oracle.jbo.uicli.binding
Class JUCtrlParameterDef

java.lang.Object
  oracle.jbo.common.NamedObjectImpl
      oracle.jbo.mom.DefinitionObject
          oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject
              oracle.adf.model.binding.DCDefBase
                  oracle.adf.model.binding.DCControlBindingDef
                      oracle.jbo.uicli.binding.JUControlDef
                          oracle.jbo.uicli.binding.JUCtrlValueDef
                              oracle.jbo.uicli.binding.JUCtrlAttrsDef
                                  oracle.jbo.uicli.binding.JUCtrlParameterDef

All Implemented Interfaces:

AttributeDef, AttributeHints, GenericHints, DefPersistable, PersistentDefinition, Properties, ValidationManager

public class JUCtrlParameterDef
extends JUCtrlAttrsDef
implements AttributeDef, AttributeHints

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject

PersistableDefObject.CustomizationType, PersistableDefObject.PersonalizationType

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface oracle.jbo.AttributeHints

AttributeHints.ControlType

Field Summary

static int	PARAM_DEFAULT For internal use only.
static int	PARAM_FINAL Binding definition has the expression to get to the value that should be used for this parameter.
static int	PARAM_MANDATORY Parameter value has to be set by the caller.
static int	PARAM_OPTIONAL Binding definition's value is used only if the parameter is not specifically set by the caller.
static java.lang.String	PNAME_Option
static java.lang.String	PNAME_Precision
static java.lang.String	PNAME_PrecisionRule
static java.lang.String	PNAME_ReadOnly
static java.lang.String	PNAME_Scale
static java.lang.String	PNAME_Type
static java.lang.String	PNAME_Value

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.uicli.binding.JUCtrlValueDef

DEFAULT_HANDLER, PNAME_ApplyValidation, PNAME_AttrNames, PNAME_AttrViewExprs, PNAME_CtrlPermission, PNAME_IncludeSelectionAttr, PNAME_InputHandler, PNAME_ListNullValueId, PNAME_Permissions, PNAME_SelectionAttr, PNAME_SelectionValue, PNAME_UnSelectionValue, PNAME_UseRowHints

Fields inherited from class oracle.adf.model.binding.DCControlBindingDef

PNAME_ControlBindingClass, PNAME_ControlClass, PNAME_CustomInputHandler, PNAME_InitialValue, PNAME_IterBinding, PNAME_TYPE, PNAME_Viewable

Fields inherited from class oracle.adf.model.binding.DCDefBase

DEF_XMLNS, DEF_XMLNS_BASE, EMPTY_STR, PNAME_AccessorIterator, PNAME_Action, PNAME_Boolean, PNAME_Button, PNAME_ButtonGroup, PNAME_Calendar, PNAME_ComboBox, PNAME_ComboBoxLovEdit, PNAME_DataControlAction, PNAME_DefaultControl, PNAME_DynamicTable, PNAME_EnumList, PNAME_EventBinding, PNAME_EventEnabled, PNAME_EventEnabled_NONE, PNAME_EventEnabled_PPR, PNAME_EventEnabled_PUSH, PNAME_FormattedTextField, PNAME_Graph, PNAME_HGrid, PNAME_Iterator, PNAME_Label, PNAME_ListSingleSel, PNAME_LovButton, PNAME_LOVList, PNAME_MethodAction, PNAME_MethodIterator, PNAME_NavigationBar, PNAME_NavigationList, PNAME_Panel, PNAME_Parameter, PNAME_Permission, PNAME_ProgressBar, PNAME_ProgressBarAttr, PNAME_Range, PNAME_ScrollBar, PNAME_ScrollBarAttr, PNAME_Shuttle, PNAME_Slider, PNAME_SliderAttr, PNAME_Spinner, PNAME_Table, PNAME_TextField, PNAME_ToplinkIterator, PNAME_Tree, PNAME_TreeTable

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.DefinitionObject

DEF_MDS_CLIENT_KEY, DEF_SCOPE_PERS, DEF_SCOPE_SESSION, DEF_SCOPE_SHARED, mBaseDefObject, mExtendedDefObjects, mObjectResolved, PERSDEF_MDS_CLIENT_KEY, PROPERTY_EXPRMAP

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.common.NamedObjectImpl

mFullName, mObjName, mParent, mProperties, RES_ID_SUFFIX

Fields inherited from interface oracle.jbo.AttributeDef

ATTR_ASSOCIATED_ROW, ATTR_ASSOCIATED_ROWITERATOR, ATTR_DYNAMIC, ATTR_ENTITY_DERIVED, ATTR_HIDDEN, ATTR_PERSISTENT, ATTR_ROWSET, ATTR_SQL_DERIVED, ATTR_TRANSIENT, ATTR_VARIABLE, READONLY, UPDATEABLE, UPDATEABLE_WHILE_NEW

Fields inherited from interface oracle.jbo.AttributeHints

ATTRIBUTE_AUTOSUBMIT, ATTRIBUTE_BINDEDITOR_LABEL, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_CATEGORY, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_DISPLAYHEIGHT, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_DISPLAYWIDTH, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_FIELD_ORDER, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_FORMTYPE, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_TYPE, ATTRIBUTE_DISPLAY_HINT, ATTRIBUTE_DISPLAY_HINT_DISPLAY, ATTRIBUTE_DISPLAY_HINT_HIDE, ATTRIBUTE_FORM_TYPE_DETAIL, ATTRIBUTE_FORM_TYPE_SHORT, ATTRIBUTE_LABEL, ATTRIBUTE_LABEL_PLURAL, ATTRIBUTE_TOOLTIP, CTL_CHECK_BOX, CTL_CHOICE_LIST, CTL_COMBO_BOX, CTL_COMBO_BOX_LOV, CTL_DATE, CTL_DEFAULT, CTL_DELIMITEDIDS_CHOICE, CTL_EDIT, CTL_IMAGE, CTL_INPUT_TEXT_LOV, CTL_LIST_BOX, CTL_NUMBER_EDIT, CTL_RADIO_GROUP, CTLTYPE_CHECKBOX, CTLTYPE_COMBO, CTLTYPE_COMBOLOV, CTLTYPE_DATE, CTLTYPE_DEFAULT, CTLTYPE_DELIMITEDIDS_CHOICE, CTLTYPE_EDIT, CTLTYPE_IMAGE, CTLTYPE_LIST, CTLTYPE_LISTBOX, CTLTYPE_LOV, CTLTYPE_NUMEDIT, CTLTYPE_RADIOGRP, CTLTYPE_TOGGLE, FMT_FORMAT, FMT_FORMATTER, HINT_NAME_AUTOSUBMIT, HINT_NAME_CATEGORY, HINT_NAME_CTL_TYPE, HINT_NAME_DESCRIPTION, HINT_NAME_DISPLAY_HEIGHT, HINT_NAME_DISPLAY_HINT, HINT_NAME_DISPLAY_WIDTH, HINT_NAME_FIELD_ORDER, HINT_NAME_FORMAT, HINT_NAME_LABEL, HINT_NAME_MANDATORY, HINT_NAME_MAX_VALUE, HINT_NAME_MIN_LENGTH, HINT_NAME_MIN_VALUE, HINT_NAME_SECRET, HINT_NAME_TOOLTIP, HINT_NAME_UPDATEABLE, PNAME_Button, PNAME_ButtonGroup, PNAME_ComboBox, PNAME_ComboBoxLovEdit, PNAME_EnumList, PNAME_LovButton, PNAME_TextField

Fields inherited from interface oracle.jbo.GenericHints

PROPERTY_LABEL, PROPERTY_LABEL_PLURAL, PROPERTY_TOOLTIP

Fields inherited from interface oracle.jbo.mom.xml.DefPersistable

XML_STATEMENT

Constructor Summary

JUCtrlParameterDef()

Method Summary

protected DCControlBinding	createControlBindingInstance(java.lang.Object control, DCBindingContainer formBnd)
boolean	displayInShortForm(LocaleContext locale) Returns true if the attribute is to displayed in the short(summary) form.
ViewObject	getAccessorVO(ViewObject originVO) For an accessor attribute, this method creates a View Object that works for the View Link definition.
byte	getAttributeKind() *** For internal framework use only ***
java.lang.String	getColumnName() For internal framework use only ***
java.lang.String	getColumnNameForQuery() For internal framework use only ***
java.lang.String[][]	getCompOpers(LocaleContext locale) Returns a Map of operators for this attribute.
int	getControlType(LocaleContext locale) Returns the preferred control type for this attribute
int	getDisplayHeight(LocaleContext locale) Returns the display width for this attribute
java.lang.String	getDisplayHint(LocaleContext locale) Retrieves the displya hint that dictates whether this attributr should be visible or not.
int	getDisplayWidth(LocaleContext locale) Returns the display width for this attribute
int	getElemSQLType() Returns the jdbc type of the elements of this attribute.
java.lang.Class	getElemType() Returns the element type of the attribute.
java.lang.String	getExpression()
java.lang.String	getFormat(LocaleContext locale) returns the format string stored in the ui hints
java.lang.String	getFormattedAttribute(AttributeList attrList, LocaleContext locale) Returns the formatted value for the attribute.
Formatter	getFormatter(LocaleContext locale) returns the formatter object stored in the ui hints
java.lang.String	getFormatterClassName(LocaleContext locale) returns the formatter class stored in the ui hints
java.lang.String	getHint(LocaleContext locale, java.lang.String sHintName) Return defaulted hint value based on the hint name
java.lang.String	getHintValue(LocaleContext locale, java.lang.String sHintName) Return hint value based on the hint name
int	getIndex() Always return 0.
java.lang.Class	getJavaType() Returns javatype of the value that bound expression returns.
java.lang.String	getLabel(LocaleContext locale) Retrieves the label to be used in any attribute prompts
java.lang.String	getLabelPlural(LocaleContext locale) Retrives the LabelPlural text to be used for this attribute
ListBindingDef	getListBindingDef()
java.lang.String	getLocaleName(LocaleContext locale, java.lang.String sName) function for retrieving the locale name of a hint
java.lang.String	getLOVName() Gets the name of the LOV (list of values) associated with this attribute definition.
java.util.Map	getOperators(LocaleContext locale)
int	getOptionFlag()
int	getPrecision() Return Precision value from metadata for this binding.
int	getScale() Return Scale value from metadata for this binding.
int	getSQLType() Always return -1.
java.lang.String	getTooltip(LocaleContext locale) Retrives the tooltip text to be used for this attribute
AttributeHints	getUIHelper() Returns this, as this object also implements AttributeHints interface
byte	getUpdateableFlag() Tests if an attribute can be modified.
boolean	hasFormatInformation(LocaleContext locale) Return true if any format hints have been defined for this attribute.
void	init(java.util.HashMap initValues)
protected void	initSubType()
boolean	isApplyPrecision()
boolean	isAutoSubmit(LocaleContext locale) Returns autoSubmit value for this attribute.
boolean	isDiscrColumn() Tests if an attribute is a discriminator.
boolean	isFinal()
boolean	isMandatory() Tests if an attribute does not allow null values.
boolean	isOptional()
boolean	isPrimaryKey() Always return false
boolean	isQueriable() This binding is not queriable.
boolean	isReadOnly() Return Updateable flag from metadata for this binding.
boolean	isSelected() This binding is not queriable.
java.lang.Object	parseFormattedAttribute(java.lang.String sValue, LocaleContext locale) Strips off the formatting from a string and constructs an instance of the attribute's domain using the 'clean' string as a parameter of the contructor.
protected void	retrieveFromXML(DefElement xmlElement, java.util.HashMap valueTab)

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.uicli.binding.JUCtrlAttrsDef

initializeControlBinding

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.uicli.binding.JUCtrlValueDef

addValidator, getAttrNames, getAttrViewExpressions, getChangeEventPolicy, getCustomInputHandler, getEventDefList, getFirstAttrName, getIterBinding, getMessageBundleClass, getNullValueId, getNullValueObject, getResourceBundleDef, getSelectionDef, getValidators, hasCustomInputHandler, initSelectionDef, isApplyValidation, isPushDataChangeEvents, isPushOrPollDataChangeEvents, isUseRowHints, loadChildrenFromXML, loadCustomDef, loadEventDefinitions, loadFromXML, setApplyValidation, setAttributeNames, setCustomInputHandler, setEventDefList, setNullValueObject, setSelectionDef, setUseRowHints

Methods inherited from class oracle.adf.model.binding.DCControlBindingDef

createControl, createControlBinding, createControlBinding, findControlBinding, getBindingContainerDef, getControlBindingClassName, getControlClassName, getDefTypeId, getDesignTimeClass, getInitialValue, getIterBinding, getIterBindingName, getLayoutCons, getViewableExpr, getXMLElementTag, setBindingContainerDef, setControlBindingClassName, setControlClassName, setInitialValue, setIterBindingName

Methods inherited from class oracle.adf.model.binding.DCDefBase

convertToBoolean, convertToDataChangePolicy, convertToInt, convertToIntArray, convertToLong, createAndLoadFromXML, getDefClassName, getDefXMLNameSpace, getOrigObject, getPermissionDef, getPersonalizer, getPersonalizerClass, getSubType, isDirty, isNew, loadPermissionDef, loadXMLContents, readXMLBoolean, readXMLInt, readXMLLong, readXMLString, readXMLStringArray, readXMLStringArrayList, readXMLStringArrayList, setDefClassName, setDirty, setNew, setOrigObject, setPermissionDef, setSubType

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject

addDefImport, allocatePropertyMap, checkEditable, close, createFromXML, deregisterSessionObject, findDefImport, finishedLoading, getBaseDir, getBasePackage, getDefImports, getDefManager, getDefWriter, getDefXMLElementTag, getEditObject, getFileName, getFullDirName, getFullFileName, getPropertyMap, getSubstitutedNames, guaranteePath, isCustomizationEnabled, isCustomizationEnabled, isEditable, isPersonalizationEnabled, isPersonalizationEnabled, loadDefImports, mergePropertyMap, objectRemoved, registerClass, registerDefObject, registerSessionDefObject, remove, removeAndDelete, removeDefImport, removeProperty, saveXMLContents, setCustomizationEnabled, setCustomizationEnabled, setDefaultBaseDir, setDefMgr, setEditable, setPersonalizationEnabled, setPersonalizationEnabled, setProperty, setPropertyExpression, setPropertyMap, updateChildrenList, verifyVersion, writeChildren, writeContents, writeObject, writeVersion, writeXMLContents

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.DefinitionObject

addExtendedDefObject, addPropertySetName, getBaseDefObject, getContainerDef, getContainerName, getDefScope, getExtendedDefObjects, getMdsKey, getMdsReference, getPropertySetName, getPropertySetNames, hasExtendedDefObjects, isBaseDefFor, isDynamicDefinitionObject, isObjectResolved, loadCustomProperties, loadProperties, loadPropertiesInMap, loadPropertySetNames, loadSchemaProperties, removeExtendedDefObject, resolveReferences, setBaseDefObject, setBaseDefObject, setDefScope, setMdsKey, setMdsReference, setName, setObjectResolved, setParent, setPropertySetName

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.common.NamedObjectImpl

getAllProperties, getFullName, getName, getParent, getProperties, getPropertiesAsStrings, getPropertiesMap, getProperty, getProperty, getPropertyExpressionsMap, getResourcesFromBundle, getStringFromMessageBundle, isPropertyExpression, refreshProperty, removeProperty, requiresNamePrefixedResId, resolveObjectProperty, resolvePropertyRaw, setFullName, setPropertiesMap, setPropertiesMap2, setProperty

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.AttributeDef

getName

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.Properties

getProperties, getProperty, getProperty, refreshProperty

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.rules.ValidationManager

getFullName, getName

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.mom.xml.DefPersistable

getFullName

Field Detail

PARAM_FINAL

public static int PARAM_FINAL

Binding definition has the expression to get to the value that should be used for this parameter.

PARAM_OPTIONAL

public static int PARAM_OPTIONAL

Binding definition's value is used only if the parameter is not specifically set by the caller. This is the default.

PARAM_MANDATORY

public static int PARAM_MANDATORY

Parameter value has to be set by the caller.

PARAM_DEFAULT

public static int PARAM_DEFAULT

For internal use only.

PNAME_Value

public static final java.lang.String PNAME_Value

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Constant Field Values

PNAME_Type

public static final java.lang.String PNAME_Type

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PNAME_Scale

public static final java.lang.String PNAME_Scale

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PNAME_Precision

public static final java.lang.String PNAME_Precision

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PNAME_Option

public static final java.lang.String PNAME_Option

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PNAME_ReadOnly

public static final java.lang.String PNAME_ReadOnly

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PNAME_PrecisionRule

public static final java.lang.String PNAME_PrecisionRule

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Constructor Detail

JUCtrlParameterDef

public JUCtrlParameterDef()

Method Detail

initSubType

protected void initSubType()

Overrides:

initSubType in class JUCtrlAttrsDef

createControlBindingInstance

protected DCControlBinding createControlBindingInstance(java.lang.Object control,
                                                        DCBindingContainer formBnd)

Overrides:

createControlBindingInstance in class JUCtrlAttrsDef

getAttributeKind

public final byte getAttributeKind()

*** For internal framework use only ***

Specified by:

getAttributeKind in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

one of the ATTR constants defined for this class.

getColumnName

public final java.lang.String getColumnName()

For internal framework use only ***

Specified by:

getColumnName in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the name of the column.

getExpression

public final java.lang.String getExpression()

getColumnNameForQuery

public final java.lang.String getColumnNameForQuery()

For internal framework use only ***

Specified by:

getColumnNameForQuery in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the column name to be used in query.

getIndex

public final int getIndex()

Always return 0.

Specified by:

getIndex in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the index of the attribute row's definition object.

getJavaType

public final java.lang.Class getJavaType()

Returns javatype of the value that bound expression returns.

Specified by:

getJavaType in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the class of the attribute.

getSQLType

public final int getSQLType()

Always return -1.

Specified by:

getSQLType in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the JDBC type.

See Also:

Types

getScale

public final int getScale()

Return Scale value from metadata for this binding.

Specified by:

getScale in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the scale value for this attribute, if applicable.

getPrecision

public final int getPrecision()

Return Precision value from metadata for this binding.

Specified by:

getPrecision in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the precision value for this attribute.

isDiscrColumn

public final boolean isDiscrColumn()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Tests if an attribute is a discriminator. Discriminating attributes are those whose values determine the (sub)type representing the entity.

Specified by:

isDiscrColumn in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

true if this is a Discriminator Column; false otherwise.

isSelected

public final boolean isSelected()

This binding is not queriable.

Specified by:

isSelected in interface AttributeDef

isQueriable

public final boolean isQueriable()

This binding is not queriable.

Specified by:

isQueriable in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

true if this attribute is queriable.

isReadOnly

public final boolean isReadOnly()

Return Updateable flag from metadata for this binding.

getUpdateableFlag

public final byte getUpdateableFlag()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Tests if an attribute can be modified.

Specified by:

getUpdateableFlag in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

READONLY, UPDATEABLE, or UPDATEABLE_WHILE_NEW.

isPrimaryKey

public final boolean isPrimaryKey()

Always return false

Specified by:

isPrimaryKey in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

true if this is either a Primary Key attribute or part of the attributes that constitute the Primary Key for a given row.

isApplyPrecision

public final boolean isApplyPrecision()

isMandatory

public final boolean isMandatory()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Tests if an attribute does not allow null values.

Specified by:

isMandatory in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

true if this attribute cannot store a null value

isOptional

public final boolean isOptional()

isFinal

public final boolean isFinal()

getOptionFlag

public int getOptionFlag()

getUIHelper

public final AttributeHints getUIHelper()

Returns this, as this object also implements AttributeHints interface

Specified by:

getUIHelper in interface AttributeDef

See Also:

AttributeHints

getElemType

public final java.lang.Class getElemType()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Returns the element type of the attribute.

For VARRAYs, this method returns the class name of the elements that are in the VARRAY.

Element type is relevant only if the attribute is an array attribute.

Specified by:

getElemType in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the attribute's element class, or null if the attribute is not an array attribute.

getElemSQLType

public final int getElemSQLType()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Returns the jdbc type of the elements of this attribute.

For VARRAYs, this method returns the jdbc type of the elements that are in the VARRAY.

Element type is relevant only if the attribute is an array attribute.

Specified by:

getElemSQLType in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the jdbc type (java.sql.Types.*) of this attribute's elements, or java.sql.Types.NULL if this attribute is not an array attribute.

getAccessorVO

public ViewObject getAccessorVO(ViewObject originVO)

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

For an accessor attribute, this method creates a View Object that works for the View Link definition.

Specified by:

getAccessorVO in interface AttributeDef

Parameters:

originVO - the View Object that owns the accessor

Returns:

a ViewObject instance.

getLabel

public final java.lang.String getLabel(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: GenericHints

Retrieves the label to be used in any attribute prompts

Specified by:

getLabel in interface GenericHints

getOperators

public java.util.Map getOperators(LocaleContext locale)

getTooltip

public final java.lang.String getTooltip(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: GenericHints

Retrives the tooltip text to be used for this attribute

Specified by:

getTooltip in interface GenericHints

getLabelPlural

public final java.lang.String getLabelPlural(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: GenericHints

Retrives the LabelPlural text to be used for this attribute

Specified by:

getLabelPlural in interface GenericHints

getDisplayHint

public final java.lang.String getDisplayHint(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

Retrieves the displya hint that dictates whether this attributr should be visible or not. The two possible values are: ATTRIBUTE_DISPLAY_HINT_DISPLAY = "Display"; ATTRIBUTE_DISPLAY_HINT_HIDE = "Hide";

Specified by:

getDisplayHint in interface AttributeHints

getControlType

public final int getControlType(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

Returns the preferred control type for this attribute

Specified by:

getControlType in interface AttributeHints

getDisplayWidth

public final int getDisplayWidth(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

Returns the display width for this attribute

Specified by:

getDisplayWidth in interface AttributeHints

getDisplayHeight

public final int getDisplayHeight(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

Returns the display width for this attribute

Specified by:

getDisplayHeight in interface AttributeHints

isAutoSubmit

public final boolean isAutoSubmit(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

Returns autoSubmit value for this attribute.

Specified by:

isAutoSubmit in interface AttributeHints

getHint

public final java.lang.String getHint(LocaleContext locale,
                                      java.lang.String sHintName)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

Return defaulted hint value based on the hint name

Specified by:

getHint in interface AttributeHints

getHintValue

public final java.lang.String getHintValue(LocaleContext locale,
                                           java.lang.String sHintName)

Description copied from interface: GenericHints

Return hint value based on the hint name

Specified by:

getHintValue in interface GenericHints

getFormat

public final java.lang.String getFormat(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

returns the format string stored in the ui hints

Specified by:

getFormat in interface AttributeHints

getFormatterClassName

public final java.lang.String getFormatterClassName(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

returns the formatter class stored in the ui hints

Specified by:

getFormatterClassName in interface AttributeHints

getFormatter

public final Formatter getFormatter(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

returns the formatter object stored in the ui hints

Specified by:

getFormatter in interface AttributeHints

hasFormatInformation

public final boolean hasFormatInformation(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

Return true if any format hints have been defined for this attribute. This function should eb used to bracket any calls to the formatting api.

Specified by:

hasFormatInformation in interface AttributeHints

getFormattedAttribute

public final java.lang.String getFormattedAttribute(AttributeList attrList,
                                                    LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

Returns the formatted value for the attribute. The AttributeList parameter will usually be an instance of the oracle.jbo.Row class.

Specified by:

getFormattedAttribute in interface AttributeHints

parseFormattedAttribute

public final java.lang.Object parseFormattedAttribute(java.lang.String sValue,
                                                      LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

Strips off the formatting from a string and constructs an instance of the attribute's domain using the 'clean' string as a parameter of the contructor.

Specified by:

parseFormattedAttribute in interface AttributeHints

displayInShortForm

public final boolean displayInShortForm(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

Returns true if the attribute is to displayed in the short(summary) form.

Specified by:

displayInShortForm in interface AttributeHints

getLocaleName

public final java.lang.String getLocaleName(LocaleContext locale,
                                            java.lang.String sName)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

function for retrieving the locale name of a hint

Specified by:

getLocaleName in interface AttributeHints

getCompOpers

public java.lang.String[][] getCompOpers(LocaleContext locale)

Description copied from interface: AttributeHints

Returns a Map of operators for this attribute.

Specified by:

getCompOpers in interface AttributeHints

retrieveFromXML

protected void retrieveFromXML(DefElement xmlElement,
                               java.util.HashMap valueTab)

Overrides:

retrieveFromXML in class DCControlBindingDef

init

public void init(java.util.HashMap initValues)

Overrides:

init in class JUCtrlValueDef

getLOVName

public java.lang.String getLOVName()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Gets the name of the LOV (list of values) associated with this attribute definition.

Specified by:

getLOVName in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the name of the LOV (may be null)

getListBindingDef

public ListBindingDef getListBindingDef()

Specified by:

getListBindingDef in interface AttributeDef