In this third post of the series, we will review the changes between the properties and methods of the control based on the getControls Collection or the Xrm.Page.getControl method. The tables below will show the base methods of the control, as well as specific method for specific control types.
Xrm.Page.getControl
The following table show the most commonly used properties and methods in the Dynamics CRM Xrm.Page.getControl and Xrm.Page.data.entity.control classes, and the method calls in Dynamics 365 v9.
| Dynamics CRM Client API | Dynamics 365 v9 Client API |
|---|---|
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getControlType | formContext.getControl(attr).getControlType |
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getAttributes | formContext.getControl(attr).getAttribute |
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getDisabled | formContext.getControl(attr).getDisabled |
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getLabel | formContext.getControl(attr).getLabel |
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getName | formContext.getControl(attr).getName |
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getParent | formContext.getControl(attr).getParent |
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).setDisabled | formContext.getControl(attr).setDisabled |
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).setFocus | formContext.getControl(attr).setFocus |
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).setLabel | formContext.getControl(attr).setLabel |
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).setVisible | formContext.getControl(attr).setVisible |
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).setNotification | formContext.getControl(attr).setNotification |
| Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).clearNotification | formContext.getControl(attr).clearNotification |
The next table will show additional properties and methods of the Xrm.Page.getAttribute and Xrm.Page.data.entity.attribute classes, that are specific to particular data types.
| Attribute Type | Dynamics CRM Client API | Dynamics 365 v9 Client API |
|---|---|---|
| DateTime | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getShowTime | formContext.getControl(attr).getShowTime |
| DateTime | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).setShowTime | formContext.getControl(attr).setShowTime |
| Lookup | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).addCustomFilter | formContext.getControl(attr).addCustomFilter |
| Lookup | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).addCustomView | formContext.getControl(attr).addCustomView |
| Lookup | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).addPreSearch | formContext.getControl(attr).addPreSearch |
| Lookup | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getDefaultView | formContext.getControl(attr).getDefaultView |
| Lookup | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).removePreSearch | formContext.getControl(attr).removePreSearch |
| Lookup | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).setDefaultView | formContext.getControl(attr).setDefaultView |
| OptionSet | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).addOption | formContext.getControl(attr).addOption |
| OptionSet | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).clearOptions | formContext.getControl(attr).clearOptions |
| OptionSet | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).removeOption | formContext.getControl(attr).removeOption |
| Web Resouce/IFrame | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getData | formContext.getControl(attr).getData |
| Web Resouce/IFrame | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getInitialUrl | formContext.getControl(attr).getInitialUrl |
| Web Resouce/IFrame | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getObject | formContext.getControl(attr).getObject |
| Web Resouce/IFrame | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).getSrc | formContext.getControl(attr).getSrc |
| Web Resouce/IFrame | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).setData | formContext.getControl(attr).setData |
| Web Resouce/IFrame | Xrm.Page.getControl(attr).setSrc | formContext.getControl(attr).setSrc |
Click here to access the reference to the formContext.getControl properties and methods in Dynamics 365 CE.