org.apache.tapestry.form.translator
Class StringTranslator

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

FormComponentContributor, Translator

public class StringTranslator
extends AbstractTranslator

A trivial Translator implementation. By default, empty text submissions are interpretted as null.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Paul Ferraro

Constructor Summary

StringTranslator()

StringTranslator(String initializer)

Method Summary

protected String	formatObject(IFormComponent field, Locale locale, Object object)
String	getEmpty()
Object	getValueForEmptyInput() The value to be used when the value supplied in the request is blank (null or empty).
protected Object	parseText(IFormComponent field, ValidationMessages messages, String text)
void	setEmpty(String empty)

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

buildMessage, format, getMessage, getMessageParameters, 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

StringTranslator

public StringTranslator()

StringTranslator

public StringTranslator(String initializer)

Method Detail

parseText

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

Specified by:

parseText in class AbstractTranslator

See Also:

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

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)

getValueForEmptyInput

public Object getValueForEmptyInput()

Description copied from class: AbstractTranslator

The value to be used when the value supplied in the request is blank (null or empty). The default value is null, but some subclasses may override.

Overrides:

getValueForEmptyInput in class AbstractTranslator

Returns:

null, subclasses may override

See Also:

AbstractTranslator.parse(IFormComponent, ValidationMessages, String)

setEmpty

public void setEmpty(String empty)

getEmpty

public String getEmpty()