org.dbforms.taglib
Class AbstractDbBaseHandlerTag

java.lang.Object
  javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport
      javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.BodyTagSupport
          org.dbforms.taglib.AbstractScriptHandlerTag
              org.dbforms.taglib.AbstractDbBaseHandlerTag

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.BodyTag, javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.IterationTag, javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractDbBaseButtonTag, AbstractDbBaseInputTag, AbstractEmbeddedDataTag, CewolfCategoryDataTag, CewolfHighLowSeriesDataTag, CewolfPieDataTag, CewolfTimeSeriesDataTag, CewolfTimeSeriesFieldTag, DbAssociatedRadioTag, DbBlobContentTag, DbBlobURLTag, DbBodyTag, DbCheckboxTag, DbDataContainerLabelTag, DbFilterTag, DbFilterValueTag, DbFooterTag, DbHeaderTag, DbLabelTag, DbLinkPositionItemTag, DbLinkURLTag, DbPosTag, DbRadioTag, DbSearchTag, DbSelectTag, DbSetDataSourceTag, DbSortTag, HasMoreRecordsTag, HasNoRecordsTag, HasRecordsTag, IsWebEventTag, PropertyTag, StaticDataItemTag, TextFormatTag, TextFormatterUtil

public abstract class AbstractDbBaseHandlerTag
extends AbstractScriptHandlerTag

Base class for db-tags that render form data-elements capable of including JavaScript event handlers and/or CSS Style attributes.

Furthermore, this base class provides base functionality for DataBase driven form widgets: it initializes the associated DbFormsConfig and provides various field-properties & methods (i.e getFormFieldName and getFormFieldValue)

the html/css releated properties and methods where originally done by Don Clasen for Apache Groups's Jakarta-Struts project.

Added support for Custom Formatter class, see SetCustomFormatter.java Author Neal Katz .

Added support for overrideFormFieldName attribute. useful when working with customcontrollers. Author Neal Katz .

orginally done by Don Clasen

Author:

Joe Peer (modified and extended this class for use in DbForms-Project)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.BodyTagSupport

bodyContent

Fields inherited from class javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport

id, pageContext

Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.BodyTag

EVAL_BODY_BUFFERED, EVAL_BODY_TAG

Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.IterationTag

EVAL_BODY_AGAIN

Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag

EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE, EVAL_PAGE, SKIP_BODY, SKIP_PAGE

Constructor Summary

AbstractDbBaseHandlerTag()

Method Summary

protected String	customFormat(String s) DOCUMENT ME!
void	doFinally() DOCUMENT ME!
protected String	escapeHTML(String html) Just a shortcut for calling the escaper
protected String	getCustomFormatter() DOCUMENT ME!
String	getDefaultValue() "value" is only used if parent tag is in "insert-mode" (footer, etc.)
IEscaper	getEscaper() DOCUMENT ME!
String	getEscaperClass() DOCUMENT ME!
Field	getField() DOCUMENT ME!
protected Object	getFieldObject() return the object value from the database
protected String	getFieldValue() fetches the value from the database. if no value is given, contents of attribute nullFieldValue is returned.
protected String	getFormattedFieldValue() fetches the value from the database. if no value is given, contents of attribute nullFieldValue is returned.
protected Format	getFormatter() formatting a value
protected String	getFormFieldDefaultValue() DOCUMENT ME!
protected String	getFormFieldName() generates the decoded name for the html-widget.
protected String	getFormFieldValue() Philip Grunikiewicz 2001-05-31 determinates value of the html-widget.
protected Locale	getLocale() DOCUMENT ME!
String	getMaxlength() Gets the maxlength
String	getName() DOCUMENT ME!
protected DbFormTag	getParentForm() DOCUMENT ME!
String	getPattern() DOCUMENT ME!
String	getReadOnlyStyleClass() Returns the style class attribute for read-only mode.
String	getStyleClass() DOCUMENT ME!
boolean	hasReadOnlySet() Returns the read-only attribute.
protected String	renderOldValueHtmlInputField() writes out the field value in hidden field _old
protected String	renderPatternHtmlInputField() writes out the current used format to the page
void	setCustomFormatter(String string) DOCUMENT ME!
void	setDefaultValue(String value) DOCUMENT ME!
void	setEscaperClass(String string) DOCUMENT ME!
protected void	setField(Field field) DOCUMENT ME!
void	setFieldName(String fieldName) DOCUMENT ME!
void	setMaxlength(String maxlength) Sets the maxlength
void	setNullFieldValue(String nullFieldValue) Sets the nullFieldValue attribute of the DbLabelTag object
void	setParent(javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag parent) DOCUMENT ME!
void	setPattern(String string) DOCUMENT ME!
void	setReadOnly(String readOnly) Sets the read-only attribute.
void	setReadOnlyStyleClass(String readOnlyStyleClass) Sets the style class attribute for read-only mode.
protected String	typicalDefaultValue() DOCUMENT ME!
protected void	writeOutSpecialValues() writes out all hidden fields for the input fields

Methods inherited from class org.dbforms.taglib.AbstractScriptHandlerTag

doCatch, getAccessKey, getConfig, getOnBlur, getOnChange, getOnClick, getOnDblClick, getOnFocus, getOnKeyDown, getOnKeyPress, getOnKeyUp, getOnMouseDown, getOnMouseMove, getOnMouseOut, getOnMouseOver, getOnMouseUp, getOnSelect, getStyle, getTabIndex, getTitle, prepareEventHandlers, prepareStyles, setAccessKey, setOnBlur, setOnChange, setOnClick, setOnDblClick, setOnFocus, setOnKeyDown, setOnKeyPress, setOnKeyUp, setOnMouseDown, setOnMouseMove, setOnMouseOut, setOnMouseOver, setOnMouseUp, setOnSelect, setStyle, setStyleClass, setTabIndex, setTitle

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.BodyTagSupport

doAfterBody, doEndTag, doInitBody, doStartTag, getBodyContent, getPreviousOut, release, setBodyContent

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport

findAncestorWithClass, getId, getParent, getValue, getValues, removeValue, setId, setPageContext, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag

getParent, setPageContext

Constructor Detail

AbstractDbBaseHandlerTag

public AbstractDbBaseHandlerTag()

Method Detail

setCustomFormatter

public void setCustomFormatter(String string)

DOCUMENT ME!

Parameters:

string -

setDefaultValue

public void setDefaultValue(String value)

DOCUMENT ME!

Parameters:

value - DOCUMENT ME!

getDefaultValue

public String getDefaultValue()

"value" is only used if parent tag is in "insert-mode" (footer, etc.) otherwise this tag takes the current value from the database result!

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getEscaper

public IEscaper getEscaper()

DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

setEscaperClass

public void setEscaperClass(String string)

DOCUMENT ME!

Parameters:

string -

getEscaperClass

public String getEscaperClass()

DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

getField

public Field getField()

DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

setFieldName

public void setFieldName(String fieldName)

DOCUMENT ME!

Parameters:

fieldName - DOCUMENT ME!

getFormatter

protected Format getFormatter()

formatting a value

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

setMaxlength

public void setMaxlength(String maxlength)

Sets the maxlength

Parameters:

maxlength - The maxlength to set

getMaxlength

public String getMaxlength()

Gets the maxlength

Returns:

Returns a String

getName

public String getName()

DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

setNullFieldValue

public void setNullFieldValue(String nullFieldValue)

Sets the nullFieldValue attribute of the DbLabelTag object

Parameters:

nullFieldValue - The new nullFieldValue value

setParent

public void setParent(javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag parent)

DOCUMENT ME!

Specified by:

setParent in interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag

Overrides:

setParent in class javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport

Parameters:

parent - DOCUMENT ME!

setPattern

public void setPattern(String string)

DOCUMENT ME!

Parameters:

string -

getPattern

public String getPattern()

DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

setReadOnly

public void setReadOnly(String readOnly)

Sets the read-only attribute.

Parameters:

readOnly - DOCUMENT ME!

setReadOnlyStyleClass

public void setReadOnlyStyleClass(String readOnlyStyleClass)

Sets the style class attribute for read-only mode.

Parameters:

readOnlyStyleClass - DOCUMENT ME!

getReadOnlyStyleClass

public String getReadOnlyStyleClass()

Returns the style class attribute for read-only mode.

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getStyleClass

public String getStyleClass()

DOCUMENT ME!

Overrides:

getStyleClass in class AbstractScriptHandlerTag

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

customFormat

protected String customFormat(String s)

DOCUMENT ME!

Parameters:

s -

Returns:

doFinally

public void doFinally()

DOCUMENT ME!

Overrides:

doFinally in class AbstractScriptHandlerTag

See Also:

TryCatchFinally.doFinally()

hasReadOnlySet

public boolean hasReadOnlySet()

Returns the read-only attribute.

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getCustomFormatter

protected String getCustomFormatter()

DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

setField

protected void setField(Field field)

DOCUMENT ME!

Parameters:

field - DOCUMENT ME!

getFieldObject

protected Object getFieldObject()

return the object value from the database

Returns:

the object

getFieldValue

protected String getFieldValue()

fetches the value from the database. if no value is given, contents of attribute nullFieldValue is returned.

Returns:

the field value

getFormFieldDefaultValue

protected String getFormFieldDefaultValue()

DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getFormFieldName

protected String getFormFieldName()

generates the decoded name for the html-widget.

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getFormFieldValue

protected String getFormFieldValue()

Philip Grunikiewicz 2001-05-31 determinates value of the html-widget. In a jsp which contains many input fields, it may be desirable, in the event of an error, to redisplay input data. (instead of refreshing the fields from the DB) Currently dbforms implements this functionality with INSERT fields only. The following describes the changes I've implemented: - I've added a new attribute in the Form tag which sets the functionality (redisplayFieldsOnError=true/false) - I've modified the code below to handle the redisplay of previously posted information

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getFormattedFieldValue

protected String getFormattedFieldValue()

fetches the value from the database. if no value is given, contents of attribute nullFieldValue is returned.

Returns:

the field value

getLocale

protected Locale getLocale()

DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getParentForm

protected DbFormTag getParentForm()

DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

escapeHTML

protected String escapeHTML(String html)

Just a shortcut for calling the escaper

Parameters:

html - string to escape

Returns:

escaped string

renderOldValueHtmlInputField

protected String renderOldValueHtmlInputField()

writes out the field value in hidden field _old

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

renderPatternHtmlInputField

protected String renderPatternHtmlInputField()

writes out the current used format to the page

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

Throws:

javax.servlet.jsp.JspException

typicalDefaultValue

protected String typicalDefaultValue()

DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

writeOutSpecialValues

protected void writeOutSpecialValues()
                              throws javax.servlet.jsp.JspException

writes out all hidden fields for the input fields

Throws:

javax.servlet.jsp.JspException