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1 | /** | |
2 | * Copyright 2005-2011 The Kuali Foundation | |
3 | * | |
4 | * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | |
5 | * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | |
6 | * You may obtain a copy of the License at | |
7 | * | |
8 | * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ecl2.php | |
9 | * | |
10 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |
11 | * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |
12 | * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |
13 | * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |
14 | * limitations under the License. | |
15 | */ | |
16 | package org.kuali.rice.core.api.uif; | |
17 | ||
18 | import java.util.Collection; | |
19 | ||
20 | /** | |
21 | * This interface describes an attribute. It can be considered the definition for an attribute. | |
22 | * It also contains preferred rendering instructions for an attribute. ie when rendering an attribute | |
23 | * in a user interface use this control with these widgets. | |
24 | */ | |
25 | public interface AttributeField { | |
26 | ||
27 | /** | |
28 | * The name of the attribute. Cannot be null or blank. | |
29 | * | |
30 | * @return the name. | |
31 | */ | |
32 | String getName(); | |
33 | ||
34 | /** | |
35 | * The dataType of the attribute. Can be null. | |
36 | * | |
37 | * @return the datatype or null. | |
38 | */ | |
39 | DataType getDataType(); | |
40 | ||
41 | /** | |
42 | * The short label of the attribute. Can be null. | |
43 | * | |
44 | * @return the short label or null. | |
45 | */ | |
46 | String getShortLabel(); | |
47 | ||
48 | /** | |
49 | * The long label of the attribute. Can be null. | |
50 | * | |
51 | * @return the long label or null. | |
52 | */ | |
53 | String getLongLabel(); | |
54 | ||
55 | /** | |
56 | * The help summary of the attribute. Can be null. | |
57 | * | |
58 | * @return the help summary or null. | |
59 | */ | |
60 | String getHelpSummary(); | |
61 | ||
62 | /** | |
63 | * The help constraint of the attribute. Can be null. | |
64 | * | |
65 | * @return the help constraint or null. | |
66 | */ | |
67 | String getHelpConstraint(); | |
68 | ||
69 | /** | |
70 | * The help description of the attribute. Can be null. | |
71 | * | |
72 | * @return the help description or null. | |
73 | */ | |
74 | String getHelpDescription(); | |
75 | ||
76 | /** | |
77 | * Should the attribute always be in uppercase. Defaults to false. | |
78 | * | |
79 | * @return force uppercase. | |
80 | */ | |
81 | boolean isForceUpperCase(); | |
82 | ||
83 | /** | |
84 | * The inclusive minimum length of the attribute. Can be null. Cannot be less than 1. | |
85 | * | |
86 | * @return minimum length. | |
87 | */ | |
88 | Integer getMinLength(); | |
89 | ||
90 | /** | |
91 | * The inclusive maximum length of the attribute. Can be null. Cannot be less than 1. | |
92 | * | |
93 | * @return maximum length. | |
94 | */ | |
95 | Integer getMaxLength(); | |
96 | ||
97 | /** | |
98 | * The inclusive minimum value of the attribute. Can be null. | |
99 | * | |
100 | * @return minimum value. | |
101 | */ | |
102 | Double getMinValue(); | |
103 | ||
104 | /** | |
105 | * The inclusive maximum value of the attribute. Can be null. | |
106 | * | |
107 | * @return maximum value. | |
108 | */ | |
109 | Double getMaxValue(); | |
110 | ||
111 | /** | |
112 | * The regex constraint to apply to the attribute field for validation. Can be null. | |
113 | * | |
114 | * @return the constraint. | |
115 | */ | |
116 | String getRegexConstraint(); | |
117 | ||
118 | /** | |
119 | * The message to display if the regex constraint fails. Can be null. | |
120 | * | |
121 | * @return the constraint message. | |
122 | */ | |
123 | String getRegexContraintMsg(); | |
124 | ||
125 | /** | |
126 | * Whether the attribute is a required attribute. Defaults to false. | |
127 | * @return whether the attribute is required. | |
128 | */ | |
129 | boolean isRequired(); | |
130 | ||
131 | /** | |
132 | * The default values for the attribute. In the case where the "control" associated | |
133 | * with the attribute only allows a single default value then only one item in this list will be used. | |
134 | * Cannot be null. Will always return an immutable list. | |
135 | * | |
136 | * @return collection of default values | |
137 | */ | |
138 | Collection<String> getDefaultValues(); | |
139 | ||
140 | /** | |
141 | * The control associated with the attribute. Can be null. | |
142 | * @return the control. | |
143 | */ | |
144 | Control getControl(); | |
145 | ||
146 | /** | |
147 | * The widgets for the attribute. Will always return an immutable list. | |
148 | * | |
149 | * @return collection of widgets | |
150 | */ | |
151 | Collection<? extends Widget> getWidgets(); | |
152 | ||
153 | /** | |
154 | * If this method returns a non-null value, it defines various settings for this attribute whenever | |
155 | * it is used on a lookup. | |
156 | * | |
157 | * @return the attribute range configuration for this attribute, or null if this attribute should | |
158 | * not be treated as a range in a lookup | |
159 | */ | |
160 | AttributeLookupSettings getAttributeLookupSettings(); | |
161 | ||
162 | } |