uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs

Class AutocompleteTextInput<T>

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.BaseInput<V>

uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.AbstractInput<V>

uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.ParseAbstractInput<java.lang.String>

uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.TextInput

uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.AutocompleteTextInput<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

AutoComplete<T,java.lang.String>, Input<java.lang.String>, ItemInput<java.lang.String,T>, LengthInput<java.lang.String>, ParseInput<java.lang.String>, SuggestedItemInput<java.lang.String,T>

public abstract class AutocompleteTextInput<T>
extends TextInput
implements ItemInput<java.lang.String,T>, AutoComplete<T,java.lang.String>

A TextInput with an auto-complete list. This may also be displayed as a text-box plus pull-down. It is an ItemInput to allow the suggestions to show expanded selection text but it it possible to set String values that don't correspond to an Item.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.BaseInput

validators

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AutocompleteTextInput()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract java.util.Set<T>	getSuggestions() Get the set of Items corresponding to a suggested values
java.lang.String	getSuggestionText(T item) get the suggestion text.
abstract java.lang.String	getValue(T item) Map an item to the corresponding value (compatible with the parse method).
void	setItem(T item) Set the value of the input using an item

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.TextInput

getTrim, isEmpty, mapToSingleLine, parseValue, setTrim

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.ParseAbstractInput

accept, getBoxWidth, getMaxResultLength, getSingle, setBoxWidth, setMaxResultLength, setSingle

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.AbstractInput

getValue, setKey, setValue

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.BaseInput

addValidator, convert, getKey, getPrettyString, getString, getString, removeValidator, validate, validateInner

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.AutoComplete

getCount, getItems

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.ItemInput

getItem, getItembyValue

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.Input

accept, addValidator, convert, getKey, getPrettyString, getString, getValue, isEmpty, removeValidator, setKey, setValue, validate

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.inputs.ParseInput

getString, parse, parseValue

Constructor Detail

AutocompleteTextInput

public AutocompleteTextInput()

Method Detail

getSuggestions

public abstract java.util.Set<T> getSuggestions()

Description copied from interface: AutoComplete

Get the set of Items corresponding to a suggested values

Specified by:

getSuggestions in interface AutoComplete<T,java.lang.String>

Returns:

getValue

public abstract java.lang.String getValue(T item)

Description copied from interface: AutoComplete

Map an item to the corresponding value (compatible with the parse method).

Specified by:

getValue in interface AutoComplete<T,java.lang.String>

Returns:

String value

getSuggestionText

public java.lang.String getSuggestionText(T item)

Description copied from interface: AutoComplete

get the suggestion text. This can be an expanded form of the value

Specified by:

getSuggestionText in interface AutoComplete<T,java.lang.String>

Returns:

setItem

public void setItem(T item)

Description copied from interface: ItemInput

Set the value of the input using an item

Specified by:

setItem in interface ItemInput<java.lang.String,T>