org.apache.cocoon.forms.formmodel
Class Messages

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.cocoon.forms.formmodel.AbstractWidget
      extended by org.apache.cocoon.forms.formmodel.Messages
All Implemented Interfaces:
Widget, Locatable

public class Messages
extends AbstractWidget

A widget to output one or messages. This widget doesn't respond to input from the user, except that on each form submit the messages are cleared.

This widget is typically used to communicate extra validation errors or other messages to the user, that aren't associated with any other widget in particular.

Version:
$Id: Messages.html 1304258 2012-03-23 10:09:27Z ilgrosso $

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.cocoon.forms.formmodel.AbstractWidget
wasValid
 
Fields inherited from interface org.apache.cocoon.forms.formmodel.Widget
PATH_SEPARATOR
 
Constructor Summary
protected Messages(MessagesDefinition definition)
           
 
Method Summary
 void addMessage(String message)
          Adds a string message.
 void addMessage(XMLizable message)
          Adds a message in the form an object that implements the XMLizable interface.
 void generateItemSaxFragment(ContentHandler contentHandler, Locale locale)
          Generates nested additional content nested inside the main element for this widget which is generated by AbstractWidget.generateSaxFragment(ContentHandler, Locale) The implementation on the AbstractWidget level inserts no additional XML.
 WidgetDefinition getDefinition()
          Concrete subclasses should allow access to their underlaying Definition through this method.
 String getXMLElementName()
          The XML element name used in AbstractWidget.generateSaxFragment(ContentHandler, Locale) to produce the wrapping element for all the XML-instance-content of this Widget.
 void readFromRequest(FormContext formContext)
          Lets this widget read its data from a request.
 boolean validate()
          Validates this widget and returns the outcome.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.cocoon.forms.formmodel.AbstractWidget
addValidator, broadcastEvent, generateDisplayData, generateLabel, generateSaxFragment, getAttribute, getChild, getCombinedState, getForm, getFullName, getId, getLocation, getName, getParent, getRequestParameterName, getState, getValue, getWidget, getXMLElementAttributes, initialize, isRequired, isValid, lookupWidget, removeAttribute, removeValidator, setAttribute, setParent, setState, setValue, toString, widgetNameChanged
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Messages

protected Messages(MessagesDefinition definition)
Method Detail

getDefinition

public WidgetDefinition getDefinition()
Description copied from class: AbstractWidget
Concrete subclasses should allow access to their underlaying Definition through this method. If subclasses decide to return null they should also organize own implementations of AbstractWidget.getId(), AbstractWidget.getLocation(), AbstractWidget.validate(), AbstractWidget.generateLabel(ContentHandler) and AbstractWidget.generateDisplayData(ContentHandler) to avoid NPE's.

Specified by:
getDefinition in interface Widget
Specified by:
getDefinition in class AbstractWidget
Returns:
the widgetDefinition from which this widget was instantiated. (See WidgetDefinition.createInstance())

readFromRequest

public void readFromRequest(FormContext formContext)
Description copied from interface: Widget
Lets this widget read its data from a request. At this point the Widget may try to convert the request parameter to its native datatype (if it is not a string), but it should not yet generate any validation errors.


validate

public boolean validate()
Description copied from interface: Widget
Validates this widget and returns the outcome. Possible error messages are remembered by the widget itself and will be part of the XML produced by this widget in its Widget.generateSaxFragment(ContentHandler, Locale) method.

Specified by:
validate in interface Widget
Overrides:
validate in class AbstractWidget
Returns:
true to indicate all validations were ok, false otherwise
See Also:
Widget.validate()

addMessage

public void addMessage(String message)
Adds a string message.


addMessage

public void addMessage(XMLizable message)
Adds a message in the form an object that implements the XMLizable interface. This allows to add messages that produce mixed content. The XMLizable should only generate a SAX fragment, i.e. without start/endDocument calls.

A useful implementation is I18nMesage.


getXMLElementName

public String getXMLElementName()
Description copied from class: AbstractWidget
The XML element name used in AbstractWidget.generateSaxFragment(ContentHandler, Locale) to produce the wrapping element for all the XML-instance-content of this Widget.

Specified by:
getXMLElementName in class AbstractWidget
Returns:
"messages"

generateItemSaxFragment

public void generateItemSaxFragment(ContentHandler contentHandler,
                                    Locale locale)
                             throws SAXException
Description copied from class: AbstractWidget
Generates nested additional content nested inside the main element for this widget which is generated by AbstractWidget.generateSaxFragment(ContentHandler, Locale) The implementation on the AbstractWidget level inserts no additional XML. Subclasses need to override to insert widget specific content.

Overrides:
generateItemSaxFragment in class AbstractWidget
Parameters:
contentHandler - to send the SAX events to
locale - in which context potential content needs to be put.
Throws:
SAXException


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