Confused by oxy_editor vs. other form controls

[catominor]

This is confusing for me: There is a custom css function oxy_editor with types like "combo" and then there are form controls like oxy_combobox etc. I cannot find any documentation to oxy_editor (I just work with examples) and so I don't understand, what is the difference and what the advantage of oxy_editor is?
I would be very grateful for help!

[adrian_sorop]

Hi,
The oxy_editor is the generic function.
The other are the dedicated functions:

• oxy_audio - Audio File Player Form Control

• oxy_browser - Browser Form Control

• oxy_button - Button Form Control

• oxy_buttonGroup - Button Group Form Control

• oxy_checkbox - Checkbox Form Control

• oxy_combobox - Combo Box Form Control

• oxy_datePicker - Date Picker Form Control

• oxy_htmlContent - HTML Content Form Control

• oxy_popup - Pop-up Form Control

• oxy_textArea - Text Area Form Control

• oxy_textfield - Text Field Form Control

• oxy_urlChooser - URL Chooser Form Control

• oxy_video - Video Player Form Control

Just use the dedicated funtion.

Here's a small example: first button grup form control is created with the oxy_editor(type, buttonGroup) form control and the second one with the dedicated : oxy_buttonGroup() form control.
The results will be the same (except the labels, of course).

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XML:
<root>
    <bg-oxy_editor/>
    <bg-oxy_button_grup/>
</root>

CSS
bg-oxy_editor {
    content: oxy_editor(
        type, buttonGroup, 
        label, 'button grup implemented using the generic oxy_editor form control', 
        actionIDs, "action1, action2");
}
bg-oxy_button_grup {
    content: oxy_buttonGroup(
        label, 'button grup implemented using the oxy_buttonGroup form control', 
        actionIDs, 'action1, action2'
        )
}

Regards,
Adrian S.

[catominor]

Dear Adrian,
thank you very much! Now it is much clearer. So, I will simply use dedicated functions.
Best
Jan