com.taggercat.tags
Class BooleanOptionListTag

java.lang.Object
  javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport
      com.taggercat.tags.BooleanOptionListTag

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.IterationTag, javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.JspTag, javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag

public class BooleanOptionListTag
extends javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport

This tag creates an option list for the specified dsn.field.

The option list defaults to Yes/No and the fields current value is set as the selected value.

You can optionally specify your own values for the display and stored values.

 
example:
 <select name="<tc:dataFieldUID dsn='Account' field='Status' />">
 <tc:booleanOptionList dsn="Account" field="Status" />
 </select>
 
example:
 <tc:booleanOptionList dsn="Account" field="Status" displayValues="Open,Closed"/> 
 
example:
 <tc:booleanOptionList dsn="Account" field="Status" displayValues="New,Old"/> 
 
example:
 <tc:booleanOptionList dsn="Account" field="Status" displayValues="Pending,Closed,Open"
 codeValues=",false,true" states="null,false,true" />
 

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.IterationTag

EVAL_BODY_AGAIN

Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag

EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE, EVAL_PAGE, SKIP_BODY, SKIP_PAGE

Constructor Summary

BooleanOptionListTag()
Create a new tag instance.

Method Summary

int	doEndTag() Resets the tags internal state.
int	doStartTag() Create the option list tags.
java.lang.String	getDsn() Gets the data source name.
java.lang.String	getField() Gets the field name .
void	setCodeValues(java.lang.String codes) Sets the possible code ( stored ) values in the option list.
void	setDisplayValues(java.lang.String values) Sets the possible choices in the option list.
void	setDsn(java.lang.String dsn) Set the name of the data source this field to test as a boolean ( optional ).
void	setField(java.lang.String field) Sets the field name attribute ( optional ).
void	setStates(java.lang.String states) Sets the possible "states" in the option list.

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport

doAfterBody, findAncestorWithClass, getId, getParent, getValue, getValues, release, removeValue, setId, setPageContext, setParent, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BooleanOptionListTag

public BooleanOptionListTag()

Create a new tag instance.

Method Detail

doEndTag

public int doEndTag()
             throws javax.servlet.jsp.JspException

Resets the tags internal state.

Specified by:

doEndTag in interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag

Overrides:

doEndTag in class javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport

Throws:

javax.servlet.jsp.JspException

Returns:

EVAL_PAGE

doStartTag

public int doStartTag()
               throws javax.servlet.jsp.JspException

Create the option list tags.

Specified by:

doStartTag in interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag

Overrides:

doStartTag in class javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport

Throws:

javax.servlet.jsp.JspException

Returns:

SKIP_BODY

getDsn

public java.lang.String getDsn()

Gets the data source name.

Returns:

the data source name

getField

public java.lang.String getField()

Gets the field name .

Returns:

the field name

setCodeValues

public void setCodeValues(java.lang.String codes)

Sets the possible code ( stored ) values in the option list. Specifically, these are the values used to set the property's value. There must be at least two of "true,false" in a comma separated list, and in the same order as the "display" and "code" values.

Parameters:

codes - the supported code values

setDisplayValues

public void setDisplayValues(java.lang.String values)

Sets the possible choices in the option list. They must be in a comma separated list. If listing only true/false values, they must be listed in true/false order. If listing more than two value, or you are also list code & state values, they must all be listed in the same order.

Parameters:

values - the supported choice values

setDsn

public void setDsn(java.lang.String dsn)

Set the name of the data source this field to test as a boolean ( optional ).

Parameters:

dsn - the new dsn fieldValue

setField

public void setField(java.lang.String field)

Sets the field name attribute ( optional ).

Parameters:

field - the new field fieldValue

setStates

public void setStates(java.lang.String states)

Sets the possible "states" in the option list. There must be at least two of "true, false, and null" in a comma separated list, and in the same order as the "display" and "code" values.

Parameters:

states - the supported states