Package com.saperion.ngc.util

Class FieldUtil

java.lang.Object
com.saperion.ngc.util.FieldUtil
public final class FieldUtil extends Object
Utility class for common operations on fields.

  • Method Details

    • copyValue

      public static void copyValue(IntelligentField fromField, IntelligentField toField)
      Copies the value from one field to another. This method throws an IllegalArgumentException if the field-types of the two fields do not match.
      Parameters:
      fromField - source-field
      toField - target-field

    • getFieldValue

      public static Object getFieldValue(IntelligentField fromField)
      Returns the value from the specified field as object.
      Parameters:
      fromField - source-field
      Returns:
      field value as object

    • getJniValueFromLookupField

      public static com.saperion.jni.SaJNIValue getJniValueFromLookupField(LookupTextField field)
      Create a SaJNIValue from the value that is entered in the specified lookup-field. Will throw an IllegalArgumentException if the value could not be handled.
      Parameters:
      field - the field
      Returns:
      SaJNIValue with proper type and value

    • getJniValuesFromLookupField

      public static com.saperion.jni.SaJNIValue[] getJniValuesFromLookupField(LookupTextField field)
      Create a SaJNIValue from the value that is entered in the specified lookup-field. Will throw an IllegalArgumentException if the value could not be handled.
      Parameters:
      field - the field
      Returns:
      SaJNIValue with proper type and value

    • getLookupValue

      public static Object getLookupValue(LookupTextField field, String column)
      Gets the value of the specified column of the specified lookup-field..
      Parameters:
      field - the field
      column - the column
      Returns:
      the lookup value

    • resolveFieldLink

      public static FieldUtil.ResolvedFieldLink resolveFieldLink(String link, IntelligentFormView form)
      Resolves a field link.
      Parameters:
      link - the link as String
      form - the form parent form of the field that contains the link
      Returns:
      the resolved field link

    • generateId

      public static String generateId(com.saperion.ngc.iform.xml.EditFieldType field)
      Generates a unique id for an EditFieldType.
      Parameters:
      field - the field to generate an id for
      Returns:
      a unique id for field

    • getParentForm

      public static IntelligentFormView getParentForm(org.zkoss.zk.ui.Component formComponent)
      Returns the parent form of the specified component or null, if the component is not part of a form.
      Parameters:
      formComponent - component to get the parent form for
      Returns:
      parent form or null

    • getFormatterForDecimalFields

      public static DecimalFormat getFormatterForDecimalFields(com.saperion.ngc.iform.xml.EditFieldType field)
      Creates a new DecimalFormat instance for use in the specified field. The formatter will be localized for the current locale and will contain the currency- symbol for the specified field (if the field is a currency-field).
      This method can only be used from within ZK-context.
      Parameters:
      field - field to create the formatterfor
      Returns:
      new DecimalFormat

    • getFormatPatternForDecimalFields

      public static String getFormatPatternForDecimalFields(com.saperion.ngc.iform.xml.EditFieldType field)
      Returns a pattern-string that can be used to format a ZK NumberInputElement. The pattern is based on a DecimalFormat but uses the actual currency-symbol instead of the currency-symbol-placeholder ยค (see DecimalFormat).
      Parameters:
      field - field to create the pattern for
      Returns:
      pattern-string

    • isDateField

      public static boolean isDateField(IntelligentField field)
      Parameters:
      field - field to check
      Returns:
      true if this field contains values of type Date.

    • isStringField

      public static boolean isStringField(IntelligentField field)
      Parameters:
      field - field to check
      Returns:
      true if this field contains values of type String.

    • isIntegerField

      public static boolean isIntegerField(IntelligentField field)
      Parameters:
      field - field to check
      Returns:
      true if this field contains values of type Integer.

    • isBooleanField

      public static boolean isBooleanField(IntelligentField field)
      Parameters:
      field - field to check
      Returns:
      true if this field contains values of type Boolean.

    • isDoubleField

      public static boolean isDoubleField(IntelligentField field)
      Parameters:
      field - field to check
      Returns:
      true if this field contains values of type Double.

    • isMultivalueField

      public static boolean isMultivalueField(IntelligentField field)
      Parameters:
      field - field to check
      Returns:
      true if this field is a multivalue-field