org.mmbase.datatypes.util

Class DataTypeChanger

java.lang.Object

org.mmbase.datatypes.util.DataTypeChanger

public class DataTypeChanger
extends Object

This utility class makes it easy to configure a DataType on the fly in java. E.g. this code could be used at EO:

   new FieldType("initials",  new DataTypeChanger("line", "Voornaam").required(true).maxLength(10).finish(), 1, FieldType.UNCHANGEABLE)
 

Since:

MMBase-1.9.1

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Michiel Meeuwisen

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DataTypeChanger(DataType<?> dt)
DataTypeChanger(Field field)
DataTypeChanger(String dt, String guiName)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DataType<?>	finish()
DataTypeChanger	guiName(String guiName)
DataTypeChanger	maxLength(long maxLength)
DataTypeChanger	required(boolean required)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DataTypeChanger

public DataTypeChanger(DataType<?> dt)

DataTypeChanger

public DataTypeChanger(String dt,
                       String guiName)

DataTypeChanger

public DataTypeChanger(Field field)

Method Detail

required

public DataTypeChanger required(boolean required)

maxLength

public DataTypeChanger maxLength(long maxLength)

guiName

public DataTypeChanger guiName(String guiName)

finish

public DataType<?> finish()