Undocumented Component methods

[abierbaum]

I keep seeing methods like initComponent, afterRender, etc come up in answers on the forum and in the example code. I think I may be able to guess what they do, but I can't find documentation in the API docs. Is there a description of these and other methods anywhere that I can use to understand how the various components and panels work in Sencha Touch?

[evant]

If they're undocumented they are protected/private. afterRender/onRender/initComponent are template methods for you to hook into the component lifecycle.

[abierbaum]

If they're undocumented they are protected/private. afterRender/onRender/initComponent are template methods for you to hook into the component lifecycle.

Is the component life cycle documented somewhere or is there a tutorial on the web about how to extend components?

[mrsunshine]

For ExtJS it is well documented in the book "ExtJS in action" by Jay Garcia, i think this chapter was free available on ajaxian.com http://extjsinaction.com/136

it should be similar in Sencha Touch

[abierbaum]

For ExtJS it is well documented in the book "ExtJS in action" by Jay Garcia, i think this chapter was free available on ajaxian.com http://extjsinaction.com/136

it should be similar in Sencha Touch

Thanks for the pointer. That was just what I needed. I had the book on my desk but had not read it yet because I didn't know if Sencha Touch was similar enough. This is one of those black box areas that I really wish was documented more completely in the Sencha Touch documentation because it comes up in all the examples but is completely undocumented as to what is actually happening.