Mashup Builder > Widgets > Entity Picker Widget
Entity Picker Widget
The Entity Picker widget provides functionality to filter and search entities at runtime.
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Styles and common widget properties are not included in the table below.
Property Name
Description
Base Type
Default Value
Bindable? (Y/N)
Localizable? (Y/N)
CustomClass
User defined CSS class to apply to the top div of the widget. Multiple classes can be entered, separated by a space.
STRING
n/a
Y
N
SearchTerm
The search term for searching entities.
STRING
n/a
Y
N
EntityType
The type of entity to search for (Things, Thing Templates, Thing Shapes, Users, Groups, Networks, Dashboards, Mashups).
STRING
Things
N
N
ThingTemplate
Thing Template to filter for.
THINGTEMPLATENAME
n/a
Y
N
ThingShape
Thing Shape to filter for.
THINGSHAPENAME
n/a
Y
N
ModelTags
Model tags to filter for.
TAGS
n/a
Y
N
Entity
The Entity selected using the Entity Picker widget.
THINGNAME
n/a
Y
N
PlaceholderText
A short hint that describes the expected value of the Entity Picker widget.
STRING
n/a
Y
N
UseMostRecentlyUsed
Provides functionality to filter entities by most recently used.
BOOLEAN
n/a
Y
N
ShowAdvanced
Show the advanced menu.
BOOLEAN
True
Y
N
SearchIncludesDescriptions
If checked, searches names and descriptions. If unchecked, only searches names.
BOOLEAN
True
Y
N
IncludeSystemObjects
If checked, searches system objects in the search. If unchecked, only searches user-created entities.
BOOLEAN
False
Y
N
TabSequence
Tab sequence index.
NUMBER
0
N
N
ShowDataLoading
Displays the data loading.
BOOLEAN
True
N
N
SelectedEntityChanged
Event. The Event fired by the Entity Picker widget when its selected Entity is changed.
n/a
n/a
Y
N
ResetToDefaultValue
Service. Resets the value to the default.
n/a
n/a
Y
N
Visible
Is the widget visible in runtime?
BOOLEAN
True
Y
N
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