org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter
Class ResourceMessageFormatFilter

java.lang.Object
  org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.ResourceMessageFormatFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, DataSource

public class ResourceMessageFormatFilter
extends Object
implements DataSource

A filter that formats values from the datarow using a message format object. The message format string is looked up from a Resource-Bundle.

Since:

2006-01-24

Author:

Thomas Morgner

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ResourceMessageFormatFilter()
Default constructor.

Method Summary

Object	clone() Clones this DataSource.
String	getFormatKey() Returns the key that is used to lookup the format string used in the message format in the resource bundle.
String	getNullString() Returns the replacement text that is used if one of the referenced message parameters is null.
String	getResourceIdentifier() Returns the name of the used resource bundle.
Object	getValue(ExpressionRuntime runtime, Element element) Returns the current value for the data source.
void	setFormatKey(String format) Defines the key that is used to lookup the format string used in the message format in the resource bundle.
void	setNullString(String nullString) Defines the replacement text that is used if one of the referenced message parameters is null.
void	setResourceIdentifier(String resourceIdentifier) Defines the name of the used resource bundle.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ResourceMessageFormatFilter

public ResourceMessageFormatFilter()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

getValue

public Object getValue(ExpressionRuntime runtime,
                       Element element)

Returns the current value for the data source.

Specified by:

getValue in interface DataSource

Parameters:

runtime - the expression runtime that is used to evaluate formulas and expressions when computing the value of this filter.

element -

Returns:

the value.

getResourceIdentifier

public String getResourceIdentifier()

Returns the name of the used resource bundle.

Returns:

the name of the resourcebundle

See Also:

ResourceBundleFactory.getResourceBundle(String)

setResourceIdentifier

public void setResourceIdentifier(String resourceIdentifier)

Defines the name of the used resource bundle. If undefined, all calls to DataSource.getValue(ExpressionRuntime, Element) will result in null values.

Parameters:

resourceIdentifier - the resource bundle name

setFormatKey

public void setFormatKey(String format)

Defines the key that is used to lookup the format string used in the message format in the resource bundle.

Parameters:

format - a resourcebundle key for the message format lookup.

getFormatKey

public String getFormatKey()

Returns the key that is used to lookup the format string used in the message format in the resource bundle.

Returns:

the resource bundle key.

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException

Clones this DataSource.

Specified by:

clone in interface DataSource

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

the clone.

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException - this should never happen.

getNullString

public String getNullString()

Returns the replacement text that is used if one of the referenced message parameters is null.

Returns:

the replacement text for null-values.

setNullString

public void setNullString(String nullString)

Defines the replacement text that is used if one of the referenced message parameters is null.

Parameters:

nullString - the replacement text for null-values.