org.apache.cocoon.woody.formmodel
Interface WidgetDefinition

All Known Subinterfaces:

ContainerDefinition

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractContainerDefinition, AbstractDatatypeWidgetDefinition, AbstractWidgetDefinition, ActionDefinition, AddRowActionDefinition, AggregateFieldDefinition, BooleanFieldDefinition, ClassDefinition, DeleteRowsActionDefinition, FieldDefinition, FormDefinition, MessagesDefinition, MultiValueFieldDefinition, NewDefinition, OutputDefinition, RepeaterActionDefinition, RepeaterDefinition, RowActionDefinition, RowActionDefinition.AddAfterDefinition, RowActionDefinition.DeleteRowDefinition, RowActionDefinition.MoveDownDefinition, RowActionDefinition.MoveUpDefinition, StructDefinition, SubmitDefinition, UnionDefinition, UploadDefinition

public interface WidgetDefinition

A WidgetDefinition holds all the static information about a Widget. It's function is a lot like that of the class in Java. Users of the Woody framework usually won't have to bother with the WidgetDefinition's, but will rather use the Widget's themselves.

Version:

CVS $Id: WidgetDefinition.html 1304258 2012-03-23 10:09:27Z ilgrosso $

Method Summary

Widget	createInstance() Creates and returns a widget based on this widget definition.
void	generateDisplayData(ContentHandler contentHandler) Generates SAX events for display data.
void	generateDisplayData(String name, ContentHandler contentHandler) Generates SAX events for named display data.
void	generateLabel(ContentHandler contentHandler) Generates SAX events for the label of this widget.
FormDefinition	getFormDefinition() Gets the FormDefinition.
String	getId() Gets id of this widget definition.
String	getLocation() Gets source location of this widget definition.
void	setParent(WidgetDefinition definition) Sets the parent of this definition

Method Detail

getFormDefinition

FormDefinition getFormDefinition()

Gets the FormDefinition.

setParent

void setParent(WidgetDefinition definition)

Sets the parent of this definition

getLocation

String getLocation()

Gets source location of this widget definition.

getId

String getId()

Gets id of this widget definition.

createInstance

Widget createInstance()

Creates and returns a widget based on this widget definition.

generateDisplayData

void generateDisplayData(String name,
                         ContentHandler contentHandler)
                         throws SAXException

Generates SAX events for named display data.

Throws:

SAXException

generateDisplayData

void generateDisplayData(ContentHandler contentHandler)
                         throws SAXException

Generates SAX events for display data.

Throws:

SAXException

generateLabel

void generateLabel(ContentHandler contentHandler)
                   throws SAXException

Generates SAX events for the label of this widget.

Throws:

SAXException