Coverage Report - org.kuali.rice.core.api.uif.AttributeField
 
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AttributeField
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 /**
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  * Copyright 2005-2011 The Kuali Foundation
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  *
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  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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  *
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  * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ecl2.php
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  *
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  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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  * limitations under the License.
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  */
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 package org.kuali.rice.core.api.uif;
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 import java.util.Collection;
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 /**
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  * This interface describes an attribute.  It can be considered the definition for an attribute.
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  * It also contains preferred rendering instructions for an attribute. ie when rendering an attribute
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  * in a user interface use this control with these widgets.
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  */
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 public interface AttributeField {
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     /**
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      * The name of the attribute.  Cannot be null or blank.
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      *
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      * @return the name.
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      */
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     String getName();
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     /**
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      * The dataType of the attribute. Can be null.
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      *
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      * @return the datatype or null.
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      */
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     DataType getDataType();
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     /**
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      * The short label of the attribute. Can be null.
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      *
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      * @return the short label or null.
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      */
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     String getShortLabel();
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     /**
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      * The long label of the attribute. Can be null.
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      *
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      * @return the long label or null.
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      */
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     String getLongLabel();
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     /**
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      * The help summary of the attribute. Can be null.
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      *
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      * @return the help summary or null.
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      */
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     String getHelpSummary();
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     /**
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      * The help constraint of the attribute. Can be null.
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      *
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      * @return the help constraint or null.
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      */
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     String getHelpConstraint();
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     /**
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      * The help description of the attribute. Can be null.
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      *
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      * @return the help description or null.
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      */
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     String getHelpDescription();
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     /**
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      * Should the attribute always be in uppercase. Defaults to false.
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      *
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      * @return force uppercase.
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      */
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     boolean isForceUpperCase();
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     /**
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      * The inclusive minimum length of the attribute. Can be null. Cannot be less than 1.
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      *
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      * @return minimum length.
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      */
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     Integer getMinLength();
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     /**
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      * The inclusive maximum length of the attribute. Can be null. Cannot be less than 1.
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      *
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      * @return maximum length.
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      */
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     Integer getMaxLength();
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     /**
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      * The inclusive minimum value of the attribute. Can be null.
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      *
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      * @return minimum value.
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      */
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     Double getMinValue();
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     /**
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      * The inclusive maximum value of the attribute. Can be null.
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      *
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      * @return maximum value.
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      */
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     Double getMaxValue();
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     /**
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      * The regex constraint to apply to the attribute field for validation. Can be null.
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      *
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      * @return the constraint.
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      */
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     String getRegexConstraint();
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     /**
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      * The message to display if the regex constraint fails. Can be null.
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      *
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      * @return the constraint message.
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      */
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     String getRegexContraintMsg();
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     /**
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      * Whether the attribute is a required attribute. Defaults to false.
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      * @return whether the attribute is required.
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      */
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     boolean isRequired();
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     /**
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      * The default values for the attribute.  In the case where the "control" associated
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      * with the attribute only allows a single default value then only one item in this list will be used.
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      * Cannot be null.  Will always return an immutable list.
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      *
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      * @return collection of default values
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      */
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     Collection<String> getDefaultValues();
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     /**
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      * The control associated with the attribute.  Can be null.
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      * @return the control.
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      */
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     Control getControl();
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     /**
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      * The widgets for the attribute. Will always return an immutable list.
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      *
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      * @return collection of widgets
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      */
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     Collection<? extends Widget> getWidgets();
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     /**
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      * If this method returns a non-null value, it defines various settings for this attribute whenever
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      * it is used on a lookup.
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      *
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      * @return the attribute range configuration for this attribute, or null if this attribute should
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      * not be treated as a range in a lookup
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      */
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     AttributeLookupSettings getAttributeLookupSettings();
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 }