “which samples build one of these” a question the catalogue can answer at all.
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The ABAP
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" @keywords binding omit initial default property absent omit_initial omit_initial_paths ratingindicator maxvalue enabled boolean
" @summary An ABAP field is never absent, only initial - so a bound 0 overrides the UI5 default. omit_initial leaves initial fields out of the model, omit_initial_paths only the ones you name.
"! Three lists over the same rows, bound three ways. Each RatingIndicator
"! reads maxValue and enabled from its row:
"!
"! - plain _bind( ): every field reaches the client as a value, so a row
"! with no maxValue sends 0 and the control shows no stars - the UI5
"! default of 5 never had a chance
"! - omit_initial = abap_true: initial fields are left out, the default
"! applies - but abap_false is initial too, so the archived row loses
"! its enabled = false and becomes editable
"! - omit_initial_paths = MAXVALUE: only that column is omitted, the
"! boolean still travels, and both rows render as intended
CLASS z2ui5_cl_smp_app_507 DEFINITION PUBLIC.
PUBLIC SECTION.
INTERFACES z2ui5_if_app.
TYPES:
BEGIN OF ty_s_row,
name TYPE string,
value TYPE i,
maxvalue TYPE i,
enabled TYPE abap_bool,
note TYPE string,
END OF ty_s_row.
TYPES ty_t_row TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_s_row WITH EMPTY KEY.
DATA t_plain TYPE ty_t_row.
DATA t_omit TYPE ty_t_row.
DATA t_paths TYPE ty_t_row.
PROTECTED SECTION.
DATA client TYPE REF TO z2ui5_if_client.
METHODS view_display.
METHODS render_list
IMPORTING
parent TYPE REF TO z2ui5_cl_ui5_view_builder
title TYPE string
descr TYPE string
items TYPE string.
PRIVATE SECTION.
ENDCLASS.
CLASS z2ui5_cl_smp_app_507 IMPLEMENTATION.
METHOD z2ui5_if_app~main.
me->client = client.
IF client->check_on_init( ).
" the same rows three times - one attribute per binding, because the
" omission is a property of the bind, not of the data
t_plain = VALUE #(
( name = `Handling` value = 4 maxvalue = 5 enabled = abap_true note = `maxValue 5, enabled` )
( name = `Price` value = 7 maxvalue = 10 enabled = abap_true note = `maxValue 10, enabled` )
( name = `Design` value = 3 enabled = abap_true note = `NO maxValue - the UI5 default 5 is meant` )
( name = `Archived` value = 2 maxvalue = 5 enabled = abap_false note = `maxValue 5, NOT enabled` ) ).
t_omit = t_plain.
t_paths = t_plain.
view_display( ).
ELSEIF client->check_on_navigated( ).
view_display( ).
ENDIF.
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD view_display.
DATA(view) = z2ui5_cl_ui5_view_builder=>factory(
)->ele( n = `View` ns = `mvc`
)->a( n = `displayBlock` v = `true`
)->a( n = `height` v = `100%`
)->a( n = `xmlns` v = `sap.m`
)->a( n = `xmlns:mvc` v = `sap.ui.core.mvc` ).
DATA(page) = view->ele( `Shell`
)->ele( `Page`
)->a( n = `title` v = `abap2UI5 - Binding - Omit Initial Values`
)->a( n = `showNavButton` b = client->check_app_prev_stack( )
)->a( n = `navButtonPress` v = client->_event_nav_app_leave( ) ).
page->tag( `MessageStrip`
)->a( n = `text` v = `The same four rows, bound three ways. Design has no maxValue and Archived is not ` &&
`enabled - watch what each binding makes of the two: a plain bind sends 0 for the missing ` &&
`maxValue, omit_initial drops it but drops the abap_false as well, omit_initial_paths ` &&
`drops only the column you name.`
)->a( n = `type` v = `Information`
)->a( n = `showIcon` b = abap_true
)->a( n = `class` v = `sapUiSmallMargin` ).
DATA(row) = page->ele( `HBox`
)->a( n = `wrap` v = `Wrap`
)->a( n = `class` v = `sapUiSmallMargin` ).
render_list( parent = row
title = `_bind( t_plain )`
descr = `every field travels: Design gets maxValue 0 and shows no stars`
items = client->_bind( t_plain ) ).
render_list( parent = row
title = `_bind( t_omit omit_initial = abap_true )`
descr = `initial fields stay out: Design shows 5 stars - but Archived is enabled now, its abap_false was initial too`
items = client->_bind( val = t_omit
omit_initial = abap_true ) ).
render_list( parent = row
title = `_bind( t_paths omit_initial_paths = MAXVALUE )`
descr = `only MAXVALUE stays out: Design shows 5 stars and Archived stays disabled`
items = client->_bind( val = t_paths
omit_initial_paths = VALUE #( ( `MAXVALUE` ) ) ) ).
client->view_display( view->stringify( ) ).
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD render_list.
DATA(box) = parent->ele( `VBox`
)->a( n = `width` v = `22rem`
)->a( n = `class` v = `sapUiSmallMarginEnd sapUiSmallMarginBottom` ).
box->tag( `Title`
)->a( n = `text` t = title
)->a( n = `level` v = `H4` ).
box->tag( `Text`
)->a( n = `text` t = descr
)->a( n = `class` v = `sapUiTinyMarginBottom` ).
box->ele( `List`
)->a( n = `items` v = items
)->ele( `CustomListItem`
)->ele( `VBox`
)->a( n = `class` v = `sapUiTinyMargin`
)->tag( `Label`
)->a( n = `text` v = `{NAME} - {NOTE}`
)->tag( `RatingIndicator`
)->a( n = `value` v = `{VALUE}`
)->a( n = `maxValue` v = `{MAXVALUE}`
)->a( n = `enabled` v = `{ENABLED}`
)->a( n = `iconSize` v = `1.25rem` ).
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS.
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