de.mguennewig.pobjform
Class AbstractButtonElement

java.lang.Object
  de.mguennewig.pobjform.AbstractFormElement
      de.mguennewig.pobjform.AbstractButtonElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

ButtonElement, FormElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

HtmlButtonElement, SwingButtonElement

public abstract class AbstractButtonElement
extends AbstractFormElement
implements ButtonElement

Abstract implementation for a button form element.

Author:

Michael Günnewig

Constructor Summary

AbstractButtonElement(PObjForm form, ButtonEntry entry)
Creates a new AbstractButtonElement.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getButtonLabel() Returns the label that is displayed within the button.
boolean	hasChanged() Tests whether the data for this element has been changed.
boolean	isMandatory() Tests whether data for this element must be entered.
boolean	isVisible() Tests whether this element will write anything visible.
void	setButtonLabel(java.lang.String buttonLabel) Sets the label that will be displayed within the button.
void	setVisible(boolean visible) Sets whether the button is visible.
void	validate() Checks for a valid value in this form element and any possible children.

Methods inherited from class de.mguennewig.pobjform.AbstractFormElement

appendToList, getContainer, getEntry, getForm, getLabel, getProperty, getPullInPrefix, isPulledIn, omitRowHeader, setLabel, setProperty, setPullInPrefix, startsNewCell

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface de.mguennewig.pobjform.ButtonElement

hasPressed, resetPressed

Methods inherited from interface de.mguennewig.pobjform.FormElement

appendToList, getContainer, getEntry, getForm, getLabel, getProperty, getPullInPrefix, isPulledIn, omitRowHeader, setLabel, setProperty, setPullInPrefix, startsNewCell

Constructor Detail

AbstractButtonElement

public AbstractButtonElement(PObjForm form,
                             ButtonEntry entry)

Creates a new AbstractButtonElement.

Method Detail

isMandatory

public final boolean isMandatory()

Tests whether data for this element must be entered.

Specified by:

isMandatory in interface FormElement

isVisible

public final boolean isVisible()

Tests whether this element will write anything visible.

Specified by:

isVisible in interface FormElement

hasChanged

public final boolean hasChanged()

Tests whether the data for this element has been changed.

Specified by:

hasChanged in interface FormElement

Returns:

always false as this element can't change.

validate

public final void validate()

Checks for a valid value in this form element and any possible children.

For this form element we need to do nothing.

Specified by:

validate in interface FormElement

getButtonLabel

public final java.lang.String getButtonLabel()

Returns the label that is displayed within the button.

Specified by:

getButtonLabel in interface ButtonElement

setButtonLabel

public void setButtonLabel(java.lang.String buttonLabel)

Sets the label that will be displayed within the button.

Specified by:

setButtonLabel in interface ButtonElement

setVisible

public void setVisible(boolean visible)

Sets whether the button is visible.

Specified by:

setVisible in interface ButtonElement

Specified by:

setVisible in interface FormElement