com.ibm.as400.util.servlet

Class HTMLFormConverter

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    HTMLConstants, java.io.Serializable

    public class HTMLFormConverter
extends StringConverter
implements java.io.Serializable, HTMLConstants
    The HTMLFormConverter class can be used to convert data from a RowData object to an array of HTML strings or forms.

    Each row is converted to a String representation of a one-row HTML table tag that can then be used by a servlet to display the formatted row back to a browser. The one-row table contains the column headers and the data for the individual row.

    HTMLFormConverter objects generate the following events:

    The following example creates an HTMLFormConverter object and converts the row data to an array of forms (html strings). 

      // Create an HTMLFormConverter object.
  HTMLFormConverter converter = new HTMLFormConverter();
  // Convert the row data.
  // Assume the RowData object was created and initialized in a previous step.
  String[] html = converter.convert(rowdata);

    The following examples creates an HTMLFormConverter object and converts the row data to an array of forms (one-row HTMLTable objects). 

      // Creates an HTMLFormConverter object.
  HTMLFormConverter converter = new HTMLFormConverter();
  // Convert the row data.  Assume the RowData object was created and initialized
  in a previous step.
  HTMLTable[] forms = converter.convertToForms(rowdata);

    The following example creates an HTMLFormConverter object and sets the column header hyperlinks before doing the conversion. 

      // Create an HTMLFormConverter object with a border.
  HTMLFormConverter converter = new HTMLFormConverter();
  converter.setBorderWidth(1);
  // Create the rowdata.
  int numberOfColumns = 3;
  ListMetaData metadata = new ListMetaData(numberOfColumns);
  metadata.setColumnLabel(0, "Animal ID");
  metadata.setColumnLabel(1, "Animal Name");
  metadata.setColumnLabel(2, "Date of Birth");
  ListRowData rowdata = new ListRowData(metadata);
  // Add a row.
  Object[] data = { new Integer(123456), "Timberwolf", (new Date()).toString() };
  rowdata.addRow(data);
  // Create the header hyperlinks.
  HTMLHyperlink[] links = new HTMLHyperlink[numberOfColumns];
  links[0] = new HTMLHyperlink("http://www.myZoo.com/IDList.html", "MyZoo Animal Identification List");
  links[1] = new HTMLHyperlink("http://www.myZoo.com/animals.html", "MyZoo Animal List");
  converter.setHeaderHyperlinks(links);
  // Convert the rowdata.
  String[] html = converter.convert(rowdata);
  System.out.println(html[0]);

    Here is the html output: 

      <table border="1">
  <tr>
  <th><a href="http://www.myZoo.com/IDList.html">Animal ID</a></th>
  <td>123456</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <th><a href="http://www.myZoo.com/animals.html">Animal Name</a></th>
  <td>Timberwolf</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <th>Date of Birth</th>
  <td>Sun Mar 14 16:00:00 CDT 1999</td>
  </tr>
  </table>

    Here is what the form will look like in the browser:

    Animal ID 123456
    Animal Name Timberwolf
    Date of Birth Sun Mar 14 16:00:00 CDT 1999
    See Also:
    Serialized Form

    • Constructor Detail

      • HTMLFormConverter

        public HTMLFormConverter()
        Constructs a default HTMLFormConverter object.

    • Method Detail

      • addActionCompletedListener

        public void addActionCompletedListener(ActionCompletedListener listener)
        Adds an ActionCompletedListener. The specified ActionCompletedListener's actionCompleted method is called each time the form conversion is complete. The ActionCompletedListener object is added to an internal list of ActionCompletedListeners; it can be removed with removeActionCompletedListener.
        Parameters:
        listener - The ActionCompletedListener.
        See Also:
        removeActionCompletedListener(com.ibm.as400.access.ActionCompletedListener)

      • addPropertyChangeListener

        public void addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener listener)
        Adds a PropertyChangeListener. The specified PropertyChangeListener's propertyChange method is called each time the value of any bound property is changed.
        Parameters:
        listener - The PropertyChangeListener.
        See Also:
        removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)

      • addSectionCompletedListener

        public void addSectionCompletedListener(SectionCompletedListener listener)
        Adds a SectionCompletedListener. The specified SectionCompletedListener's sectionCompleted method is called each time the conversion of a single row to a form is complete. The SectionCompletedListener object is added to an internal list of SectionCompletedListeners; it can be removed with removeSectionCompletedListener.
        Parameters:
        listener - The SectionCompletedListener.
        See Also:
        removeSectionCompletedListener(com.ibm.as400.util.servlet.SectionCompletedListener)

      • addVetoableChangeListener

        public void addVetoableChangeListener(java.beans.VetoableChangeListener listener)
        Adds the VetoableChangeListener. The specified VetoableChangeListener's vetoableChange method is called each time the value of any constrained property is changed.
        Parameters:
        listener - The VetoableChangeListener.
        See Also:
        removeVetoableChangeListener(java.beans.VetoableChangeListener)

      • convertToForms

        public HTMLTable[] convertToForms(RowData rowdata)
                           throws java.beans.PropertyVetoException,
                                  RowDataException
        Converts the specified rowdata to an array of forms (one-row HTML tables). Each form is a one-row HTML table with the column headers and the data of the individual row.
        Parameters:
        rowdata - The row data.
        Returns:
        An array of HTML tables.
        Throws:
        java.beans.PropertyVetoException - If a change is vetoed.
        RowDataException - If a row data error occurs.

      • getAlignment

        public java.lang.String getAlignment()
        Returns the form alignment.
        Returns:
        The form alignment.

      • getBorderWidth

        public int getBorderWidth()
        Returns the form border width.
        Returns:
        The width in pixels.

      • getCaption

        public HTMLTableCaption getCaption()
        Returns the form caption.
        Returns:
        An HTMLTableCaption object that contains the form caption.

      • getCellPadding

        public int getCellPadding()
        Returns the form cell padding in pixels.
        Returns:
        The cell padding.

      • getCellSpacing

        public int getCellSpacing()
        Returns the form cell spacing in pixels.
        Returns:
        The cell spacing.

      • getDirection

        public java.lang.String getDirection()
        Returns the form text interpretation direction.
        Returns:
        The direction.

      • getHeaderHyperlinks

        public HTMLHyperlink[] getHeaderHyperlinks()
        Returns the form header's hyperlinks.
        Returns:
        The hyperlinks.

      • getLanguage

        public java.lang.String getLanguage()
        Returns the language of the form.
        Returns:
        The language.

      • getObjectHyperlink

        public HTMLHyperlink getObjectHyperlink(RowData rowdata,
                               int column)
        Returns the object's hyperlink at the specified column within the current row.
        Parameters:
        rowdata - The RowData object that contains the data.
        column - The column number (0-based).
        Returns:
        The hyperlink.

      • getObjectHyperlink

        public HTMLHyperlink getObjectHyperlink(RowData rowdata,
                               int row,
                               int column)
        Returns the object's hyperlink at the specified row and column.
        Parameters:
        rowdata - The RowData object that contains the data.
        row - The row number (0-based).
        column - The column number (0-based).
        Returns:
        The hyperlink.

      • getWidth

        public int getWidth()
        Returns the form width in pixels or percent.
        Returns:
        The form width.
        See Also:
        isWidthInPercent()

      • isWidthInPercent

        public boolean isWidthInPercent()
        Indicates if the form width is in percent or pixels.
        Returns:
        True if percent, false if pixels.
        See Also:
        getWidth()

      • removePropertyChangeListener

        public void removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener listener)
        Removes the PropertyChangeListener from the internal list. If the PropertyChangeListener is not on the list, nothing is done.
        Parameters:
        listener - The PropertyChangeListener.
        See Also:
        addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)

      • removeVetoableChangeListener

        public void removeVetoableChangeListener(java.beans.VetoableChangeListener listener)
        Removes the VetoableChangeListener from the internal list. If the VetoableChangeListener is not on the list, nothing is done.
        Parameters:
        listener - The VetoableChangeListener.
        See Also:
        addVetoableChangeListener(java.beans.VetoableChangeListener)

      • setAlignment

        public void setAlignment(java.lang.String alignment)
                  throws java.beans.PropertyVetoException
        Sets the form alignment. The default value is LEFT.
        Parameters:
        alignment - The form alignment. One of the following constants defined in HTMLConstants: CENTER, LEFT, or RIGHT.
        Throws:
        java.beans.PropertyVetoException - If the change is vetoed.
        See Also:
        HTMLConstants

      • setBorderWidth

        public void setBorderWidth(int borderWidth)
                    throws java.beans.PropertyVetoException
        Sets the form border width in pixels. A value of zero indicates no border. The default value is zero.
        Parameters:
        borderWidth - The border width in pixels.
        Throws:
        java.beans.PropertyVetoException - If the change is vetoed.

      • setCaption

        public void setCaption(HTMLTableCaption caption)
                throws java.beans.PropertyVetoException
        Sets the form caption.
        Parameters:
        caption - The caption text.
        Throws:
        java.beans.PropertyVetoException - If the change is vetoed.

      • setCellPadding

        public void setCellPadding(int cellPadding)
                    throws java.beans.PropertyVetoException
        Sets the form cell padding in pixels. The cell padding is the spacing between data in the form and the border of the form cell. The default value is zero (browser default used).
        Parameters:
        cellPadding - The cell padding in pixels.
        Throws:
        java.beans.PropertyVetoException - If the change is vetoed.

      • setCellSpacing

        public void setCellSpacing(int cellSpacing)
                    throws java.beans.PropertyVetoException
        Sets the form cell spacing in pixels. The cell spacing is the spacing between the form cells. The default value is zero (browser default used).
        Parameters:
        cellSpacing - The cell spacing in pixels.
        Throws:
        java.beans.PropertyVetoException - If the change is vetoed.

      • setDirection

        public void setDirection(java.lang.String dir)
                  throws java.beans.PropertyVetoException
        Sets the form text interpretation direction.
        Parameters:
        dir - The direction of text interpretation. One of the following constants defined in HTMLConstants: LTR or RTL
        Throws:
        java.beans.PropertyVetoException - If the change is vetoed.
        See Also:
        HTMLConstants

      • setHeaderHyperlinks

        public void setHeaderHyperlinks(HTMLHyperlink[] links)
                         throws java.beans.PropertyVetoException
        Sets the form header's hyperlinks.
        Parameters:
        links - The hyperlinks.
        Throws:
        java.beans.PropertyVetoException - If the change is vetoed.

      • setLanguage

        public void setLanguage(java.lang.String lang)
                 throws java.beans.PropertyVetoException
        Sets the language of the form.
        Parameters:
        lang - The language. Example language tags include: en and en-US.
        Throws:
        java.beans.PropertyVetoException - If the change is vetoed.

      • setObjectHyperlink

        public void setObjectHyperlink(RowData rowdata,
                      HTMLHyperlink link,
                      int column)
                        throws RowDataException
        Sets the object's hyperlink at the specified column within the current row.
        Parameters:
        rowdata - The RowData object that contains the data.
        link - The hyperlink.
        column - The column number (0-based).
        Throws:
        RowDataException - If a row data error occurs.

      • setObjectHyperlink

        public void setObjectHyperlink(RowData rowdata,
                      HTMLHyperlink link,
                      int row,
                      int column)
                        throws RowDataException
        Sets the object's hyperlink at the specified row and column.
        Parameters:
        rowdata - The RowData object that contains the data.
        link - The hyperlink.
        row - The row number (0-based).
        column - The column number (0-based).
        Throws:
        RowDataException - If a row data error occurs.

      • setWidth

        public void setWidth(int width,
            boolean widthInPercent)
              throws java.beans.PropertyVetoException
        Sets the form width in pixels or percent.
        Parameters:
        width - The form width.
        widthInPercent - true if the width is specified as a percent; false if the width is specified in pixels.
        Throws:
        java.beans.PropertyVetoException - If the change is vetoed.
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