Method _updateDisplay

extension.js:654–687

(label, value, type, key)

    }

    _updateDisplay(label, value, type, key) {
        // update sensor value in menubar
        if (this._hotLabels[key]) {
            this._hotLabels[key].set_text(value);

            // support for fixed widths #55
            if (this._settings.get_boolean('fixed-widths')) {
                // grab text box width and see if new text is wider than old text
                let width2 = this._hotLabels[key].get_clutter_text().width;
                if (width2 > this._widths[key]) {
                    this._hotLabels[key].set_width(width2);
                    this._widths[key] = width2;
                }
            }
        }

        // have we added this sensor before?
        let item = this._sensorMenuItems[key];
        if (item) {
            // update sensor value in the group
            item.value = value;
        } else if (type.includes('-group')) {
            // update text next to group header
            let group = type.split('-')[0];
            if (this._groups[group]) {
                this._groups[group].status.text = value;
                this._sensorMenuItems[type] = this._groups[group];
            }
        } else {
            // add item to group for the first time
            let sensor = { 'label': label, 'value': value, 'type': type }
            this._appendMenuItem(sensor, key);
        }
    }

    _appendMenuItem(sensor, key) {
        let split = sensor.type.split('-');