object:getValues()

Type Function
Library widget.*
Return value Table
Revision Release 2024.3703
Keywords widget, picker, PickerWheelWidget, getValues
See also widget.newPickerWheel()
PickerWheelWidget

Overview

Returns a table with the currently selected value/index of each column in the PickerWheelWidget.

Syntax

object:getValues()

Example

local widget = require( "widget" )

-- Set up the picker wheel columns
local columnData = 
{ 
    { 
        align = "left",
        width = 124,
        labelPadding = 20,
        startIndex = 2,
        labels = { "Hoodie", "Short Sleeve", "Long Sleeve", "Sweatshirt" }
    },
    {
        align = "left",
        width = 96,
        labelPadding = 10,
        startIndex = 1,
        labels = { "Dark Grey", "White", "Black", "Orange" }
    },
    {
        align = "left",
        width = 60,
        labelPadding = 10,
        startIndex = 3,
        labels = { "S", "M", "L", "XL", "XXL" }
    }
}

-- Create the widget
local pickerWheel = widget.newPickerWheel(
{
    x = display.contentCenterX,
    top = display.contentHeight - 160,
    columns = columnData,
    style = "resizable",
    width = 280,
    rowHeight = 32,
    fontSize = 14
})

-- Get the table of current values for all columns
-- This can be performed on a button tap, timer execution, or other event
local values = pickerWheel:getValues()

-- Get the value for each column in the wheel, by column index
local currentStyle = values[1].value
local currentColor = values[2].value
local currentSize = values[3].value

print( currentStyle, currentColor, currentSize )