RectangleSelection utility makes it easy to select multiple elements on a page with a mouse.

Simply insert RectangleSelection().

###Syntax:

new RectangleSelection(elements [, options]);

###Implements:

Events, Options

###Mootools More:

Element.Measure

###Extrats:

Element.collide

###Arguments:

1. elements - (string) A CSS selector, (elements), (collection) or (array) An enumerable list of elements
2. options - (object; optional) a key/value set of options

###Options:

• container - (string) The default is null. This is the element that the RectangleSelection does not get out of.
• className - (string) The default is 'selection-rectangle'. The name of the class used by the rectangle selection element.
• fadeOut - (bool) The default is true. This indicates if the RectangleSelection should fade out or just disappear.
• selectionMethod - (string) The default is 'collide'. This is the method called for selecting the elements within the rectangle selection. You can also use any other methods you want, for example Element.inside.

###Events:

####attach

• (function) Executes when the RectangleSelection element has been added to the page.

#####Signature:

onAttach(thisSelectionRectangleEl)

#####Arguments:

• thisSelectionRectangleEl - (element) This is the element that is use for selecting the other elements in the document.

####detach

• (function) Executes when the rectangle selection element is removed from the document.

#####Signature:

onDetach()

####display

• (function) Executes when the element for the rectangle selection appears and when the user starts selecting new elements.

#####Signature:

onDisplay(thisPoy, thisPox)

#####Arguments:

• thisPoy - (int) This is the "y" starting position of the rectangle selection. Also call the point of origin.
• thisPox - (int) This is the "x" starting position of the rectangle selection. Also call the point of origin.

####Selection

• (function) Executes when the user starts dragging the rectangle selection to resize it, to select the elements.

#####Signature:

onSelection(thisMy, thisMx, thisHeight, thisWidth, thisPtop, thisPleft)

#####Arguments:

• thisMy - (int) This is the "y" position of the mouse.
• thisMx - (int) This is the "x" position of the mouse.
• thisHeight - (int) This is the height of the distance between the "x" axis of the point of origin and the new position of the mouse by "y".
• thisWidth - (int) This is the width of the distance between the "y" axis of the point of origin and the new position of the mouse by "x".
• thisPtop - (int) This is the distance between the rectangle selection and the top of the window (in CSS it would be the "top").
• thisPleft - (int) This is the distance between the rectangle selection and the left of the window (in CSS it would be the "left").

####Selected

• (function) Executes when the user stops selecting with the rectangle selection and it fades out.

#####Signature:

onSelected()

####leave

• (function) Executes when the rectangle selection deselects some elements.

#####Signature:

onLeave(thisSelectionRectangleEl, thisSelectables, thisOvered)

#####Arguments:

• thisSelectionRectangleEl - (element) Rectangle selection element.
• thisSelectables - (elements) All the elements in the container.
• thisOvered - (element) Elements used to be selected.

####enter

• (function) Executes when new elements are selected.

#####Signature:

onEnter(thisSelectionRectangleEl, thisSelectables, overed)

#####Arguments:

• thisSelectionRectangleEl - (element) Rectangle selection element.
• thisSelectables - (elements) All the elements in the container.
• overed - (elements) Elements selected.

####deselect

• (function) Executes when a element is deselected.

#####Signature:

onDeselect(thisSelectables)

#####Arguments:

• thisSelectables - (elements) Elements that used to be selected.

###Methods:

####attach

• (function) It adds the element use for selecting the elements. And it attaches the events for this class to work.

#####Signature:

attach()

####detach

• (function) For removing the Rectangle Selection element from the document and to remove the events attach to the document.

#####Signature:

detach()

####start

• (function) Executes when a user starts using the Rectangle Selection.

#####Signature:

start(event)

####resizeRectangle

• (function) Executes when the rectangle selection element needs to be resized.

#####Signature:

resizeRectangle(event)

####drag

• (function) Executes when the mouse is down and is being drag.

#####Signature:

drag(event)

####stop

• (function) Executes when the mouse is let go by the user. This is to stop the selection of elements and to make the rectangle selection element to fade out.

#####Signature:

stop(event)

####select

• (function) Executes when the rectangle selection selects or deselects elements.

#####Signature:

select()

####deselect

• (function) This is for the removing all selection of any elements, previously selected.

#####Signature:

deselect()

####calculateLimit

• (function) Made to calculate the limits for the rectangle selection, set forth by the container element.

#####Signature:

calculateLimit()

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