ch.elexis.selectors
Class ActiveControl

java.lang.Object
  Composite
      ch.elexis.selectors.ActiveControl

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanField, ComboField, SpinnerField, TextField

public abstract class ActiveControl
extends Composite

An Element consisting of a label and a control that is able to link itself to the database and act on user input. An activeControl can store arbitrary field=value pairs and get and set methods for the display can be called independently of the display Thread.

Author:

Gerry

Field Summary

static int	DISPLAY_HORIZONTAL Display label and control lined up horizontally (default: vertically)
static int	HIDE_LABEL Constant to hide the label (Default: Label is visible)
static int	LABEL_IS_HYPERLINK Label reacts on mouse clicks (and informs listeners)
static int	LINK_TO_DB Field links itself to the database
static java.lang.String	PROP_DISPLAYNAME Displayed label of the field
static java.lang.String	PROP_ERRMSG Message to display if the field contents is invalid
static java.lang.String	PROP_FIELDNAME Internal name od the field in the PersistentObject
static java.lang.String	PROP_HASHNAME Name in the Hashtable if fieldName denotes a hash field
static java.lang.String	PROP_VALID_PATTERN Pattern for valid contents
static int	READONLY Contents can not be edited by user

Constructor Summary

ActiveControl(Composite parent, int displayBits, java.lang.String displayName)
create a new field

Method Summary

void	addListener(ActiveControlListener listen)
void	clear()
void	fireChangedEvent()
Composite	getControllerComposite()
Control	getCtl()
java.lang.Object	getData(java.lang.String name)
java.lang.String	getDisplayName()
java.lang.String	getErrMsg()
java.lang.String	getLabelText()
java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String name)
java.lang.String	getText()
boolean	isReadonly()
boolean	isValid()
void	removeSelectorListener(ActiveControlListener listen)
void	setData(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)
void	setDisplayName(java.lang.String displayName)
void	setEnabled(boolean bEnable)
void	setLabelText(java.lang.String text)
void	setText(java.lang.String text)
void	setValidPattern(java.lang.String pattern, java.lang.String errmsg)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

HIDE_LABEL

public static final int HIDE_LABEL

Constant to hide the label (Default: Label is visible)

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DISPLAY_HORIZONTAL

public static final int DISPLAY_HORIZONTAL

Display label and control lined up horizontally (default: vertically)

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LABEL_IS_HYPERLINK

public static final int LABEL_IS_HYPERLINK

Label reacts on mouse clicks (and informs listeners)

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READONLY

public static final int READONLY

Contents can not be edited by user

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LINK_TO_DB

public static final int LINK_TO_DB

Field links itself to the database

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PROP_DISPLAYNAME

public static final java.lang.String PROP_DISPLAYNAME

Displayed label of the field

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PROP_FIELDNAME

public static final java.lang.String PROP_FIELDNAME

Internal name od the field in the PersistentObject

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PROP_HASHNAME

public static final java.lang.String PROP_HASHNAME

Name in the Hashtable if fieldName denotes a hash field

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PROP_ERRMSG

public static final java.lang.String PROP_ERRMSG

Message to display if the field contents is invalid

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PROP_VALID_PATTERN

public static final java.lang.String PROP_VALID_PATTERN

Pattern for valid contents

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Constructor Detail

ActiveControl

public ActiveControl(Composite parent,
                     int displayBits,
                     java.lang.String displayName)

create a new field

Parameters:

parent - the parent Composite

show - ho to display the label

Method Detail

addListener

public void addListener(ActiveControlListener listen)

removeSelectorListener

public void removeSelectorListener(ActiveControlListener listen)

isValid

public boolean isValid()

isReadonly

public boolean isReadonly()

fireChangedEvent

public void fireChangedEvent()

setText

public void setText(java.lang.String text)

getText

public java.lang.String getText()

clear

public void clear()

getLabelText

public java.lang.String getLabelText()

setLabelText

public void setLabelText(java.lang.String text)

getCtl

public Control getCtl()

getDisplayName

public java.lang.String getDisplayName()

setDisplayName

public void setDisplayName(java.lang.String displayName)

setEnabled

public void setEnabled(boolean bEnable)

getControllerComposite

public Composite getControllerComposite()

setData

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

getData

public java.lang.Object getData(java.lang.String name)

getProperty

public java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String name)

setValidPattern

public void setValidPattern(java.lang.String pattern,
                            java.lang.String errmsg)

getErrMsg

public java.lang.String getErrMsg()