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findAll()

Description​

Finds all the items that correspond to the specified parameters

Usage​

findAll(rule: object): array;

// or

findAll(rule: function): array;

Parameters​

  • rule - (required) the search criteria which can be specified:
    • as an object which contains the following parameters:
      • by: string | function - the search criterion (either the key of the item attribute or a search function)
      • match: string - the value of the item attribute
    • as a function: DataCallback(item: T, index?: number, array?: T[])

Returns​

The method returns an array of matching item objects

Example​

const diagram = new dhx.Diagram("diagram_container", {
    type: "default"
});
diagram.data.parse(data);

//searching for shapes by the attribute key
const shapes = diagram.data.findAll({ by: "text", match: "Manager" });

//searching for shapes by the function
const shapes = diagram.data.findAll(function (shapes) {
    if( shapes.text === "Manager" || shapes.text === "Marketer" ){
        return true
    }
});

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