oracle.adfdt.view.rich.binding.pattern.form

Class Field

java.lang.Object

oracle.adfdt.view.rich.binding.pattern.form.Field

Direct Known Subclasses:

DynamicField, DynamicHierField, FieldGroup

public class Field
extends java.lang.Object

Represents a single field in the form. Used mainly to customize the label and what component to use for the field.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addProperty(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)
static Field	create(oracle.binding.meta.NamedDefinition namedDefinition) Creates a field with the given required named definition.
oracle.binding.meta.NamedDefinition	getDefinition() The definition the field's component will be bound to.
org.w3c.dom.Element	getElement() This will return xml element associated with this field and It could also return null when Field not yet bound to xml element
java.lang.String	getLabel() Returns the label to be used.
Widget	getWidget() The specific widget to use for this fields's contained component.
boolean	isReadOnly()
void	setLabel(java.lang.String label) Sets the label to use for this field.
void	setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)
void	setWidget(Widget widget) Sets the widget to use for this fields's contained component.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

create

public static Field create(oracle.binding.meta.NamedDefinition namedDefinition)

Creates a field with the given required named definition. By default this will generate a default label and use the highest ranked component that is compatible with the form.

getDefinition

public oracle.binding.meta.NamedDefinition getDefinition()

The definition the field's component will be bound to.

getLabel

public java.lang.String getLabel()

Returns the label to be used. If no label has been set (the label is null), a default label will be used.

setLabel

public void setLabel(java.lang.String label)

Sets the label to use for this field. If no label is set (label is null), a default label will be used.

setWidget

public void setWidget(Widget widget)

Sets the widget to use for this fields's contained component. This widget must support this inclusion context and be compatible with the form. For a listing of supported widgets, see the FormOptions.getAvailableWidgets(form) api.

getWidget

public Widget getWidget()

The specific widget to use for this fields's contained component. If null, then the default component will be used.

getElement

public org.w3c.dom.Element getElement()

This will return xml element associated with this field and It could also return null when Field not yet bound to xml element

Returns:

xml Element associated with this field

isReadOnly

public boolean isReadOnly()

addProperty

public void addProperty(java.lang.String name,
               java.lang.Object value)

setReadOnly

public void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)