org.araneaframework.uilib.form.control
Class MultiSelectControl

java.lang.Object
  org.araneaframework.core.BaseComponent
      org.araneaframework.core.BaseService
          org.araneaframework.core.BaseWidget
              org.araneaframework.core.BaseApplicationWidget
                  org.araneaframework.uilib.form.control.BaseControl
                      org.araneaframework.uilib.form.control.StringArrayRequestControl
                          org.araneaframework.uilib.form.control.MultiSelectControl

All Implemented Interfaces:

ApplicationComponent, ApplicationService, ApplicationWidget, Component, Composite, Composite.CompositeComponent, Composite.CompositeService, Composite.CompositeWidget, Control, DisplayItemContainer, FormElementAware, Serializable, Service, Viewable, Viewable.ViewableComponent, Viewable.ViewableService, Viewable.ViewableWidget, Widget

public class MultiSelectControl

extends StringArrayRequestControl

implements DisplayItemContainer

This class represents a multiselect control (aka list).

Author:

Jevgeni Kabanov (ekabanov at araneaframework dot org)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

class

MultiSelectControl.ViewModel Represents a multiselect control view model.

Nested classes inherited from class org.araneaframework.uilib.form.control.BaseControl

BaseControl.WidgetImpl

Nested classes inherited from class org.araneaframework.core.BaseApplicationWidget

BaseApplicationWidget.CompositeImpl, BaseApplicationWidget.ViewableImpl

Nested classes inherited from class org.araneaframework.core.BaseService

BaseService.ServiceImpl

Nested classes inherited from class org.araneaframework.core.BaseComponent

BaseComponent.ComponentImpl

Nested classes inherited from class org.araneaframework.Widget

Widget.Interface

Nested classes inherited from class org.araneaframework.Viewable

Viewable.Interface, Viewable.ViewableComponent, Viewable.ViewableService, Viewable.ViewableWidget

Nested classes inherited from class org.araneaframework.core.ApplicationWidget

ApplicationWidget.WidgetViewModel

Nested classes inherited from class org.araneaframework.core.ApplicationService

ApplicationService.ServiceViewModel

Nested classes inherited from class org.araneaframework.core.ApplicationComponent

ApplicationComponent.ComponentViewModel

Nested classes inherited from class org.araneaframework.Composite

Composite.CompositeComponent, Composite.CompositeService, Composite.CompositeWidget, Composite.Interface

Field Summary

protected List

items The DisplayItemUtil.

Fields inherited from class org.araneaframework.uilib.form.control.StringArrayRequestControl

eventHelper

Fields inherited from class org.araneaframework.uilib.form.control.BaseControl

innerData, isReadFromRequest, value

Fields inherited from class org.araneaframework.core.BaseService

currentInputData, currentOutputData

Fields inherited from interface org.araneaframework.core.ApplicationWidget

EVENT_HANDLER_ID_KEY, EVENT_PARAMETER_KEY, EVENT_PATH_KEY

Fields inherited from interface org.araneaframework.core.ApplicationService

ACTION_HANDLER_ID_KEY, ACTION_PARAMETER_KEY, ACTION_PATH_KEY

Constructor Summary

MultiSelectControl()

Method Summary

void	addDisplayItems(Collection valueObjects, String valueName, String labelName) Deprecated. use addFromBeanCollection(Collection, String, String) instead
void	addFromBeanCollection(Collection beanCollection, String valueName, String displayStringName) Creates DisplayItems corresponding to beans in beanCollection and adds these to this MultiSelectControl.
void	addFromBeanCollection(Collection beanCollection, String valueName, org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer displayTransformer) Creates DisplayItems corresponding to beans in beanCollection and adds these to this MultiSelectControl.
void	addFromBeanCollection(Collection beanCollection, org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer valueTransformer, String displayStringName) Creates DisplayItems corresponding to beans in beanCollection and adds these to this MultiSelectControl.
void	addFromBeanCollection(Collection beanCollection, org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer valueTransformer, org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer displayTransformer) Creates DisplayItems corresponding to beans in beanCollection and adds these to this MultiSelectControl.
void	addItem(DisplayItem item) Adds a display-item to the element.
void	addItems(Collection items) Adds a display-items to the element.
void	clearItems() Clears the list of select-items.
protected String[]	convertToStringArray(Collection data) Converts the given List<String> to a String[].
protected Object	fromRequestParameters(String[] parameterValues) Converts String[] to List<String>.
List	getDisplayItems() Returns a List <DisplayItem> that this DisplayItemContainer currently helds.
String	getRawValueType() Returns "List<String>".
int	getValueIndex(String value) Returns the index of the display item with the specified value.
Object	getViewModel() Returns MultiSelectControl.ViewModel.
protected String[]	preprocessRequestParameters(String[] parameterValues) Removes all empty strings from the String[] request parameters.
protected String[]	toResponseParameters(Object controlValue) Converts List<String> to String[].
protected void	validateNotNull() Empty method for overriding.

Methods inherited from class org.araneaframework.uilib.form.control.StringArrayRequestControl

addOnChangeEventListener, clearOnChangeEventListeners, convert, init, readFromRequest, setRawValue, validate

Methods inherited from class org.araneaframework.uilib.form.control.BaseControl

_getWidget, action, addError, convertAndValidate, getFormElementCtx, getLabel, getRawValue, handleEvent, isDisabled, isMandatory, isRead, isValid, setFormElementCtx, update

Methods inherited from class org.araneaframework.core.BaseApplicationWidget

_getComposite, _getViewable, addActionListener, addEventListener, addWidget, addWidget, clearActionListeners, clearEventlisteners, clearGlobalEventListener, disableWidget, enableWidget, event, getActionId, getChildEnvironment, getChildren, getChildWidgetEnvironment, getEnvironment, getEventId, getWidget, handleAction, handleUpdate, propagate, putViewData, putViewDataOnce, removeActionListener, removeEventListener, removeViewData, removeWidget, render, setGlobalEventListener

Methods inherited from class org.araneaframework.core.BaseWidget

getInputData, getOutputData, handleWidgetException

Methods inherited from class org.araneaframework.core.BaseService

_getService, handleServiceException

Methods inherited from class org.araneaframework.core.BaseComponent

_addComponent, _addComponent, _checkCall, _disableComponent, _enableComponent, _endCall, _endWaitingCall, _getChildren, _getComponent, _getDisabledChildren, _propagate, _relocateComponent, _removeComponent, _setEnvironment, _setScope, _startCall, _startWaitingCall, _strictCheckCall, _strictStartCall, _waitNoCall, destroy, disable, enable, getScope, handleException, isAlive, isDead, isInitialized

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.araneaframework.Service

_getService

Methods inherited from interface org.araneaframework.Component

_getComponent, getEnvironment, getScope, isAlive

Methods inherited from interface org.araneaframework.Viewable

_getViewable

Field Detail

items

protected List items

The DisplayItemUtil.

Constructor Detail

MultiSelectControl

public MultiSelectControl()

Method Detail

addItem

public void addItem(DisplayItem item)

Adds a display-item to the element.

Specified by:

addItem in interface DisplayItemContainer

Parameters:

item - the item to be added.

addItems

public void addItems(Collection items)

Adds a display-items to the element.

Specified by:

addItems in interface DisplayItemContainer

Parameters:

items - the items to be added.

clearItems

public void clearItems()

Clears the list of select-items.

Specified by:

clearItems in interface DisplayItemContainer

getDisplayItems

public List getDisplayItems()

Description copied from interface: DisplayItemContainer

Returns a List <DisplayItem> that this DisplayItemContainer currently helds.

Specified by:

getDisplayItems in interface DisplayItemContainer

Returns:

a list of display-items.

getValueIndex

public int getValueIndex(String value)

Description copied from interface: DisplayItemContainer

Returns the index of the display item with the specified value.

Specified by:

getValueIndex in interface DisplayItemContainer

Parameters:

value - display item value.

Returns:

the index of the display item with the specified value.

addDisplayItems

public void addDisplayItems(Collection valueObjects,
                            String valueName,
                            String labelName)

Deprecated. use addFromBeanCollection(Collection, String, String) instead

Adds the display-items corresponding to the given value and label fields in Value Object.

Parameters:

valueObjects - Collection of Value Objects.

valueName - the name of the Value Object field corresponding to the value of the select item.

labelName - the name of the Value Object field corresponding to the label of the select item.

addFromBeanCollection

public void addFromBeanCollection(Collection beanCollection,
                                  String valueName,
                                  String displayStringName)

Creates DisplayItems corresponding to beans in beanCollection and adds these to this MultiSelectControl.

Parameters:

beanCollection - Collection of beans

valueName - name of bean field that determines DisplayItems value

displayStringName - name of bean field that determines DisplayItems displayString

Since:

1.1

addFromBeanCollection

public void addFromBeanCollection(Collection beanCollection,
                                  String valueName,
                                  org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer displayTransformer)

Creates DisplayItems corresponding to beans in beanCollection and adds these to this MultiSelectControl.

Parameters:

beanCollection - Collection of beans

valueName - name of bean field that determines DisplayItems value

displayTransformer - Transformer producing label (DisplayItems displayString) for a bean

Since:

1.1

addFromBeanCollection

public void addFromBeanCollection(Collection beanCollection,
                                  org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer valueTransformer,
                                  String displayStringName)

Creates DisplayItems corresponding to beans in beanCollection and adds these to this MultiSelectControl.

Parameters:

beanCollection - Collection of beans

valueTransformer - Transformer producing value (DisplayItem.getValue()) from a bean.

displayStringName - name of bean field that determines DisplayItems displayString

Since:

1.1

addFromBeanCollection

public void addFromBeanCollection(Collection beanCollection,
                                  org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer valueTransformer,
                                  org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer displayTransformer)

Creates DisplayItems corresponding to beans in beanCollection and adds these to this MultiSelectControl.

Parameters:

beanCollection - Collection of beans

valueTransformer - Transformer producing value (DisplayItem.getValue()) from a bean.

displayTransformer - Transformer producing label (displayString) from a bean

Since:

1.1

getRawValueType

public String getRawValueType()

Returns "List<String>".

Specified by:

getRawValueType in interface Control

Returns:

"List<String>".

getViewModel

public Object getViewModel()

Returns MultiSelectControl.ViewModel.

Overrides:

getViewModel in class StringArrayRequestControl

Returns:

MultiSelectControl.ViewModel.

preprocessRequestParameters

protected String[] preprocessRequestParameters(String[] parameterValues)

Removes all empty strings from the String[] request parameters.

Specified by:

preprocessRequestParameters in class StringArrayRequestControl

Parameters:

parameterValues - String[]- the values from request.

Returns:

the preprocessed values from request.

convertToStringArray

protected String[] convertToStringArray(Collection data)

Converts the given List<String> to a String[].

Parameters:

data - List<String>.

Returns:

String[].

validateNotNull

protected void validateNotNull()

Description copied from class: StringArrayRequestControl

Empty method for overriding. Should contain custom validating logic. This method is called only if the control value is not null.

Overrides:

validateNotNull in class StringArrayRequestControl

fromRequestParameters

protected Object fromRequestParameters(String[] parameterValues)

Converts String[] to List<String>.

Specified by:

fromRequestParameters in class StringArrayRequestControl

Parameters:

parameterValues - the request parameters.

Returns:

control value.

toResponseParameters

protected String[] toResponseParameters(Object controlValue)

Converts List<String> to String[].

Specified by:

toResponseParameters in class StringArrayRequestControl

Parameters:

controlValue - the control value.

Returns:

the String[] representation of the control value.