org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.metadata
Interface ElementType

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, DataSource, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

SectionType

All Known Implementing Classes:

AutoLayoutBoxType, BandType, ContentFieldType, ContentType, CrosstabColumnGroupBodyType, CrosstabColumnGroupType, CrosstabGroupType, CrosstabOtherGroupBodyType, CrosstabOtherGroupType, CrosstabRowGroupBodyType, CrosstabRowGroupType, CrosstabSummaryFooterType, CrosstabSummaryHeaderType, CrosstabTitleFooterType, CrosstabTitleHeaderType, DateFieldType, DetailsFooterType, DetailsHeaderType, EllipseType, ExternalElementType, GroupDataBodyType, GroupFooterType, GroupHeaderType, HorizontalLineType, ItemBandType, LabelType, LegacyType, MasterReportType, MessageType, NoDataBandType, NumberFieldType, PageFooterType, PageHeaderType, RectangleType, RelationalGroupType, ReportFooterType, ReportHeaderType, ResourceFieldType, ResourceLabelType, ResourceMessageType, SubGroupBodyType, SubReportType, SurveyScaleType, TextFieldType, VerticalLineType, WatermarkType

public interface ElementType
extends DataSource

A element type is a data-source/data-filter implementation much like the templates. But instead of having own getter/setter properties, a element type implementation provides a structured meta-data object to describe the purpose and properties of the element.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

Method Summary

void	configureDesignTimeDefaults(Element element, Locale locale)
Object	getDesignValue(ExpressionRuntime runtime, Element element)
ElementMetaData	getMetaData()

Methods inherited from interface org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.DataSource

clone, getValue

Method Detail

getMetaData

ElementMetaData getMetaData()

getDesignValue

Object getDesignValue(ExpressionRuntime runtime,
                      Element element)

configureDesignTimeDefaults

void configureDesignTimeDefaults(Element element,
                                 Locale locale)