-<div xmlns:ext="http://www.extjs.com" class="body-wrap"><h1>Class <a href="source/DataField.html#cls-Ext.data.Field">Ext.data.Field</a></h1><table cellspacing="0"><tr><td class="label">Package:</td><td class="hd-info">Ext.data</td></tr><tr><td class="label">Defined In:</td><td class="hd-info">DataField.js</td></tr><tr><td class="label">Class:</td><td class="hd-info"><a href="source/DataField.html#cls-Ext.data.Field">Field</a></td></tr><tr><td class="label">Extends:</td><td class="hd-info">Object</td></tr></table><div class="description"><p>This class encapsulates the field definition information specified in the field definition objects
+<div class="body-wrap" xmlns:ext="http://www.extjs.com"><div class="top-tools"><a class="inner-link" href="#Ext.data.Field-props"><img src="resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-prop">Properties</a> <a class="inner-link" href="#Ext.data.Field-methods"><img src="resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-method">Methods</a> <a class="inner-link" href="#Ext.data.Field-events"><img src="resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-event">Events</a> <a class="inner-link" href="#Ext.data.Field-configs"><img src="resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-config">Config Options</a> <a class="bookmark" href="../docs/?class=Ext.data.Field"><img src="resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-fav">Direct Link</a> </div><h1>Class <a href="source/DataField.html#cls-Ext.data.Field">Ext.data.Field</a></h1><table cellspacing="0"><tr><td class="label">Package:</td><td class="hd-info">Ext.data</td></tr><tr><td class="label">Defined In:</td><td class="hd-info"><a href="source/DataField.html#cls-Ext.data.Field">DataField.js</a></td></tr><tr><td class="label">Class:</td><td class="hd-info"><a href="source/DataField.html#cls-Ext.data.Field">Field</a></td></tr><tr><td class="label">Extends:</td><td class="hd-info">Object</td></tr></table><div class="description"><p>This class encapsulates the field definition information specified in the field definition objects
passed to <a href="output/Ext.data.Record.html#Ext.data.Record-create" ext:member="create" ext:cls="Ext.data.Record">Ext.data.Record.create</a>.</p>
<p>Developers do not need to instantiate this class. Instances are created by <a href="output/Ext.data.Record.create.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Record.create">Ext.data.Record.create</a>
and cached in the <a href="output/Ext.data.Record.html#Ext.data.Record-fields" ext:member="fields" ext:cls="Ext.data.Record">fields</a> property of the created Record constructor's <b>prototype.</b></p></div><div class="hr"></div><a id="Ext.data.Field-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"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-allowBlank"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-allowBlank">allowBlank</a></b> : Boolean<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Used for validating a record, defaults to true.
An empty value here will cause Ext.data.Record.isValid
-to evaluate to...</div><div class="long">Used for validating a <a href="output/Ext.data.Record.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Record">record</a>, defaults to <tt>true</tt>.
+to evaluate to...</div><div class="long">Used for validating a <a href="output/Ext.data.Record.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Record">record</a>, defaults to <code>true</code>.
An empty value here will cause <a href="output/Ext.data.Record.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Record">Ext.data.Record</a>.<a href="output/Ext.data.Record.html#Ext.data.Record-isValid" ext:member="isValid" ext:cls="Ext.data.Record">isValid</a>
-to evaluate to <tt>false</tt>.</div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-convert"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-convert">convert</a></b> : Function<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">A function which converts the value provided by the Reader into an object that will be stored
+to evaluate to <code>false</code>.</div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-convert"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-convert">convert</a></b> : Function<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">A function which converts the value provided by the Reader into an object that will be stored
in the Record. It is pa...</div><div class="long">A function which converts the value provided by the Reader into an object that will be stored
in the Record. It is passed the following parameters:<div class="mdetail-params"><ul>
<li><b>v</b> : Mixed<div class="sub-desc">The data value as read by the Reader, if undefined will use
-the configured <tt><a href="output/Ext.data.Field.html#Ext.data.Field-defaultValue" ext:member="defaultValue" ext:cls="Ext.data.Field">defaultValue</a></tt>.</div></li>
+the configured <code><a href="output/Ext.data.Field.html#Ext.data.Field-defaultValue" ext:member="defaultValue" ext:cls="Ext.data.Field">defaultValue</a></code>.</div></li>
<li><b>rec</b> : Mixed<div class="sub-desc">The data object containing the row as read by the Reader.
Depending on the Reader type, this could be an Array (<a href="output/Ext.data.ArrayReader.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.ArrayReader">ArrayReader</a>), an object
(<a href="output/Ext.data.JsonReader.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.JsonReader">JsonReader</a>), or an XML element (<a href="output/Ext.data.XMLReader.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.XMLReader">XMLReader</a>).</div></li>
name: { first: <em>'Cliff'</em>, last: <em>'Claven'</em> },
city: <em>'Boston'</em>, state: <em>'MA'</em>
}
-];</code></pre></div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-dateFormat"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-dateFormat">dateFormat</a></b> : String<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">A format string for the Date.parseDate function, or "timestamp" if the
-value provided by the Reader is a UNIX timesta...</div><div class="long">A format string for the <a href="output/Date.html#Date-parseDate" ext:member="parseDate" ext:cls="Date">Date.parseDate</a> function, or "timestamp" if the
+];</code></pre></div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-dateFormat"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-dateFormat">dateFormat</a></b> : String<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">(Optional) Used when converting received data into a Date when the type is specified as "date".
+A format string for t...</div><div class="long"><p>(Optional) Used when converting received data into a Date when the <a href="output/Ext.data.Field.html#Ext.data.Field-type" ext:member="type" ext:cls="Ext.data.Field">type</a> is specified as <code><em>"date"</em></code>.</p>
+<p>A format string for the <a href="output/Date.html#Date-parseDate" ext:member="parseDate" ext:cls="Date">Date.parseDate</a> function, or "timestamp" if the
value provided by the Reader is a UNIX timestamp, or "time" if the value provided by the Reader is a
-javascript millisecond timestamp.</div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-defaultValue"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-defaultValue">defaultValue</a></b> : Mixed<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">The default value used when a Record is being created by a Reader
+javascript millisecond timestamp. See <a href="output/Date.html" ext:cls="Date">Date</a></p></div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-defaultValue"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-defaultValue">defaultValue</a></b> : Mixed<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">The default value used when a Record is being created by a Reader
when the item referenced by the mapping does not ex...</div><div class="long">The default value used <b>when a Record is being created by a <a href="output/Ext.data.Reader.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Reader">Reader</a></b>
-when the item referenced by the <tt><a href="output/Ext.data.Field.html#Ext.data.Field-mapping" ext:member="mapping" ext:cls="Ext.data.Field">mapping</a></tt> does not exist in the data
+when the item referenced by the <code><a href="output/Ext.data.Field.html#Ext.data.Field-mapping" ext:member="mapping" ext:cls="Ext.data.Field">mapping</a></code> does not exist in the data
object (i.e. undefined). (defaults to "")</div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-mapping"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-mapping">mapping</a></b> : String/Number<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">(Optional) A path expression for use by the Ext.data.DataReader implementation
that is creating the Record to extract...</div><div class="long"><p>(Optional) A path expression for use by the <a href="output/Ext.data.DataReader.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.DataReader">Ext.data.DataReader</a> implementation
that is creating the <a href="output/Ext.data.Record.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Record">Record</a> to extract the Field value from the data object.
function. This is passed the whole row object, and may interrogate it in whatever way is necessary in order to
return the desired data.</p></div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-name"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-name">name</a></b> : String<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">The name by which the field is referenced within the Record. This is referenced by, for example,
the dataIndex proper...</div><div class="long">The name by which the field is referenced within the Record. This is referenced by, for example,
-the <tt>dataIndex</tt> property in column definition objects passed to <a href="output/Ext.grid.ColumnModel.html" ext:cls="Ext.grid.ColumnModel">Ext.grid.ColumnModel</a>.
-<p>Note: In the simplest case, if no properties other than <tt>name</tt> are required, a field
-definition may consist of just a String for the field name.</p></div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-sortDir"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-sortDir">sortDir</a></b> : String<div class="mdesc">Initial direction to sort (<tt>"ASC"</tt> or <tt>"DESC"</tt>). Defaults to
-<tt>"ASC"</tt>.</div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-sortType"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-sortType">sortType</a></b> : Function<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">A function which converts a Field's value to a comparable value in order to ensure
+the <code>dataIndex</code> property in column definition objects passed to <a href="output/Ext.grid.ColumnModel.html" ext:cls="Ext.grid.ColumnModel">Ext.grid.ColumnModel</a>.
+<p>Note: In the simplest case, if no properties other than <code>name</code> are required, a field
+definition may consist of just a String for the field name.</p></div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-sortDir"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-sortDir">sortDir</a></b> : String<div class="mdesc">Initial direction to sort (<code><em>"ASC"</em></code> or <code><em>"DESC"</em></code>). Defaults to
+<code><em>"ASC"</em></code>.</div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-sortType"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-sortType">sortType</a></b> : Function<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">A function which converts a Field's value to a comparable value in order to ensure
correct sort ordering. Predefined ...</div><div class="long">A function which converts a Field's value to a comparable value in order to ensure
correct sort ordering. Predefined functions are provided in <a href="output/Ext.data.SortTypes.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.SortTypes">Ext.data.SortTypes</a>. A custom
sort example:<pre><code><i>// current sort after sort we want</i>
<b>case</b> <em>'second'</em>: <b>return</b> 2;
<b>default</b>: <b>return</b> 3;
}
-}</code></pre></div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-type"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-type">type</a></b> : String<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">The data type for conversion to displayable value if convert
-has not been specified. Possible values are
-<div class="...</div><div class="long">The data type for conversion to displayable value if <tt><a href="output/Ext.data.Field.html#Ext.data.Field-convert" ext:member="convert" ext:cls="Ext.data.Field">convert</a></tt>
-has not been specified. Possible values are
+}</code></pre></div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-type"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-type">type</a></b> : Mixed<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">The data type for automatic conversion from received data to the stored value if convert
+has not been specified. This...</div><div class="long">The data type for automatic conversion from received data to the <i>stored</i> value if <code><a href="output/Ext.data.Field.html#Ext.data.Field-convert" ext:member="convert" ext:cls="Ext.data.Field">convert</a></code>
+has not been specified. This may be specified as a string value. Possible values are
<div class="mdetail-params"><ul>
<li>auto (Default, implies no conversion)</li>
<li>string</li>
<li>int</li>
<li>float</li>
<li>boolean</li>
-<li>date</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr></tbody></table><a id="Ext.data.Field-props"></a><h2>Public Properties</h2><div class="no-members">This class has no public properties.</div><a id="Ext.data.Field-methods"></a><h2>Public Methods</h2><div class="no-members">This class has no public methods.</div><a id="Ext.data.Field-events"></a><h2>Public Events</h2><div class="no-members">This class has no public events.</div></div>
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+<li>date</li></ul></div>
+<p>This may also be specified by referencing a member of the <a href="output/Ext.data.Types.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Types">Ext.data.Types</a> class.</p>
+<p>Developers may create their own application-specific data types by defining new members of the
+<a href="output/Ext.data.Types.html" ext:cls="Ext.data.Types">Ext.data.Types</a> class.</p></div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr><tr class="config-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.data.Field-useNull"></a><b><a href="source/DataField.html#cfg-Ext.data.Field-useNull">useNull</a></b> : Boolean<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">(Optional) Use when converting received data into a Number type (either int or float). If the value cannot be parsed,...</div><div class="long"><p>(Optional) Use when converting received data into a Number type (either int or float). If the value cannot be parsed,
+null will be used if useNull is true, otherwise the value will be 0. Defaults to <tt>false</tt></div></div></td><td class="msource">Field</td></tr></tbody></table><a id="Ext.data.Field-props"></a><h2>Public Properties</h2><div class="no-members">This class has no public properties.</div><a id="Ext.data.Field-methods"></a><h2>Public Methods</h2><div class="no-members">This class has no public methods.</div><a id="Ext.data.Field-events"></a><h2>Public Events</h2><div class="no-members">This class has no public events.</div></div>
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