Custom controller init & arguments

Question

Hi there,
i would like to know if it is possible to pass arguments to a custom control constructor that are not properties/events/aggregation/etc.
I already read a lot of documentation as UI Controller without finding a way to do this.
I tried (and failed) some ways  :
-Instantiation
var oObject = new custom.TreeNode(sId,iNumber,mSettings);
or
var oObject = new custom.TreeNode(sId,{text:"test, width:100, ... , anArgumentThatIsNOTAproperty:12});
-Controller
custom.TreeNode.prototype.init = function(aThing){
console.log(arguments); //empty array
console.log(mSettings);//error not defined
console.log(aThing);////undefined
console.log(anArgumentThatIsNOTAproperty);//error not defined
console.log(this.anArgumentThatIsNOTAproperty);//undefined
if(sap.ui.commons.TreeNode.prototype.init){
     sap.ui.commons.TreeNode.prototype.init.apply(this,arguments);
Thanks for your help,
Regards,
Marc

Answer 1

If you read the documentation for the init() function it seems that the values provided in the constructor are not available in the init function.
https://sapui5.hana.ondemand.com/sdk/#docs/guide/6d6b5bda5727419eadcc9cbac1f6e6a1.html
Values that are given in the constructor method are not yet available in the init method. This is to prevent that a control only works when the values are set initially, but not when the values are changed.
It's not something I've tried, and not sure why you wouldn't want to use properties, however I think the following example would work.
http://jsbin.com/wigupuqikofe/1/edit
Regards,
Jason