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<h1>Class YAHOO.widget.DataSource</h1>
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<tr><td class="label">Package:</td><td>YAHOO.widget</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label">Class:</td><td>DataSource</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label">Extends:</td><td>Object</td></tr>
<tr><td class="label">Subclasses:</td><td><a href="YAHOO.widget.DS_JSArray.html">DS_JSArray</a>, <a href="YAHOO.widget.DS_JSFunction.html">DS_JSFunction</a>, <a href="YAHOO.widget.DS_XHR.html">DS_XHR</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="label">Defined In:</td><td><a href="autocomplete.js.html">autocomplete.js</a></td></tr>
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The DataSource classes manages sending a request and returning response from a live
database. Supported data include local JavaScript arrays and objects and databases
accessible via XHR connections. Supported response formats include JavaScript arrays,
JSON, XML, and flat-file textual data. </div>
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<a name="properties"></a>
<h2>Public Properties</h2>
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<th class="sig-header" colspan="2">Property</th>
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<td class="micon" rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#ERROR_DATANULL">ERROR_DATANULL</a> : String</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">&lt;static&gt; Error message for null data responses.</td>
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<td class="micon" rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#ERROR_DATAPARSE">ERROR_DATAPARSE</a> : String</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">&lt;static&gt; Error message for data responses with parsing errors.</td>
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<td class="micon" rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#maxCacheEntries">maxCacheEntries</a> : Number</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Max size of the local cache. Set to 0 to turn off caching. Caching is
useful to reduce the number of server connect...</td>
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<td class="micon" rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#queryMatchCase">queryMatchCase</a> : Boolean</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Enables query case-sensitivity matching. If caching is on and
queryMatchCase is true, queries will only return result...</td>
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<td class="micon" rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#queryMatchContains">queryMatchContains</a> : Boolean</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Use this to equate cache matching with the type of matching done by your live
data source. If caching is on and query...</td>
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<td class="micon" rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#queryMatchSubset">queryMatchSubset</a> : Boolean</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Enables query subset matching. If caching is on and queryMatchSubset is
true, substrings of queries will return match...</td>
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<h2>Public Methods</h2>
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<td class="micon" rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#DataSource">DataSource</a>()</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc"></td>
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<td class="micon" rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#doQuery">doQuery</a>(<code>oCallbackFn {HTMLFunction}</code>, <code>sQuery {String}</code>, <code>oParent {Object}</code>) : void</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Abstract method implemented by subclasses to make a query to the live data
source. Must call the callback function wi...</td>
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<td class="micon" rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#flushCache">flushCache</a>() : void</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Flushes cache.</td>
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<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#getResults">getResults</a>(<code>oCallbackFn {HTMLFunction}</code>, <code>sQuery {String}</code>, <code>oParent {Object}</code>) : void</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Retrieves query results, first checking the local cache, then making the
query request to the live data source as def...</td>
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<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#toString">toString</a>() : String</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Public accessor to the unique name of the DataSource instance.</td>
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<h2>Public Events</h2>
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<th class="sig-header" colspan="2">Event</th>
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<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#event-cacheFlushEvent">cacheFlushEvent</a> : (<code>oSelf {Object}</code>)</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Fired when the local cache is flushed.</td>
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<td class="micon" rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#event-cacheQueryEvent">cacheQueryEvent</a> : (<code>oSelf {Object}</code>, <code>oParent {Object}</code>, <code>sQuery {String}</code>)</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Fired when a query is made to the local cache.</td>
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<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#event-dataErrorEvent">dataErrorEvent</a> : (<code>oSelf {Object}</code>, <code>oParent {Object}</code>, <code>sQuery {String}</code>, <code>sMsg {String}</code>)</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Fired when an error is encountered with the live data source.</td>
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<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#event-getCachedResultsEvent">getCachedResultsEvent</a> : (<code>oSelf {Object}</code>, <code>oParent {Object}</code>, <code>sQuery {String}</code>, <code>aResults {Object[]}</code>)</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Fired when data is retrieved from the local cache.</td>
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<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#event-getResultsEvent">getResultsEvent</a> : (<code>oSelf {Object}</code>, <code>oParent {Object}</code>, <code>sQuery {String}</code>, <code>aResults {Object[]}</code>)</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Fired when data is retrieved from the live data source.</td>
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<td class="sig"><a class="mlink" href="#event-queryEvent">queryEvent</a> : (<code>oSelf {Object}</code>, <code>oParent {Object}</code>, <code>sQuery {String}</code>)</td>
<td class="msource" rowspan="2">DataSource</td>
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<td class="mdesc">Fired when a query is made to the live data source.</td>
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<h2 class="mdetail-head">Property Details</h2>
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<a name="ERROR_DATANULL"></a>
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<h3>ERROR_DATANULL</i></h3>
<code>public String ERROR_DATANULL</code>
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&lt;static&gt; Error message for null data responses. </div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This property is defined by DataSource.</div>
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<a name="ERROR_DATAPARSE"></a>
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<h3>ERROR_DATAPARSE</i></h3>
<code>public String ERROR_DATAPARSE</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
&lt;static&gt; Error message for data responses with parsing errors. </div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This property is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="maxCacheEntries"></a>
<div class="mdetail">
<h3>maxCacheEntries</i></h3>
<code>public Number maxCacheEntries</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Max size of the local cache. Set to 0 to turn off caching. Caching is
useful to reduce the number of server connections. Recommended only for data
sources that return comprehensive results for queries or when stale data is
not an issue. </div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This property is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="queryMatchCase"></a>
<div class="mdetail alt">
<h3>queryMatchCase</i></h3>
<code>public Boolean queryMatchCase</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Enables query case-sensitivity matching. If caching is on and
queryMatchCase is true, queries will only return results for case-sensitive
matches. </div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This property is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="queryMatchContains"></a>
<div class="mdetail">
<h3>queryMatchContains</i></h3>
<code>public Boolean queryMatchContains</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Use this to equate cache matching with the type of matching done by your live
data source. If caching is on and queryMatchContains is true, the cache
returns results that "contain" the query string. By default,
queryMatchContains is set to false, meaning the cache only returns results
that "start with" the query string. </div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This property is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="queryMatchSubset"></a>
<div class="mdetail alt">
<h3>queryMatchSubset</i></h3>
<code>public Boolean queryMatchSubset</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Enables query subset matching. If caching is on and queryMatchSubset is
true, substrings of queries will return matching cached results. For
instance, if the first query is for "abc" susequent queries that start with
"abc", like "abcd", will be queried against the cache, and not the live data
source. Recommended only for DataSources that return comprehensive results
for queries with very few characters. </div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This property is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
</div>
<a name="DataSource"></a>
<h2 class="mdetail-head">Constructor Details</h2>
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<div class="mdetail">
<h3>DataSource</i></h3>
<code>public function DataSource()</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
<div class="mdetail-params">
<strong>Parameters:</strong>
<ul><li>None.</li> </ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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<h2 class="mdetail-head">Method Details</h2>
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<a name="doQuery"></a>
<div class="mdetail">
<h3>doQuery</i></h3>
<code>public function doQuery(<code>oCallbackFn {HTMLFunction}</code>, <code>sQuery {String}</code>, <code>oParent {Object}</code>)</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Abstract method implemented by subclasses to make a query to the live data
source. Must call the callback function with the response returned from the
query. Populates cache (if enabled).
<div class="mdetail-params">
<strong>Parameters:</strong>
<ul><li><code>{HTMLFunction}</code> : oCallbackFn<div class="sub-desc">Callback function implemented by oParent to which to return results.</div></li><li><code>{String}</code> : sQuery<div class="sub-desc">Query string.</div></li><li><code>{Object}</code> : oParent<div class="sub-desc">The object instance that has requested data.</div></li> </ul>
<strong>Returns:</strong>
<ul>
<li><code>void</code></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This method is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="flushCache"></a>
<div class="mdetail alt">
<h3>flushCache</i></h3>
<code>public function flushCache()</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Flushes cache.
<div class="mdetail-params">
<strong>Parameters:</strong>
<ul><li>None.</li> </ul>
<strong>Returns:</strong>
<ul>
<li><code>void</code></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This method is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="getResults"></a>
<div class="mdetail">
<h3>getResults</i></h3>
<code>public function getResults(<code>oCallbackFn {HTMLFunction}</code>, <code>sQuery {String}</code>, <code>oParent {Object}</code>)</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Retrieves query results, first checking the local cache, then making the
query request to the live data source as defined by the function doQuery.
<div class="mdetail-params">
<strong>Parameters:</strong>
<ul><li><code>{HTMLFunction}</code> : oCallbackFn<div class="sub-desc">Callback function defined by oParent object to which to return results.</div></li><li><code>{String}</code> : sQuery<div class="sub-desc">Query string.</div></li><li><code>{Object}</code> : oParent<div class="sub-desc">The object instance that has requested data.</div></li> </ul>
<strong>Returns:</strong>
<ul>
<li><code>void</code></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This method is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="toString"></a>
<div class="mdetail alt">
<h3>toString</i></h3>
<code>public function toString()</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Public accessor to the unique name of the DataSource instance.
<div class="mdetail-params">
<strong>Parameters:</strong>
<ul><li>None.</li> </ul>
<strong>Returns:</strong>
<ul>
<li><code>String</code><div class="sub-desc">Unique name of the DataSource instance</div></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This method is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
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<h2 class="mdetail-head">Event Details</h2>
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<a name="event-cacheFlushEvent"></a>
<div class="mdetail">
<h3>cacheFlushEvent</i></h3>
<code>public event cacheFlushEvent</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Fired when the local cache is flushed.
<div class="mdetail-params">
<strong style="font-weight:normal;">Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:</strong>
<ul><li><code>{Object}</code> : oSelf<div class="sub-desc">The DataSource instance</div></li> </ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This event is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="event-cacheQueryEvent"></a>
<div class="mdetail alt">
<h3>cacheQueryEvent</i></h3>
<code>public event cacheQueryEvent</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Fired when a query is made to the local cache.
<div class="mdetail-params">
<strong style="font-weight:normal;">Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:</strong>
<ul><li><code>{Object}</code> : oSelf<div class="sub-desc">The DataSource instance.</div></li><li><code>{Object}</code> : oParent<div class="sub-desc">The requesting object.</div></li><li><code>{String}</code> : sQuery<div class="sub-desc">The query string.</div></li> </ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This event is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="event-dataErrorEvent"></a>
<div class="mdetail">
<h3>dataErrorEvent</i></h3>
<code>public event dataErrorEvent</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Fired when an error is encountered with the live data source.
<div class="mdetail-params">
<strong style="font-weight:normal;">Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:</strong>
<ul><li><code>{Object}</code> : oSelf<div class="sub-desc">The DataSource instance.</div></li><li><code>{Object}</code> : oParent<div class="sub-desc">The requesting object.</div></li><li><code>{String}</code> : sQuery<div class="sub-desc">The query string.</div></li><li><code>{String}</code> : sMsg<div class="sub-desc">Error message string</div></li> </ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This event is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="event-getCachedResultsEvent"></a>
<div class="mdetail alt">
<h3>getCachedResultsEvent</i></h3>
<code>public event getCachedResultsEvent</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Fired when data is retrieved from the local cache.
<div class="mdetail-params">
<strong style="font-weight:normal;">Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:</strong>
<ul><li><code>{Object}</code> : oSelf<div class="sub-desc">The DataSource instance.</div></li><li><code>{Object}</code> : oParent<div class="sub-desc">The requesting object.</div></li><li><code>{String}</code> : sQuery<div class="sub-desc">The query string.</div></li><li><code>{Object[]}</code> : aResults<div class="sub-desc">Array of result objects.</div></li> </ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This event is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="event-getResultsEvent"></a>
<div class="mdetail">
<h3>getResultsEvent</i></h3>
<code>public event getResultsEvent</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Fired when data is retrieved from the live data source.
<div class="mdetail-params">
<strong style="font-weight:normal;">Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:</strong>
<ul><li><code>{Object}</code> : oSelf<div class="sub-desc">The DataSource instance.</div></li><li><code>{Object}</code> : oParent<div class="sub-desc">The requesting object.</div></li><li><code>{String}</code> : sQuery<div class="sub-desc">The query string.</div></li><li><code>{Object[]}</code> : aResults<div class="sub-desc">Array of result objects.</div></li> </ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This event is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
<a name="event-queryEvent"></a>
<div class="mdetail alt">
<h3>queryEvent</i></h3>
<code>public event queryEvent</code>
<div class="mdetail-desc">
Fired when a query is made to the live data source.
<div class="mdetail-params">
<strong style="font-weight:normal;">Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:</strong>
<ul><li><code>{Object}</code> : oSelf<div class="sub-desc">The DataSource instance.</div></li><li><code>{Object}</code> : oParent<div class="sub-desc">The requesting object.</div></li><li><code>{String}</code> : sQuery<div class="sub-desc">The query string.</div></li> </ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mdetail-def">This event is defined by DataSource.</div>
</div>
</div>
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