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oracle.adf.model.generic
Class AttributeDefImpl

java.lang.Object
oracle.jbo.common.NamedObjectImpl
oracle.jbo.mom.DefinitionObject
oracle.adf.model.generic.AttributeDefImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

AttributeDef, AttributeHints, ResourceBundleOwner, ExprWrappable, GenericHints, Properties, ValidationManager

public class AttributeDefImpl

extends DefinitionObject

implements AttributeDef, AttributeHints, ValidationManager, ResourceBundleOwner

The AttributeDefHelper class implement the AttributeDef interface

See Also:

RowImpl

Nested Class Summary

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

AttributeHints.ControlType

Field Summary

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

Constructor Summary

AttributeDefImpl(java.lang.String nm, java.lang.String type, java.lang.String accName, boolean editable, int index)
Deprecated. since 10.1.2. Use a constructor variant that takes StructureDefImpl.

AttributeDefImpl(StructureDefImpl def, java.lang.String nm, java.lang.String cnm, int idx, java.lang.String typ, java.lang.String cnmType, byte upd, boolean pk, boolean reqd, java.lang.String elemClzName)
Construct a new instance.

Method Summary

void	addValidator(JboValidatorInterface intf)
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() Gets the attribute value.
java.lang.String	getColumnName() Gets the name of the database column the attribute represents.
java.lang.String	getColumnNameForQuery() Gets the column name to be used in query statement.
java.lang.Class	getColumnType()
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	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 object stored in the ui hints
java.lang.String	getHint(LocaleContext locale, java.lang.String sHintName) Return defaulted hint value
java.lang.String	getHintValue(LocaleContext locale, java.lang.String sHintName) Return non-defaulted hint value
int	getIndex() Gets the index of the attribute in the context of a StoreInfo instance.
java.lang.Class	getJavaType() Gets the Java class of the object stored for this attribute definition.
java.lang.String	getJavaTypeName()
java.lang.String	getLabel(LocaleContext locale) Retrieves the label to be used in any attribute prompts
java.lang.String	getLabelPlural(LocaleContext locale) Retrieves the label plural to be used in any attribute prompts
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.lang.String	getName() Get the name of this object.
java.util.Map	getOperators(LocaleContext locale)
int	getPrecision() Gets the precision of a numeric or string attribute.
ResourceBundleDef	getResourceBundleDef()
java.lang.String	getResourcePrefix()
int	getScale() Get the scale value of a numeric attribute.
int	getSQLType() Gets the JDBC type of the attribute.
java.lang.String	getTooltip(LocaleContext locale) Retrives the tooltip text to be used for this attribute
AttributeHints	getUIHelper() return the AttributeHints interface implemented by this class
byte	getUpdateableFlag() Tests if an attribute can be modified.
java.util.ArrayList	getValidators()
boolean	hasFormatInformation(LocaleContext locale) Return true if any format hints have been defined for this attribute.
boolean	isAutoSubmit(LocaleContext locale) Returns the autoSubmit value for this attribute
boolean	isDiscrColumn() Tests if an attribute is a discriminator.
boolean	isMandatory() Return true if this attribute does not allow null values.
boolean	isPrimaryKey() Tests if an attribute is a Primary Key.
boolean	isQueriable() Tests if an attribute is queriable.
boolean	isSelected()
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.
void	setPrecisionScale(int prec, int scale) Use setPrecisionScale(int, int, boolean) to indicate if this def should imply applying precision validation as well.
void	setPrecisionScale(int prec, int scale, boolean applyValidation)
void	validate(AttributeList al, java.lang.Object newValue)

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.DefinitionObject

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

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.common.NamedObjectImpl

allocatePropertyMap, getAllProperties, getFullName, getParent, getProperties, getPropertiesAsStrings, getPropertiesMap, getProperty, getProperty, getPropertyExpressionsMap, getPropertyMap, getResourcesFromBundle, getStringFromMessageBundle, isPropertyExpression, mergePropertyMap, refreshProperty, removeProperty, removeProperty, requiresNamePrefixedResId, resolveObjectProperty, resolvePropertyRaw, setFullName, setPropertiesMap, setPropertiesMap2, setProperty, setProperty, setPropertyExpression, setPropertyMap

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.Properties

getProperties, getProperty, getProperty, refreshProperty

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.rules.ValidationManager

getFullName

Constructor Detail

AttributeDefImpl

public AttributeDefImpl(java.lang.String nm,
                        java.lang.String type,
                        java.lang.String accName,
                        boolean editable,
                        int index)

Deprecated. since 10.1.2. Use a constructor variant that takes StructureDefImpl.

Construct a new instance.

Parameters:

nm - The AttributeDefImpl instance name. Must be unique for for the parent StructureDefImpl instance.

type - The type of the value that is returned by this AttributeDefImpl instance.

accName - The name that should be used to acquire the AttributeDefImpl value from the owning StructureDefImpl. If The owning StructureDefImpl instance is dynamic then this should be a map key. If the owning StructureDefImpl instance references a a JavaBean then this should be a JavaBean property name.

editable - a boolean indicating if the AttributeDefImpl value is editable.

index - The index of the AttributeDefImpl instance in its owning StructureDefImpl instance.

AttributeDefImpl

public AttributeDefImpl(StructureDefImpl def,
                        java.lang.String nm,
                        java.lang.String cnm,
                        int idx,
                        java.lang.String typ,
                        java.lang.String cnmType,
                        byte upd,
                        boolean pk,
                        boolean reqd,
                        java.lang.String elemClzName)

Construct a new instance. For internal use only.

Parameters:

def - instance to which this attribute definition belongs.

nm - The AttributeDefImpl instance name. Must be unique for for the parent StructureDefImpl instance.

cnm - Name of the source to which this attribute is mapped to in the source data objects for this definition

idx - Index of this attribute within the structure definition.

typ - The type of the value that is returned by this AttributeDefImpl instance.

cnmType - The type of the value that the source data objects provide for this attribute.

upd - One of the three udpateable flags in AttributeDef.

pk - Whether this attribute should be a primarykey participant

reqd - Whether this attribute requires a non-null value.

elemClzName - Name of the class to which the objects in this attribute belongs if this attribute represents a collection type attribute (e.g., Array domain)

Method Detail

setPrecisionScale

public void setPrecisionScale(int prec,
                              int scale)

Use setPrecisionScale(int, int, boolean) to indicate if this def should imply applying precision validation as well.

setPrecisionScale

public void setPrecisionScale(int prec,
                              int scale,
                              boolean applyValidation)

getUIHelper

public AttributeHints getUIHelper()

return the AttributeHints interface implemented by this class

Specified by:

getUIHelper in interface AttributeDef

See Also:

AttributeHints

getLocaleName

public 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

getLabel

public java.lang.String getLabel(LocaleContext locale)

Retrieves the label to be used in any attribute prompts

Specified by:

getLabel in interface GenericHints

getLabelPlural

public java.lang.String getLabelPlural(LocaleContext locale)

Retrieves the label plural to be used in any attribute prompts

Specified by:

getLabelPlural in interface GenericHints

getOperators

public java.util.Map getOperators(LocaleContext locale)

getTooltip

public java.lang.String getTooltip(LocaleContext locale)

Retrives the tooltip text to be used for this attribute

Specified by:

getTooltip in interface GenericHints

getDisplayHint

public java.lang.String getDisplayHint(LocaleContext locale)

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 int getControlType(LocaleContext locale)

Returns the preferred control type for this attribute

Specified by:

getControlType in interface AttributeHints

getDisplayWidth

public int getDisplayWidth(LocaleContext locale)

Returns the display width for this attribute

Specified by:

getDisplayWidth in interface AttributeHints

getDisplayHeight

public int getDisplayHeight(LocaleContext locale)

Returns the display width for this attribute

Specified by:

getDisplayHeight in interface AttributeHints

getHint

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

Return defaulted hint value

Specified by:

getHint in interface AttributeHints

getHintValue

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

Return non-defaulted hint value

Specified by:

getHintValue in interface GenericHints

getFormat

public 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

getFormatter

public 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 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 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 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 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

getFormatterClassName

public java.lang.String getFormatterClassName(LocaleContext locale)

returns the formatter object stored in the ui hints

Specified by:

getFormatterClassName in interface AttributeHints

isAutoSubmit

public boolean isAutoSubmit(LocaleContext locale)

Returns the autoSubmit value for this attribute

Specified by:

isAutoSubmit in interface AttributeHints

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from class: NamedObjectImpl

Get the name of this object.

Specified by:

getName in interface AttributeDef

Specified by:

getName in interface ValidationManager

Overrides:

getName in class NamedObjectImpl

Returns:

the name given to this object.

getColumnName

public java.lang.String getColumnName()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Gets the name of the database column the attribute represents.

Specified by:

getColumnName in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the name of the column.

getColumnType

public java.lang.Class getColumnType()

getColumnNameForQuery

public java.lang.String getColumnNameForQuery()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Gets the column name to be used in query statement. If the VO involves multiple entity usages, the column name may have to be qualified with the table alias for the appropriate entity. If the query statement is a full query ("expert mode"), the where-clause in the outer select must use column alias used for the inner select. This method takes care of all this and returns the right column name to be used for a query statement.

Specified by:

getColumnNameForQuery in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the column name to be used in query.

getIndex

public int getIndex()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Gets the index of the attribute in the context of a StoreInfo instance.

Specified by:

getIndex in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the index of the attribute row's definition object.

getJavaType

public java.lang.Class getJavaType()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Gets the Java class of the object stored for this attribute definition.

Specified by:

getJavaType in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the class of the attribute.

getJavaTypeName

public java.lang.String getJavaTypeName()

getSQLType

public int getSQLType()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Gets the JDBC type of the attribute.

Specified by:

getSQLType in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the JDBC type.

See Also:

Types

getAttributeKind

public byte getAttributeKind()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Gets the attribute value.

Specified by:

getAttributeKind in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

one of the ATTR constants defined for this class.

isDiscrColumn

public 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 boolean isSelected()

Specified by:

isSelected in interface AttributeDef

isQueriable

public boolean isQueriable()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Tests if an attribute is queriable.

Queriable attributes are those that may have a filter condition for the WHERE clause If this method returns false, the attribute will not be used in constructing the WHERE clause of SQL statements to fetch data.

Specified by:

isQueriable in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

true if this attribute is queriable.

getUpdateableFlag

public 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 boolean isPrimaryKey()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Tests if an attribute is a Primary Key.

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.

isMandatory

public boolean isMandatory()

Return true if this attribute does not allow null values.

Specified by:

isMandatory in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

true if this attribute cannot store a null value

getPrecision

public int getPrecision()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Gets the precision of a numeric or string attribute.

'Precision' for a string is the maximum length.

Specified by:

getPrecision in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the precision value for this attribute.

getScale

public int getScale()

Description copied from interface: AttributeDef

Get the scale value of a numeric attribute.

Specified by:

getScale in interface AttributeDef

Returns:

the scale value for this attribute, if applicable.

getElemType

public java.lang.Class getElemType()

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 int getElemSQLType()

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.

addValidator

public void addValidator(JboValidatorInterface intf)

Specified by:

addValidator in interface ValidationManager

getValidators

public java.util.ArrayList getValidators()

Specified by:

getValidators in interface ValidationManager

validate

public void validate(AttributeList al,
                     java.lang.Object newValue)

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

getResourceBundleDef

public ResourceBundleDef getResourceBundleDef()

Specified by:

getResourceBundleDef in interface ResourceBundleOwner

Specified by:

getResourceBundleDef in interface ValidationManager

getResourcePrefix

public java.lang.String getResourcePrefix()

Specified by:

getResourcePrefix in interface ResourceBundleOwner

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