Data view datasource from outside of dmx

[mebeingken]

Anybody know if it is possible to set a data view component’s data source to a javascript array generated outside of dmx?

Without going into all the reasons leading up to this, it would sure be handy to be able to set the source of a data view from javascript. I’m using a custom formatter currently which works, but the formatter constantly runs in the background. The formatter either calls a filtering routine when needed, or just returns the already filtered array.

[mebeingken]

Okay, the answer lies in this:

Using App Connect with JavaScript Functions

You can get the component instance from the DOM element and set the data there directly. document.getElementById("var_test_102055").dmxComponent.set("value", "newValue"); Your option 2 with setting the value using jQuery and then triggering the change event will work if you use a hidden form input to store the value, it doesn’t work on the variable component.

where Patrick shows how to set a dmx var from js:

document.getElementById("var_test_102055").dmxComponent.set("value", "newValue");

In the case of a data-view component it becomes:

document.getElementById("YOUR-DATA-VIEW-ID").dmxComponent.setData(YOUR-ARRAY));