com.compoze.ebusiness
Class Category

java.lang.Object

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All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Category

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

This class implements a category and stores information such as name. To create a custom category, a name key is used to lookup the readable string from ebusiness_resources.properties. For internationalization, this properties file can be found in the j2ee_runtime.jar at com.compoze.ebusiness.ebusiness_resources.properties.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static Category	BILL_PAYMENT This value represents the 'bill payment' category.
static Category	BIRTHDAY This value represents the 'birthday' category.
static Category	CLIENTS This value represents the 'clients' category.
static Category	COMMERCIAL This value represents the 'commercial' category.
static Category	GRADUATION This value represents the 'graduation' category.
static Category	HOLIDAY This value represents the 'holiday' category.
static Category	INTERVIEW This value represents the 'interview' category.
static Category	MOVIE This value represents the 'movie' category.
static Category	PERSONAL This value represents the 'personal' category.
static Category	PHONE_CALLS This value represents the 'phone calls' category.
static Category	PROFESSIONAL This value represents the 'professional' category.
static Category	PROJECTS This value represents the 'projects' category.
static Category	TRAVEL This value represents the 'travel' category.
static Category	TV_SHOW This value represents the 'TV show' category.
static Category	UNFILED This value represents the 'unfiled' category.
static Category	VACATION This value represents the 'vacation' category.

Constructor Summary

protected

Category(java.lang.String sNameKey) Constructor.

Method Summary

static Category	create(java.lang.String sName) Creates a new category.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Indicates whether some other Category object is "equal to" this one.
static Category	get(java.lang.String sName) Gets the category by name.
static java.util.List	getCategories() Gets an unmodifiable list of categories.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name of the category.
java.lang.String	getName(java.util.Locale locale) Gets the name of the category using the specified locale.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of the object.
java.lang.String	toString(java.util.Locale locale) Returns a string representation of the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

BILL_PAYMENT

public static final Category BILL_PAYMENT

This value represents the 'bill payment' category.

BIRTHDAY

public static final Category BIRTHDAY

This value represents the 'birthday' category.

GRADUATION

public static final Category GRADUATION

This value represents the 'graduation' category.

HOLIDAY

public static final Category HOLIDAY

This value represents the 'holiday' category.

INTERVIEW

public static final Category INTERVIEW

This value represents the 'interview' category.

CLIENTS

public static final Category CLIENTS

This value represents the 'clients' category.

VACATION

public static final Category VACATION

This value represents the 'vacation' category.

MOVIE

public static final Category MOVIE

This value represents the 'movie' category.

PROJECTS

public static final Category PROJECTS

This value represents the 'projects' category.

TV_SHOW

public static final Category TV_SHOW

This value represents the 'TV show' category.

PHONE_CALLS

public static final Category PHONE_CALLS

This value represents the 'phone calls' category.

TRAVEL

public static final Category TRAVEL

This value represents the 'travel' category.

COMMERCIAL

public static final Category COMMERCIAL

This value represents the 'commercial' category.

PERSONAL

public static final Category PERSONAL

This value represents the 'personal' category.

PROFESSIONAL

public static final Category PROFESSIONAL

This value represents the 'professional' category.

UNFILED

public static final Category UNFILED

This value represents the 'unfiled' category.

Constructor Detail

Category

protected Category(java.lang.String sNameKey)

Constructor.

Parameters:

sNameKey - the name key of the category (may not be null or empty)

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Gets the name of the category.

Returns:

the name

getName

public java.lang.String getName(java.util.Locale locale)

Gets the name of the category using the specified locale.

Parameters:

locale - the locale

Returns:

the name

get

public static Category get(java.lang.String sName)

Gets the category by name. The name is compares ignoring case.

Parameters:

sName - the name

Returns:

the matching category or null if not found

getCategories

public static java.util.List getCategories()

Gets an unmodifiable list of categories.

Returns:

the list of Category objects (unmodifiable)

create

public static Category create(java.lang.String sName)

Creates a new category.

Parameters:

sName - the name of the category

Returns:

the newly created category

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Indicates whether some other Category object is "equal to" this one.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the string representation of the object

toString

public java.lang.String toString(java.util.Locale locale)

Returns a string representation of the object.

Parameters:

locale - the locale

Returns:

the string representation of the object