info.informatica.ui
Interface DataControl

All Superinterfaces:

DataValue

All Known Implementing Classes:

FormCheckboxField, FormData, FormDateField, FormField, FormHiddenField, FormKeygenField, FormPasswordField, FormRadioField, FormSelectField, FormSelectMultiField, FormSubmit, FormTextAreaField, FormTextAreaInputField, FormTextField, MetaField, TextControl, TimeMark

public interface DataControl
extends DataValue

interface which adds format to data value.

Must be implemented by all data UI Controls.

Version:

1.01

Author:

amengual at informatica dot info

Method Summary

ControlName	getControlName() Returns the ID of this entity at User Interface.
FieldName	getFieldname() Returns the name of the database field associated to this entity.
Object	getFormat() Gets the format that applies to this UI element.
void	init(DataField de) Initializes the value of the field.
void	mapDataToUI(DataField de, Dataset ds, Map<String,Object> m)
void	setFieldname(FieldName name) Sets the name of the data field associated to this UI field.
void	setFormat(Object fmt) Sets the formatting object for this UI element.

Methods inherited from interface info.informatica.ui.DataValue

getValue, setValue

Method Detail

init

void init(DataField de)
          throws DataFieldException

Initializes the value of the field.

Throws:

DataFieldException

getControlName

ControlName getControlName()

Returns the ID of this entity at User Interface.

getFieldname

FieldName getFieldname()

Returns the name of the database field associated to this entity.

setFieldname

void setFieldname(FieldName name)

Sets the name of the data field associated to this UI field.

setFormat

void setFormat(Object fmt)

Sets the formatting object for this UI element.

It is allowed to thow an UnsupportedOperationException if the UI Control does not support formatting.

Parameters:

fmt - the Formatting object

getFormat

Object getFormat()

Gets the format that applies to this UI element.

Returns:

a formatting object for this element, or null if it has no format, or this object does not support formatting.

mapDataToUI

void mapDataToUI(DataField de,
                 Dataset ds,
                 Map<String,Object> m)
                 throws DatasetException

Throws:

DatasetException