Dependent Controls

Contents

• Enabled Child
• Hidden Child
• Wrapper Pattern

Enabled Child

The row remains visible but disabled.

local function featureEnabled()
  return MyAddonDB.profile.enabled == true
end

app:RegisterControl("general.core", {
  id = "scale",
  key = "scale",
  type = "slider",
  label = "Scale",
  min = 0.5,
  max = 2,
  step = 0.05,
  default = 1,
  parentCheck = featureEnabled,
})

Hidden Child

The row is removed from the rendered page.

visibleWhen = function()
  return MyAddonDB.profile.advanced == true
end

Wrapper Pattern

local parent = addon.functions.SettingsCreateCheckbox(category, {
  var = "featureEnabled",
  text = L["featureEnabled"],
  default = false,
  parentSection = section,
})

addon.functions.SettingsCreateSlider(category, {
  var = "featureScale",
  text = L["featureScale"],
  min = 0.5,
  max = 2,
  step = 0.05,
  default = 1,
  parentSection = section,
  element = parent and parent.element,
  parentCheck = function()
    return addon.db.featureEnabled == true
  end,
})