com.codestreet.messageforge
Class RFldDatetime

java.lang.Object
  com.codestreet.messageforge.RFld
      com.codestreet.messageforge.RFldDatetime

All Implemented Interfaces:

RFldInterface, java.io.Serializable

public class RFldDatetime

extends RFld

Class to represent a Date field.

Author:

Jawaid Hakim.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected java.util.Date	dataObj_ Data.
protected static java.lang.String	XML_TAG XML tag for this element type.

Fields inherited from class com.codestreet.messageforge.RFld

desc_, fieldId_, locked_, name_, optional_, propertyName_, tags_, transient_, valSet_

Constructor Summary

RFldDatetime()
Default constructor.

RFldDatetime(java.lang.String name, int fieldId)
Constructor.

RFldDatetime(java.lang.String name, int fieldId, java.lang.String desc)
Constructor.

Method Summary

void	addConstraint(RFldConstraintDatetime cons) Add a constraint.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object anObject) Check if another field is equal to this field.
java.lang.String	getTag() Get the XML tag for this field type.
RFldType	getType() Get field type.
java.util.Date	getValue() Get data.
java.util.Hashtable	getValueAsHashtable() Get the field value as a java.util.Hashtable.
java.lang.Object	getValueAsObject() Get the field value as an object.
java.lang.String	getValueAsString() Get the field value as a string.
int	hashCode() Returns the hash code value for the field.
void	marshal(java.io.Writer writer, int indentLevel, java.lang.String indent, boolean newLines, boolean expandEmptyElements) Write the field as XML to target writer.
void	reset() Reset the field value.
RFld	set(java.util.Date newData) Set data.
RFld	set(java.text.DateFormat dateFmt, java.lang.String newData) Set data from a string.
RFld	set(org.jdom.Element elem) Set the field value from a JDOM element.
RFld	set(long newData) Set data.
RFld	set(java.lang.Object newData) Set data.
static void	setTag(java.lang.String tag) Set the XML tag for this field type.
void	validate() Validate against constraints.
void	validate(java.util.Date newData) Check if a new value will satifsy constraints.

Methods inherited from class com.codestreet.messageforge.RFld

addConstraint, buildMinMaxConstraintKey, getConstraint, getConstraintCount, getDesc, getId, getName, getOptional, getPropertyName, getTags, getTransient, isConstrained, isLocked, isProperty, isValSet, marshal, setId, setLocked, setName, setOptional, setPropertyName, setTags, setTransient, setXmlAttrNames, setXmlTags

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

XML_TAG

protected static transient java.lang.String XML_TAG

XML tag for this element type.

dataObj_

protected java.util.Date dataObj_

Data.

Constructor Detail

RFldDatetime

public RFldDatetime()

Default constructor.

RFldDatetime

public RFldDatetime(java.lang.String name,
                    int fieldId)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - Field name.

fieldId - Field id. Field ids must be either 0 to indicate that there is no id on the field, or greater. In addition, field ids must be unique within a messages - no two fields are allowed to have the same field id.

RFldDatetime

public RFldDatetime(java.lang.String name,
                    int fieldId,
                    java.lang.String desc)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - Field name.

fieldId - Field id. Field ids must be either 0 to indicate that there is no id on the field, or greater. In addition, field ids must be unique within a messages - no two fields are allowed to have the same field id.

desc - Field description.

Method Detail

getType

public final RFldType getType()

Get field type.

Specified by:

getType in interface RFldInterface

Specified by:

getType in class RFld

Returns:

Field type DATETIME.

See Also:

RFldType

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object anObject)

Check if another field is equal to this field. Equality is defined as the fields having the same value.

Specified by:

equals in class RFld

Parameters:

anObject - Another field.

Returns:

true if another field is equal to this field. Otherwise, returns false.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns the hash code value for the field.

Specified by:

hashCode in class RFld

Returns:

A hash code value for the field, delegate to the java.util.Date hashCode method.

addConstraint

public void addConstraint(RFldConstraintDatetime cons)
                   throws FieldValidationException

Add a constraint.

Parameters:

cons - Constraint.

Throws:

FieldValidationException

reset

public void reset()
           throws FieldValidationException

Reset the field value.

Specified by:

reset in class RFld

Throws:

FieldValidationException

See Also:

RFld.isValSet()

set

public RFld set(java.text.DateFormat dateFmt,
                java.lang.String newData)
         throws FieldValidationException

Set data from a string. The specified DateFormat is used to parse the string.

Parameters:

dateFmt - Date format to use for parsing the data.

newData - New data.

Throws:

FieldValidationException

set

public RFld set(java.lang.Object newData)
         throws FieldValidationException

Set data.

Specified by:

set in interface RFldInterface

Specified by:

set in class RFld

Parameters:

newData - New data.

Returns:

Reference to self so method chaining can be used.

Throws:

FieldValidationException

set

public RFld set(long newData)
         throws FieldValidationException

Set data.

Parameters:

newData - New data.

Throws:

FieldValidationException

set

public RFld set(java.util.Date newData)
         throws FieldValidationException

Set data.

Parameters:

newData - New data.

Throws:

FieldValidationException

set

public final RFld set(org.jdom.Element elem)
               throws FieldValidationException

Set the field value from a JDOM element.

Specified by:

set in interface RFldInterface

Specified by:

set in class RFld

Parameters:

elem - Field value as a JDOM element.

Returns:

Reference to self so method chaining can be used.

Throws:

FieldValidationException

validate

public void validate()
              throws FieldValidationException

Validate against constraints. A field is valid if either it's value is set and satisfies all constraints, or the the field is optional.

Specified by:

validate in class RFld

Throws:

FieldValidationException

validate

public void validate(java.util.Date newData)
              throws FieldValidationException

Check if a new value will satifsy constraints.

Parameters:

newData - New value.

Throws:

FieldValidationException

getValue

public java.util.Date getValue()

Get data.

Returns:

Field value. Returns false if the field value is not set.

getValueAsObject

public java.lang.Object getValueAsObject()

Get the field value as an object.

Returns:

Field value as an object. Reference to data is passed out so be very careful about modifying the data. Returns null if the field value is not set.

getValueAsString

public java.lang.String getValueAsString()

Get the field value as a string.

Specified by:

getValueAsString in class RFld

Returns:

Field value as a string.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the field value has not been set.

getValueAsHashtable

public java.util.Hashtable getValueAsHashtable()
                                        throws FieldValidationException

Get the field value as a java.util.Hashtable. Not supported - throws an exception.

Returns:

Field value as java.util.Hashtable. Returns null if the field value is not set.

Throws:

FieldValidationException

marshal

public void marshal(java.io.Writer writer,
                    int indentLevel,
                    java.lang.String indent,
                    boolean newLines,
                    boolean expandEmptyElements)
             throws ConverterException

Write the field as XML to target writer.

Specified by:

marshal in interface RFldInterface

Overrides:

marshal in class RFld

Parameters:

writer - Output target.

indent - Indentation.

newLines - Newlines are inserted after each element if true.

expandEmptyElements - Empty elements - elements with no content - are expanded if true.

Throws:

ConverterException

getTag

public final java.lang.String getTag()

Get the XML tag for this field type.

Specified by:

getTag in class RFld

Returns:

XML tag for this field type.

setTag

public static void setTag(java.lang.String tag)

Set the XML tag for this field type.

Parameters:

tag - New XML tag for this field type.