water.api
Class Parse.Preview

java.lang.Object
  water.Iced
      water.api.RequestArguments.Argument
          water.api.Parse.Preview

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Request.Filter, Freezable

Enclosing class:

Parse

public class Parse.Preview
extends RequestArguments.Argument

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class water.api.RequestArguments.Argument

_displayName, _field, _hideInQuery, _name, _prerequisites, _readOnly, _requestHelp, _required

Method Summary

protected java.lang.Object	defaultValue() Returns the default value of the argument.
protected java.lang.String	jsRefresh(java.lang.String callbackName) Returns the javascript code that will be executed when the query is loaded that associates the given callback JS function with the on change event of the input.
protected java.lang.String	jsValue() Returns the javascript code that will be executed when the value of the argument is to be determined.
protected java.lang.Object	parse(java.lang.String input) Override this method to provide parsing of the input string to the Java expected value.
protected java.lang.String	queryDescription() Returns the query description.
protected java.lang.String	queryElement() Returns the HTML elements of the argument query only.

Methods inherited from class water.api.RequestArguments.Argument

addPrerequisite, check, disable, disable, disabled, errors, jsAddons, originalValue, query, queryAddons, queryComment, record, refreshOnChange, requestHelp, reset, run, setRefreshOnChange, specified, valid, value

Methods inherited from class water.Iced

clone, frozenType, init, newInstance, read, toDocField, write, writeJSON, writeJSONFields

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

queryElement

protected java.lang.String queryElement()

Description copied from class: RequestArguments.Argument

Returns the HTML elements of the argument query only. This should return the elements in HTML that will be used to enter the value. For instance the input text, selection, etc.

Specified by:

queryElement in class RequestArguments.Argument

parse

protected java.lang.Object parse(java.lang.String input)
                          throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Description copied from class: RequestArguments.Argument

Override this method to provide parsing of the input string to the Java expected value. The input is guaranteed to be non-empty when this method is called and all prerequisities are guaranteed to be valid before this method is called.

Specified by:

parse in class RequestArguments.Argument

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

defaultValue

protected java.lang.Object defaultValue()

Description copied from class: RequestArguments.Argument

Returns the default value of the argument. Note that the method will be called also on required arguments, in which case it is ok return null. It is kept abstract because defining a proper default value might be tricky and in many case you do not want it to be null. Overriding it always makes you think:)

Specified by:

defaultValue in class RequestArguments.Argument

queryDescription

protected java.lang.String queryDescription()

Description copied from class: RequestArguments.Argument

Returns the query description. This is a concise description of a correct value for the argument. generally used as a placeholder in the html query elements.

Specified by:

queryDescription in class RequestArguments.Argument

jsRefresh

protected java.lang.String jsRefresh(java.lang.String callbackName)

Description copied from class: RequestArguments.Argument

Returns the javascript code that will be executed when the query is loaded that associates the given callback JS function with the on change event of the input. This method is only called if the element should refresh the webpage upon its change.

Specified by:

jsRefresh in class RequestArguments.Argument

jsValue

protected java.lang.String jsValue()

Description copied from class: RequestArguments.Argument

Returns the javascript code that will be executed when the value of the argument is to be determined. It must contain a return statement, that returns the string that should be sent back to the request for the given arhument.

Specified by:

jsValue in class RequestArguments.Argument