Show Ext Lib Value Picker Programmatically?

Question

I'm trying to find a way to open the Extension Library Value Picker automatically after load of my XPage. I tried putting the following in the onClientLoad event:

dojo.byId('#{id:MyValuePicker}').click();

But it appears that the value picker does not have a click() method to open the dialog. Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks.

@stwissel - I've tried dojo.byId and dijit.byId and neither seems to return the client side ID. I'm not sure if it would even help as I don't think the Value Picker control has a click() or open() method: goo.gl/KZWdC9 — Ryan Buening

Ryan Buening Ryan Buening · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-03T01:01:58

EDIT: Changed code based on @stwissel's comment and viewid issue:

Put the folloiwng in a scriptBlock:

<xp:scriptBlock>
    <xp:this.value><![CDATA[
    var viewID = "#{javascript:viewScope.viewID}";
    XSP.selectValue('extlib.dijit.PickerList',{
        "msep":",",
        "trim":true,
        "listWidth":"550px",
        "dlgTitle":"Select One Or More Values",
        "control":"#{id:BoundControl}",
        "url":"\/Database.nsf\/Test.xsp?$$viewid="+viewID+"&$$axtarget=#{id:MyValuePicker}"
    })
    ]]>
    </xp:this.value>
</xp:scriptBlock>

The viewID is set in the beforePageLoad event:

viewScope.viewID = com.ibm.xsp.application.UniqueViewIdManager.getUniqueViewId(facesContext.getViewRoot())

Show Ext Lib Value Picker Programmatically?

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