org.apache.tapestry5.services
Interface PropertyEditContext

All Superinterfaces:

AnnotationProvider

public interface PropertyEditContext
extends AnnotationProvider

Defines a context for editing a property of a bean via BeanEditor. This value is made available to blocks via the Environmental annotation.

See Also:

BeanBlockSource

Method Summary

Messages	getContainerMessages() Returns the message catalog for the container of the BeanEditForm, which is the correct place to look for strings used for labels, etc.
String	getLabel() Returns the user-presentable label, for use with the Label component, or to be integrated into any validation error messages.
String	getPropertyId() Returns a string that identifies the property, usually the property name.
Class	getPropertyType() Returns the type of the property being edited.
Object	getPropertyValue() Returns the current value of the property being edited (the context encapsulates the object containing the property).
FieldTranslator	getTranslator(Field field) Returns the translator appropriate for the field (this is based on the property type).
FieldValidator	getValidator(Field field) Returns the FieldValidator for the field.
void	setPropertyValue(Object value) Updates the value of the property being edited (the context encapsulates the object containing the property).

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.AnnotationProvider

getAnnotation

Method Detail

getPropertyValue

Object getPropertyValue()

Returns the current value of the property being edited (the context encapsulates the object containing the property).

setPropertyValue

void setPropertyValue(Object value)

Updates the value of the property being edited (the context encapsulates the object containing the property).

Parameters:

value - new value for the property

getLabel

String getLabel()

Returns the user-presentable label, for use with the Label component, or to be integrated into any validation error messages.

getTranslator

FieldTranslator getTranslator(Field field)

Returns the translator appropriate for the field (this is based on the property type).

Parameters:

field -

See Also:

TranslatorSource

getValidator

FieldValidator getValidator(Field field)

Returns the FieldValidator for the field.

See Also:

Validate, FieldValidatorDefaultSource

getPropertyId

String getPropertyId()

Returns a string that identifies the property, usually the property name. This is used as the basis for the client-side client id.

getPropertyType

Class getPropertyType()

Returns the type of the property being edited.

getContainerMessages

Messages getContainerMessages()

Returns the message catalog for the container of the BeanEditForm, which is the correct place to look for strings used for labels, etc.