de.must.appletserver

Class MustDateField

java.lang.Object

de.must.appletserver.RemoteElement

de.must.appletserver.MustInputField

de.must.appletserver.MustTextField

de.must.appletserver.MustDateField

All Implemented Interfaces:

ActionInterpreter, AppletTalker, Remotable, RemoteContent, Exemptible, ExemptibleManager

Direct Known Subclasses:

DataDateField

public class MustDateField
extends MustTextField

Text input field for date values.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class de.must.appletserver.MustTextField

additionalTagFragments, capitalization, className, contentChangeListener, controlLength, enterAction, maxColumns, maxlength, registerFlag, required, size

Fields inherited from class de.must.appletserver.RemoteElement

context, editable, enabled, lastEditability, lastVisibility, name, nonstandardPanel, nonstandardPosition, sessionData, toolTipText, visible

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MustDateField(SessionData sessionData) Constructs a new date input field.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	format() Formats the date string according to the locale.
protected java.lang.String	getCreateTagElement()
java.lang.String	getSqlCompareString() Returns the component's value as a string to compare in SQL where clauses.
java.sql.Date	getSqlDate() Returns the component's value as an SQL date.
boolean	isContentValid() Returns true if the component's value is valid.
boolean	isInRange(double pastYearsLimit, double futureYearsLimit) Returns true if the edited date is in the range as specified.
boolean	isValid() Returns true the text field is valid.
void	setDate(java.sql.Date newDate) Sets the date.
void	setDateAsUserInput(java.sql.Date newDate) Sets the date as if it was entered by user to force modified flag for data saving.
void	setTodayValue() Sets the value of the date field to today.
void	setTodayValue(java.util.Locale locale) Sets the value of the date field to today.
void	setTodayValueAsUserInput() Sets the value of the date field to today as if it was entered by user to force modified flag for data saving.

Methods inherited from class de.must.appletserver.MustTextField

addContentChangeListener, addMoreCreationAspects, buildRemoteView, fetchValuesFromRequest, getApplication, getText, getTextOrNullIfEmpty, hasFocus, isFilled, isModified, isRequirementUnfulfilled, perform, setApplication, setCapitalization, setColumns, setEditable, setEnterAction, setOnChoice, setRegisterFlag, setRequired, setText, setTextAsUserInput, setValues

Methods inherited from class de.must.appletserver.MustInputField

destroy

Methods inherited from class de.must.appletserver.RemoteElement

beginAction, endAction, free, getContext, getName, getTranslation, isEnabled, isVisible, register, requestFocusInWindow, resetLastStatus, selectAll, setEnabled, setToolTipText, setVisible

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MustDateField

public MustDateField(SessionData sessionData)

Constructs a new date input field.

Method Detail

getCreateTagElement

protected java.lang.String getCreateTagElement()

Overrides:

getCreateTagElement in class MustTextField

setDate

public void setDate(java.sql.Date newDate)

Sets the date.

Parameters:

newDate - the new value of the date field

setDateAsUserInput

public void setDateAsUserInput(java.sql.Date newDate)

Sets the date as if it was entered by user to force modified flag for data saving.

Parameters:

newText - the new text

setTodayValue

public void setTodayValue()

Sets the value of the date field to today.

setTodayValueAsUserInput

public void setTodayValueAsUserInput()

Sets the value of the date field to today as if it was entered by user to force modified flag for data saving.

setTodayValue

public void setTodayValue(java.util.Locale locale)

Sets the value of the date field to today.

isContentValid

public boolean isContentValid()

Returns true if the component's value is valid.

Returns:

true if the component's value is valid

isValid

public boolean isValid()

Returns true the text field is valid.

Overrides:

isValid in class MustTextField

Returns:

true the text field is valid

format

public void format()

Formats the date string according to the locale.

isInRange

public boolean isInRange(double pastYearsLimit,
                         double futureYearsLimit)

Returns true if the edited date is in the range as specified.

Parameters:

pastYearsLimit - the limit in years this date may be in the past

futureYearsLimit - the limit in years this date may be in the future

Returns:

true if the edited date is in the range as specified

getSqlDate

public java.sql.Date getSqlDate()

Returns the component's value as an SQL date.

Returns:

the component's value as an SQL date

getSqlCompareString

public java.lang.String getSqlCompareString()

Returns the component's value as a string to compare in SQL where clauses.

Returns:

the component's value as a string to compare in SQL where clauses