org.apache.tapestry.form
Class Option

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tapestry.spec.BaseLocatable
      org.apache.tapestry.AbstractComponent
          org.apache.tapestry.form.Option

All Implemented Interfaces:

IComponent, ILocatable, ILocationHolder, IRender

public abstract class Option
extends AbstractComponent

A component that renders an HTML <option> form element. Such a component must be wrapped (possibly indirectly) inside a Select component. [Component Reference]

Version:

$Id: Option.java 243791 2004-02-19 17:38:13Z hlship $

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Constructor Summary

Option()

Method Summary

abstract String	getLabel()
abstract IBinding	getSelectedBinding()
protected void	renderComponent(IMarkupWriter writer, IRequestCycle cycle) Renders the <option> element, or responds when the form containing the element is submitted (by checking Form.isRewinding().

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tapestry.AbstractComponent

addAsset, addBody, addComponent, cleanupAfterRender, finishLoad, finishLoad, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, format, format, format, format, formatString, formatString, formatString, formatString, generateAttributes, getAsset, getAssets, getBeans, getBinding, getBindingNames, getBindings, getBody, getBodyCount, getChangeObserver, getComponent, getComponents, getContainer, getExtendedId, getId, getIdPath, getListeners, getMessage, getMessages, getNamespace, getPage, getProperty, getSpecification, getString, pageEndRender, prepareForRender, render, renderBody, renderInformalParameters, setBinding, setContainer, setId, setNamespace, setPage, setProperty, setSpecification, toString

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tapestry.spec.BaseLocatable

getLocation, setLocation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.ILocationHolder

setLocation

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.ILocatable

getLocation

Constructor Detail

Option

public Option()

Method Detail

renderComponent

protected void renderComponent(IMarkupWriter writer,
                               IRequestCycle cycle)

Renders the <option> element, or responds when the form containing the element is submitted (by checking Form.isRewinding().

If the label property is set, it is inserted inside the <option> element.

Specified by:

renderComponent in class AbstractComponent

getSelectedBinding

public abstract IBinding getSelectedBinding()

getLabel

public abstract String getLabel()