atg.repository.search

Class MetaProperty

java.lang.Object

java.beans.FeatureDescriptor

atg.beans.SerializableFeatureDescriptor

atg.beans.DynamicPropertyDescriptor

atg.repository.search.MetaProperty

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class MetaProperty
extends DynamicPropertyDescriptor

The Property class provides the information necessary for the UI to display a property that is available.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Property Summary

Properties

Type	Property and Description
boolean	isRepositoryId Boolean method, returns true if values of this meta property are repository ids

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	MetaProperty.MetaPropertyValue Inner class to represent a valid indexed value for this meta property in the search index.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	CLASS_VERSION Class version string
static ApplicationLoggingImpl	log Logger

Fields inherited from class atg.beans.DynamicPropertyDescriptor

PORTABLE_VALUE_KEY

Fields inherited from class atg.beans.SerializableFeatureDescriptor

BUNDLE_ATTRIBUTE_NAME, LOCALE_ATTRIBUTE_NAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MetaProperty(DynamicPropertyDescriptor pDpd, java.lang.String pTypeString) Create a new Property with the given descriptor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.beans.PropertyEditor	createLocalePropertyEditor(java.util.Locale pLocale) Returns a localized PropertyEditor.
java.beans.PropertyEditor	createPropertyEditor() Returns a PropertyEditor which exposes the possible enumerated values through the tags property of the PropertyEditor
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object pOther) Compare other object for equality.
java.lang.String	getDisplayName() Returns the potentially localized display name of the property.
java.lang.String	getDisplayName(java.util.Locale pLocale)
java.lang.String	getDisplayValue(java.lang.String pValue) Method to get a UI display String for a given String search engine indexed value.
java.lang.String	getDisplayValue(java.lang.String pValue, java.util.Locale pLocale)
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,MetaProperty.MetaPropertyValue>	getIndexedValuesMap() Gets the map of indexed values to display names for this meta property or null if this is not known
protected java.util.Locale	getLocale() Gets the Locale to use if one is not passed in to another method.
java.lang.String	getLocalPropertyDescriptorDisplayName(SerializableFeatureDescriptor pProp, java.util.Locale pLocale) Gets the localized display name for a dynamic property descriptor.
MetaPropertyFormatter	getMetaPropertyFormatter() Gets the formatter for the name and display name of this meta property, may be null
MetaPropertyValueFormatter	getMetaPropertyValueFormatter() Gets the formatter to display values of this meta property
java.lang.String	getName()
java.lang.String	getOutputName() Gets the optional explicit string output name of the property.
DynamicPropertyDescriptor[]	getParentPropertyDescriptors() Gets the parent property descriptors.
DynamicPropertyDescriptor	getPropertyDescriptor() Gets the original property descriptor.
protected java.util.ResourceBundle	getResourceBundle(java.util.Locale pLocale) Gets the ResourceBundle for the given locale.
protected java.lang.String	getResourceBundleName() Gets the resource bundle name to look up values and property name.
atg.repository.search.indexing.specifier.PropertyTypeEnum	getTypeEnum() Gets the PropertyTypeEnum the property.
java.lang.String	getTypeString() Gets the string type of the property.
int	hashCode() Get the hash code for this Property.
boolean	isRankedDynamically()
boolean	isRepositoryIdProperty() Boolean method, returns true if values of this meta property are repository ids
void	setMetaPropertyFormatter(MetaPropertyFormatter pMetaPropertyFormatter)
void	setMetaPropertyValueFormatter(MetaPropertyValueFormatter pMetaPropertyValueFormatter)
void	setMetaPropertyValues(java.lang.String[] pIndexedValues, java.lang.String[] pIndexedDisplayValues) If the total set of valid values in the search engine index is available then it can be set here.
void	setOutputName(java.lang.String pOutputName)
void	setParentPropertyDescriptors(DynamicPropertyDescriptor[] pParentPropertyDescriptors)
void	setPropertyDescriptor(DynamicPropertyDescriptor pPropertyDescriptor)
void	setRankedDynamically(boolean pRankedDynamically)
void	setTypeString(java.lang.String pTypeString)
java.lang.String	toString() Return a String representation of this Property.

Methods inherited from class atg.beans.DynamicPropertyDescriptor

createLocalePropertyEditor, getComponentPropertyBeanInfo, getComponentPropertyType, getPropertyBeanInfo, getPropertyEditorClass, getPropertyType, getUIPropertyEditor, isMultiValued, isReadable, isRequired, isWritable, setComponentPropertyType, setPropertyEditorClass, setPropertyType, setReadable, setRequired, setWritable

Methods inherited from class atg.beans.SerializableFeatureDescriptor

copyFeatureDescriptor, getDisplayNameResource, getDisplaySortString, getLocalizedResourceBundle, getResourceBundle, getShortDescription, getShortDescriptionResource, getSortString, setDisplayNameResource, setShortDescriptionResource

Methods inherited from class java.beans.FeatureDescriptor

attributeNames, getValue, isExpert, isHidden, isPreferred, setDisplayName, setExpert, setHidden, setName, setPreferred, setShortDescription, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Property Detail

isRepositoryId

Boolean method, returns true if values of this meta property are repository ids

Returns:

true if values of this meta property are repository ids

Field Detail

CLASS_VERSION

public static java.lang.String CLASS_VERSION

Class version string

log

public static ApplicationLoggingImpl log

Logger

Constructor Detail

MetaProperty

public MetaProperty(DynamicPropertyDescriptor pDpd,
            java.lang.String pTypeString)

Create a new Property with the given descriptor.

Method Detail

getTypeString

public java.lang.String getTypeString()

Gets the string type of the property.

setTypeString

public void setTypeString(java.lang.String pTypeString)

getTypeEnum

public atg.repository.search.indexing.specifier.PropertyTypeEnum getTypeEnum()

Gets the PropertyTypeEnum the property.

getOutputName

public java.lang.String getOutputName()

Gets the optional explicit string output name of the property.

setOutputName

public void setOutputName(java.lang.String pOutputName)

getPropertyDescriptor

public DynamicPropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor()

Gets the original property descriptor. Can be used for enumerated types.

setPropertyDescriptor

public void setPropertyDescriptor(DynamicPropertyDescriptor pPropertyDescriptor)

getParentPropertyDescriptors

public DynamicPropertyDescriptor[] getParentPropertyDescriptors()

Gets the parent property descriptors.

setParentPropertyDescriptors

public void setParentPropertyDescriptors(DynamicPropertyDescriptor[] pParentPropertyDescriptors)

getMetaPropertyFormatter

public MetaPropertyFormatter getMetaPropertyFormatter()

Gets the formatter for the name and display name of this meta property, may be null

setMetaPropertyFormatter

public void setMetaPropertyFormatter(MetaPropertyFormatter pMetaPropertyFormatter)

getMetaPropertyValueFormatter

public MetaPropertyValueFormatter getMetaPropertyValueFormatter()

Gets the formatter to display values of this meta property

setMetaPropertyValueFormatter

public void setMetaPropertyValueFormatter(MetaPropertyValueFormatter pMetaPropertyValueFormatter)

getIndexedValuesMap

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,MetaProperty.MetaPropertyValue> getIndexedValuesMap()

Gets the map of indexed values to display names for this meta property or null if this is not known

isRankedDynamically

public boolean isRankedDynamically()

setRankedDynamically

public void setRankedDynamically(boolean pRankedDynamically)

getDisplayName

public java.lang.String getDisplayName()

Description copied from class: SerializableFeatureDescriptor

Returns the potentially localized display name of the property.

Overrides:

getDisplayName in class SerializableFeatureDescriptor

Parameters:

pLocale - Optional java locale to resource display name with.

Returns:

String display name showing entire hierarchy for this MetaProperty.

See Also:

Creates a localized display name based on the property hierarchy. e.g. ancestorCategories.displayName involves two properties "ancestorCategories" and "displayName". They will be combined and resources looked up to form a string like "Ancestor Categories -> Name"

getDisplayName

public java.lang.String getDisplayName(java.util.Locale pLocale)

getLocalPropertyDescriptorDisplayName

public java.lang.String getLocalPropertyDescriptorDisplayName(SerializableFeatureDescriptor pProp,
                                                     java.util.Locale pLocale)

Gets the localized display name for a dynamic property descriptor.

Parameters:

pProp - SerializableFeatureDescriptor to get display name

pLocale - Optional Java Locale

Returns:

String localized display name

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Overrides:

getName in class java.beans.FeatureDescriptor

Returns:

String name showing entire hierarchy for this MetaProperty.

See Also:

Creates a full name based on the property hierarchy. e.g. ancestorCategories.displayName involves two MetaProperties "ancestorCategories" and "displayName".

createPropertyEditor

public java.beans.PropertyEditor createPropertyEditor()

Returns a PropertyEditor which exposes the possible enumerated values through the tags property of the PropertyEditor

Overrides:

createPropertyEditor in class DynamicPropertyDescriptor

createLocalePropertyEditor

public java.beans.PropertyEditor createLocalePropertyEditor(java.util.Locale pLocale)

Returns a localized PropertyEditor.

Overrides:

createLocalePropertyEditor in class DynamicPropertyDescriptor

Parameters:

pLocale - the Locale for which the localized editor should be created, or null for the default locale.

setMetaPropertyValues

public void setMetaPropertyValues(java.lang.String[] pIndexedValues,
                         java.lang.String[] pIndexedDisplayValues)

If the total set of valid values in the search engine index is available then it can be set here. This allows a UI to display a picker, or to display enumerated property values. If pIndexedDisplayValue is not null then it must match pIndexedValues in length.

Parameters:

pIndexedValues - String array of indexed values

pIndexedDisplayValues - String array of UI display names or resource keys for each indexed value

getDisplayValue

public java.lang.String getDisplayValue(java.lang.String pValue)

Method to get a UI display String for a given String search engine indexed value. e.g. if this is a Date property and the given String is a Long number then this method will return the date as a formatted string 'MM/dd/YYYY'

Parameters:

pValue - String value as stored in the index

Returns:

String to display on a UI

getDisplayValue

public java.lang.String getDisplayValue(java.lang.String pValue,
                               java.util.Locale pLocale)

isRepositoryIdProperty

public boolean isRepositoryIdProperty()

Boolean method, returns true if values of this meta property are repository ids

Returns:

true if values of this meta property are repository ids

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Get the hash code for this Property.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object pOther)

Compare other object for equality.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return a String representation of this Property.

Overrides:

toString in class SerializableFeatureDescriptor

getLocale

protected java.util.Locale getLocale()

Gets the Locale to use if one is not passed in to another method. Uses ServletUtil.getUserLocale first or if null then the default Dynamo licensed locale.

Overrides:

getLocale in class DynamicPropertyDescriptor

Returns:

Locale

getResourceBundleName

protected java.lang.String getResourceBundleName()

Gets the resource bundle name to look up values and property name. Trys to get it from the property descriptor. May be null.

Returns:

String resource bundle name

getResourceBundle

protected java.util.ResourceBundle getResourceBundle(java.util.Locale pLocale)

Gets the ResourceBundle for the given locale. May be null. Uses getResourceBundleName method.

Parameters:

pLocale - Locale to use

Returns:

ResourceBundle to use