@ohos.app.form.FormExtensionAbility (FormExtensionAbility) (System API)

The FormExtensionAbility module provides lifecycle callbacks invoked when a widget is created, destroyed, or updated.

NOTE

The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 9. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version. The APIs of this module can be used only in the stage model. This topic describes only system APIs provided by the module. For details about its public APIs, see @ohos.app.form.FormExtensionAbility (FormExtensionAbility).

Modules to Import

import FormExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.form.FormExtensionAbility';

onShareForm

onShareForm?(formId: string): Record<string, Object>

Called to notify the widget provider that the widget host is sharing the widget data.

System API: This is a system API.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
formId string Yes Widget ID.

Return value

Type Description
Record<string, Object> Data to be shared by the widget, in the form of key-value pairs.

Example

import FormExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.form.FormExtensionAbility';

export default class MyFormExtensionAbility extends FormExtensionAbility {
  onShareForm(formId: string) {
    console.log(`FormExtensionAbility onShareForm, formId: ${formId}`);
    let wantParams: Record<string, Object> = {
      'temperature': '20',
      'time': '2022-8-8 09:59',
    };
    return wantParams;
  }
};

onAcquireFormData10+

onAcquireFormData?(formId: string): Record<string, Object>

Called to notify the widget provider that the widget host is requesting the custom data.

System API: This is a system API.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
formId string Yes Widget ID.

Return value

Type Description
Record<string, Object> Custom data of the widget, in the form of key-value pairs.

Example

import FormExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.form.FormExtensionAbility';

export default class MyFormExtensionAbility extends FormExtensionAbility {
  onAcquireFormData(formId: string) {
    console.log(`FormExtensionAbility onAcquireFormData, formId: ${formId}`);
    let wantParams: Record<string, Object> = {
      'temperature': '20',
      'time': '2022-8-8 09:59',
    };
    return wantParams;
  }
};