net.xoetrope.builder.w3c.html
Class XHtmlComponentFactory

java.lang.Object
  net.xoetrope.builder.w3c.html.XHtmlComponentFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

XComponentConstructor

public class XHtmlComponentFactory
extends java.lang.Object
implements XComponentConstructor

A factory class used to add the components available as part of the html form/page

Copyright: Copyright Xoetrope Ltd. (c) 2001-2006

License: see license.txt

$Revision: 1.2 $

Constructor Summary

XHtmlComponentFactory()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	addElement(XComponentFactory cf, java.lang.String type, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String content, java.util.Hashtable attribs) A factory method for adding non component elements.
java.awt.Component	constructComponent(XComponentFactory cf, java.lang.String type, java.lang.String content) Constructs HTML components on behalf of the component factory.
ComponentAdapter	getComponentAdapter(java.lang.String type) Get the component adapter for this type
void	setPackageName(java.lang.String defPackage) Set the package name for the factory's widgets.
void	update() Notify the component factories that some of their settings may have changed

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XHtmlComponentFactory

public XHtmlComponentFactory()

Method Detail

update

public void update()

Description copied from interface: XComponentConstructor

Notify the component factories that some of their settings may have changed

Specified by:

update in interface XComponentConstructor

setPackageName

public void setPackageName(java.lang.String defPackage)

Description copied from interface: XComponentConstructor

Set the package name for the factory's widgets.

Specified by:

setPackageName in interface XComponentConstructor

Parameters:

defPackage - the default package name

constructComponent

public java.awt.Component constructComponent(XComponentFactory cf,
                                             java.lang.String type,
                                             java.lang.String content)

Constructs HTML components on behalf of the component factory. At present the following types are supported

• ProgressBar

Specified by:

constructComponent in interface XComponentConstructor

Parameters:

cf - the calling component factory

type - the component type name

content - the contents if applicable

Returns:

the new component

addElement

public java.lang.Object addElement(XComponentFactory cf,
                                   java.lang.String type,
                                   java.lang.String name,
                                   java.lang.String content,
                                   java.util.Hashtable attribs)

A factory method for adding non component elements. This includes question response elements

Specified by:

addElement in interface XComponentConstructor

Parameters:

cf - the calling component factory

type - the object type

name - a name identifying the element to be created

content - the component text/content

attribs - the element attributes if any

Returns:

the new component

getComponentAdapter

public ComponentAdapter getComponentAdapter(java.lang.String type)

Get the component adapter for this type

Specified by:

getComponentAdapter in interface XComponentConstructor

Parameters:

the - name identifying the type