com.bea.wli.datatype
Interface DataTypeJSPInPlaceEditor

All Superinterfaces:

DataTypeEditor

public interface DataTypeJSPInPlaceEditor
extends DataTypeEditor

Represents an editable form field capable of editing a value for a custom data type. The implementation of this interface must use NetUI DataSource aware tags to allow it to store its value back into the host object that defines the property.

Method Summary

void	render(PageContext pageContext, Tag parent) Render the content for this in-place editor into the HTML stream for the page hosting the editor.
void	setDataSource(String dataSource) Indicate the NetUI DataSource that should be used to store the edited value back into the object that defines it.
void	setValue(DataTypeInPlaceEditableValue value) Set the value upon which this editor will work.

Methods inherited from interface com.bea.wli.datatype.DataTypeEditor

setReadOnly, setValueSummary

Method Detail

setValue

void setValue(DataTypeInPlaceEditableValue value)
              throws DataTypeException

Set the value upon which this editor will work. This method allows the editor to reuse a value that has already been obtained using the DataSource property. If this method is not called, the editor will call underlying NetUI utilities to resolve DataSource to the value when render() is called.

Parameters:

value -

Throws:

DataTypeException

setDataSource

void setDataSource(String dataSource)
                   throws DataTypeException

Indicate the NetUI DataSource that should be used to store the edited value back into the object that defines it. If setValue) is not called, the editor will call underlying NetUI utilities to resolve DataSource to the value when render() is called.

Parameters:

dataSource -

Throws:

DataTypeException

render

void render(PageContext pageContext,
            Tag parent)
            throws JspException,
                   DataTypeException,
                   IOException

Render the content for this in-place editor into the HTML stream for the page hosting the editor. Either setValue() or setDataSource() must be called before calling this method.

Parameters:

pageContext - JSP page context for the host page

parent - Parent tag that contains the editor

Throws:

JspException

DataTypeException

IOException