org.apache.tapestry.contrib.table.components
Class TableUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tapestry.contrib.table.components.TableUtils

public class TableUtils
extends Object

A placeholder for a static methods related to the Table component

Since:

3.0

Version:

$Id: TableUtils.java 385802 2006-03-14 13:47:10Z jkuhnert $

Author:

Mindbridge

Constructor Summary

TableUtils()

Method Summary

static String	format(String key, Object arg) Convienience method for invoking format(String, Object[]).
static String	format(String key, Object[] args) Gets a string from the TableStrings resource bundle.
static String	format(String key, Object arg1, Object arg2) Convienience method for invoking format(String, Object[]).
static String	format(String key, Object arg1, Object arg2, Object arg3) Convienience method for invoking format(String, Object[]).
static ITableColumnModel	generateTableColumnModel(String strDesc, IComponent objComponent, IComponent objColumnSettingsContainer) Generate a table column model out of the description string provided.
static String	getMessage(String key) Convienience method for invoking format(String, Object[]).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TableUtils

public TableUtils()

Method Detail

format

public static String format(String key,
                            Object[] args)

Gets a string from the TableStrings resource bundle.

getMessage

public static String getMessage(String key)

Convienience method for invoking format(String, Object[]).

format

public static String format(String key,
                            Object arg)

Convienience method for invoking format(String, Object[]).

format

public static String format(String key,
                            Object arg1,
                            Object arg2)

Convienience method for invoking format(String, Object[]).

format

public static String format(String key,
                            Object arg1,
                            Object arg2,
                            Object arg3)

Convienience method for invoking format(String, Object[]).

generateTableColumnModel

public static ITableColumnModel generateTableColumnModel(String strDesc,
                                                         IComponent objComponent,
                                                         IComponent objColumnSettingsContainer)

Generate a table column model out of the description string provided. Entries in the description string are separated by commas. Each column entry is of the format name, name:expression, or name:displayName:expression. An entry prefixed with ! represents a non-sortable column. If the whole description string is prefixed with *, it represents columns to be included in a Form.

Parameters:

strDesc - the description of the column model to be generated

objComponent - the component ordering the generation

objColumnSettingsContainer - the component containing the column settings

Returns:

a table column model based on the provided parameters