Package de.xima.fc.mdl.savedata

Class ASaveFormData

java.lang.Object

de.xima.fc.mdl.savedata.ASaveFormData

All Implemented Interfaces:

IFormDataAdapter, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

GenericSaveFormData

public abstract class ASaveFormData
extends Object
implements IFormDataAdapter

Author:

XIMA MEDIA GmbH

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected final Map<String,String>	aliasFieldMap	Reverses Mapping zwischen Alias und Feldname
protected final Map<String,FormContainerMetaData>	dynContainerMap
protected final HashSet<String>	dynFieldSet	A collection that contains all form elements that are repeated elements (dynamic).
protected final Map<String,String>	fieldAliasMap
protected final Map<String,FormContainerMetaData>	fieldContainerMap
protected final Map<String,FormFieldMetaData>	fieldMetaDataMap
protected final Map<String,List<String>>	fieldNotesRead	Deprecated.
protected final Map<String,List<String>>	fieldNotesUnread	Deprecated.
protected final Map<String,List<String[]>>	fieldValuesMap
protected final Map<String,String>	metaDataMap
protected final HashSet<String>	questionFieldSet
protected Map<String,List<String>>	requestDataMap
protected final Set<String>	sendElements

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ASaveFormData()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addMultiValue(String fieldName, List<String[]> values)	Adds the given values to the values of the form element.
void	addSingleValue(String fieldName, String... value)	Adds the given values to the values of the form element.
Object	aliasValue(String alias)
String	asStringValue(String[] value)
String	asStringValue(List<String[]> value)
Map<String,String>	getAliasFieldMap()
Map<String,FormContainerMetaData>	getDynContainerMap()
HashSet<String>	getDynFieldSet()
Set<String>	getFieldAlias()
Map<String,String>	getFieldAliasMap()
FormFieldMetaData	getFieldMetaData(String identifier, boolean asAlias)
Map<String,FormFieldMetaData>	getFieldMetaDataMap()
Map<String,List<String>>	getFieldNotesRead()	Deprecated.
Map<String,List<String>>	getFieldNotesUnread()	Deprecated.
Set<String>	getFields()
EFormFieldTyp	getFieldTyp(String identifier, boolean asAlias)
List<String[]>	getFieldValues(String fieldName)
Map<String,List<String[]>>	getFieldValuesMap()
IFieldMetaData	getIFieldMetaData(String identifier, boolean asAlias)
Map<String,String>	getMetaDataMap()
String	getNormName(String fieldName)	For each element, a name is defined in the designer.
Map<String,List<String>>	getRequestDataMap()
String	getStringValue(String fieldName)	Each form element may have multiple values.
boolean	hasAlias(String alias)
boolean	hasField(String fieldName)	ERSTMAL: Liefert true, wenn das Formular ein Feld mit dem übergebenen Namen besitzt.
boolean	isElementLooped(String elemName)	A repeated form element (also called dynamic or looped) is a form element of which the user can create multiple copies of as they fill out the form.
boolean	isQuestionElement(String elementName)
int	loopCount(String elemName)	A repeated form element (also called dynamic or looped) is a form element of which the user can create multiple copies of as they fill out the form.
String[]	normalizeValue(String... value)
String[]	normalizeValue(List<String> value)
List<String[]>	normalizeValues(List<String> stringList)
String	resolveAliasName(String alias)
protected String	resolveDynValueName(String fieldName, Integer index)
String	resolveFieldAlias(String alias)
String	resolveFieldName(String fieldName)
EFormFieldTyp	resolveFieldType(String fieldName, boolean asAlias)
protected void	updateContainerElements(FormContainerMetaData container)
protected void	updateValuesMap(FormContainerMetaData container, String elementName, List<String> value, int index)
boolean	valuesMapHasValue(String fieldName)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface de.xima.fc.interfaces.form.IFormDataAdapter

addRequestValue, createCompleteDynContainerMap, getSendElements, init, init, init, init, mergeRequestData

Field Details

requestDataMap

protected Map<String,List<String>> requestDataMap

fieldAliasMap

protected final Map<String,String> fieldAliasMap

aliasFieldMap

protected final Map<String,String> aliasFieldMap

Reverses Mapping zwischen Alias und Feldname

metaDataMap

protected final Map<String,String> metaDataMap

fieldMetaDataMap

protected final Map<String,FormFieldMetaData> fieldMetaDataMap

fieldContainerMap

protected final Map<String,FormContainerMetaData> fieldContainerMap

fieldValuesMap

protected final Map<String,List<String[]>> fieldValuesMap

dynContainerMap

protected final Map<String,FormContainerMetaData> dynContainerMap

dynFieldSet

protected final HashSet<String> dynFieldSet

A collection that contains all form elements that are repeated elements (dynamic).

questionFieldSet

protected final HashSet<String> questionFieldSet

fieldNotesRead

@Deprecated
protected final Map<String,List<String>> fieldNotesRead

Deprecated.

fieldNotesUnread

@Deprecated
protected final Map<String,List<String>> fieldNotesUnread

Deprecated.

sendElements

protected final Set<String> sendElements

Constructor Details

ASaveFormData

public ASaveFormData()

Method Details

valuesMapHasValue

public boolean valuesMapHasValue(String fieldName)

Specified by:

valuesMapHasValue in interface IFormDataAdapter

resolveFieldAlias

public String resolveFieldAlias(String alias)

Specified by:

resolveFieldAlias in interface IFormDataAdapter

resolveFieldName

public String resolveFieldName(String fieldName)

Specified by:

resolveFieldName in interface IFormDataAdapter

getFieldTyp

public EFormFieldTyp getFieldTyp(String identifier,
 boolean asAlias)

Specified by:

getFieldTyp in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

identifier - The name of a form element.

asAlias - If true, interpret the given identifier as the alias name of the form element. If false, interpret the given identifier as the name of the form element.

Returns:

The form field type for the given element; or null when the given element does not exist.

getFieldAlias

public Set<String> getFieldAlias()

Specified by:

getFieldAlias in interface IFormDataAdapter

Returns:

A Set consisting of the alias names of all existing form elements.

getFieldMetaData

public FormFieldMetaData getFieldMetaData(String identifier,
 boolean asAlias)

Specified by:

getFieldMetaData in interface IFormDataAdapter

getIFieldMetaData

public IFieldMetaData getIFieldMetaData(String identifier,
 boolean asAlias)

Specified by:

getIFieldMetaData in interface IFormDataAdapter

isElementLooped

public boolean isElementLooped(String elemName)

Description copied from interface: IFormDataAdapter

A repeated form element (also called dynamic or looped) is a form element of which the user can create multiple copies of as they fill out the form. This method checks whether the given form element is repeated.

Specified by:

isElementLooped in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

elemName - The name of a form element to check.

Returns:

true if the form element is a repeated element, false otherwise (or if the given element does not exist).

isQuestionElement

public boolean isQuestionElement(String elementName)

Specified by:

isQuestionElement in interface IFormDataAdapter

loopCount

public int loopCount(String elemName)

Description copied from interface: IFormDataAdapter

A repeated form element (also called dynamic or looped) is a form element of which the user can create multiple copies of as they fill out the form. This method returns how many copies were created.

Specified by:

loopCount in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

elemName - The name of a form element.

Returns:

The number of repetitions of the given repeated form element, or 0 in case the element is not a repeated element.

See Also:

• IFormDataAdapter.isElementLooped(String)

aliasValue

public Object aliasValue(String alias)

Specified by:

aliasValue in interface IFormDataAdapter

hasAlias

public boolean hasAlias(String alias)

Specified by:

hasAlias in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

alias - An alias name to check.

Returns:

true if a form element with the given alias exists, or false otherwise.

hasField

public boolean hasField(String fieldName)

Description copied from interface: IFormDataAdapter

ERSTMAL: Liefert true, wenn das Formular ein Feld mit dem übergebenen Namen besitzt.

Specified by:

hasField in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

fieldName - the field to check for

Returns:

Liefert true, wenn das Formular ein Feld mit dem übergebenen Namen besitzt

getMetaDataMap

public Map<String,String> getMetaDataMap()

Specified by:

getMetaDataMap in interface IFormDataAdapter

getFieldValuesMap

public Map<String,List<String[]>> getFieldValuesMap()

Specified by:

getFieldValuesMap in interface IFormDataAdapter

Returns:

A Map that maps from the name of a form element to its values.

resolveFieldType

public EFormFieldTyp resolveFieldType(String fieldName,
 boolean asAlias)

Specified by:

resolveFieldType in interface IFormDataAdapter

getFieldAliasMap

public Map<String,String> getFieldAliasMap()

Specified by:

getFieldAliasMap in interface IFormDataAdapter

Returns:

A Map that maps from the name of a form elements to its alias name.

See Also:

• IFormDataAdapter.getAliasFieldMap()

getAliasFieldMap

public Map<String,String> getAliasFieldMap()

Specified by:

getAliasFieldMap in interface IFormDataAdapter

Returns:

A Map that maps from the alias name of a form elements to its name.

See Also:

• IFormDataAdapter.getFieldAliasMap()

getFieldMetaDataMap

public Map<String,FormFieldMetaData> getFieldMetaDataMap()

Specified by:

getFieldMetaDataMap in interface IFormDataAdapter

getDynContainerMap

public Map<String,FormContainerMetaData> getDynContainerMap()

Specified by:

getDynContainerMap in interface IFormDataAdapter

Returns:

A map from the name of a repeated container or element to the meta data for that repeated container or element.

getDynFieldSet

public HashSet<String> getDynFieldSet()

Specified by:

getDynFieldSet in interface IFormDataAdapter

Returns:

A Set that consists of the names of all form elements which are repeated containers (and are not form elements).

See Also:

• IFormDataAdapter.isElementLooped(String)
• IFormDataAdapter.getDynContainerMap()

getFieldValues

public List<String[]> getFieldValues(String fieldName)

Specified by:

getFieldValues in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

fieldName - The name of a form element.

Returns:

A List of all values for the given form element, or null if the given form element does not exist.

resolveAliasName

public String resolveAliasName(String alias)

Specified by:

resolveAliasName in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

alias - The alias of a form element.

Returns:

The resolved alias, ie. the name of the form element with the given alias. Returns the given alias in case no form element with the given alias exists.

See Also:

• IFormDataAdapter.hasAlias(String)

getStringValue

public String getStringValue(String fieldName)

Description copied from interface: IFormDataAdapter

Each form element may have multiple values. This returns the first value.

Specified by:

getStringValue in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

fieldName - The name of a form element.

Returns:

The first value for the given form element, or the empty string when no value or the form element does not exist.

normalizeValue

public String[] normalizeValue(String... value)

Specified by:

normalizeValue in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

value - A list of values.

Returns:

The given list of values, or an empty array in case null was given.

normalizeValue

public String[] normalizeValue(List<String> value)

Specified by:

normalizeValue in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

value - A List of values.

Returns:

An array with the given values, or an empty array in case null was given.

normalizeValues

public List<String[]> normalizeValues(List<String> stringList)

Specified by:

normalizeValues in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

stringList - A list of values.

Returns:

A List with only a single entry, an array containing the given values.

getFieldNotesRead

@Deprecated
public Map<String,List<String>> getFieldNotesRead()

Deprecated.

Specified by:

getFieldNotesRead in interface IFormDataAdapter

getFieldNotesUnread

@Deprecated
public Map<String,List<String>> getFieldNotesUnread()

Deprecated.

Specified by:

getFieldNotesUnread in interface IFormDataAdapter

updateValuesMap

protected void updateValuesMap(FormContainerMetaData container,
 String elementName,
 List<String> value,
 int index)

updateContainerElements

protected void updateContainerElements(FormContainerMetaData container)

resolveDynValueName

protected String resolveDynValueName(String fieldName,
 Integer index)

getNormName

public String getNormName(String fieldName)

Description copied from interface: IFormDataAdapter

For each element, a name is defined in the designer. When the element is marked as a repeated elements, the created elements get a name that consists of the original name and a suffix. This method takes a name that may contain such a suffix and returns the original form element name.

Specified by:

getNormName in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

fieldName - A form element that may contain suffixes such as the suffix for repeated elements.

Returns:

The given name, normalized to the form element name as defined in the designer.

asStringValue

public String asStringValue(List<String[]> value)

Specified by:

asStringValue in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

value - A List of values to be converted.

Returns:

The given values, joined with a comma; or the empty string in case null or no values were given.

asStringValue

public String asStringValue(String[] value)

Specified by:

asStringValue in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

value - An array of values to be converted.

Returns:

The given values, joined with a comma; or the empty string in case null or no values were given.

getRequestDataMap

public Map<String,List<String>> getRequestDataMap()

Specified by:

getRequestDataMap in interface IFormDataAdapter

addSingleValue

public void addSingleValue(String fieldName,
 String... value)

Description copied from interface: IFormDataAdapter

Adds the given values to the values of the form element. If one or multiple values exist already for the given form element, they are preserved. Please note that the value of a form element is a List of arrays of Strings, this adds the given values to the first entry in the List of values.

Specified by:

addSingleValue in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

fieldName - The name of a form element.

value - One or multiple values to add for the given element.

See Also:

• IFormDataAdapter.addMultiValue(String, List)

addMultiValue

public void addMultiValue(String fieldName,
 List<String[]> values)

Description copied from interface: IFormDataAdapter

Adds the given values to the values of the form element. If one or multiple values exist already for the given form element, they are preserved.

Specified by:

addMultiValue in interface IFormDataAdapter

Parameters:

fieldName - The name of a form element.

values - A List of values to add to the form element.

See Also:

• IFormDataAdapter.addSingleValue(String, String...)

getFields

public Set<String> getFields()

Specified by:

getFields in interface IFormDataAdapter