Package org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.types

Class AbstractElementType

java.lang.Object

org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.types.AbstractElementType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, DataSource, ElementType

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractSectionType, AutoLayoutBoxType, ContentType, DateFieldType, EllipseType, ExternalElementType, HorizontalLineType, LabelType, LegacyType, MessageType, NumberFieldType, RectangleType, ResourceFieldType, ResourceLabelType, ResourceMessageType, TextFieldType, VerticalLineType

public abstract class AbstractElementType
extends Object
implements ElementType

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	AbstractElementType(String id)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ElementType	clone()	Clones this DataSource.
void	configureDesignTimeDefaults(ReportElement element, Locale locale)	Compute the design-time defaults that should be applied to an element after it was created by a design-tool.
ReportElement	create()	Creates the element implementation.
boolean	equals(Object o)
protected String	getId()
ElementMetaData	getMetaData()	Returns the element metadata for this element type.
int	hashCode()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

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

getValue

Methods inherited from interface org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.metadata.ElementType

getDesignValue

Constructor Detail

AbstractElementType

protected AbstractElementType(String id)

Method Detail

getMetaData

public ElementMetaData getMetaData()

Description copied from interface: ElementType

Returns the element metadata for this element type.

Specified by:

getMetaData in interface ElementType

Returns:

the element meta-data.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

configureDesignTimeDefaults

public void configureDesignTimeDefaults(ReportElement element,
                                        Locale locale)

Description copied from interface: ElementType

Compute the design-time defaults that should be applied to an element after it was created by a design-tool. Only declare explicit values. If you assume defaults when an attribute or style is undefined, then there is no need to set it here.

Any value set here will be treated as user-defined value afterwards and will be explicitly stored in the XML files.

Specified by:

configureDesignTimeDefaults in interface ElementType

Parameters:

element - the element that should be configured.

locale - the locale.

create

public ReportElement create()

Description copied from interface: ElementType

Creates the element implementation. Return a new Element for data-items, Band for compound data items or the appropriate Element implementation for complex element types.

Specified by:

create in interface ElementType

Returns:

the new element instance.

clone

public ElementType clone()

Description copied from interface: DataSource

Clones this DataSource.

Specified by:

clone in interface DataSource

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

the clone.

getId

protected String getId()