com.tietoenator.trip.jxp.forms

Class TdbFormat

java.lang.Object

com.tietoenator.trip.jxp.session.TdbSessionObject

com.tietoenator.trip.jxp.TdbMessageProvider

com.tietoenator.trip.jxp.session.TdbSerializableObject

com.tietoenator.trip.jxp.forms.TdbFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.tietoenator.trip.jxp.internal.utils.DOMSink, TdbControlObjectProvider, java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String>

Direct Known Subclasses:

TdbEntryForm, TdbOutputFormat, TdbSearchForm

public abstract class TdbFormat
extends TdbSerializableObject
implements com.tietoenator.trip.jxp.internal.utils.DOMSink, java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String>

This is an abstract base class for all types of forms exposed by the TRIP server (output formats or reports, TRIPclassic data entry forms, and TRIPclassic search forms).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	content() Retrieve the content of the format, i.e.
void	copy(java.lang.String newdb, java.lang.String newname, TdbControlObject ob) Copy the current format to a new database and new name.
void	create(java.lang.String frmname) Create a new format with the specified name, of a type that doesn't require a qualifying database name (e.g.
void	create(java.lang.String frmname, java.lang.String dbname) Create a new format with the specified name, for the specified database.
void	delete() Remove the current form from the server; requires this object to have been created using a TdbControlObject reference.
void	delete(java.lang.String frmname) Delete a named format, which must be of a type that doesn't require a qualifying database.
void	delete(java.lang.String frmname, java.lang.String dbname) Delete a named format from a named database.
void	export(java.lang.String filename) Export the current format definition to a named file.
void	export(java.lang.String filename, java.lang.String frmname) Export a format definition to a named file.
void	export(java.lang.String filename, java.lang.String frmname, java.lang.String dbname) Export a format definition to a named file.
void	get() Retrieve the content of the current form.
void	get(java.lang.String frmname) Retrieve the content of a form from the server.
void	get(java.lang.String frmname, java.lang.String dbname) Retrieve the content of a form from the server.
java.lang.String	getComment() Retrieve any comment associated with the format
java.lang.String	getDatabase() Retrieve the name of the database or thesaurus with which this form is associated
java.lang.String	getName() Retrieve the name of the format
java.lang.String	getOwnerName() Retrieve the name of the creator of the form
void	importUpdate(java.lang.String filename) Updates the current format with a definition read from a named file
void	importUpdate(java.lang.String filename, java.lang.String frmname) Update a format with a definition read from a named file
void	importUpdate(java.lang.String filename, java.lang.String frmname, java.lang.String dbname) Update a format with a definition read from a named file
java.util.Iterator<java.lang.String>	iterator() Retrieve the content of the format, i.e.
void	put() Store a potentially updated output format -- in order to make the commit stick, you must have called one of the setXxx() methods first.
void	rename(java.lang.String newname) Rename the format to the newly specified name
void	setComment(java.lang.String comment) Establish the comment associated with the format
void	setContent(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> lines) Establish the content of the format, i.e.
void	setDatabase(java.lang.String db) Establish the name of the database or thesaurus with which this form is associated
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Establish the name of the format

Methods inherited from class com.tietoenator.trip.jxp.session.TdbSerializableObject

getControlObject

Methods inherited from class com.tietoenator.trip.jxp.TdbMessageProvider

codeList, getLastCode, getLastMessage, hasMessages, messageList, resetMessages

Methods inherited from class com.tietoenator.trip.jxp.session.TdbSessionObject

cancel, getSession, isCancelable, setCancelable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.tietoenator.trip.jxp.internal.utils.DOMSink

sinkNode

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

forEach, spliterator

Method Detail

getOwnerName

public java.lang.String getOwnerName()

Retrieve the name of the creator of the form

Returns:

Owning user's name

getDatabase

public java.lang.String getDatabase()
                             throws TdbException

Retrieve the name of the database or thesaurus with which this form is associated

Returns:

Name of database or thesaurus

Throws:

TdbException

setDatabase

public void setDatabase(java.lang.String db)
                 throws TdbException

Establish the name of the database or thesaurus with which this form is associated

Parameters:

db - Database or thesaurus name

Throws:

TdbException

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Retrieve the name of the format

Returns:

Format name

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Establish the name of the format

Parameters:

name - Format name

content

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> content()

Retrieve the content of the format, i.e. its definition

Returns:

The lines that make up the format's definition

iterator

public java.util.Iterator<java.lang.String> iterator()

Retrieve the content of the format, i.e. its definition

Specified by:

iterator in interface java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String>

Returns:

An iterator over the lines that make up the format's definition

setContent

public void setContent(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> lines)

Establish the content of the format, i.e. its definition

Parameters:

lines - The lines that make up the format's definition

getComment

public java.lang.String getComment()

Retrieve any comment associated with the format

Returns:

The comment, if any

setComment

public void setComment(java.lang.String comment)

Establish the comment associated with the format

Parameters:

comment - The format's new comment

create

public void create(java.lang.String frmname,
                   java.lang.String dbname)
            throws TdbException

Create a new format with the specified name, for the specified database.

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

frmname - The name of the format to create

dbname - The database for which the format should be created.

Throws:

TdbException

create

public void create(java.lang.String frmname)
            throws TdbException

Create a new format with the specified name, of a type that doesn't require a qualifying database name (e.g. a TRIPclassic search form).

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

frmname - The name of the format to create

Throws:

TdbException

delete

public void delete(java.lang.String frmname,
                   java.lang.String dbname)
            throws TdbException

Delete a named format from a named database.

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

frmname - The format to delete

dbname - The database from which to delete the format

Throws:

TdbException

delete

public void delete(java.lang.String frmname)
            throws TdbException

Delete a named format, which must be of a type that doesn't require a qualifying database.

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

frmname - The format to delete

Throws:

TdbException

delete

public void delete()
            throws TdbException

Remove the current form from the server; requires this object to have been created using a TdbControlObject reference.

This method causes network I/O.

Throws:

TdbException

get

public void get(java.lang.String frmname,
                java.lang.String dbname)
         throws TdbException

Retrieve the content of a form from the server.

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

frmname - The name of the form to retrieve

dbname - The name of the database to which the form being retrieved is attached.

Throws:

TdbException

get

public void get(java.lang.String frmname)
         throws TdbException

Retrieve the content of a form from the server.

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

frmname - Name of the form to retrieve, must refer to a form that doesn't require a qualifying database, e.g. a search form

Throws:

TdbException

get

public void get()
         throws TdbException

Retrieve the content of the current form.

This method causes network I/O.

Throws:

TdbException

export

public void export(java.lang.String filename,
                   java.lang.String frmname,
                   java.lang.String dbname)
            throws TdbException

Export a format definition to a named file.

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

filename - The name of the file to which the definition should be written

frmname - The name of the format to export

dbname - The name of the database with which the format is associated

Throws:

TdbException

export

public void export(java.lang.String filename,
                   java.lang.String frmname)
            throws TdbException

Export a format definition to a named file.

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

filename - The name of the file to which the definition should be written

frmname - The name of the format to export

Throws:

TdbException

export

public void export(java.lang.String filename)
            throws TdbException

Export the current format definition to a named file.

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

filename - The name of the file to which the definition should be written

Throws:

TdbException

put

public void put()
         throws TdbException

Store a potentially updated output format -- in order to make the commit stick, you must have called one of the setXxx() methods first.

This method causes network I/O.

Throws:

TdbException

importUpdate

public void importUpdate(java.lang.String filename,
                         java.lang.String frmname,
                         java.lang.String dbname)
                  throws TdbException

Update a format with a definition read from a named file

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

filename - The name of the file from which to read the updated format definition

frmname - The name of the format to be updated

dbname - The name of the database with which the form to be updated is associated

Throws:

TdbException

importUpdate

public void importUpdate(java.lang.String filename,
                         java.lang.String frmname)
                  throws TdbException

Update a format with a definition read from a named file

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

filename - The name of the file from which to read the updated format definition

frmname - The name of the format to be updated, assumes a form type that doesn't require a qualifying database name

Throws:

TdbException

importUpdate

public void importUpdate(java.lang.String filename)
                  throws TdbException

Updates the current format with a definition read from a named file

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

filename - The name of the file from which to read the updated format definition

Throws:

TdbException

copy

public void copy(java.lang.String newdb,
                 java.lang.String newname,
                 TdbControlObject ob)
          throws TdbException

Copy the current format to a new database and new name.

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

newdb - The name of the database to which the form should be copied

newname - The name of the new copy of the form

ob - If non-null, will receive the Control information for the newly created form

Throws:

TdbException

rename

public void rename(java.lang.String newname)
            throws TdbException

Rename the format to the newly specified name

This method causes network I/O.

Parameters:

newname - The name for the format

Throws:

TdbException