uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms

Interface Identified

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMessageHandlerFactory.Provider, AbstractRelationship.Link, AbstractRequestFactory.AbstractRequest, AbstractTargetRequestFactory.AbstractRequest, AbstractUserRequestFactory.AbstractRequest, AbstractUserSettingFactory.UserSetting, AppUser, BadKeyFactory.BadKey, BooleanDataManager.BooleanData, Classification, DataObject, DataObjectDataProducer.MimeData, DataStore.Data, DateDataManager.DateData, DynamicFormManager.DynamicForm, EmailChangeRequestFactory.EmailChangeRequest, FileData, HandlerPartManager.HandlerPart, HistoryFactory.HistoryRecord, IndexedLinkManager.Link, IntegerDataManager.IntegerData, LinkManager.Link, LockFactory.Lock, LogFactory.Entry, MessageData, MessageDataObject, MultiLinkManager.MultiLink, MultiNameFactory.Name, OptionDataManager.OptionData, PageManager.Page, PartConfigFactory.Config, PartManager.Part, PartOwner, PasswordChangeRequestFactory.PasswordChangeRequest, PersonalResponseManager.PersonalResponse, PreferedView, Property, QuestionManager.Question, Relationship.Link, ResponseDataManager.ResponseData, ResponseManager.Response, SectionManager.Section, StreamDataDataManager.StreamDataRecord, StringDataManager.StringData, TextData, TextFileOverlay.TextFile, UserSettingFactory.UserSetting, UserStringSettingFactory.UserSetting, WtmpManager.Wtmp, XMLOverlay.XMLFile

public interface Identified

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	MAX_IDENTIFIER Advisory maximum length for the Identifier string.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getIdentifier() produce a unique identifying string for this object for use in forms and pull-down menus and charts.
java.lang.String	getIdentifier(int max_length) Generate Identifier with advisory max length.

Field Detail

MAX_IDENTIFIER

static final int MAX_IDENTIFIER

Advisory maximum length for the Identifier string.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getIdentifier

java.lang.String getIdentifier()

produce a unique identifying string for this object for use in forms and pull-down menus and charts. The string should be kept shorter than MAX_IDENTIFIER if at all possible. This defaults to the ID number for the object but classes should override this with something more sensible.

Returns:

String

getIdentifier

java.lang.String getIdentifier(int max_length)

Generate Identifier with advisory max length.

Parameters:

max_length - advisory max length

Returns:

String identifier