ix.iface.ui
Interface IFormModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractIFormModel, ActionFormModel, DomainFormModel, GenericIFormModel

public interface IFormModel

An interface model to be used to fill an IFormPanel.

Method Summary

void	addDataListener(FormDataListener l)
void	addModelListener(FormModelListener l)
void	clearData() Clears the model of its data;
void	endUpdate()
java.util.HashSet	getDataListeners()
java.util.List	getDisplayFields() Gets the names of the object's fields that are to be displayed (exc. names)
java.lang.Class	getFieldClass(java.lang.String f) Gets the class of the object's given field name (e.g.
java.lang.String	getFieldName(java.lang.String f) Gets the title to use for the object's given field (e.g.
double	getFieldWeight(java.lang.String field) Gets the weight of the object's given field name to establish its portion of the display.
java.util.HashSet	getModelListeners()
java.util.List	getNameFields() Gets the names of the object's fields that are to be shown as its name
EditableObject	getObject() Get the model's current base object
java.lang.Class	getObjectClass() Gets the class of the model's base object
java.lang.Object	getValue(java.lang.String field) Gets the current object's value for the given field name.
void	ignoreUpdate()
boolean	isEditable(java.lang.String field) Determines whether a field is editable (can be changed by the user) or not.
boolean	isFieldShowing(java.lang.String field) Determines whether the given field is part of the model display.
void	setDisplayFields(java.util.List nameFields) Sets the fields of the object that are to be displayed (exc. names)
void	setDisplayFields(java.lang.String[] nameFields) Sets the fields of the object that are to be shown as its name.
void	setNameFields(java.util.List nameFields) Sets the fields of the object that are to be shown as its name.
void	setNameFields(java.lang.String[] nameFields) Sets the fields of the object that are to be shown as its name.
void	setObject(EditableObject o) Set the model's base object
boolean	setValue(EditableObject object, java.lang.String field, java.lang.Object value) Sets the given object's given field to the given value.
void	setValue(java.lang.String field, java.lang.Object value) Sets the current object's given field to the given value.
void	startUpdate()

Method Detail

getNameFields

java.util.List getNameFields()

Gets the names of the object's fields that are to be shown as its name

getDisplayFields

java.util.List getDisplayFields()

Gets the names of the object's fields that are to be displayed (exc. names)

setNameFields

void setNameFields(java.util.List nameFields)

Sets the fields of the object that are to be shown as its name.

Parameters:

nameFields - a list of strings; the field names

setNameFields

void setNameFields(java.lang.String[] nameFields)

Sets the fields of the object that are to be shown as its name.

Parameters:

nameFields - an array of strings; the field names

setDisplayFields

void setDisplayFields(java.util.List nameFields)

Sets the fields of the object that are to be displayed (exc. names)

Parameters:

nameFields - a list of strings; the field names

setDisplayFields

void setDisplayFields(java.lang.String[] nameFields)

Sets the fields of the object that are to be shown as its name.

Parameters:

nameFields - an array of strings; the field names

getFieldName

java.lang.String getFieldName(java.lang.String f)

Gets the title to use for the object's given field (e.g. "Name", "Id")

getFieldClass

java.lang.Class getFieldClass(java.lang.String f)

Gets the class of the object's given field name (e.g. String.class, Object.class)

getFieldWeight

double getFieldWeight(java.lang.String field)

Gets the weight of the object's given field name to establish its portion of the display.

setObject

void setObject(EditableObject o)

Set the model's base object

getObject

EditableObject getObject()

Get the model's current base object

getObjectClass

java.lang.Class getObjectClass()

Gets the class of the model's base object

getValue

java.lang.Object getValue(java.lang.String field)

Gets the current object's value for the given field name.

setValue

void setValue(java.lang.String field,
              java.lang.Object value)

Sets the current object's given field to the given value.

setValue

boolean setValue(EditableObject object,
                 java.lang.String field,
                 java.lang.Object value)

Sets the given object's given field to the given value.

clearData

void clearData()

Clears the model of its data;

isEditable

boolean isEditable(java.lang.String field)

Determines whether a field is editable (can be changed by the user) or not.

isFieldShowing

boolean isFieldShowing(java.lang.String field)

Determines whether the given field is part of the model display.

startUpdate

void startUpdate()

endUpdate

void endUpdate()

ignoreUpdate

void ignoreUpdate()

addModelListener

void addModelListener(FormModelListener l)

addDataListener

void addDataListener(FormDataListener l)

getModelListeners

java.util.HashSet getModelListeners()

getDataListeners

java.util.HashSet getDataListeners()