com.alkacon.geranium.client.ui.input

Interface I_FormWidget

All Known Implementing Classes:

A_SelectBox, CheckBox, MultiCheckBox, RadioButtonGroupWidget, SelectBox, TextArea, TextBox

public interface I_FormWidget

Basic interface for all widgets that can be used for form fields.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	I_FormWidget.FieldType Field type constants.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getApparentValue() Returns the "apparent value", i.e. either the real value if available, or else the ghost value if available, or null otherwise.
I_FormWidget.FieldType	getFieldType() Returns the type of data this widget produces.
java.lang.Object	getFormValue() Gets the selected/entered value from the widget.
java.lang.String	getFormValueAsString() Gets the current value of the widget as a string.
boolean	isEnabled() Returns true if this widget is enabled.
void	reset() Resets the widget to its default state.
void	setAutoHideParent(I_AutoHider autoHideParent) Call this when auto hiding parents are shown.
void	setEnabled(boolean enabled) Enables or disables the widget.
void	setErrorMessage(java.lang.String errorMessage) Sets the error message for this widget.
void	setFormValueAsString(java.lang.String value) Sets the current value of the widget as a string.

Method Detail

getApparentValue

java.lang.String getApparentValue()

Returns the "apparent value", i.e. either the real value if available, or else the ghost value if available, or null otherwise.

Returns:

the apparent value

getFieldType

I_FormWidget.FieldType getFieldType()

Returns the type of data this widget produces.

Returns:

the data type

getFormValue

java.lang.Object getFormValue()

Gets the selected/entered value from the widget.

Returns:

the value

getFormValueAsString

java.lang.String getFormValueAsString()

Gets the current value of the widget as a string.

Returns:

the current value of the widget

isEnabled

boolean isEnabled()

Returns true if this widget is enabled.

Returns:

true if this widget is enabled

reset

void reset()

Resets the widget to its default state.

setAutoHideParent

void setAutoHideParent(I_AutoHider autoHideParent)

Call this when auto hiding parents are shown.

Parameters:

autoHideParent - the auto hide parent

setEnabled

void setEnabled(boolean enabled)

Enables or disables the widget.

Parameters:

enabled - if true, the widget will be enabled, else disabled

setErrorMessage

void setErrorMessage(java.lang.String errorMessage)

Sets the error message for this widget.

If the error message is null, no error message will be displayed.

Parameters:

errorMessage - an error message or null

setFormValueAsString

void setFormValueAsString(java.lang.String value)

Sets the current value of the widget as a string.

Parameters:

value - the new value of the widget