Use [[Item.index]] along with the height of your repeater item to position elements that are outside of the repeater. An example of this is when the user clicks on the kebab/overflow menu icon, a drop-down menu appears in the right place.
- [Narrator] One way we can use the item.index property…is to position something…over a particular row in our repeater.…In this example I've got a table set up here in a repeater,…and there's a drop down menu that's outside of the repeater.…When I click on one of these drop down buttons,…I'd like to be able to reposition this menu…underneath whatever row I happen to be clicking on.…The reason you might wanna use one drop down menu here…and reposition it, instead of putting the menu inside…each one of your repeater rows,…is that the more widgets you have in your repeater,…the heavier your page load is going to get.…
Thinking about a repeater with 30 rows of data,…if you had a drop down menu with six options inside it,…that could be 180 extra widgets…your prototype has to load onto your page.…And the more widgets there are on your page,…the slower your prototype is going to get.…So if we're going to reposition our menu,…we'll need to think about how we're going to…calculate that position.…Each one of these repeater rows has a certain height.…
Author
Shauna Bybee
Released
9/26/2018- Using variables in Axure
- String methods in Axure
- Truncating text strings
- Formatting dates and times
- Setting up a looping animation
- Setting up a responsive background image
- Positioning widgets in the browser
- Repeater and item properties
- Adding custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Troubleshooting
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Introduction
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1. Widget Properties
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Axure variables overview2m 55s
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Widget properties4m 43s
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This and Target3m 26s
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X and Y coordinates2m 54s
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Width and height2m 3s
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Example: Creating a slider6m 21s
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Centering widgets4m 10s
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Widget text3m 21s
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2. Strings
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String methods in Axure2m 22s
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String length4m 59s
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Searching strings3m 41s
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Truncating text strings2m 55s
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3. Dates and Times
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Now and GenDate3m 12s
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Formatting dates3m 5s
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Using the current time2m 33s
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Formatting time4m 11s
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Adjusting dates2m 27s
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4. Window Properties
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Window width and height4m 1s
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Window scroll properties4m 40s
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Creating a sticky header4m 40s
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Parallax scrolling4m 23s
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5. Repeater and Item Properties
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Example: Calculating a total5m 37s
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Item.index1m 13s
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6. Global Variables
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Global variables2m 14s
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7. Adding Custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
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Using plugins on Axure Share2m 49s
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8. When Things Go Wrong
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Conclusion
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Next steps40s
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Video: Positioning a drop-down with Item.index