org.apache.tapestry.form.translator
Class FormatTranslator

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tapestry.form.AbstractFormComponentContributor
      org.apache.tapestry.form.translator.AbstractTranslator
          org.apache.tapestry.form.translator.FormatTranslator

All Implemented Interfaces:

FormComponentContributor, Translator

Direct Known Subclasses:

DateTranslator, NumberTranslator

public abstract class FormatTranslator
extends AbstractTranslator

Abstract Translator implementation for Format-based translators.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Paul Ferraro

Constructor Summary

FormatTranslator()

FormatTranslator(String initializer)

Method Summary

protected abstract String	defaultPattern()
protected String	formatObject(IFormComponent field, Locale locale, Object object)
protected abstract ValidationConstraint	getConstraint()
protected abstract Format	getFormat(Locale locale)
protected abstract String	getMessageKey()
String	getPattern()
String	getPattern(Locale locale) Gets the pattern encapsulated by this translator, subclasses may optionally use the passed in Locale to return patterns specific to that locale.
protected Object	parseText(IFormComponent field, ValidationMessages messages, String text)
void	setPattern(String pattern)

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tapestry.form.translator.AbstractTranslator

buildMessage, format, getMessage, getMessageParameters, getValueForEmptyInput, isTrim, parse, renderContribution, setMessage, setTrim

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

accumulateProfileProperty, accumulateProperty, defaultScript, getScript, setScript

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FormatTranslator

public FormatTranslator()

FormatTranslator

public FormatTranslator(String initializer)

Method Detail

defaultPattern

protected abstract String defaultPattern()

formatObject

protected String formatObject(IFormComponent field,
                              Locale locale,
                              Object object)

Specified by:

formatObject in class AbstractTranslator

See Also:

AbstractTranslator.formatObject(org.apache.tapestry.form.IFormComponent, Locale, java.lang.Object)

parseText

protected Object parseText(IFormComponent field,
                           ValidationMessages messages,
                           String text)
                    throws ValidatorException

Specified by:

parseText in class AbstractTranslator

Throws:

ValidatorException

See Also:

AbstractTranslator.parseText(org.apache.tapestry.form.IFormComponent, ValidationMessages, java.lang.String)

getConstraint

protected abstract ValidationConstraint getConstraint()

getFormat

protected abstract Format getFormat(Locale locale)

getMessageKey

protected abstract String getMessageKey()

getPattern

public String getPattern()

setPattern

public void setPattern(String pattern)

getPattern

public String getPattern(Locale locale)

Gets the pattern encapsulated by this translator, subclasses may optionally use the passed in Locale to return patterns specific to that locale.

Parameters:

locale - The locale to use to format the pattern, if applicable.

Returns:

The pattern used to format/parse objects.