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The source code
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@@ -23,27 +23,36 @@
The ModelManager keeps track of all {@link Ext.data.Model} types defined in your application.
__Creating Model Instances__
-Model instances can be created by using the {@link #create} function. It is also possible to do
-this by using the Model type directly. The following snippets are equivalent:
+
+Model instances can be created by using the {@link Ext#create Ext.create} method. Ext.create replaces
+the deprecated {@link #create Ext.ModelManager.create} method. It is also possible to create a model instance
+this by using the Model type directly. The following 3 snippets are equivalent:
Ext.define('User', {
extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
fields: ['first', 'last']
});
-
- // method 1, create through the manager
+
+ // method 1, create using Ext.create (recommended)
+ Ext.create('User', {
+ first: 'Ed',
+ last: 'Spencer'
+ });
+
+ // method 2, create through the manager (deprecated)
Ext.ModelManager.create({
first: 'Ed',
last: 'Spencer'
}, 'User');
-
- // method 2, create on the type directly
+
+ // method 3, create on the type directly
new User({
first: 'Ed',
last: 'Spencer'
});
-
+
__Accessing Model Types__
+
A reference to a Model type can be obtained by using the {@link #getModel} function. Since models types
are normal classes, you can access the type directly. The following snippets are equivalent:
@@ -51,10 +60,10 @@ are normal classes, you can access the type directly. The following snippets are
extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
fields: ['first', 'last']
});
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+
// method 1, access model type through the manager
var UserType = Ext.ModelManager.getModel('User');
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+
// method 2, reference the type directly
var UserType = User;
@@ -65,18 +74,17 @@ Ext.define('Ext.ModelManager', {
extend: 'Ext.AbstractManager',
alternateClassName: 'Ext.ModelMgr',
requires: ['Ext.data.Association'],
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+
singleton: true,
-
+
typeName: 'mtype',
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+
/**
* Private stack of associations that must be created once their associated model has been defined
- * @property associationStack
- * @type Array
+ * @property {Ext.data.Association[]} associationStack
*/
associationStack: [],
-
+
/**
* Registers a model definition. All model plugins marked with isDefault: true are bootstrapped
* immediately, as are any addition plugins defined in the model config.
@@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ Ext.define('Ext.ModelManager', {
this.types[name] = model;
return model;
},
-
+
/**
* @private
* Private callback called whenever a model has just been defined. This sets up any associations
@@ -110,22 +118,22 @@ Ext.define('Ext.ModelManager', {
length = stack.length,
create = [],
association, i, created;
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+
for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
association = stack[i];
-
+
if (association.associatedModel == model.modelName) {
create.push(association);
}
}
-
+
for (i = 0, length = create.length; i < length; i++) {
created = create[i];
this.types[created.ownerModel].prototype.associations.add(Ext.data.Association.create(created));
Ext.Array.remove(stack, created);
}
},
-
+
/**
* Registers an association where one of the models defined doesn't exist yet.
* The ModelManager will check when new models are registered if it can link them
@@ -136,10 +144,11 @@ Ext.define('Ext.ModelManager', {
registerDeferredAssociation: function(association){
this.associationStack.push(association);
},
-
+
/**
* Returns the {@link Ext.data.Model} for a given model name
* @param {String/Object} id The id of the model or the model instance.
+ * @return {Ext.data.Model} a model class.
*/
getModel: function(id) {
var model = id;
@@ -148,27 +157,41 @@ Ext.define('Ext.ModelManager', {
}
return model;
},
-
+
/**
* Creates a new instance of a Model using the given data.
+ *
+ * This method is deprecated. Use {@link Ext#create Ext.create} instead. For example:
+ *
+ * Ext.create('User', {
+ * first: 'Ed',
+ * last: 'Spencer'
+ * });
+ *
* @param {Object} data Data to initialize the Model's fields with
* @param {String} name The name of the model to create
- * @param {Number} id Optional unique id of the Model instance (see {@link Ext.data.Model})
+ * @param {Number} id (Optional) unique id of the Model instance (see {@link Ext.data.Model})
*/
create: function(config, name, id) {
var con = typeof name == 'function' ? name : this.types[name || config.name];
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+
return new con(config, id);
}
}, function() {
-
+
/**
- * Creates a new Model class from the specified config object. See {@link Ext.data.Model} for full examples.
- *
+ * Old way for creating Model classes. Instead use:
+ *
+ * Ext.define("MyModel", {
+ * extend: "Ext.data.Model",
+ * fields: []
+ * });
+ *
+ * @param {String} name Name of the Model class.
* @param {Object} config A configuration object for the Model you wish to create.
* @return {Ext.data.Model} The newly registered Model
* @member Ext
- * @method regModel
+ * @deprecated 4.0.0 Use {@link Ext#define} instead.
*/
Ext.regModel = function() {
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