Class YAHOO.widget.RecordSet
                        
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
  
                    
                        A RecordSet defines and manages a set of Records.
                    
                        
                        Constructor
                        
                            
                                YAHOO.widget.RecordSet
                                
                                    (
  
                                        
                                                
                                                data
                                    )
                                
                                
                                        
                                            - Parameters:
- 
                                                    data
                                                    <Object || Object[]>
                                                    An object literal or an array of data.
 
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                        
                            Properties
                            
                                    
                                    _length
                                        - private Number
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Internal counter of how many Records are in the RecordSet.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                        Deprecated: No longer used
                                    
        
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    _sId
                                        - private String
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Unique String identifier assigned at instantiation.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Internal class variable to name multiple Recordset instances.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                     
                             
                         
                     
                    
                        
                            Methods
                            
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                            _addRecord
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oData
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         index
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Adds one Record to the RecordSet at the given index. If index is null,
then adds the Record to the end of the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        oData
                                                        <Object>
                                                        An object literal of data.
- 
                                                        index
                                                        <Number>
                                                        (optional) Position index.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                                    
- A Record instance.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _deleteRecord
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         range
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Deletes Records from the RecordSet at the given index. If range is null,
then only one Record is deleted.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        index
                                                        <Number>
                                                        Position index.
- 
                                                        range
                                                        <Number>
                                                        (optional) How many Records to delete
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        void
                                                    
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                            _setRecord
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oData
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         index
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Sets/replaces one Record to the RecordSet at the given index.  Existing
Records with higher indexes are not shifted.  If no index specified, the
Record is added to the end of the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        oData
                                                        <Object>
                                                        An object literal of data.
- 
                                                        index
                                                        <Number>
                                                        (optional) Position index.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                                    
- A Record instance.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                            addRecord
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oData
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         index
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Adds one Record to the RecordSet at the given index. If index is null,
then adds the Record to the end of the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        oData
                                                        <Object>
                                                        An object literal of data.
- 
                                                        index
                                                        <Number>
                                                        (optional) Position index.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                                    
- A Record instance.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                            addRecords
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         aData
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         index
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Adds multiple Records at once to the RecordSet at the given index with the
given object literal data. If index is null, then the new Records are
added to the end of the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        aData
                                                        <Object[]>
                                                        An object literal data or an array of data object literals.
- 
                                                        index
                                                        <Number>
                                                        (optional) Position index.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                                    
- An array of Record instances.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        Object
                                            deleteRecord
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         range
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Removes the Record at the given position index from the RecordSet. If a range
is also provided, removes that many Records, starting from the index. Length
of RecordSet is correspondingly shortened.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        index
                                                        <Number>
                                                        Record's RecordSet position index.
- 
                                                        range
                                                        <Number>
                                                        (optional) How many Records to delete.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        Object
                                                    
- A copy of the data held by the deleted Record.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        Object[]
                                            deleteRecords
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         range
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Removes the Record at the given position index from the RecordSet. If a range
is also provided, removes that many Records, starting from the index. Length
of RecordSet is correspondingly shortened.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        index
                                                        <Number>
                                                        Record's RecordSet position index.
- 
                                                        range
                                                        <Number>
                                                        (optional) How many Records to delete.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        Object[]
                                                    
- An array of copies of the data held by the deleted Records.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        String
                                            getId
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Returns unique name of the RecordSet instance.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        String
                                                    
- Unique name of the RecordSet instance.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        Number
                                            getLength
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Returns the number of Records held in the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        Number
                                                    
- Number of records in the RecordSet.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                            getRecord
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         record
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Returns Record by ID or RecordSet position index.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        record
                                                        <YAHOO.widget.Record | Number | String>
                                                        Record instance,
RecordSet position index, or Record ID.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                                    
- Record object.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        Number
                                            getRecordIndex
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oRecord
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Returns current position index for the given Record.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        oRecord
                                                        <YAHOO.widget.Record>
                                                        Record instance.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        Number
                                                    
- Record's RecordSet position index.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                            getRecords
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         range
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Returns an array of Records from the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        index
                                                        <Number>
                                                        (optional) Recordset position index of which Record to
start at.
- 
                                                        range
                                                        <Number>
                                                        (optional) Number of Records to get.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                                    
- Array of Records starting at given index and
length equal to given range. If index is not given, all Records are returned.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        Boolean
                                            hasRecords
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         range
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Returns a boolean indicating whether Records exist in the RecordSet at the
specified index range.  Returns true if and only if a Record exists at each
index in the range.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        index
                                                        <object>
                                                        
- 
                                                        range
                                                        <object>
                                                        
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        Boolean
                                                    
- true if all indices are populated in the RecordSet
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record || YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                            replaceRecords
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         data
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Replaces all Records in RecordSet with new object literal data.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        data
                                                        <Object || Object[]>
                                                        An object literal of data or an array of
data object literals.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record || YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                                    
- A Record instance or
an array of Records.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            reset
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Deletes all Records from the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                            reverseRecords
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Reverses all Records, so ["one", "two", "three"] becomes ["three", "two", "one"].
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                                    
- Reverse-sorted array of Records.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                            setRecord
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oData
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         index
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Sets or replaces one Record to the RecordSet at the given index. Unlike
addRecord, an existing Record at that index is not shifted to preserve it.
If no index is specified, it adds the Record to the end of the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        oData
                                                        <Object>
                                                        An object literal of data.
- 
                                                        index
                                                        <Number>
                                                        (optional) Position index.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                                    
- A Record instance.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                            setRecords
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         aData
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         index
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Sets or replaces multiple Records at once to the RecordSet with the given
data, starting at the given index. If index is not specified, then the new
Records are added to the end of the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        aData
                                                        <Object[]>
                                                        An array of object literal data.
- 
                                                        index
                                                        <Number>
                                                        (optional) Position index.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                                    
- An array of Record instances.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                            sortRecords
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         fnSort
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         desc
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Sorts all Records by given function. Records keep their unique IDs but will
have new RecordSet position indexes.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        fnSort
                                                        <Function>
                                                        Reference to a sort function.
- 
                                                        desc
                                                        <Boolean>
                                                        True if sort direction is descending, false if sort
direction is ascending.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record[]
                                                    
- Sorted array of Records.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        String
                                            toString
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Public accessor to the unique name of the RecordSet instance.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        String
                                                    
- Unique name of the RecordSet instance.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            updateKey
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        void
                                                    
                                                Deprecated Use updateRecordValue
                                            
        
                                         
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                            updateRecord
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         record
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oData
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Updates given Record with given data.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        record
                                                        <YAHOO.widget.Record | Number | String>
                                                        A Record instance,
a RecordSet position index, or a Record ID.
- 
                                                        oData
                                                        <Object>
                                                        Object literal of new data.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        YAHOO.widget.Record
                                                    
- Updated Record, or null.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            updateRecordValue
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         record
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         sKey
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oData
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Sets given Record at given key to given data.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                        record
                                                        <YAHOO.widget.Record | Number | String>
                                                        A Record instance,
a RecordSet position index, or a Record ID.
- 
                                                        sKey
                                                        <String>
                                                        Key name.
- 
                                                        oData
                                                        <Object>
                                                        New data.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        void
                                                    
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                             
                         
                     
                    
                        
                            Events
                            
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            keyUpdateEvent
                                            (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                Deprecated Use recordValueUpdateEvent
                                            
        
                                         
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            recordAddEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oArgs.record
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oArgs.data
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fired when a new Record is added to the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            oArgs.record
                                                                <YAHOO.widget.Record>
                                                            The Record instance.
- 
                                                            oArgs.data
                                                                <Object>
                                                            Data added.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            recordDeleteEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oArgs.data
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oArgs.index
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fired when a Record is deleted from the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            oArgs.data
                                                                <Object>
                                                            A copy of the data held by the Record,
or an array of data object literals if multiple Records were deleted at once.
- 
                                                            oArgs.index
                                                                <Object>
                                                            Index of the deleted Record.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            recordsAddEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oArgs.records
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oArgs.data
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fired when multiple Records are added to the RecordSet at once.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            oArgs.records
                                                                <YAHOO.widget.Record[]>
                                                            An array of Record instances.
- 
                                                            oArgs.data
                                                                <Object[]>
                                                            Data added.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            recordsDeleteEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oArgs.data
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oArgs.index
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fired when multiple Records are deleted from the RecordSet at once.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            oArgs.data
                                                                <Object[]>
                                                            An array of data object literals copied
from the Records.
- 
                                                            oArgs.index
                                                                <Object>
                                                            Index of the first deleted Record.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            recordSetEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oArgs.record
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oArgs.data
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fired when a Record is set in the RecordSet.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            oArgs.record
                                                                <YAHOO.widget.Record>
                                                            The Record instance.
- 
                                                            oArgs.data
                                                                <Object>
                                                            Data added.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            recordsSetEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oArgs.records
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oArgs.data
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fired when multiple Records are set in the RecordSet at once.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            oArgs.records
                                                                <YAHOO.widget.Record[]>
                                                            An array of Record instances.
- 
                                                            oArgs.data
                                                                <Object[]>
                                                            Data added.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            recordUpdateEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oArgs.record
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oArgs.newData
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oArgs.oldData
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fired when a Record is updated with new data.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            oArgs.record
                                                                <YAHOO.widget.Record>
                                                            The Record instance.
- 
                                                            oArgs.newData
                                                                <Object>
                                                            New data.
- 
                                                            oArgs.oldData
                                                                <Object>
                                                            Old data.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            recordValueUpdateEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         oArgs.record
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oArgs.key
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oArgs.newData
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         oArgs.oldData
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fired when a Record value is updated with new data.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            oArgs.record
                                                                <YAHOO.widget.Record>
                                                            The Record instance.
- 
                                                            oArgs.key
                                                                <String>
                                                            The updated key.
- 
                                                            oArgs.newData
                                                                <Object>
                                                            New data.
- 
                                                            oArgs.oldData
                                                                <Object>
                                                            Old data.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            resetEvent
                                            (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fired when all Records are deleted from the RecordSet at once.