org.mmbase.module.corebuilders
Class FieldDefs

java.lang.Object
  org.mmbase.core.AbstractDescriptor
      org.mmbase.core.AbstractField<Object>
          org.mmbase.core.CoreField
              org.mmbase.module.corebuilders.FieldDefs

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Comparable<Field>, Descriptor, Field, Storable, PublicCloneable<AbstractDescriptor>

Deprecated. use CoreField

public class FieldDefs
extends CoreField

One of the core objects. It is not itself a builder, but is used by builders. Defines one field of a object type / builder.

Version:

$Id: FieldDefs.java 41871 2010-04-13 10:31:27Z michiel $

Author:

Daniel Ockeloen, Hans Speijer, Pierre van Rooden

See Also:

Field

Nested Class Summary

protected class

FieldDefs.LocaleToStringMap Deprecated. Temporary implementation for backwards-compatibility.

Field Summary

static int	DBSTATE_PERSISTENT Deprecated.
static int	DBSTATE_SYSTEM Deprecated.
static int	DBSTATE_UNKNOWN Deprecated.
static int	DBSTATE_VIRTUAL Deprecated.
static int	ORDER_CREATE Deprecated.
static int	ORDER_EDIT Deprecated.
static int	ORDER_LIST Deprecated.
static int	ORDER_SEARCH Deprecated.

Fields inherited from class org.mmbase.core.AbstractField

dataType, listItemType, readOnly, state, type

Fields inherited from class org.mmbase.core.AbstractDescriptor

description, guiName, key

Fields inherited from interface org.mmbase.bridge.Field

STATE_PERSISTENT, STATE_SYSTEM, STATE_SYSTEM_VIRTUAL, STATE_UNKNOWN, STATE_VIRTUAL, TYPE_BINARY, TYPE_BOOLEAN, TYPE_BYTE, TYPE_DATETIME, TYPE_DECIMAL, TYPE_DOUBLE, TYPE_FLOAT, TYPE_INTEGER, TYPE_LIST, TYPE_LONG, TYPE_NODE, TYPE_STRING, TYPE_UNKNOWN, TYPE_XML

Constructor Summary

FieldDefs(String name, int type, int listItemType, int state, DataType<? extends Object> dataType)
Deprecated.

FieldDefs(String guiName, String guiType, int searchPos, int listPos, String name, int type)
Deprecated. Constructor for FieldDefs with partially initialized fields.

FieldDefs(String guiName, String guiType, int searchPos, int listPos, String name, int type, int guiPos, int state)
Deprecated. Constructor for FieldDefs with partially initialized fields.

Method Summary

String	getDBName() Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getName()
boolean	getDBNotNull() Deprecated. use AbstractField.isRequired()
int	getDBPos() Deprecated. use CoreField.getStoragePosition()
int	getDBSize() Deprecated. Use CoreField.getMaxLength()
int	getDBState() Deprecated. use AbstractField.getState()
int	getDBType() Deprecated. to access type constraints, use AbstractField.getDataType()
String	getDescription(String lang) Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getDescription(Locale locale)
Map<String,String>	getDescriptions() Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getDescription()
int	getGUIList() Deprecated. use CoreField.getListPosition()
String	getGUIName(String lang) Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getGUIName(Locale locale)
Map<String,String>	getGUINames() Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getGUIName()
int	getGUIPos() Deprecated. use CoreField.getEditPosition()
int	getGUISearch() Deprecated. use CoreField.getSearchPosition()
boolean	isKey() Deprecated. use AbstractField.isUnique() to determine if a field is unique, use getIndexes() to return set of Index objects to which this key belongs
void	setDBKey(boolean value) Deprecated. use CoreField.setUnique(boolean) to make a field unique.
void	setDBNotNull(boolean value) Deprecated. to access type constraints, use AbstractField.getDataType()
void	setDBPos(int value) Deprecated. use CoreField.setStoragePosition(int)
void	setDBSize(int value) Deprecated. use CoreField.setMaxLength(int)
void	setDBState(int i) Deprecated. use AbstractField.getState()
void	setDBState(String value) Deprecated. use CoreField.setState(int)
void	setDescription(String lang, String value) Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getLocalizedDescription()
void	setGUIList(int value) Deprecated. use CoreField.setListPosition(int)
void	setGUIName(String lang, String value) Deprecated. to access type constraints, use AbstractField.getDataType()
void	setGUIPos(int value) Deprecated. use CoreField.setEditPosition(int)
void	setGUISearch(int value) Deprecated. use CoreField.setSearchPosition(int)
static void	sort(List<CoreField> fielddefs, int order) Deprecated. use Fields.sort(java.util.List, int)
static void	sort(List<FieldDefs> fielddefs) Deprecated. use Collections.sort

Methods inherited from class org.mmbase.core.CoreField

clone, clone, compareTo, equals, finish, getEditPosition, getGUIType, getListPosition, getMaxLength, getNodeManager, getParent, getSearchPosition, getStorageIdentifier, getStoragePosition, getStorageType, hashCode, inStorage, isNotNull, rewrite, setDataType, setEditPosition, setListItemType, setListPosition, setMaxLength, setNotNull, setParent, setReadOnly, setSearchPosition, setState, setStoragePosition, setStorageType, setType, setUnique, storageEquals, toString, validate

Methods inherited from class org.mmbase.core.AbstractField

clone, getDataType, getListItemType, getState, getType, hasIndex, isReadOnly, isRequired, isTemporary, isUnique, isVirtual

Methods inherited from class org.mmbase.core.AbstractDescriptor

getDefaultLocale, getDescription, getDescription, getGUIName, getGUIName, getLocalizedDescription, getLocalizedGUIName, getName, setDescription, setDescription, setGUIName, setGUIName, setLocalizedDescription, setLocalizedGUIName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.mmbase.bridge.Field

getDataType, getListItemType, getState, getType, hasIndex, isReadOnly, isRequired, isUnique, isVirtual

Methods inherited from interface org.mmbase.bridge.Descriptor

getDescription, getDescription, getGUIName, getGUIName, getLocalizedDescription, getLocalizedGUIName, getName, setDescription, setDescription, setGUIName, setGUIName

Field Detail

DBSTATE_VIRTUAL

public static final int DBSTATE_VIRTUAL

Deprecated.

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Constant Field Values

DBSTATE_PERSISTENT

public static final int DBSTATE_PERSISTENT

Deprecated.

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Constant Field Values

DBSTATE_SYSTEM

public static final int DBSTATE_SYSTEM

Deprecated.

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Constant Field Values

DBSTATE_UNKNOWN

public static final int DBSTATE_UNKNOWN

Deprecated.

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Constant Field Values

ORDER_CREATE

public static final int ORDER_CREATE

Deprecated.

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Constant Field Values

ORDER_EDIT

public static final int ORDER_EDIT

Deprecated.

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Constant Field Values

ORDER_LIST

public static final int ORDER_LIST

Deprecated.

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Constant Field Values

ORDER_SEARCH

public static final int ORDER_SEARCH

Deprecated.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

FieldDefs

public FieldDefs(String name,
                 int type,
                 int listItemType,
                 int state,
                 DataType<? extends Object> dataType)

Deprecated.

FieldDefs

public FieldDefs(String guiName,
                 String guiType,
                 int searchPos,
                 int listPos,
                 String name,
                 int type)

Deprecated.

Constructor for FieldDefs with partially initialized fields.

Parameters:

guiName - the default GUIName for a field

guiType - the GUI type (i.e. "integer' or 'field')

searchPos - position in the editor for this field when searching

listPos - position in the editor for this field when listing

name - the actual name of the field in the database

type - the basic MMBase type of the field

FieldDefs

public FieldDefs(String guiName,
                 String guiType,
                 int searchPos,
                 int listPos,
                 String name,
                 int type,
                 int guiPos,
                 int state)

Deprecated.

Constructor for FieldDefs with partially initialized fields.

Parameters:

guiName - the default GUIName for a field

guiType - the GUI type (i.e. "integer' or 'field')

searchPos - position in the editor for this field when searching

listPos - position in the editor for this field when listing

name - the actual name of the field in the database

type - the basic MMBase type of the field

guiPos - position in the editor for this field when editing

state - the state of the field (persistent, virtual, etc.)

Method Detail

getDBName

public String getDBName()

Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getName()

Retrieve the database name of the field.

getDBType

public int getDBType()

Deprecated. to access type constraints, use AbstractField.getDataType()

Retrieves the basic MMBase type of the field.

Returns:

The type, this is one of the values defined in this class.

getDBSize

public int getDBSize()

Deprecated. Use CoreField.getMaxLength()

Retrieve size of the field. This may not be specified for some field types.

getDBNotNull

public boolean getDBNotNull()

Deprecated. use AbstractField.isRequired()

Retrieve whether the field can be left blank.

isKey

public boolean isKey()

Deprecated. use AbstractField.isUnique() to determine if a field is unique, use getIndexes() to return set of Index objects to which this key belongs

Retrieve whether the field is a key and thus need be 'unique'.

getGUIName

public String getGUIName(String lang)

Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getGUIName(Locale locale)

getGUINames

public Map<String,String> getGUINames()

Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getGUIName()

getDescriptions

public Map<String,String> getDescriptions()

Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getDescription()

getDescription

public String getDescription(String lang)

Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getDescription(Locale locale)

getDBState

public int getDBState()

Deprecated. use AbstractField.getState()

setGUIName

public void setGUIName(String lang,
                       String value)

Deprecated. to access type constraints, use AbstractField.getDataType()

SetUI the GUI name of the field for a specified langauge.

Parameters:

lang - the language to set the name for

value - the value to set

setDescription

public void setDescription(String lang,
                           String value)

Deprecated. use AbstractDescriptor.getLocalizedDescription()

Set the description of the field for a specified langauge.

Parameters:

lang - the language to set the description for

value - the value to set

setDBSize

public void setDBSize(int value)

Deprecated. use CoreField.setMaxLength(int)

Set size of the field.

Parameters:

value - the value to set

setDBPos

public void setDBPos(int value)

Deprecated. use CoreField.setStoragePosition(int)

Set the position of the field in the database table.

Parameters:

value - the value to set

getDBPos

public int getDBPos()

Deprecated. use CoreField.getStoragePosition()

setGUIList

public void setGUIList(int value)

Deprecated. use CoreField.setListPosition(int)

Set the position of the field when listing. A value of -1 indicates teh field is unavailable in a list.

Parameters:

value - the value to set

getGUIList

public int getGUIList()

Deprecated. use CoreField.getListPosition()

setGUIPos

public void setGUIPos(int value)

Deprecated. use CoreField.setEditPosition(int)

Set the position of the field when editing. A value of -1 indicates the field cannot be edited.

Parameters:

value - the value to set

getGUIPos

public int getGUIPos()

Deprecated. use CoreField.getEditPosition()

setGUISearch

public void setGUISearch(int value)

Deprecated. use CoreField.setSearchPosition(int)

Set the position of the field when searching. A value of -1 indicates teh field is unavailable during search.

Parameters:

value - the value to set

getGUISearch

public int getGUISearch()

Deprecated. use CoreField.getSearchPosition()

setDBState

public void setDBState(String value)

Deprecated. use CoreField.setState(int)

Set the basic MMBase state of the field, using the state description

Parameters:

value - the name of the state

setDBState

public void setDBState(int i)

Deprecated. use AbstractField.getState()

setDBKey

public void setDBKey(boolean value)

Deprecated. use CoreField.setUnique(boolean) to make a field unique.

Set whether the field is a key and thus needs to be 'unique'.

Parameters:

value - the value to set

setDBNotNull

public void setDBNotNull(boolean value)

Deprecated. to access type constraints, use AbstractField.getDataType()

Set whether the field can be left blank.

Parameters:

value - the value to set

sort

public static void sort(List<FieldDefs> fielddefs)

Deprecated. use Collections.sort

Sorts a list with FieldDefs objects, using the default order (ORDER_CREATE)

Parameters:

fielddefs - the list to sort

sort

public static void sort(List<CoreField> fielddefs,
                        int order)

Deprecated. use Fields.sort(java.util.List, int)

Sorts a list with FieldDefs objects, using the specified order

Parameters:

fielddefs - the list to sort

order - one of ORDER_CREATE, ORDER_EDIT, ORDER_LIST,ORDER_SEARCH