com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields

## Class HiddenItem

- java.lang.Object
- - com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject
  - - com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass
    - - com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass
      - - com.smartgwt.client.data.Field
        - - com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem
          - - com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.HiddenItem

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers, HasBlurHandlers, HasChangedHandlers, HasChangeHandlers, HasClickHandlers, HasDoubleClickHandlers, HasEditorEnterHandlers, HasEditorExitHandlers, HasFocusHandlers, HasIconClickHandlers, HasIconKeyPressHandlers, HasItemHoverHandlers, HasKeyDownHandlers, HasKeyPressHandlers, HasKeyUpHandlers, HasPendingStatusChangedHandlers, HasPickerIconClickHandlers, HasShowContextMenuHandlers, HasTitleClickHandlers, HasTitleDoubleClickHandlers, HasTitleHoverHandlers, HasValueHoverHandlers, HasValueIconClickHandlers

      public class HiddenItem
      extends FormItem

  HiddenItems track a value but have no visible appearance and do not take up space in the form layout.

  When using Smart GWT databinding it is usually not necessary to use a HiddenItem, since the DynamicForm will track values for which no actual form control exists, and will submit these 'extra' values when `DynamicForm.saveData()` is called. HiddenItems only apply to forms that are submitted like ordinary HTML forms, via the `DynamicForm.submitForm()` method.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem

      `FormItem.CustomStateGetter, FormItem.StateCustomizer`

  - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem

      `configOnly, scClassName, warnOnEditorTypeConversion, warnOnEditorTypeConversionDefault`

    - ### Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass

      `id`

    - ### Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass

      `factoryCreated, factoryProperties`

    - ### Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject

      `jsObj`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `HiddenItem()`
    `HiddenItem(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)`
    `HiddenItem(java.lang.String name)`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static void` | `changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName, Canvas defaults)` Changes the defaults for Canvas AutoChildren named `autoChildName`.
    `static void` | `changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName, FormItem defaults)` Changes the defaults for FormItem AutoChildren named `autoChildName`.
    `static void` | `changePickerIconDefaults(FormItemIcon defaults)`
    `java.lang.Boolean` | `getAlwaysFetchMissingValues()` If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource` and `FormItem.fetchMissingValues` is true, when the item value changes, a fetch will be performed against the optionDataSource to retrieve the related record if `FormItem.displayField` is specified and the new item value is not present in any valueMap explicitly specified on the item.
    `int` | `getColSpan()` hidden fields don't take up any columns
    `java.lang.String` | `getColSpanAsString()` hidden fields don't take up any columns
    `java.lang.Boolean` | `getFetchMissingValues()` If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource`, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.
    `static HiddenItem` | `getOrCreateRef(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)`
    `int` | `getRowSpan()` hidden fields don't take up any rows
    `java.lang.Boolean` | `getShowTitle()` we never show a separate title cell for hidden fields
    `HiddenItem` | `setAlwaysFetchMissingValues(java.lang.Boolean alwaysFetchMissingValues)` If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource` and `FormItem.fetchMissingValues` is true, when the item value changes, a fetch will be performed against the optionDataSource to retrieve the related record if `FormItem.displayField` is specified and the new item value is not present in any valueMap explicitly specified on the item.
    `HiddenItem` | `setColSpan(int colSpan)` hidden fields don't take up any columns
    `HiddenItem` | `setColSpan(java.lang.String colSpan)` hidden fields don't take up any columns
    `static void` | `setDefaultProperties(HiddenItem hiddenItemProperties)` Class level method to set the default properties of this class.
    `HiddenItem` | `setFetchMissingValues(java.lang.Boolean fetchMissingValues)` If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource`, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.
    `HiddenItem` | `setRowSpan(int rowSpan)` hidden fields don't take up any rows
    `HiddenItem` | `setShowTitle(java.lang.Boolean showTitle)` we never show a separate title cell for hidden fields

    - ### Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem

      `_getValue, addBlurHandler, addChangedHandler, addChangeHandler, addClickHandler, addDoubleClickHandler, addEditorEnterHandler, addEditorExitHandler, addFocusHandler, addIcon, addIcon, addIconClickHandler, addIconKeyPressHandler, addItemHoverHandler, addKeyDownHandler, addKeyPressHandler, addKeyUpHandler, addPendingStatusChangedHandler, addPickerIconClickHandler, addShowContextMenuHandler, addTitleClickHandler, addTitleDoubleClickHandler, addTitleHoverHandler, addValueHoverHandler, addValueIconClickHandler, applyFormula, asSGWTComponent, blurItem, canEditCriterion, checkFormItemType, clearErrors, clearValue, disable, disableIcon, enable, enableIcon, error, error, errorIfNotCreated, focusAfterItem, focusInItem, getAccessKey, getAlign, getAllowExpressions, getAlwaysShowControlBox, getApplyAlignToText, getApplyHeightToTextBox, getAriaRole, getAttribute, getAttributeAsBoolean, getAttributeAsBoolean, getAttributeAsDate, getAttributeAsDouble, getAttributeAsFloat, getAttributeAsInt, getAttributeAsJavaScriptObject, getAttributeAsObject, getAttributeAsString, getAutoComplete, getAutoCompleteKeywords, getBrowserInputType, getBrowserSpellCheck, getCanEdit, getCanEditOpaqueValues, getCanFocus, getCanHover, getCanSelectText, getCanTabToIcons, getCanvasAutoChild, getCellHeight, getCellStyle, getChangeOnKeypress, getClassName, getClipStaticValue, getClipTitle, getConfig, getContainerWidget, getControlStyle, getCriteriaField, getCriterion, getCriterion, getCursorPosition, getCustomState, getDataPath, getDateFormatter, getDecimalPad, getDecimalPrecision, getDefaultIconSrc, getDefaultOperator, getDefaultValue, getDestroyed, getDisabled, getDisabledHover, getDisableIconsOnReadOnly, getDisplayField, getDisplayFieldName, getDisplayValue, getDisplayValue, getEditorTypeConfig, getEditPendingCSSText, getEditProxyConstructor, getEmptyDisplayValue, getEmptyValueIcon, getEndRow, getErrorIconHeight, getErrorIconProperties, getErrorIconSrc, getErrorIconWidth, getErrorMessageWidth, getErrors, getEscapeHTML, getExportFormat, getExtraControlTableCSS, getExtraTextBoxCSS, getFieldName, getFilterLocally, getForeignDisplayField, getForm, getFormat, getFormItemAutoChild, getFormula, getFullDataPath, getGlobalTabIndex, getGridColNum, getGridRowNum, getHeight, getHeightAsString, getHidden, getHint, getHintStyle, getHoverAlign, getHoverDelay, getHoverFocusKey, getHoverHeight, getHoverHeightAsString, getHoverOpacity, getHoverPersist, getHoverStyle, getHoverVAlign, getHoverWidth, getHoverWidthAsString, getIcon, getIconBaseStyle, getIconHeight, getIconHSpace, getIconPageRect, getIconPrompt, getIconRect, getIcons, getIconTabPosition, getIconVAlign, getIconWidth, getID, getImageURLPrefix, getImageURLSuffix, getImplicitSave, getImplicitSaveOnBlur, getInputFormat, getLeft, getLinearColSpan, getLinearColSpanAsString, getLinearEndRow, getLinearEndRowAsString, getLinearStartRow, getLinearStartRowAsString, getLinearWidth, getLinearWidthAsString, getListGrid, getLoadingDisplayValue, getLocateItemBy, getMinHintWidth, getMultiple, getMultipleValueSeparator, getName, getNullOriginalValueText, getOperator, getOptionCriteria, getOptionDataSource, getOptionDataSourceAsString, getOptionFilterContext, getOptionOperationId, getOptionTextMatchStyle, getOriginalValueMessage, getPageLeft, getPageRect, getPageTop, getPaletteDefaults, getPicker, getPickerIcon, getPickerIcon, getPickerIconHeight, getPickerIconName, getPickerIconPrompt, getPickerIconProperties, getPickerIconSrc, getPickerIconStyle, getPickerIconTabPosition, getPickerIconWidth, getPixelHeight, getPixelWidth, getPrintReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, getPrintTextBoxStyle, getPrintTitleStyle, getPrompt, getReadOnlyCanSelectText, getReadOnlyControlStyle, getReadOnlyDisplay, getReadOnlyHover, getReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, getReadOnlyWhen, getRect, getRedrawOnChange, getRejectInvalidValueOnChange, getRequired, getRequiredMessage, getRequiredWhen, getSaveOnEnter, getScClassName, getSelectedRecord, getSelectOnClick, getSelectOnFocus, getShouldSaveValue, getShowClippedTitleOnHover, getShowClippedValueOnHover, getShowDeletions, getShowDisabled, getShowDisabledIconsOnFocus, getShowDisabledPickerIconOnFocus, getShowErrorIcon, getShowErrorIconInline, getShowErrorStyle, getShowErrorText, getShowFocused, getShowFocusedErrorState, getShowFocusedIcons, getShowFocusedPickerIcon, getShowHint, getShowIcons, getShowIconsOnFocus, getShowImageAsURL, getShowOldValueInHover, getShowOver, getShowOverIcons, getShowPending, getShowPickerIcon, getShowPickerIconOnFocus, getShowRTL, getShowValueIconOnly, getStartRow, getStaticHeight, getStopOnError, getStoreDisplayValues, getSupportsCutPasteEvents, getSuppressValueIcon, getSynchronousValidation, getTabIndex, getTextAlign, getTextBoxStyle, getTextFormula, getTimeFormatter, getTitle, getTitleAlign, getTitleColSpan, getTitleOrientation, getTitleStyle, getTitleVAlign, getTooltip, getTop, getType, getUpdateControlOnOver, getUpdatePickerIconOnOver, getUpdateTextBoxOnOver, getUseAdvancedCriteria, getUseDisabledHintStyleForReadOnly, getUseLocalDisplayFieldValue, getValidateOnChange, getValidateOnExit, getValidOperators, getVAlign, getValue, getValueAsFloat, getValueAsInteger, getValueAsLong, getValueAsRecordList, getValueDeselectedCSSText, getValueField, getValueFieldName, getValueIconHeight, getValueIconLeftPadding, getValueIconRightPadding, getValueIconSize, getValueIconWidth, getValueMap, getValueMapAsArray, getVisible, getVisibleHeight, getVisibleTitleWidth, getVisibleWhen, getVisibleWidth, getWarnOnEditorTypeConversion, getWarnOnEditorTypeConversionDefault, getWidth, getWidthAsString, getWrapHintText, getWrapStaticValue, getWrapTitle, handleWarnOnEditorTypeConversion, hasAdvancedCriteria, hasErrors, hide, hideIcon, invalidateDisplayValueCache, isAssignableFrom, isConfigOnly, isCreated, isCutEvent, isDisabled, isDrawn, isFocused, isInGrid, isPasteEvent, isVisible, linkToInstanceUponCreate, mapDisplayToValue, mapValueToDisplay, mapValueToDisplay, mapValueToDisplay, redraw, redraw, removeIcon, selectedRecordChanged, setAccessKey, setAlign, setAllowExpressions, setAlwaysShowControlBox, setApplyAlignToText, setApplyHeightToTextBox, setAriaRole, setAriaState, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAutoChildConstructor, setAutoChildProperties, setAutoChildProperties, setAutoChildProperties, setAutoChildVisibility, setAutoComplete, setAutoCompleteKeywords, setBrowserInputType, setBrowserSpellCheck, setCanEdit, setCanEditCriterionPredicate, setCanEditOpaqueValues, setCanFocus, setCanHover, setCanSelectText, setCanTabToIcons, setCellHeight, setCellStyle, setChangeOnKeypress, setClipStaticValue, setClipTitle, setConfigOnly, setControlStyle, setCriteriaField, setCriterion, setCriterionGetter, setCriterionSetter, setCustomStateGetter, setDataPath, setDateFormatter, setDecimalPad, setDecimalPrecision, setDefaultIconSrc, setDefaultOperator, setDefaultProperties, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDisabled, setDisabledHover, setDisableIconsOnReadOnly, setDisplayField, setDisplayFormat, setDisplayFormat, setEditorProperties, setEditorType, setEditorType, setEditorType, setEditorValueFormatter, setEditorValueParser, setEditPendingCSSText, setEditProxyConstructor, setEmptyDisplayValue, setEmptyValueIcon, setEndRow, setErrorFormatter, setErrorIconHeight, setErrorIconProperties, setErrorIconSrc, setErrorIconWidth, setErrorMessageWidth, setErrorOrientation, setErrors, setErrors, setEscapeHTML, setExportFormat, setExtraControlTableCSS, setExtraTextBoxCSS, setFilterLocally, setForeignDisplayField, setFormat, setFormula, setGlobalTabIndex, setHeight, setHeight, setHidden, setHint, setHintStyle, setHoverAlign, setHoverDelay, setHoverFocusKey, setHoverHeight, setHoverHeight, setHoverOpacity, setHoverPersist, setHoverStyle, setHoverVAlign, setHoverWidth, setHoverWidth, setIconBaseStyle, setIconDisabled, setIconHeight, setIconHSpace, setIconPrompt, setIcons, setIconShowOnFocus, setIconVAlign, setIconWidth, setID, setImageURLPrefix, setImageURLSuffix, setImplicitSave, setImplicitSaveOnBlur, setInitHandler, setInputFormat, setInputTransformer, setItemHoverFormatter, setItemTitleHoverFormatter, setItemValueHoverFormatter, setJavaScriptObject, setLeft, setLinearColSpan, setLinearColSpan, setLinearEndRow, setLinearEndRow, setLinearStartRow, setLinearStartRow, setLinearWidth, setLinearWidth, setLoadingDisplayValue, setLocateItemBy, setMinHintWidth, setMultiple, setMultipleValueSeparator, setName, setNullOriginalValueText, setNullProperty, setOperator, setOptionCriteria, setOptionDataSource, setOptionDataSource, setOptionFilterContext, setOptionOperationId, setOptionTextMatchStyle, setOriginalValueMessage, setPickerIconHeight, setPickerIconName, setPickerIconPrompt, setPickerIconProperties, setPickerIconSrc, setPickerIconStyle, setPickerIconWidth, setPrintReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, setPrintTextBoxStyle, setPrintTitleStyle, setPrompt, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setReadOnlyCanSelectText, setReadOnlyControlStyle, setReadOnlyDisplay, setReadOnlyHover, setReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, setReadOnlyWhen, setRedrawOnChange, setRejectInvalidValueOnChange, setRequired, setRequiredMessage, setRequiredWhen, setSaveOnEnter, setScClassName, setSelectOnClick, setSelectOnFocus, setShouldSaveValue, setShowClippedTitleOnHover, setShowClippedValueOnHover, setShowDeletions, setShowDisabled, setShowDisabledIconsOnFocus, setShowDisabledPickerIconOnFocus, setShowErrorIcon, setShowErrorIconInline, setShowErrorStyle, setShowErrorText, setShowFocused, setShowFocusedErrorState, setShowFocusedIcons, setShowFocusedPickerIcon, setShowHint, setShowIcons, setShowIconsOnFocus, setShowIfCondition, setShowImageAsURL, setShowOldValueInHover, setShowOver, setShowOverIcons, setShowPending, setShowPickerIcon, setShowPickerIconOnFocus, setShowRTL, setShowValueIconOnly, setStartRow, setStateCustomizer, setStaticHeight, setStopOnError, setStoreDisplayValues, setSupportsCutPasteEvents, setSuppressValueIcon, setSynchronousValidation, setTabIndex, setTextAlign, setTextBoxStyle, setTextFormula, setTimeFormatter, setTitle, setTitleAlign, setTitleColSpan, setTitleHoverFormatter, setTitleOrientation, setTitleStyle, setTitleVAlign, setTooltip, setTop, setType, setUpdateControlOnOver, setUpdatePickerIconOnOver, setUpdateTextBoxOnOver, setUseAdvancedCriteria, setUseDisabledHintStyleForReadOnly, setUseLocalDisplayFieldValue, setUseObjectFactoryForTypeFallback, setValidateOnChange, setValidateOnExit, setValidators, setValidOperators, setVAlign, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValueDeselectedCSSText, setValueField, setValueFormatter, setValueHoverFormatter, setValueIconHeight, setValueIconLeftPadding, setValueIconMapper, setValueIconRightPadding, setValueIcons, setValueIconSize, setValueIconWidth, setValueMap, setValueMap, setVisible, setVisibleWhen, setWarnOnEditorTypeConversion, setWarnOnEditorTypeConversionDefault, setWidth, setWidth, setWrapHintText, setWrapStaticValue, setWrapTitle, shouldApplyHeightToTextBox, shouldFetchMissingValue, shouldSaveOnEnter, shouldStopKeyPressBubbling, show, showIcon, showPicker, stopHover, storeValue, storeValue, updateState, validate, valueClipped`

    - ### Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.data.Field

      `getCanExport, getExportTitle, getSortByField, setCanExport, setExportTitle, setSortByField`

    - ### Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass

      `getRef, getRef, internalSetID`

    - ### Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass

      `applyFactoryProperties, doAddHandler, fireEvent, getAttributeAsDoubleArray, getAttributeAsElement, getAttributeAsIntArray, getAttributeAsLong, getAttributeAsMap, getAttributeAsObject, getAttributeAsRecord, getAttributeAsStringArray, getAttributes, getHandlerCount, isFactoryCreated, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttributeAsJavaObject, setFactoryCreated`

    - ### Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject

      `equals, getJsObj, hashCode, setJsObj`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers

      `fireEvent`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### HiddenItem

          public HiddenItem()

    - #### HiddenItem

          public HiddenItem(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)

    - #### HiddenItem

          public HiddenItem(java.lang.String name)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getOrCreateRef

          public static HiddenItem getOrCreateRef(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)

    - #### changeAutoChildDefaults

          public static void changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName,
                                                     Canvas defaults)

      Changes the defaults for Canvas AutoChildren named `autoChildName`.
      Parameters:
        `autoChildName` - name of an AutoChild to customize the defaults for.
        `defaults` - Canvas defaults to apply. These defaults override any existing properties without destroying or wiping out non-overridden properties. For usage tips on this param, see `SGWTProperties`.
      See Also:
        `AutoChildUsage`

    - #### changeAutoChildDefaults

          public static void changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName,
                                                     FormItem defaults)

      Changes the defaults for FormItem AutoChildren named `autoChildName`.
      Parameters:
        `autoChildName` - name of an AutoChild to customize the defaults for.
        `defaults` - FormItem defaults to apply. These defaults override any existing properties without destroying or wiping out non-overridden properties. For usage tips on this param, see `SGWTProperties`.
      See Also:
        `AutoChildUsage`

    - #### changePickerIconDefaults

          public static void changePickerIconDefaults(FormItemIcon defaults)

    - #### setAlwaysFetchMissingValues

          public HiddenItem setAlwaysFetchMissingValues(java.lang.Boolean alwaysFetchMissingValues)

      If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource` and `FormItem.fetchMissingValues` is true, when the item value changes, a fetch will be performed against the optionDataSource to retrieve the related record if `FormItem.displayField` is specified and the new item value is not present in any valueMap explicitly specified on the item.

      Setting this property to true means that a fetch will occur against the optionDataSource to retrieve the related record even if `FormItem.displayField` is unset, or the item has a valueMap which explicitly contains this field's value.

      An example of a use case where this might be set would be if `FormItem.formatValue()` or `FormItem.formatEditorValue()` were written to display properties from the `selected record`.

      Note - for efficiency we cache the associated record once a fetch has been performed, meaning if the value changes, then reverts to a previously seen value, we do not kick off an additional fetch even if this property is true. If necessary this cache may be explicitly invalidated via a call to `FormItem.invalidateDisplayValueCache()`

      Note: For hiddenItem `fetchMissingValues` is defaulted to `false` so developers wishing to get access to the record related to the current hiddenItem value would need to explicitly set both that property, and this one to true.

      Note : This is an advanced setting

      Overrides:
        `setAlwaysFetchMissingValues` in class `FormItem`
      Parameters:
        `alwaysFetchMissingValues` - New alwaysFetchMissingValues value. Default value is false
      Returns:
        `HiddenItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

    - #### getAlwaysFetchMissingValues

          public java.lang.Boolean getAlwaysFetchMissingValues()

      If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource` and `FormItem.fetchMissingValues` is true, when the item value changes, a fetch will be performed against the optionDataSource to retrieve the related record if `FormItem.displayField` is specified and the new item value is not present in any valueMap explicitly specified on the item.

      Setting this property to true means that a fetch will occur against the optionDataSource to retrieve the related record even if `FormItem.displayField` is unset, or the item has a valueMap which explicitly contains this field's value.

      An example of a use case where this might be set would be if `FormItem.formatValue()` or `FormItem.formatEditorValue()` were written to display properties from the `selected record`.

      Note - for efficiency we cache the associated record once a fetch has been performed, meaning if the value changes, then reverts to a previously seen value, we do not kick off an additional fetch even if this property is true. If necessary this cache may be explicitly invalidated via a call to `FormItem.invalidateDisplayValueCache()`

      Note: For hiddenItem `fetchMissingValues` is defaulted to `false` so developers wishing to get access to the record related to the current hiddenItem value would need to explicitly set both that property, and this one to true.

      Overrides:
        `getAlwaysFetchMissingValues` in class `FormItem`
      Returns:
        Current alwaysFetchMissingValues value. Default value is false

    - #### setColSpan

          public HiddenItem setColSpan(int colSpan)

      hidden fields don't take up any columns
      Overrides:
        `setColSpan` in class `FormItem`
      Parameters:
        `colSpan` - New colSpan value. Default value is 0
      Returns:
        `HiddenItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
      See Also:
        `Appearance overview and related methods`

    - #### getColSpan

          public int getColSpan()

      hidden fields don't take up any columns

      Note : This method will return -1 if the underlying SmartClient JavaScript attribute value cannot be expressed as a(n) int. In that case, other getters, similarly-named but ending in `AsString`, `AsCanvas`, etc., may be provided.

      Returns:
        Current colSpan value. Default value is 0
      See Also:
        `Appearance overview and related methods`

    - #### setColSpan

          public HiddenItem setColSpan(java.lang.String colSpan)

      hidden fields don't take up any columns
      Overrides:
        `setColSpan` in class `FormItem`
      Parameters:
        `colSpan` - New colSpan value. Default value is 0
      Returns:
        `HiddenItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
      See Also:
        `Appearance overview and related methods`

    - #### getColSpanAsString

          public java.lang.String getColSpanAsString()

      hidden fields don't take up any columns
      Returns:
        Current colSpan value. Default value is 0
      See Also:
        `Appearance overview and related methods`

    - #### setFetchMissingValues

          public HiddenItem setFetchMissingValues(java.lang.Boolean fetchMissingValues)

      If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource`, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.

      This is disabled by default for hiddenItems as there is typically no need to perform a fetch and retrieve a display-field value to show the user for a hidden item. This does mean that if a developer needs access to the related record for a hidden-item's value, they will need to enable both this setting and `FormItem.alwaysFetchMissingValues`.

      Note : This is an advanced setting

      Overrides:
        `setFetchMissingValues` in class `FormItem`
      Parameters:
        `fetchMissingValues` - New fetchMissingValues value. Default value is true
      Returns:
        `HiddenItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
      See Also:
        `FormItem.setOptionDataSource(com.smartgwt.client.data.DataSource)`, `FormItem.getSelectedRecord()`, `FormItem.setFilterLocally(java.lang.Boolean)`

    - #### getFetchMissingValues

          public java.lang.Boolean getFetchMissingValues()

      If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource`, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.

      This is disabled by default for hiddenItems as there is typically no need to perform a fetch and retrieve a display-field value to show the user for a hidden item. This does mean that if a developer needs access to the related record for a hidden-item's value, they will need to enable both this setting and `FormItem.alwaysFetchMissingValues`.

      Overrides:
        `getFetchMissingValues` in class `FormItem`
      Returns:
        Current fetchMissingValues value. Default value is true
      See Also:
        `FormItem.getOptionDataSource()`, `FormItem.getSelectedRecord()`, `FormItem.getFilterLocally()`

    - #### setRowSpan

          public HiddenItem setRowSpan(int rowSpan)

      hidden fields don't take up any rows
      Overrides:
        `setRowSpan` in class `FormItem`
      Parameters:
        `rowSpan` - New rowSpan value. Default value is 0
      Returns:
        `HiddenItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
      See Also:
        `Appearance overview and related methods`

    - #### getRowSpan

          public int getRowSpan()

      hidden fields don't take up any rows
      Overrides:
        `getRowSpan` in class `FormItem`
      Returns:
        Current rowSpan value. Default value is 0
      See Also:
        `Appearance overview and related methods`

    - #### setShowTitle

          public HiddenItem setShowTitle(java.lang.Boolean showTitle)

      we never show a separate title cell for hidden fields
      Overrides:
        `setShowTitle` in class `FormItem`
      Parameters:
        `showTitle` - New showTitle value. Default value is false
      Returns:
        `HiddenItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
      See Also:
        `Appearance overview and related methods`

    - #### getShowTitle

          public java.lang.Boolean getShowTitle()

      we never show a separate title cell for hidden fields
      Overrides:
        `getShowTitle` in class `FormItem`
      Returns:
        Current showTitle value. Default value is false
      See Also:
        `Appearance overview and related methods`

    - #### setDefaultProperties

          public static void setDefaultProperties(HiddenItem hiddenItemProperties)

      Class level method to set the default properties of this class. If set, then all existing and subsequently created instances of this class will automatically have default properties corresponding to the properties of the class instance passed to this function. This is a powerful feature that eliminates the need for users to create a separate hierarchy of subclasses that only alter the default properties of this class. Can also be used for skinning / styling purposes.

      Note: This method is intended for setting default attributes only and will affect all instances of the underlying class (including those automatically generated in JavaScript). This method should not be used to apply standard EventHandlers or override methods for a class - use a custom subclass instead. Calling this method after instances have been created can result in undefined behavior, since it bypasses any setters and a class instance may have already examined a particular property and not be expecting any changes through this route.

      Parameters:
        `hiddenItemProperties` - properties that should be used as new defaults when instances of this class are created
      See Also:
        `SGWTProperties`