BaseElement ​

The base class for all UI elements in Basalt. This class provides basic properties and event handling functionality.

Extends: PropertySystem

Properties ​

Functions ​

BaseElement.defineEvent(class, eventName, requiredEvent?) ​

Registers a new event listener for the element (on class level)

Parameters ​

• class table The class to register
• eventName string The name of the event to register
• requiredEvent (optional) string The name of the required event (optional)

BaseElement.registerEventCallback(class, callbackName, string) ​

Registers a new event callback for the element (on class level)

Parameters ​

• class table The class to register
• callbackName string The name of the callback to register
• string The names of the events to register the callback for

BaseElement:isType(type) ​

Checks if the element is a specific type

Parameters ​

• type string The type to check for

Returns ​

• boolean isType Whether the element is of the specified type

BaseElement:listenEvent(eventName, enable?) ​

Enables or disables event listening for a specific event

Parameters ​

• eventName string The name of the event to listen for
• enable (optional) boolean Whether to enable or disable the event (default: true)

Returns ​

• table self The BaseElement instance

BaseElement:registerCallback(event, callback) ​

Registers a callback function for an event

Parameters ​

• event string The event to register the callback for
• callback function The callback function to register

Returns ​

• table self The BaseElement instance

BaseElement:fireEvent(event, any) ​

Triggers an event and calls all registered callbacks

Parameters ​

• event string The event to fire
• any Additional arguments to pass to the callbacks

Returns ​

• table self The BaseElement instance

BaseElement:onChange(property, callback) ​

Observes a property and calls a callback when it changes

Parameters ​

• property string The property to observe
• callback function The callback to call when the property changes

Returns ​

• table self The BaseElement instance

BaseElement:getBaseFrame() ​

Returns the base frame of the element

Returns ​

• BaseFrame BaseFrame The base frame of the element

BaseElement:destroy() ​

Destroys the element and cleans up all references

BaseElement:updateRender() ​

Requests a render update for this element

Returns ​

• table self The BaseElement instance