ch.sahits.model.gui
Interface IFormGroup

All Superinterfaces:

IFormElement

public interface IFormGroup
extends IFormElement

This interface defines a container that can hold several form elements. For example a label and it's input field or a group of radio buttons

Since:

0.9.4

Author:

Andi Hotz

Method Summary

void	add(IFormElement element) Add an element to the group
java.util.List<IFormElement>	elements() Retrieve a list of all elements of this group
IFormGroup	findGroup(java.lang.String groupName) Retrieve the group with the name groupName.
java.util.List<IFormElement>	flatten() Flatten all elements of the group into a list
java.lang.String	getName() Retrieve the name of the group
int	internHashCode() This method returns a hashCode that does not recurse through the elements since this may cause endless ricurrsion.
void	printTree(int level) Print the tree of a group element
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Set the name of the group

Methods inherited from interface ch.sahits.model.gui.IFormElement

getId, getTooltip, setId, setTooltip

Method Detail

elements

java.util.List<IFormElement> elements()

Retrieve a list of all elements of this group

Returns:

List of IFormElements

add

void add(IFormElement element)

Add an element to the group

Parameters:

element - to be added

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Retrieve the name of the group

Specified by:

getName in interface IFormElement

Returns:

element name

setName

void setName(java.lang.String name)

Set the name of the group

Specified by:

setName in interface IFormElement

Parameters:

name - of the group

findGroup

IFormGroup findGroup(java.lang.String groupName)

Retrieve the group with the name groupName. The group is searched in the elements of the group.

Parameters:

groupName - name of the group

Returns:

found IFormGroup element or null if nothing is found

printTree

void printTree(int level)

Print the tree of a group element

Parameters:

level - indention level is the depth of the node

flatten

java.util.List<IFormElement> flatten()

Flatten all elements of the group into a list

Returns:

List of elements

internHashCode

int internHashCode()

This method returns a hashCode that does not recurse through the elements since this may cause endless ricurrsion.

Returns:

constant hash Code