org.pentaho.platform.engine.services.actionsequence
Class ActionParameter

java.lang.Object
  org.pentaho.platform.engine.services.actionsequence.ActionParameter

All Implemented Interfaces:

IActionParameter

public class ActionParameter
extends Object
implements IActionParameter

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.pentaho.platform.api.engine.IActionParameter

PROMPT_ALLOWED, PROMPT_NEEDED, PROMPT_NEVER, PROMPT_PENDING, TYPE_CONTENT, TYPE_DATE, TYPE_DECIMAL, TYPE_INTEGER, TYPE_LIST, TYPE_OBJECT, TYPE_RESULT_SET, TYPE_STRING

Constructor Summary

ActionParameter(String name, String type, Object value, List variables, Object defaultValue)

Method Summary

void	addSaveLocation(String location)
void	dispose() See if we need to do any cleanup here
String	getName() Get the name, or the key for this ActionParameter.
int	getPromptStatus() Returns the prompt status for this parameter.
int	getPromptType()
List	getSaveLocations()
String	getSelectionDisplayName() The display name to use when building a prompt.
String	getSelectionNameForValue(String val) When building a parameter prompt page, what is the name of the prompt
Map	getSelectionNameMap()
List	getSelectionValues()
String	getStringValue() Get the value for this ActionParameter as type String.
String	getType() Return the value type as one of the constants available in this class.
Object	getValue() Get the value for this ActionParameter as a generic Java Object.
List	getValueAsList() Get the value for this ActionParameter as a java.util.List.
org.pentaho.commons.connection.IPentahoResultSet	getValueAsResultSet() Get the value for this ActionParameter as a IPentahoResultSet
List	getVariables()
boolean	hasDefaultValue() Check if this ActionParameter has a default value set.
boolean	hasSelections()
boolean	hasValue() Check to se if a value has been set for this parameter.
boolean	isDefaultValue() Check to see if the value returned from thisActionParameter is indeed the default value instead of a value that was set.
boolean	isNull() Check to see if the value (includes the default value) is null.
void	setParamSelections(List selValues, Map selNames, String displayname) Deprecated.
boolean	setPromptStatus(int status) Sets the prompt status for this parameter.
void	setValue(Object value) Sets the value object for this ActionParameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ActionParameter

public ActionParameter(String name,
                       String type,
                       Object value,
                       List variables,
                       Object defaultValue)

Method Detail

getSaveLocations

public List getSaveLocations()

addSaveLocation

public void addSaveLocation(String location)

getVariables

public List getVariables()

Specified by:

getVariables in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

List of where the parameter may come from (request, session, etc)

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Get the name, or the key for this ActionParameter.

Specified by:

getName in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

the ActionParameter name

getType

public String getType()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Return the value type as one of the constants available in this class.

Specified by:

getType in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

valid return values are TYPE_STRING, TYPE_INTEGER, TYPE_LIST, TYPE_CONTENT or TYPE_DATE

getStringValue

public String getStringValue()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Get the value for this ActionParameter as type String.

Specified by:

getStringValue in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

the ActionParameter value as a String. getType() should be referenced first to be sure the value type is TYPE_STRING.

getValue

public Object getValue()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Get the value for this ActionParameter as a generic Java Object.

Specified by:

getValue in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

the ActionParameter value as an Object

getValueAsList

public List getValueAsList()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Get the value for this ActionParameter as a java.util.List.

Specified by:

getValueAsList in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

the ActionParameter value as a List. getType() should be referenced first to be sure the value type is TYPE_LIST.

getValueAsResultSet

public org.pentaho.commons.connection.IPentahoResultSet getValueAsResultSet()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Get the value for this ActionParameter as a IPentahoResultSet

Specified by:

getValueAsResultSet in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

the IPentahoResultSet getType() should be referenced first to be sure the value type is TYPE_RESULT_SET.

setValue

public void setValue(Object value)

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Sets the value object for this ActionParameter.

Specified by:

setValue in interface IActionParameter

Parameters:

value - the value Object to be set.

hasDefaultValue

public boolean hasDefaultValue()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Check if this ActionParameter has a default value set.

Specified by:

hasDefaultValue in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

true if there is a default value, otherwise false

hasValue

public boolean hasValue()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Check to se if a value has been set for this parameter. Default value does not count;

Specified by:

hasValue in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

true if this parameter has a non default value

isDefaultValue

public boolean isDefaultValue()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Check to see if the value returned from thisActionParameter is indeed the default value instead of a value that was set.

Specified by:

isDefaultValue in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

true if the parameter is using the default value, false otherwise

isNull

public boolean isNull()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Check to see if the value (includes the default value) is null.

Specified by:

isNull in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

true if the value is null, otherwise false

dispose

public void dispose()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

See if we need to do any cleanup here

Specified by:

dispose in interface IActionParameter

getPromptType

public int getPromptType()

hasSelections

public boolean hasSelections()

Specified by:

hasSelections in interface IActionParameter

getSelectionDisplayName

public String getSelectionDisplayName()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

The display name to use when building a prompt.

Specified by:

getSelectionDisplayName in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

The display name for the prompt.

getSelectionNameForValue

public String getSelectionNameForValue(String val)

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

When building a parameter prompt page, what is the name of the prompt

Specified by:

getSelectionNameForValue in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

name for the value

getSelectionValues

public List getSelectionValues()

Specified by:

getSelectionValues in interface IActionParameter

setParamSelections

@Deprecated
public void setParamSelections(List selValues,
                                          Map selNames,
                                          String displayname)

Deprecated.

Unused

Specified by:

setParamSelections in interface IActionParameter

getSelectionNameMap

public Map getSelectionNameMap()

Specified by:

getSelectionNameMap in interface IActionParameter

getPromptStatus

public int getPromptStatus()

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Returns the prompt status for this parameter.

Specified by:

getPromptStatus in interface IActionParameter

Returns:

the status.

See Also:

IActionParameter.PROMPT_ALLOWED, IActionParameter.PROMPT_NEVER, IActionParameter.PROMPT_NEEDED, IActionParameter.PROMPT_PENDING

setPromptStatus

public boolean setPromptStatus(int status)

Description copied from interface: IActionParameter

Sets the prompt status for this parameter.

Specified by:

setPromptStatus in interface IActionParameter

Parameters:

status - The status to set.

Returns:

true if the set was successful or false if the current setting cannot be changed.

See Also:

IActionParameter.PROMPT_ALLOWED, IActionParameter.PROMPT_NEVER, IActionParameter.PROMPT_NEEDED, IActionParameter.PROMPT_PENDING