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1 <div class="body-wrap" xmlns:ext="http://www.extjs.com"><div class="top-tools"><a class="inner-link" href="#Ext.util.Observable-props"><img src="resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-prop">Properties</a>&#13;<a class="inner-link" href="#Ext.util.Observable-methods"><img src="resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-method">Methods</a>&#13;<a class="inner-link" href="#Ext.util.Observable-events"><img src="resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-event">Events</a>&#13;<a class="inner-link" href="#Ext.util.Observable-configs"><img src="resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-config">Config Options</a>&#13;<a class="bookmark" href="../docs/?class=Ext.util.Observable"><img src="resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-fav">Direct Link</a>&#13;</div><h1>Class <a href="source/Observable.html#cls-Ext.util.Observable">Ext.util.Observable</a></h1><table cellspacing="0"><tr><td class="label">Package:</td><td class="hd-info">Ext.util</td></tr><tr><td class="label">Defined In:</td><td class="hd-info">Observable.js,&#13;Observable-more.js</td></tr><tr><td class="label">Class:</td><td class="hd-info"><a href="source/Observable.html#cls-Ext.util.Observable">Observable</a></td></tr><tr><td class="label">Subclasses:</td><td class="hd-info"><a href="output/Ext.Component.html" ext:cls="Ext.Component">Component</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.Direct.html" ext:cls="Ext.Direct">Direct</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.History.html" ext:cls="Ext.History">History</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.ListView.ColumnResizer.html" ext:cls="Ext.ListView.ColumnResizer">ListView.ColumnResizer</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.ListView.Sorter.html" ext:cls="Ext.ListView.Sorter">ListView.Sorter</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.Resizable.html" ext:cls="Ext.Resizable">Resizable</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.SplitBar.html" ext:cls="Ext.SplitBar">SplitBar</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.Updater.html" ext:cls="Ext.Updater">Updater</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.data.Connection.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Connection">Connection</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.data.DataProxy.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.DataProxy">DataProxy</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.data.Node.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Node">Node</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.data.Store.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Store">Store</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.data.Tree.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Tree">Tree</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.dd.DragTracker.html" ext:cls="Ext.dd.DragTracker">DragTracker</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.direct.Provider.html" ext:cls="Ext.direct.Provider">Provider</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.form.BasicForm.html" ext:cls="Ext.form.BasicForm">BasicForm</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.grid.AbstractSelectionModel.html" ext:cls="Ext.grid.AbstractSelectionModel">AbstractSelectionModel</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.grid.ColumnModel.html" ext:cls="Ext.grid.ColumnModel">ColumnModel</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.grid.GridView.html" ext:cls="Ext.grid.GridView">GridView</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.grid.PropertyStore.html" ext:cls="Ext.grid.PropertyStore">PropertyStore</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.tree.DefaultSelectionModel.html" ext:cls="Ext.tree.DefaultSelectionModel">DefaultSelectionModel</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.tree.MultiSelectionModel.html" ext:cls="Ext.tree.MultiSelectionModel">MultiSelectionModel</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.tree.TreeLoader.html" ext:cls="Ext.tree.TreeLoader">TreeLoader</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.util.ClickRepeater.html" ext:cls="Ext.util.ClickRepeater">ClickRepeater</a>,&#13;<a href="output/Ext.util.MixedCollection.html" ext:cls="Ext.util.MixedCollection">MixedCollection</a></td></tr><tr><td class="label">Extends:</td><td class="hd-info">Object</td></tr></table><div class="description">Base class that provides a common interface for publishing events. Subclasses are expected to
2 to have a property "events" with all the events defined, and, optionally, a property "listeners"
3 with configured listeners defined.<br>
4 For example:
5 <pre><code>Employee = Ext.extend(Ext.util.Observable, {
6     constructor: <b>function</b>(config){
7         this.name = config.name;
8         this.addEvents({
9             <em>"fired"</em> : true,
10             <em>"quit"</em> : true
11         });
12
13         <i>// Copy configured listeners into *this* object so that the base class&#39;s</i>
14         <i>// constructor will add them.</i>
15         this.listeners = config.listeners;
16
17         <i>// Call our superclass constructor to complete construction process.</i>
18         Employee.superclass.constructor.call(config)
19     }
20 });</code></pre>
21 This could then be used like this:<pre><code><b>var</b> newEmployee = <b>new</b> Employee({
22     name: employeeName,
23     listeners: {
24         quit: <b>function</b>() {
25             <i>// By <b>default</b>, <em>"this"</em> will be the object that fired the event.</i>
26             alert(this.name + <em>" has quit!"</em>);
27         }
28     }
29 });</code></pre></div><div class="hr"></div><a id="Ext.util.Observable-configs"></a><h2>Config Options</h2><table cellspacing="0" class="member-table"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="sig-header">Config Options</th><th class="msource-header">Defined By</th></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-listeners"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#cfg-Ext.util.Observable-listeners">listeners</a></b> : Object<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">A config object containing one or more event handlers to be added to this
30 object during initialization.  This should ...</div><div class="long"><p>A config object containing one or more event handlers to be added to this
31 object during initialization.  This should be a valid listeners config object as specified in the
32 <a href="output/Ext.util.Observable.html#Ext.util.Observable-addListener" ext:member="addListener" ext:cls="Ext.util.Observable">addListener</a> example for attaching multiple handlers at once.</p>
33 <br><p><b><u>DOM events from ExtJs <a href="output/Ext.Component.html" ext:cls="Ext.Component">Components</a></u></b></p>
34 <br><p>While <i>some</i> ExtJs Component classes export selected DOM events (e.g. "click", "mouseover" etc), this
35 is usually only done when extra value can be added. For example the <a href="output/Ext.DataView.html" ext:cls="Ext.DataView">DataView</a>'s
36 <b><code><a href="output/Ext.DataView.html#Ext.DataView-click" ext:member="click" ext:cls="Ext.DataView">click</a></code></b> event passing the node clicked on. To access DOM
37 events directly from a Component's HTMLElement, listeners must be added to the <i><a href="output/Ext.Component.html#Ext.Component-getEl" ext:member="getEl" ext:cls="Ext.Component">Element</a></i> after the Component
38 has been rendered. A plugin can simplify this step:<pre><code><i>// Plugin is configured <b>with</b> a listeners config object.</i>
39 <i>// The Component is appended to the argument list of all handler functions.</i>
40 Ext.DomObserver = Ext.extend(Object, {
41     constructor: <b>function</b>(config) {
42         this.listeners = config.listeners ? config.listeners : config;
43     },
44
45     <i>// Component passes itself into plugin&#39;s init method</i>
46     init: <b>function</b>(c) {
47         <b>var</b> p, l = this.listeners;
48         <b>for</b> (p <b>in</b> l) {
49             <b>if</b> (Ext.isFunction(l[p])) {
50                 l[p] = this.createHandler(l[p], c);
51             } <b>else</b> {
52                 l[p].fn = this.createHandler(l[p].fn, c);
53             }
54         }
55
56         <i>// Add the listeners to the Element immediately following the render call</i>
57         c.render = c.render.<a href="output/Function.html#Function-createSequence" ext:member="createSequence" ext:cls="Function">createSequence</a>(<b>function</b>() {
58             <b>var</b> e = c.getEl();
59             <b>if</b> (e) {
60                 e.on(l);
61             }
62         });
63     },
64
65     createHandler: <b>function</b>(fn, c) {
66         <b>return</b> <b>function</b>(e) {
67             fn.call(this, e, c);
68         };
69     }
70 });
71
72 <b>var</b> combo = <b>new</b> Ext.form.ComboBox({
73
74     <i>// Collapse combo when its element is clicked on</i>
75     plugins: [ <b>new</b> Ext.DomObserver({
76         click: <b>function</b>(evt, comp) {
77             comp.collapse();
78         }
79     })],
80     store: myStore,
81     typeAhead: true,
82     mode: <em>'local'</em>,
83     triggerAction: <em>'all'</em>
84 });</code></pre></p></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr></tbody></table><a id="Ext.util.Observable-props"></a><h2>Public Properties</h2><div class="no-members">This class has no public properties.</div><a id="Ext.util.Observable-methods"></a><h2>Public Methods</h2><table cellspacing="0" class="member-table"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="sig-header">Method</th><th class="msource-header">Defined By</th></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-Observable.capture"></a><b><a href="source/Observable-more.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-Observable.capture">Observable.capture</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>Observable&nbsp;o</code>,&nbsp;<code>Function&nbsp;fn</code>,&nbsp;<span title="Optional" class="optional">[<code>Object&nbsp;scope</code>]</span>&nbsp;)
85     :
86                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">&lt;static&gt;&nbsp;Starts capture on the specified Observable. All events will be passed&#13;
87 to the supplied function with the event name +...</div><div class="long">&lt;static&gt;&nbsp;Starts capture on the specified Observable. All events will be passed\r
88 to the supplied function with the event name + standard signature of the event\r
89 <b>before</b> the event is fired. If the supplied function returns false,\r
90 the event will not fire.<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>o</code> : Observable<div class="sub-desc">The Observable to capture</div></li><li><code>fn</code> : Function<div class="sub-desc">The function to call</div></li><li><code>scope</code> : Object<div class="sub-desc">(optional) The scope (this object) for the fn</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-Observable.observeClass"></a><b><a href="source/Observable-more.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-Observable.observeClass">Observable.observeClass</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>Function&nbsp;c</code>&nbsp;)
91     :
92                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">&lt;static&gt;&nbsp;Sets observability on the passed class constructor.&#13;
93 This makes any event fired on any instance of the passed class a...</div><div class="long">&lt;static&gt;&nbsp;Sets observability on the passed class constructor.<p>\r
94 <p>This makes any event fired on any instance of the passed class also fire a single event through\r
95 the <i>class</i> allowing for central handling of events on many instances at once.</p>\r
96 <p>Usage:</p><pre><code>Ext.util.Observable.observeClass(Ext.data.Connection);\r
97 Ext.data.Connection.on(<em>'beforerequest'</em>, <b>function</b>(con, options) {\r
98     console.log(<em>"Ajax request made to "</em> + options.url);\r
99 });</code></pre><div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>c</code> : Function<div class="sub-desc">The class constructor to make observable.</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-Observable.releaseCapture"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-Observable.releaseCapture">Observable.releaseCapture</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>Observable&nbsp;o</code>&nbsp;)
100     :
101                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">&lt;static&gt;&nbsp;Removes all added captures from the Observable.</div><div class="long">&lt;static&gt;&nbsp;Removes <b>all</b> added captures from the Observable.<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>o</code> : Observable<div class="sub-desc">The Observable to release</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-addEvents"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-addEvents">addEvents</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>Object&nbsp;object</code>&nbsp;)
102     :
103                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Used to define events on this Observable</div><div class="long">Used to define events on this Observable<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>object</code> : Object<div class="sub-desc">The object with the events defined</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-addListener"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-addListener">addListener</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>String&nbsp;eventName</code>,&nbsp;<code>Function&nbsp;handler</code>,&nbsp;<span title="Optional" class="optional">[<code>Object&nbsp;scope</code>]</span>,&nbsp;<span title="Optional" class="optional">[<code>Object&nbsp;options</code>]</span>&nbsp;)
104     :
105                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Appends an event handler to this object.</div><div class="long">Appends an event handler to this object.<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>eventName</code> : String<div class="sub-desc">The name of the event to listen for.</div></li><li><code>handler</code> : Function<div class="sub-desc">The method the event invokes.</div></li><li><code>scope</code> : Object<div class="sub-desc">(optional) The scope (<code><b>this</b></code> reference) in which the handler function is executed.
106 <b>If omitted, defaults to the object which fired the event.</b></div></li><li><code>options</code> : Object<div class="sub-desc">(optional) An object containing handler configuration.
107 properties. This may contain any of the following properties:<ul>
108 <li><b>scope</b> : Object<div class="sub-desc">The scope (<code><b>this</b></code> reference) in which the handler function is executed.
109 <b>If omitted, defaults to the object which fired the event.</b></div></li>
110 <li><b>delay</b> : Number<div class="sub-desc">The number of milliseconds to delay the invocation of the handler after the event fires.</div></li>
111 <li><b>single</b> : Boolean<div class="sub-desc">True to add a handler to handle just the next firing of the event, and then remove itself.</div></li>
112 <li><b>buffer</b> : Number<div class="sub-desc">Causes the handler to be scheduled to run in an <a href="output/Ext.util.DelayedTask.html" ext:cls="Ext.util.DelayedTask">Ext.util.DelayedTask</a> delayed
113 by the specified number of milliseconds. If the event fires again within that time, the original
114 handler is <em>not</em> invoked, but the new handler is scheduled in its place.</div></li>
115 <li><b>target</b> : Observable<div class="sub-desc">Only call the handler if the event was fired on the target Observable, <i>not</i>
116 if the event was bubbled up from a child Observable.</div></li>
117 </ul><br>
118 <p>
119 <b>Combining Options</b><br>
120 Using the options argument, it is possible to combine different types of listeners:<br>
121 <br>
122 A delayed, one-time listener.
123 <pre><code>myDataView.on(<em>'click'</em>, this.onClick, this, {
124     single: true,
125     delay: 100
126 });</code></pre>
127 <p>
128 <b>Attaching multiple handlers in 1 call</b><br>
129 The method also allows for a single argument to be passed which is a config object containing properties
130 which specify multiple handlers.
131 <p>
132 <pre><code>myGridPanel.on({
133     <em>'click'</em> : {
134         fn: this.onClick,
135         scope: this,
136         delay: 100
137     },
138     <em>'mouseover'</em> : {
139         fn: this.onMouseOver,
140         scope: this
141     },
142     <em>'mouseout'</em> : {
143         fn: this.onMouseOut,
144         scope: this
145     }
146 });</code></pre>
147 <p>
148 Or a shorthand syntax:<br>
149 <pre><code>myGridPanel.on({
150     <em>'click'</em> : this.onClick,
151     <em>'mouseover'</em> : this.onMouseOver,
152     <em>'mouseout'</em> : this.onMouseOut,
153      scope: this
154 });</code></pre></div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-enableBubble"></a><b><a href="source/Observable-more.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-enableBubble">enableBubble</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>Object&nbsp;events</code>&nbsp;)
155     :
156                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Used to enable bubbling of events</div><div class="long">Used to enable bubbling of events<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>events</code> : Object<div class="sub-desc"></div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-fireEvent"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-fireEvent">fireEvent</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>String&nbsp;eventName</code>,&nbsp;<code>Object...&nbsp;args</code>&nbsp;)
157     :
158                                         Boolean<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Fires the specified event with the passed parameters (minus the event name).
159 An event may be set to bubble up an Obse...</div><div class="long"><p>Fires the specified event with the passed parameters (minus the event name).</p>
160 <p>An event may be set to bubble up an Observable parent hierarchy (See <a href="output/Ext.Component.html#Ext.Component-getBubbleTarget" ext:member="getBubbleTarget" ext:cls="Ext.Component">Ext.Component.getBubbleTarget</a>)
161 by calling <a href="output/Ext.util.Observable.html#Ext.util.Observable-enableBubble" ext:member="enableBubble" ext:cls="Ext.util.Observable">enableBubble</a>.</p><div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>eventName</code> : String<div class="sub-desc">The name of the event to fire.</div></li><li><code>args</code> : Object...<div class="sub-desc">Variable number of parameters are passed to handlers.</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li><code>Boolean</code><div class="sub-desc">returns false if any of the handlers return false otherwise it returns true.</div></li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-hasListener"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-hasListener">hasListener</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>String&nbsp;eventName</code>&nbsp;)
162     :
163                                         Boolean<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Checks to see if this object has any listeners for a specified event</div><div class="long">Checks to see if this object has any listeners for a specified event<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>eventName</code> : String<div class="sub-desc">The name of the event to check for</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li><code>Boolean</code><div class="sub-desc">True if the event is being listened for, else false</div></li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-on"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-on">on</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>String&nbsp;eventName</code>,&nbsp;<code>Function&nbsp;handler</code>,&nbsp;<span title="Optional" class="optional">[<code>Object&nbsp;scope</code>]</span>,&nbsp;<span title="Optional" class="optional">[<code>Object&nbsp;options</code>]</span>&nbsp;)
164     :
165                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Appends an event handler to this object (shorthand for addListener.)</div><div class="long">Appends an event handler to this object (shorthand for <a href="output/Ext.util.Observable.html#Ext.util.Observable-addListener" ext:member="addListener" ext:cls="Ext.util.Observable">addListener</a>.)<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>eventName</code> : String<div class="sub-desc">The type of event to listen for</div></li><li><code>handler</code> : Function<div class="sub-desc">The method the event invokes</div></li><li><code>scope</code> : Object<div class="sub-desc">(optional) The scope (<code><b>this</b></code> reference) in which the handler function is executed.
166 <b>If omitted, defaults to the object which fired the event.</b></div></li><li><code>options</code> : Object<div class="sub-desc">(optional) An object containing handler configuration.</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-purgeListeners"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-purgeListeners">purgeListeners</a></b>()
167     :
168                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Removes all listeners for this object</div><div class="long">Removes all listeners for this object<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li>None.</li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-relayEvents"></a><b><a href="source/Observable-more.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-relayEvents">relayEvents</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>Object&nbsp;o</code>,&nbsp;<code>Array&nbsp;events</code>&nbsp;)
169     :
170                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Relays selected events from the specified Observable as if the events were fired by this.</div><div class="long">Relays selected events from the specified Observable as if the events were fired by <tt><b>this</b></tt>.<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>o</code> : Object<div class="sub-desc">The Observable whose events this object is to relay.</div></li><li><code>events</code> : Array<div class="sub-desc">Array of event names to relay.</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-removeListener"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-removeListener">removeListener</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>String&nbsp;eventName</code>,&nbsp;<code>Function&nbsp;handler</code>,&nbsp;<span title="Optional" class="optional">[<code>Object&nbsp;scope</code>]</span>&nbsp;)
171     :
172                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Removes an event handler.</div><div class="long">Removes an event handler.<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>eventName</code> : String<div class="sub-desc">The type of event the handler was associated with.</div></li><li><code>handler</code> : Function<div class="sub-desc">The handler to remove. <b>This must be a reference to the function passed into the <a href="output/Ext.util.Observable.html#Ext.util.Observable-addListener" ext:member="addListener" ext:cls="Ext.util.Observable">addListener</a> call.</b></div></li><li><code>scope</code> : Object<div class="sub-desc">(optional) The scope originally specified for the handler.</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-resumeEvents"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-resumeEvents">resumeEvents</a></b>()
173     :
174                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Resume firing events. (see suspendEvents)
175 If events were suspended using the queueSuspended parameter, then all
176 event...</div><div class="long">Resume firing events. (see <a href="output/Ext.util.Observable.html#Ext.util.Observable-suspendEvents" ext:member="suspendEvents" ext:cls="Ext.util.Observable">suspendEvents</a>)
177 If events were suspended using the <tt><b>queueSuspended</b></tt> parameter, then all
178 events fired during event suspension will be sent to any listeners now.<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li>None.</li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-suspendEvents"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-suspendEvents">suspendEvents</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>Boolean&nbsp;queueSuspended</code>&nbsp;)
179     :
180                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Suspend the firing of all events. (see resumeEvents)</div><div class="long">Suspend the firing of all events. (see <a href="output/Ext.util.Observable.html#Ext.util.Observable-resumeEvents" ext:member="resumeEvents" ext:cls="Ext.util.Observable">resumeEvents</a>)<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>queueSuspended</code> : Boolean<div class="sub-desc">Pass as true to queue up suspended events to be fired
181 after the <a href="output/Ext.util.Observable.html#Ext.util.Observable-resumeEvents" ext:member="resumeEvents" ext:cls="Ext.util.Observable">resumeEvents</a> call instead of discarding all suspended events;</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi">&nbsp;</a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.Observable-un"></a><b><a href="source/Observable.html#method-Ext.util.Observable-un">un</a></b>(&nbsp;<code>String&nbsp;eventName</code>,&nbsp;<code>Function&nbsp;handler</code>,&nbsp;<span title="Optional" class="optional">[<code>Object&nbsp;scope</code>]</span>&nbsp;)
182     :
183                                         void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Removes an event handler (shorthand for removeListener.)</div><div class="long">Removes an event handler (shorthand for <a href="output/Ext.util.Observable.html#Ext.util.Observable-removeListener" ext:member="removeListener" ext:cls="Ext.util.Observable">removeListener</a>.)<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>eventName</code> : String<div class="sub-desc">The type of event the handler was associated with.</div></li><li><code>handler</code> : Function<div class="sub-desc">The handler to remove. <b>This must be a reference to the function passed into the <a href="output/Ext.util.Observable.html#Ext.util.Observable-addListener" ext:member="addListener" ext:cls="Ext.util.Observable">addListener</a> call.</b></div></li><li><code>scope</code> : Object<div class="sub-desc">(optional) The scope originally specified for the handler.</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Observable</td></tr></tbody></table><a id="Ext.util.Observable-events"></a><h2>Public Events</h2><div class="no-members">This class has no public events.</div></div>