org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.templates
Class LabelTemplate

java.lang.Object
  org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.templates.AbstractTemplate
      org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.templates.LabelTemplate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, DataSource, Template

public class LabelTemplate
extends AbstractTemplate

A label template can be used to describe static text content.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

LabelTemplate()
Creates a new label template.

Method Summary

Object	clone() Clones the template.
String	getContent() Returns the text for the label.
String	getNullValue() Returns the string that represents null.
Object	getValue(ExpressionRuntime runtime, Element element) Returns the current value for the data source.
void	setContent(String content) Sets the text for the label.
void	setNullValue(String nullValue) Sets the string that represents null.

Methods inherited from class org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.templates.AbstractTemplate

getInstance, getName, setName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LabelTemplate

public LabelTemplate()

Creates a new label template.

Method Detail

setContent

public void setContent(String content)

Sets the text for the label.

Parameters:

content - the text.

getContent

public String getContent()

Returns the text for the label.

Returns:

The text.

getNullValue

public String getNullValue()

Returns the string that represents null.

Returns:

The string that represents null.

setNullValue

public void setNullValue(String nullValue)

Sets the string that represents null.

Parameters:

nullValue - the string.

getValue

public Object getValue(ExpressionRuntime runtime,
                       Element element)

Returns the current value for the data source.

Parameters:

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

element -

Returns:

the value.

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException

Clones the template.

Specified by:

clone in interface DataSource

Overrides:

clone in class AbstractTemplate

Returns:

the clone.

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException - this should never happen.