Method newView

Lib/pagebot/document.py:1424–1458

Create a new view instance and set self.view default view, that will be used for checking on view parameters, before any element rendering is done, such as layout conditions and creating the right type of strings. >>> from pagebot.contexts import getContext >

(self, viewId=None, name=None, context=None)

        return self.view

    def newView(self, viewId=None, name=None, context=None):
        """Create a new view instance and set self.view default view, that will
        be used for checking on view parameters, before any element rendering
        is done, such as layout conditions and creating the right type of
        strings.

        >>> from pagebot.contexts import getContext
        >>> from pagebot.elements.views import viewClasses
        >>> context = getContext('Flat')
        >>> doc = Document(name='TestDoc', w=300, h=400, autoPages=2, context=context)
        >>> doc.view.context, doc.context # Identical
        (<FlatContext>, <FlatContext>)
        >>> sorted(viewClasses.keys())
        ['Git', 'Mamp', 'Page', 'Site']
        >>> view = doc.newView('Page', 'myView', context=doc.context)
        >>> view.w, view.h
        (300pt, 400pt)
        >>> context = getContext('Html')
        >>> view = doc.newView('Site', context=context)
        >>> view.context, doc.view.context, doc.context # Identical
        (<HtmlContext>, <HtmlContext>, <HtmlContext>)
        """
        if viewId is None:
            viewId = self.DEFAULT_VIEWID

        # Check if the context is supported by this view type.
        if context is None:
            context = getContext()

        view = self.view = self.views[viewId] = viewClasses[viewId](name=name
                or viewId, w=self.w, h=self.h, context=context)

        # Just set parent, without all functionality of self.addElement()
        view.setParent(self)
        return view

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