Whitespaces Pattern
Renders whitespaces properly within controls
Z2UI5_CL_SMPC_APP_185
Controls
sap.m
UI5 1.71
The facts
- Repository
- abap2UI5/samples-controls
- Class
Z2UI5_CL_SMPC_APP_185- Source file
z2ui5_cl_smpc_app_185.clas.abap↗- Library
- sap.m
- UI5 entity
sap.m.WhitespacePattern- Demo kit sample
sap.m.sample.WhitespacePattern- SAP's own sample
- running at sdk.openui5.org ↗
- Minimum UI5
- 1.71 — the floor abap2UI5 holds its samples to
- In the playground
- runs in the browser, with no system and nothing installed
Keywords: whitespacepattern, whitespace, pattern, sap.m, messagestrip, link, form, responsivegridlayout, formcontainer, formelement, input, listitem
Controls it builds
- sap.m.Input
- sap.m.Label
- sap.m.Link
- sap.m.MessageStrip
- sap.m.MultiComboBox
- sap.m.MultiInput
- sap.m.ObjectNumber
- sap.m.ObjectStatus
- sap.m.Title
- sap.m.Token
- sap.ui.core.ListItem
- sap.ui.core.mvc.View
- sap.ui.layout.form.Form
- sap.ui.layout.form.FormContainer
- sap.ui.layout.form.FormElement
- sap.ui.layout.form.ResponsiveGridLayout
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The ABAP
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" @keywords whitespacepattern whitespace pattern sap.m messagestrip link form responsivegridlayout formcontainer formelement input listitem
" @summary Renders whitespaces properly within controls
CLASS z2ui5_cl_smpc_app_185 DEFINITION PUBLIC.
PUBLIC SECTION.
INTERFACES z2ui5_if_app.
TYPES:
BEGIN OF ty_item,
key TYPE i,
text TYPE string,
additionaltext TYPE string,
END OF ty_item.
DATA t_items TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_item WITH EMPTY KEY.
PROTECTED SECTION.
DATA client TYPE REF TO z2ui5_if_client.
METHODS view_display.
METHODS model_init.
PRIVATE SECTION.
ENDCLASS.
CLASS z2ui5_cl_smpc_app_185 IMPLEMENTATION.
METHOD z2ui5_if_app~main.
me->client = client.
IF client->check_on_init( ).
model_init( ).
view_display( ).
ELSEIF client->check_on_navigated( ).
view_display( ).
ENDIF.
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD view_display.
DATA(view) = z2ui5_cl_ui5_view_builder=>factory( ).
" The default model is one array of rows; abap2UI5's single default model is
" an object, so the sample's root-array bindings ({/}, /9/text) resolve
" against the T_ITEMS member (last path segment identical). The original's
" '.whitespace2Char' formatter is applied in model_init - see the sidecar.
view->ele( n = `View` ns = `mvc`
)->a( n = `xmlns` v = `sap.m`
)->a( n = `xmlns:mvc` v = `sap.ui.core.mvc`
)->a( n = `xmlns:core` v = `sap.ui.core`
)->a( n = `xmlns:f` v = `sap.ui.layout.form`
)->ele( `MessageStrip`
)->a( n = `text` v = `More information could be found on the following page:`
)->a( n = `class` v = `sapUiMediumMargin`
)->ele( `link`
)->tag( `Link`
)->a( n = `text` v = `Whitespaces concept`
)->a( n = `href` v = `topic/37deb0bee3e2474887f1521cc583ab69`
)->end(
)->end(
)->ele( n = `Form` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `editable` v = `true`
)->ele( n = `layout` ns = `f`
)->tag( n = `ResponsiveGridLayout` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `labelSpanXL` v = `4`
)->a( n = `labelSpanL` v = `3`
)->a( n = `labelSpanM` v = `4`
)->a( n = `labelSpanS` v = `12`
)->a( n = `adjustLabelSpan` v = `false`
)->a( n = `emptySpanXL` v = `0`
)->a( n = `emptySpanL` v = `4`
)->a( n = `emptySpanM` v = `0`
)->a( n = `emptySpanS` v = `0`
)->a( n = `columnsXL` v = `2`
)->a( n = `columnsL` v = `1`
)->a( n = `columnsM` v = `1`
)->a( n = `singleContainerFullSize` v = `false`
)->end(
)->ele( n = `formContainers` ns = `f`
)->ele( n = `FormContainer` ns = `f`
)->ele( n = `formElements` ns = `f`
)->ele( n = `FormElement` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `label` v = `sap.m.Input`
)->ele( n = `fields` ns = `f`
)->ele( `Input`
)->a( n = `placeholder` v = `Type 'Text'`
)->a( n = `showSuggestion` v = `true`
)->a( n = `suggestionItems` v = client->_bind( t_items )
)->ele( `suggestionItems`
)->tag( n = `ListItem` ns = `core`
)->a( n = `key` v = `{KEY}`
)->a( n = `text` v = `{TEXT}`
)->a( n = `additionalText` v = `{ADDITIONALTEXT}`
)->end(
)->end(
)->end(
)->end(
)->ele( n = `FormElement` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `label` v = `sap.m.MultiInput`
)->ele( n = `fields` ns = `f`
)->ele( `MultiInput`
)->a( n = `placeholder` v = `Type 'Text'`
)->a( n = `showSuggestion` v = `true`
)->a( n = `suggestionItems` v = client->_bind( t_items )
)->ele( `suggestionItems`
)->tag( n = `ListItem` ns = `core`
)->a( n = `key` v = `{KEY}`
)->a( n = `text` v = `{TEXT}`
)->a( n = `additionalText` v = `{ADDITIONALTEXT}`
)->end(
)->end(
)->end(
)->end(
)->ele( n = `FormElement` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `label` v = `sap.m.MultiComboBox`
)->ele( n = `fields` ns = `f`
)->ele( `MultiComboBox`
)->a( n = `placeholder` v = `Type 'Text'`
)->a( n = `showSecondaryValues` v = `true`
)->a( n = `items` v = client->_bind( t_items )
)->tag( n = `ListItem` ns = `core`
)->a( n = `key` v = `{KEY}`
)->a( n = `text` v = `{TEXT}`
)->a( n = `additionalText` v = `{ADDITIONALTEXT}`
)->end(
)->end(
)->end(
)->end(
)->end(
)->end(
)->end(
)->ele( n = `Form` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `editable` v = `false`
)->ele( n = `layout` ns = `f`
)->tag( n = `ResponsiveGridLayout` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `labelSpanXL` v = `4`
)->a( n = `labelSpanL` v = `3`
)->a( n = `labelSpanM` v = `4`
)->a( n = `labelSpanS` v = `12`
)->a( n = `adjustLabelSpan` v = `false`
)->a( n = `emptySpanXL` v = `0`
)->a( n = `emptySpanL` v = `4`
)->a( n = `emptySpanM` v = `0`
)->a( n = `emptySpanS` v = `0`
)->a( n = `columnsXL` v = `2`
)->a( n = `columnsL` v = `1`
)->a( n = `columnsM` v = `1`
)->a( n = `singleContainerFullSize` v = `false`
)->end(
)->ele( n = `formContainers` ns = `f`
)->ele( n = `FormContainer` ns = `f`
)->ele( n = `formElements` ns = `f`
)->ele( n = `FormElement` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `label` v = `sap.m.Token`
)->ele( n = `fields` ns = `f`
)->tag( `Token`
)->a( n = `text` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( t_items ) }/9/TEXT' \}|
)->a( n = `key` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( t_items ) }/9/KEY' \}|
)->end(
)->end(
)->ele( n = `FormElement` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `label` v = `sap.m.Text`
)->ele( n = `fields` ns = `f`
)->tag( `ObjectStatus`
)->a( n = `text` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( t_items ) }/9/TEXT' \}|
)->end(
)->end(
)->ele( n = `FormElement` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `label` v = `sap.m.ObjectNumber`
)->ele( n = `fields` ns = `f`
)->tag( `ObjectNumber`
)->a( n = `number` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( t_items ) }/9/TEXT' \}|
)->end(
)->end(
)->ele( n = `FormElement` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `label` v = `sap.m.Title`
)->ele( n = `fields` ns = `f`
)->tag( `Title`
)->a( n = `text` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( t_items ) }/9/TEXT' \}|
)->end(
)->end(
)->ele( n = `FormElement` ns = `f`
)->a( n = `label` v = `sap.m.Label`
)->ele( n = `fields` ns = `f`
)->tag( `Label`
)->a( n = `text` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( t_items ) }/9/TEXT' \}| ).
client->view_display( view->stringify( ) ).
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD model_init.
" The original controller builds 10 rows ("Text with <n> whitespaces" /
" "Additional text with <n> whitespaces") and a '.whitespace2Char' formatter
" turns every doubled space into space + non-breaking space so consecutive
" whitespaces stay visible. abap2UI5 is a thin frontend, so that
" presentation transform is applied here in ABAP (identical output) and the
" view binds the finished text.
CONSTANTS lc_nbsp TYPE string VALUE ` `.
DATA(lv_repl) = ` ` && lc_nbsp.
DATA lv_inverted TYPE i.
DATA lv_text TYPE string.
DATA lv_add TYPE string.
DO 10 TIMES.
DATA(lv_i) = sy-index.
lv_inverted = 11 - lv_i.
lv_text = |Text with { repeat( val = ` ` occ = lv_i - 1 ) }{ lv_i } whitespaces|.
lv_add = |Additional text with { repeat( val = ` ` occ = lv_inverted - 1 ) }{ lv_inverted } whitespaces|.
REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF ` ` IN lv_text WITH lv_repl.
REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF ` ` IN lv_add WITH lv_repl.
APPEND VALUE #( key = lv_i text = lv_text additionaltext = lv_add ) TO t_items.
ENDDO.
ENDMETHOD.
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