Javascript in PRADO, Questions and Answers

How do I include the Javascript libraries distributed with Prado?

The javascript libraries distributed with Prado can be found in the framework/Web/Javascripts/source directory. The packages.php file in that directory defines a list of available package names available to be loaded. They can be loaded as follows.

• Adding libraries in the template <com:TClientScript PradoScripts="effects" />
• Adding libraries in PHP code $this->getPage()->getClientScript()->registerPradoScript("effects");

• prado : basic PRADO javascript framework based on Prototype
• effects : visual effects from script.aculo.us
• ajax : ajax and callback related based on Prototype
• validator : validation
• logger : javascript logger and object browser
• datepicker : datepicker
• colorpicker : colorpicker

The dependencies for each library are automatically resolved. Components that require a particular library will also automatically load the necessary libraries. For example, if you add a TDatePicker component on the page, the datepicker and its dependencies will be automatically included on the page.

See TClientScript for options of adding your custom Javascript code to the page.