org.apache.tapestry.contrib.valid
Class DateField

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.hivemind.impl.BaseLocatable
      org.apache.tapestry.AbstractComponent
          org.apache.tapestry.form.AbstractFormComponent
              org.apache.tapestry.valid.ValidField
                  org.apache.tapestry.contrib.valid.DateField

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.apache.hivemind.Locatable, org.apache.hivemind.LocationHolder, IFormComponent, IComponent, IDirectEvent, Component, IRender

public abstract class DateField
extends ValidField

Backwards compatible version of the 1.0.7 DateField component.

Parameter	Type	Read / Write	Required	Default	Description
date	java.util.Date	R / W	yes		The date property to edit.
required	boolean	R	no	no	If true, then a value must be entered.
minimum	java.util.Date	R	no		If provided, the date entered must be equal to or later than the provided minimum date.
maximum	java.util.Date	R	no		If provided, the date entered must be less than or equal to the provided maximum date.
displayName	String	R	yes		A textual name for the field that is used when formulating error messages.
format	DateFormat	R	no	Default format MM/dd/yyyy	The format used to display and parse dates.
displayFormat	String	R	no	MM/DD/YYYY	The format string presented to the user if the date entered is in an incorrect format. e.g. the format object throws a ParseException.

Informal parameters are allowed. A body is not allowed.

Since:

1.0.8

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship, Richard Lewis-Shell

See Also:

ValidField

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tapestry.AbstractComponent

_body, _bodyCount

Constructor Summary

DateField()

Method Summary

abstract Date	getDate()
abstract String	getDisplayFormat()
abstract DateFormat	getFormat()
abstract Date	getMaximum()
abstract Date	getMinimum()
IValidator	getValidator() Overrides ValidField.getValidator()to construct a validator on-the-fly.
Object	getValue()
abstract boolean	isRequired() Returns false.
abstract void	setDate(Date date)
void	setValue(Object value)

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tapestry.valid.ValidField

getDisplayName, isDisabled, isHidden, readValue, renderFormComponent, rewindFormComponent, updateValue

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tapestry.form.AbstractFormComponent

generateClientId, getCanTakeFocus, getForm, getIdParameter, getName, getRenderBodyOnRewind, peekClientId, renderComponent, renderDelegateAttributes, renderDelegatePrefix, renderDelegateSuffix, setForm, setName, setName

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tapestry.AbstractComponent

addAsset, addBody, addComponent, checkActiveLock, cleanupAfterRender, enterActiveState, equals, finishLoad, finishLoad, getAsset, getAssets, getBeans, getBinding, getBindingNames, getBindings, getBody, getBodyCount, getBoundId, getClientId, getComponent, getComponents, getContainedComponent, getContainedRenderers, getContainer, getEventInvoker, getExtendedId, getId, getIdPath, getInnerRenderers, getListeners, getMessages, getNamespace, getPage, getRenderWorker, getSpecification, getSpecifiedId, getTemplateTagName, hasEvents, hashCode, isInActiveState, isParameterBound, isRendering, isStateful, pageEndRender, prepareForRender, render, renderBody, renderIdAttribute, renderInformalParameters, setBinding, setClientId, setContainedComponent, setContainer, setHasEvents, setId, setNamespace, setPage, setTemplateTagName, toString, triggerEvent

Methods inherited from class org.apache.hivemind.impl.BaseLocatable

getLocation, setLocation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.form.IFormComponent

getClientId

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.IComponent

addAsset, addBody, addComponent, enterActiveState, finishLoad, getAsset, getAssets, getBeans, getBinding, getBindingNames, getBindings, getComponent, getComponents, getContainedComponent, getContainer, getEventInvoker, getExtendedId, getId, getIdPath, getListeners, getMessages, getNamespace, getPage, getSpecification, getSpecifiedId, getTemplateTagName, isRendering, renderBody, setBinding, setClientId, setContainedComponent, setContainer, setId, setNamespace, setPage, setTemplateTagName

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.IRender

render

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.hivemind.LocationHolder

setLocation

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.hivemind.Locatable

getLocation

Constructor Detail

DateField

public DateField()

Method Detail

getDate

public abstract Date getDate()

setDate

public abstract void setDate(Date date)

getMinimum

public abstract Date getMinimum()

getMaximum

public abstract Date getMaximum()

isRequired

public abstract boolean isRequired()

Description copied from class: AbstractFormComponent

Returns false. Subclasses that might be required must override this method. Typically, this involves checking against the component's validators.

Specified by:

isRequired in interface IFormComponent

Overrides:

isRequired in class AbstractFormComponent

getFormat

public abstract DateFormat getFormat()

getDisplayFormat

public abstract String getDisplayFormat()

getValidator

public IValidator getValidator()

Overrides ValidField.getValidator()to construct a validator on-the-fly.

Specified by:

getValidator in class ValidField

getValue

public Object getValue()

Specified by:

getValue in class ValidField

See Also:

ValidField.getValue()

setValue

public void setValue(Object value)

Specified by:

setValue in class ValidField

See Also:

ValidField.setValue(java.lang.Object)