com.mentata.sg8
Class SG8TextAttribute

java.lang.Object
  com.mentata.l3d.L3DAttribute
      com.mentata.sg8.SG8StringAttribute
          com.mentata.sg8.SG8TextAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator, SG8Attribute

public class SG8TextAttribute

extends SG8StringAttribute

A long text valued attribute for use with SG8 objects. This attribute type uses textentry boxes with a defined number of rows in its update form elements.

Since:

0.7

Author:

Jon Roberts

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.mentata.sg8.SG8Attribute

TEXT_RESOURCES

Constructor Summary

SG8TextAttribute()
Constructs an empty text attribute.

SG8TextAttribute(int rows)
Constructs an empty text attribute updated with a specific number of rows.

Method Summary

String

getUpdateHTML() Returns HTML form elements for modifying the attribute.

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

SG8TextAttribute

public SG8TextAttribute()

Constructs an empty text attribute.

SG8TextAttribute

public SG8TextAttribute(int rows)

Constructs an empty text attribute updated with a specific number of rows.

Parameters:

rows - the number of rows for update text boxes

Method Detail

getUpdateHTML

public String getUpdateHTML()
                     throws SG8Exception

Returns HTML form elements for modifying the attribute.

Specified by:

getUpdateHTML in interface SG8Attribute

Overrides:

getUpdateHTML in class SG8StringAttribute

Returns:

HTML textarea elements for updating or adding values

Throws:

SG8Exception - if the attribute is generated