com.uc4.api

Class FormItemText

java.lang.Object

com.uc4.api.AbstractFormItem

com.uc4.api.FormItemText

All Implemented Interfaces:

IFormItem

public class FormItemText
extends AbstractFormItem

This class is used for text input fields and date fields.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FormItemText(org.w3c.dom.Element textElement) Constructs a new FormItemText using the specified XML element.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getInputCheck() Returns a String containing the term that determines how the user input should be checked.
int	getMaxLength() Returns the maximum number of allowed characters.
java.lang.String	getValue() Returns the current value.
boolean	isDate() Returns true if this input field is a date field.
boolean	isPassword() Returns true if this input field is a password field.
boolean	isText() Returns true if this form item is a text input field.
boolean	isValid() Tests if the current value a valid input for this field.
boolean	isValid(java.lang.String test) Tests if the parameter test is a valid input.
void	setValue(java.lang.String value) Sets a new value for this field.

Methods inherited from class com.uc4.api.AbstractFormItem

getId, getLabel, isFixed, isLabel, isList, isNewLine, isNumber, isRequired, isUppercase

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FormItemText

public FormItemText(org.w3c.dom.Element textElement)

Constructs a new FormItemText using the specified XML element.

Parameters:

textElement - XML element

Method Detail

isText

public boolean isText()

Description copied from interface: IFormItem

Returns true if this form item is a text input field. A cast to FormItemText can be done if this method returns true.

Specified by:

isText in interface IFormItem

Overrides:

isText in class AbstractFormItem

Returns:

Boolean indicating if this item is a text input field

isPassword

public boolean isPassword()

Returns true if this input field is a password field. The entered value is not visible in the report if this input field is a password field

Returns:

Boolean which is set to true

isDate

public boolean isDate()

Returns true if this input field is a date field.

Returns:

Boolean indicating whether this field is a date

getInputCheck

public java.lang.String getInputCheck()

Returns a String containing the term that determines how the user input should be checked.

Returns:

Input Check

getMaxLength

public int getMaxLength()

Returns the maximum number of allowed characters.

Returns:

max length for value

isValid

public boolean isValid(java.lang.String test)

Tests if the parameter test is a valid input.

Parameters:

test - Value which should be tested

Returns:

True if test is a valid

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String value)

Description copied from interface: IFormItem

Sets a new value for this field. This method can throw an exception if the input is not valid.

Parameters:

value - New value

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

Description copied from interface: IFormItem

Returns the current value. If a default value is set this method can be used to read the default value.

Returns:

Value of this field

isValid

public boolean isValid()

Description copied from interface: IFormItem

Tests if the current value a valid input for this field.

Specified by:

isValid in interface IFormItem

Overrides:

isValid in class AbstractFormItem

Returns:

Boolean indicating if this IFormItem is valid.