com.mentata.sg8
Class SG8DiscreteAttribute

java.lang.Object
  com.mentata.l3d.L3DAttribute
      com.mentata.sg8.SG8StringAttribute
          com.mentata.sg8.SG8DiscreteAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator, SG8Attribute

Direct Known Subclasses:

SG8BooleanAttribute, SG8LangAttribute

public class SG8DiscreteAttribute

extends SG8StringAttribute

An attribute with a defined set of possible values for use with SG8 objects. This attribute type is assigned a set of possible values. Attribute update form elements will be selection boxes, and new values are checked against permitted ones before being added. Instances can also be configured to display labels in the selection box to hide raw values.

Since:

0.7

Author:

Jon Roberts

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.mentata.sg8.SG8Attribute

TEXT_RESOURCES

Constructor Summary

SG8DiscreteAttribute()
Constructs an empty discrete attribute.

SG8DiscreteAttribute(String[] options)
Constructs an empty attribute updated with a specific range of values.

SG8DiscreteAttribute(String[] options, String[] labels)
Constructs an empty attribute updated with a specific range of values and labels.

Method Summary

String

getUpdateHTML() Returns HTML selection elements for updating or adding values.

Methods inherited from class com.mentata.sg8.SG8StringAttribute

getHTMLValues, getHyperlink, getSeparator, getSG8Object, isAugmenting, isHTMLExceeded, processUpdateHTML, setAugmenting, setHTMLThreshold, setSeparator

Methods inherited from class com.mentata.l3d.L3DAttribute

addValue, compare, getAttribute, getBind, getContext, getLabel, getLengthThreshold, getName, getObject, getObject, getPrerequisites, getShortValues, getSize, getThreshold, getValues, initialize, isBound, isExceeded, isGenerated, isLengthExceeded, isMultivalue, isRequired, removeValue, same, setGenerated, setLabel, setLengthThreshold, setPrerequisites, setThreshold, setValues

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

SG8DiscreteAttribute

public SG8DiscreteAttribute()

Constructs an empty discrete attribute.

SG8DiscreteAttribute

public SG8DiscreteAttribute(String[] options)

Constructs an empty attribute updated with a specific range of values.

Parameters:

options - the possible values for the attribute

SG8DiscreteAttribute

public SG8DiscreteAttribute(String[] options,
                            String[] labels)

Constructs an empty attribute updated with a specific range of values and labels.

Parameters:

options - the possible values for the attribute

labels - the corresponding display labels for each value

Method Detail

getUpdateHTML

public String getUpdateHTML()
                     throws SG8Exception

Returns HTML selection elements for updating or adding values.

Specified by:

getUpdateHTML in interface SG8Attribute

Overrides:

getUpdateHTML in class SG8StringAttribute

Returns:

the HTML modification form elements

Throws:

SG8Exception - if the attribute is generated