org.apache.click.extras.cayenne
Class TabbedCayenneForm

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.click.control.AbstractControl
      org.apache.click.control.AbstractContainer
          org.apache.click.control.Form
              org.apache.click.extras.cayenne.CayenneForm
                  org.apache.click.extras.cayenne.TabbedCayenneForm

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Control, Container, Stateful

public class TabbedCayenneForm
extends CayenneForm

Provides Cayenne data aware tabbed Form control: <form method='POST'>.

This control provides tab capabilities to the standard CayenneForm. For more information and examples please see:

• CayenneForm
• TabbedForm

CSS and JavaScript resources

In addition to Form's resources, the TabbedCayenneForm control makes use of the following resources (which Click automatically deploys to the application directory, /click):

• click/extras-control.css

To import these TabbedCayenneForm files simply reference the variables $headElements and $jsElements in the page template.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected String	backgroundColor The form HTML background color.
protected int	displayTab The tab number to display (indexed from 1).
protected String	tabHeight The tab sheet height HTML attribute value.
protected List	tabSheets The list of FieldSet tab sheets.
protected String	tabWidth The tab sheet width HTML attribute value.
protected String	template The path of the tabbed form Velocity template to render.

Fields inherited from class org.apache.click.extras.cayenne.CayenneForm

classField, dataObject, FO_CLASS, FO_ID, metaDataApplied, oidField

Fields inherited from class org.apache.click.control.Form

actionURL, ALIGN_CENTER, ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_RIGHT, buttonAlign, buttonList, buttonStyle, columns, defaultFieldSize, disabled, enctype, error, errorsAlign, errorsPosition, errorsStyle, fieldList, fieldStyle, fieldWidths, FOCUS_JAVASCRIPT, FORM_NAME, formSubmission, javaScriptValidation, labelAlign, labelsPosition, labelStyle, method, MULTIPART_FORM_DATA, POSITION_BOTTOM, POSITION_LEFT, POSITION_MIDDLE, POSITION_TOP, readonly, SUBMIT_CHECK, validate

Fields inherited from class org.apache.click.control.AbstractContainer

controlMap, controls

Fields inherited from class org.apache.click.control.AbstractControl

actionListener, attributes, behaviors, headElements, listener, listenerMethod, messages, name, parent, styles

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.click.Control

CONTROL_MESSAGES

Constructor Summary

TabbedCayenneForm()
Create a Tabbed Cayenne Form with no name or dataObjectClass.

TabbedCayenneForm(Class dataClass)
Create a Tabbed Cayenne Form with the given DataObject class.

TabbedCayenneForm(String name, Class dataClass)
Create a Tabbed Cayenne Form with the given form name and DataObject class.

Method Summary

void	addTabSheet(FieldSet tabSheet) Add the given FieldSet tab sheet to the form.
String	getBackgroundColor() Return the form HTML background color.
int	getDisplayTab() Return the number of the tab sheet to display (indexed from 1).
List<Element>	getHeadElements() Return the TabbedCayenneForm HTML HEAD elements for the following resources: click/extras-control.js click/extras-control.css Additionally all the Form import statements are also returned.
String	getTabHeight() Return the tab sheet height HTML attribute value.
int	getTabSheetNumber(String fieldName) Return the tab sheet number for the given field name, indexed from 1.
List	getTabSheets() Return list FieldSet tab sheets.
String	getTabWidth() Return the tab sheet width HTML attribute value.
String	getTemplate() Return the path of the Velocity template to render.
boolean	onProcess() Process the Form request.
void	render(HtmlStringBuffer buffer) Render the HTML representation of the form.
protected void	renderValidationJavaScript(HtmlStringBuffer buffer, List<Field> formFields)
void	setBackgroundColor(String value) Set the form HTML background color.
void	setDisplayTab(int value) Set the number of the tab sheet to display (indexed from 1).
void	setTabHeight(String value) Set the tab sheet height HTML attribute value.
void	setTabWidth(String value) Set the tab sheet width HTML attribute value.
void	setTemplate(String template) Set the path of the Velocity template to render.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.click.extras.cayenne.CayenneForm

applyMetaData, clearValues, getDataContext, getDataObject, getDataObject, getDataObjectClass, getDataObjectPk, getState, isPersistent, onDestroy, saveChanges, setDataObject, setDataObjectClass

Methods inherited from class org.apache.click.control.Form

add, add, add, add, clearErrors, copyFrom, copyFrom, copyTo, copyTo, endTag, getActionURL, getButtonAlign, getButtonList, getButtonStyle, getColumns, getControlSizeEst, getDefaultFieldSize, getEnctype, getError, getErrorFields, getErrorsAlign, getErrorsPosition, getErrorsStyle, getField, getFieldList, getFields, getFieldStyle, getFieldValue, getFieldWidths, getFormSizeEst, getJavaScriptValidation, getLabelAlign, getLabelsPosition, getLabelStyle, getMethod, getTag, getValidate, hasPostError, insert, isDisabled, isFormSubmission, isJavaScriptValidation, isReadonly, isValid, onSubmitCheck, onSubmitCheck, onSubmitCheck, performSubmitCheck, remove, removeField, removeFields, removeState, renderButtons, renderControls, renderErrors, renderFields, renderFocusJavaScript, renderHeader, renderTagEnd, replace, restoreState, saveState, setActionURL, setButtonAlign, setButtonStyle, setColumns, setDefaultFieldSize, setDisabled, setEnctype, setError, setErrorsAlign, setErrorsPosition, setErrorsStyle, setFieldStyle, setJavaScriptValidation, setLabelAlign, setLabelsPosition, setLabelStyle, setListener, setMethod, setName, setReadonly, setState, setValidate, startTag, validate, validateFileUpload

Methods inherited from class org.apache.click.control.AbstractContainer

contains, getControl, getControlMap, getControls, hasControls, onInit, onRender, renderChildren, renderContent, renderTagEnd, toString

Methods inherited from class org.apache.click.control.AbstractControl

addBehavior, addStyleClass, appendAttributes, dispatchActionEvent, getActionListener, getAttribute, getAttributes, getBehaviors, getContext, getHtmlImports, getId, getMessage, getMessage, getMessages, getName, getPage, getParent, getStyle, getStyles, hasAttribute, hasAttributes, hasBehaviors, hasStyles, isAjaxTarget, onDeploy, removeBehavior, removeStyleClass, renderTagBegin, setActionListener, setAttribute, setId, setParent, setStyle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.click.Control

getBehaviors, getContext, getId, getMessages, getName, getParent, hasBehaviors, isAjaxTarget, onDeploy, setParent

Field Detail

backgroundColor

protected String backgroundColor

The form HTML background color. The default background color is "#EFEFEF".

displayTab

protected int displayTab

The tab number to display (indexed from 1). The default tab number is 1.

tabHeight

protected String tabHeight

The tab sheet height HTML attribute value.

tabSheets

protected List tabSheets

The list of FieldSet tab sheets.

tabWidth

protected String tabWidth

The tab sheet width HTML attribute value.

template

protected String template

The path of the tabbed form Velocity template to render. The default template path is "/org/apache/click/extras/control/TabbedForm.htm".

Constructor Detail

TabbedCayenneForm

public TabbedCayenneForm(String name,
                         Class dataClass)

Create a Tabbed Cayenne Form with the given form name and DataObject class.

Parameters:

name - the form name

dataClass - the DataObject class

TabbedCayenneForm

public TabbedCayenneForm(Class dataClass)

Create a Tabbed Cayenne Form with the given DataObject class.

Parameters:

dataClass - the DataObject class

TabbedCayenneForm

public TabbedCayenneForm()

Create a Tabbed Cayenne Form with no name or dataObjectClass.

Important Note the form's name and dataObjectClass must be defined before it is valid.

Method Detail

addTabSheet

public void addTabSheet(FieldSet tabSheet)

Add the given FieldSet tab sheet to the form.

Parameters:

tabSheet - the FieldSet tab sheet to add

getBackgroundColor

public String getBackgroundColor()

Return the form HTML background color.

Returns:

the form HTML background color

setBackgroundColor

public void setBackgroundColor(String value)

Set the form HTML background color.

Parameters:

value - the form HTML background color

getDisplayTab

public int getDisplayTab()

Return the number of the tab sheet to display (indexed from 1).

Returns:

the number of the tab sheet to display

getHeadElements

public List<Element> getHeadElements()

Return the TabbedCayenneForm HTML HEAD elements for the following resources:

• click/extras-control.js
• click/extras-control.css

Additionally all the Form import statements are also returned.

Specified by:

getHeadElements in interface Control

Overrides:

getHeadElements in class Form

Returns:

the control list of HEAD elements to be included in the page

See Also:

Control.getHeadElements()

setDisplayTab

public void setDisplayTab(int value)

Set the number of the tab sheet to display (indexed from 1).

Parameters:

value - the number of the tab sheet to display

getTabHeight

public String getTabHeight()

Return the tab sheet height HTML attribute value.

Returns:

the tab sheet height attribute value

setTabHeight

public void setTabHeight(String value)

Set the tab sheet height HTML attribute value.

Parameters:

value - the tab sheet height attribute value

getTabSheets

public List getTabSheets()

Return list FieldSet tab sheets.

Returns:

list FieldSet tab sheets

getTabSheetNumber

public int getTabSheetNumber(String fieldName)

Return the tab sheet number for the given field name, indexed from 1. If the field is not found this method will return 1.

Parameters:

fieldName - the name of the form field

Returns:

the tab sheet number for the given field (indexed from 1)

getTabWidth

public String getTabWidth()

Return the tab sheet width HTML attribute value.

Returns:

the tab sheet width attribute value

setTabWidth

public void setTabWidth(String value)

Set the tab sheet width HTML attribute value.

Parameters:

value - the tab sheet width attribute value

getTemplate

public String getTemplate()

Return the path of the Velocity template to render.

Returns:

the path of the Velocity template to render

setTemplate

public void setTemplate(String template)

Set the path of the Velocity template to render.

Parameters:

template - the path of the Velocity template to render

onProcess

public boolean onProcess()

Process the Form request. In addition to the normal Form onProcess() processing, if the Form is invalid this method will display the tab sheet with the first field error.

Specified by:

onProcess in interface Control

Overrides:

onProcess in class CayenneForm

Returns:

true to continue Page event processing or false otherwise

See Also:

Form.onProcess()

render

public void render(HtmlStringBuffer buffer)

Render the HTML representation of the form.

The form will be rendered using the classpath template:

 /org/apache/click/extras/control/TabbedForm.htm 

If the form contains errors after processing, these errors will be rendered.

Specified by:

render in interface Control

Overrides:

render in class CayenneForm

Parameters:

buffer - the specified buffer to render the control's output to

See Also:

AbstractContainer.toString()

renderValidationJavaScript

protected void renderValidationJavaScript(HtmlStringBuffer buffer,
                                          List<Field> formFields)

Overrides:

renderValidationJavaScript in class Form