Pass Static Value to Formatter Parameters in XML View

Question

I want to call the function getCountdown with two parameters:

• The first (AuctionEnd) is dynamic from a model.
• The second should be hard

Answer 1

Solution for version < 1.61:

1. Register a model to view in init method

   onInit: function() { // JSONModel required from "sap/ui/model/json/JSONModel"
     var oModelConstants = new JSONModel(Object.freeze({ myConstant: 123 }));
     oModelConstants.setDefaultBindingMode("OneTime");
     this.getView().setModel(oModelConstants, "constants");
   }
   

2. In XML view, assign your formatter with the following parts:

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For version 1.61 and above, see answer 53609552.