View¶

View can hold children of type Element. In some case, there is a restriction on number of children it can hold.

class Aduct.Views.View.View(**kwargs)¶

This an abstract class, that gives an idea of methods a View must have. Unless otherwise stated, all the description of methods are generalised expected behavior of View. Depending upon the nature of view, the type of child it can hold also varies.

add_child(child)¶

Adds the child self.

Parameters:	child (`View` or `Element`) – The child to be added to `self`.
Raises:	`ValueError` – Raised when there is insufficient information to add `child` to `self`. `TypeError` – Raised when `child` is of invalid type.

Note

When there is a lack of information to add child, self may try its best to add child in suitable position.

get_props()¶

Gets the interface properties.

Returns:	A dictionary with interface properties.
Return type:	`dict`

get_type()¶

Gets the interface properties.

Returns:	A dictionary with interface properties.
Return type:	`dict`

remove_child(child)¶

Removes the given child.

Parameters:	child (`View` or `Element`) – The child which has to be removed from `self`.
Raises:	`ValueError` – Raises when `child` is not present in `self`.

replace_child(old_child, new_child)¶

Replaces the existing child with new child.

Parameters:	old_child (`View` or `Element`) – The child present in `self` which has to be replaced. new_child (`View` or `Element`) – The child that will replace old_child of `self`.

set_from_props(props)¶

Sets the interface from given properties.

Parameters:	props (`dict`) – The dictionary containig properties of interface.