ContentBlock: A building block for report content

This class represents a basic content unit in a report, such as text, images, or other multimedia elements. It serves as a foundation for constructing complex report structures.

Methods

Public methods

• ContentBlock$set_content()

• ContentBlock$get_content()

• ContentBlock$from_list()

• ContentBlock$to_list()

• ContentBlock$clone()

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Method set_content()

Sets content of this ContentBlock.

Usage

ContentBlock$set_content(content)

Arguments

content

(any) R object

Returns

self, invisibly.

Examples

ContentBlock <- getFromNamespace("ContentBlock", "teal.reporter")
block <- ContentBlock$new()
block$set_content("Base64 encoded picture")

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Method get_content()

Retrieves the content assigned to this block.

Usage

ContentBlock$get_content()

Returns

object stored in a private$content field

Examples

ContentBlock <- getFromNamespace("ContentBlock", "teal.reporter")
block <- ContentBlock$new()
block$get_content()

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Method from_list()

Create the ContentBlock from a list.

Usage

ContentBlock$from_list(x)

Arguments

x

(named list) with two fields text and style. Use the get_available_styles method to get all possible styles.

Returns

self, invisibly.

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Method to_list()

Convert the ContentBlock to a list.

Usage

ContentBlock$to_list()

Returns

named list with a text and style.

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Method clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

ContentBlock$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

Examples

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ContentBlock$set_content`
## ------------------------------------------------

ContentBlock <- getFromNamespace("ContentBlock", "teal.reporter")
block <- ContentBlock$new()
block$set_content("Base64 encoded picture")


## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `ContentBlock$get_content`
## ------------------------------------------------

ContentBlock <- getFromNamespace("ContentBlock", "teal.reporter")
block <- ContentBlock$new()
block$get_content()
#> NULL