Package org.apache.commons.validator

Class FormSet

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.validator.FormSet

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class FormSet
extends Object
implements Serializable

Holds a set of Forms stored associated with a Locale based on the country, language, and variant specified. Instances of this class are configured with a <formset> xml element.

Version:

$Revision: 1739361 $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected static int	COUNTRY_FORMSET	This is the type of FormSets where only language and country locale are specified.
protected static int	GLOBAL_FORMSET	This is the type of FormSets where no locale is specified.
protected static int	LANGUAGE_FORMSET	This is the type of FormSets where only language locale is specified.
protected static int	VARIANT_FORMSET	This is the type of FormSets where full locale has been set.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FormSet()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addConstant(String name, String value)	Add a Constant to the locale level.
void	addForm(Form f)	Add a Form to the FormSet.
String	displayKey()	Returns a string representation of the object's key.
String	getCountry()	Gets the equivalent of the country component of Locale.
Form	getForm(String formName)	Retrieve a Form based on the form name.
Map<String,Form>	getForms()	A Map of Forms is returned as an unmodifiable Map with the key based on the form name.
String	getLanguage()	Gets the equivalent of the language component of Locale.
protected int	getType()	Returns the type of FormSet:GLOBAL_FORMSET, LANGUAGE_FORMSET,COUNTRY_FORMSET or VARIANT_FORMSET .
String	getVariant()	Gets the equivalent of the variant component of Locale.
protected boolean	isMerged()	Has this formSet been merged?
boolean	isProcessed()	Whether or not the this FormSet was processed for replacing variables in strings with their values.
protected void	merge(FormSet depends)	Merges the given FormSet into this one.
void	setCountry(String country)	Sets the equivalent of the country component of Locale.
void	setLanguage(String language)	Sets the equivalent of the language component of Locale.
void	setVariant(String variant)	Sets the equivalent of the variant component of Locale.
String	toString()	Returns a string representation of the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

GLOBAL_FORMSET

protected static final int GLOBAL_FORMSET

This is the type of FormSets where no locale is specified.

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Constant Field Values

LANGUAGE_FORMSET

protected static final int LANGUAGE_FORMSET

This is the type of FormSets where only language locale is specified.

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Constant Field Values

COUNTRY_FORMSET

protected static final int COUNTRY_FORMSET

This is the type of FormSets where only language and country locale are specified.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

VARIANT_FORMSET

protected static final int VARIANT_FORMSET

This is the type of FormSets where full locale has been set.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

FormSet

public FormSet()

Method Detail

isMerged

protected boolean isMerged()

Has this formSet been merged?

Returns:

true if it has been merged

Since:

Validator 1.2.0

getType

protected int getType()

Returns the type of FormSet:GLOBAL_FORMSET, LANGUAGE_FORMSET,COUNTRY_FORMSET or VARIANT_FORMSET .

Returns:

The type value

Throws:

NullPointerException - if there is inconsistency in the locale definition (not sure about this)

Since:

Validator 1.2.0

merge

protected void merge(FormSet depends)

Merges the given FormSet into this one. If any of depends s Forms are not in this FormSet then, include them, else merge both Forms. Theoretically we should only merge a "parent" formSet.

Parameters:

depends - FormSet to be merged

Since:

Validator 1.2.0

isProcessed

public boolean isProcessed()

Whether or not the this FormSet was processed for replacing variables in strings with their values.

Returns:

The processed value

getLanguage

public String getLanguage()

Gets the equivalent of the language component of Locale.

Returns:

The language value

setLanguage

public void setLanguage(String language)

Sets the equivalent of the language component of Locale.

Parameters:

language - The new language value

getCountry

public String getCountry()

Gets the equivalent of the country component of Locale.

Returns:

The country value

setCountry

public void setCountry(String country)

Sets the equivalent of the country component of Locale.

Parameters:

country - The new country value

getVariant

public String getVariant()

Gets the equivalent of the variant component of Locale.

Returns:

The variant value

setVariant

public void setVariant(String variant)

Sets the equivalent of the variant component of Locale.

Parameters:

variant - The new variant value

addConstant

public void addConstant(String name,
                        String value)

Add a Constant to the locale level.

Parameters:

name - The constant name

value - The constant value

addForm

public void addForm(Form f)

Add a Form to the FormSet.

Parameters:

f - The form

getForm

public Form getForm(