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    [CLOSED] [3.0rc1] .getLayout() return 'card' not ContainerLayout


    Hi,
    I have a Panel with layout:'card'. When I call panel.getLayout() it returns only the string 'card' and not the ContainerLayout object. Is this a bug? I need to get the layout instance to setActiveItem, but not sure if there is another way.

    Thanks for any tips.
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    Before it's rendered, the layout will be whatever layout string you specify. Configs get assigned to the object.
    Search the forum: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01...%3Az7of1ufqccu
    Read the docs too: http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/docs/
    Scope: http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.ph...642#post257642
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    Sesshomurai -

    What is occurring is that you are accessing the layout configuration before it is turned into a layout manager. Take a look at the Ext 2.0 Overview which also applies to Ext 3 and the component life cycle. Where are you accessing getLayout()? Try it later in the component life cycle and you will find that the layout is now an instance of a CardLayout Manager.
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    Hey guys,
    My call to panel.getLayout() was after the panel was instantiated. That's why I was expecting ContainerLayout to be returned by getLayout(). But the panel _may_ not have been rendered yet.

    But I will re-structure it properly. As a workaround, I just created an instance of CardLayout (hehe, I know the docs prefer not to) during creation, but it allowed my code to be better encapsulated in some places.

    Gratzie!
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