Mobiscroll Instance

When a mobiscroll component is initialized, an instance of the component is created. Through the instance you have access to all methods and properties of the component.

There are multiple ways to access the instance of an individual component.

1. Inside events

The mobiscroll instance is passed as parameter for every event of the component.

mobiscroll.date('#mydate', {
    onSet: function (event, inst) {
        var selectedDate = inst.getVal(); // Call the getVal method
    }
})

2. Initialization

The instance is returned by the component's initialization:

var inst = mobiscroll.date('#mydate');
    inst.show(); // Call the show method

3. Through active instance

Stores the currently active mobiscroll instance (expcept inline instances), or null if there is no active instance.

mobiscroll.activeInstance

Setting options dynamically

There are two ways to modify options after initalization

1. Using the option method.
   
   The option method always triggers reinitialization. Most of the settings can be updated only this way, updating without initialization has no effect, because the markup is already generated. If the scroller was visible, the reinitialization hides it and it's not shown again automatically (except in inline display mode).
   
   
   Javascript

   // Modify options
   mobiscrollInstance.option({ 
       theme: 'ios', 
       lang: 'de'
   });

   HTML

   <input id="mobiscroll"/>

2. Modify directly the settings object.
   
   Useful when changing dynamic settings, which do not need redraw (e.g. readonly, calendar marked days).
   
   

   // Modify a setting
   mobiscrollInstance.settings.readonly = true;
   
   // Modify settings in an event
   mobiscroll.scroller('#mobiscroll', {
       onBeforeShow: function (event, inst) {
           inst.settings.readonly = true;
       }
   });