org.universAAL.support.utils.ui
Class Area

java.lang.Object
  org.universAAL.support.utils.ui.Control
      org.universAAL.support.utils.ui.InputControl
          org.universAAL.support.utils.ui.Text
              org.universAAL.support.utils.ui.Area

public class Area
extends Text

Class representing a Text Area Input UI element. Text Area Inputs get an usually long textual value, whether it's written, spoken or any other way, depending on the UI renderer. The input is represented as a String.

Example render:

 Label | initialValue     | 
       |                  |
       |__________________|
 

Author:

alfiva

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.universAAL.support.utils.ui.Text

initialValue

Fields inherited from class org.universAAL.support.utils.ui.InputControl

model

Fields inherited from class org.universAAL.support.utils.ui.Control

help, hint, label, MY_NAMESPACE, ref

Constructor Summary

Area()
Generic empty constructor.

Area(String ref)
Constructor with the reference of the input to be used in request and response.

Area(String ref, String label)
Constructor with the reference of the input to be used in request and response.

Area(String ref, String label, String initialValue)
Constructor with the reference of the input to be used in request and response.

Method Summary

String[]

create(Group group) This method is for internal use of utils only.

Methods inherited from class org.universAAL.support.utils.ui.Text

getInitialValue, setInitialValue

Methods inherited from class org.universAAL.support.utils.ui.InputControl

getModel

Methods inherited from class org.universAAL.support.utils.ui.Control

getHelp, getHint, getLabel, getReference, setHelp, setHint, setLabel, setReference, setReference

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Area

public Area()

Generic empty constructor. The Input will be generated with default values (empty).

Area

public Area(String ref)

Constructor with the reference of the input to be used in request and response. The reference is a property path, but in this constructor it is simplified as a single String (a single-property path). All other properties of the input are set to defaults (empty). Use method setReference(String[] path) to set a path through several properties.

Parameters:

ref - The simple reference identifying the input. Set to null to auto-generate.

Area

public Area(String ref,
            String label)

Constructor with the reference of the input to be used in request and response. The reference is a property path, but in this constructor it is simplified as a single String (a single-property path). Use method setReference(String[] path) to set a path through several properties.

Parameters:

ref - The simple reference identifying the input. Set to null to auto-generate.

label - The label text that identifies the input to the user.

Area

public Area(String ref,
            String label,
            String initialValue)

Constructor with the reference of the input to be used in request and response. The reference is a property path, but in this constructor it is simplified as a single String (a single-property path). Use method setReference(String[] path) to set a path through several properties.

Parameters:

ref - The simple reference identifying the input. Set to null to auto-generate.

label - The label text that identifies the input to the user.

initialValue - The value the text input field has by default. If it is not changed by the user this will be the value of the input in the response.

Method Detail

create

public String[] create(Group group)

Description copied from class: Control

This method is for internal use of utils only. It creates the actual official uaal control configured with the properties defined by this class. Once it is created it cannot be modified.

Overrides:

create in class Text

Parameters:

group - The UI group to which the control is being added.

Returns:

An array of Strings representing the property path used to identify the control in the response. This is only of interest for Input Controls. Submits and Triggers have only one String value. If the path has not been set manually by the time this method is called, an automatic one must be generated.