Package org.opencms.gwt.client.ui.input.form

Class CmsForm

java.lang.Object

org.opencms.gwt.client.ui.input.form.CmsForm

public class CmsForm
extends Object

This class acts as a container for form fields.

It is also responsible for collecting and validating the values of the form fields.

Since:

8.0.0

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Set<String>	m_editedFields	The set of fields which have been edited.
protected Map<String,I_CmsFormField>	m_fields	A map from field ids to the corresponding widgets.
protected I_CmsFormHandler	m_formHandler	The form handler.
protected boolean	m_pressedEnter	A flag which indicates whether the user has pressed enter in a widget.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CmsForm(boolean initPanel)	Creates a new form and optionally sets the form widget container to a simple form field panel.
CmsForm(A_CmsFormFieldPanel panel)	Creates a new form with an existing form widget container.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addField(String fieldGroup, I_CmsFormField formField)	Adds a form field to the form.
void	addField(String fieldGroup, I_CmsFormField formField, String initialValue)	Adds a form field to the form and sets its initial value.
void	addField(I_CmsFormField field, String initialValue)	Adds a form field.
void	addResetHandler(I_CmsFormResetHandler handler)	Adds a new form reset handler to the form.
Map<String,String>	collectValues()	Collects all values from the form fields.
protected String	createValidatorConfig()	Returns the configuration string for the server side form validator.
protected void	defaultHandleKeyPress(I_CmsFormField field, int keyCode)	The default keypress event handling function for form fields.
protected void	defaultHandleValueChange(I_CmsFormField field, String newValue, boolean inhibitValidation)	Default handler for value change events of form fields.
Set<String>	getEditedFields()	Returns the set of names of fields which have been edited by the user in the current form.
I_CmsFormField	getField(String id)	Returns the form field with a given id.
Map<String,I_CmsFormField>	getFields()	Returns a map of this form's field, indexed by their field name.
protected Collection<I_CmsFormField>	getFieldsByModelId(String modelId)	Gets the fields with a given model id.
Collection<String>	getGroups()	Returns the field group ids of the form.
A_CmsFormFieldPanel	getWidget()	Returns the form widget container.
void	handleSubmit(I_CmsFormSubmitHandler handler)	Passes this form's data to a form submit handler.
boolean	noFieldsInvalid()	Checks that no fields are invalid.
boolean	noFieldsInvalid(Collection<I_CmsFormField> fields)	Returns true if none of the fields in a collection are marked as invalid.
void	removeGroup(String group)	Removes all fields for the given group.
void	render()	Renders all fields.
void	renderGroup(String group)	Renders the fields of the given group.
void	setFormHandler(I_CmsFormHandler handler)	Sets the form handler for this form.
void	setValidatorClass(String validatorClass)	Sets the server-side form validator class to use.
void	setWidget(A_CmsFormFieldPanel widget)	Sets the form widget container.
protected void	updateFieldValidationStatus(String fieldId, org.opencms.gwt.shared.CmsValidationResult result)	Applies a validation result to a form field.
protected void	updateFieldValidationStatus(I_CmsFormField field, org.opencms.gwt.shared.CmsValidationResult result)	Updates the field validation status.
protected void	updateModelValidationStatus(String modelId, org.opencms.gwt.shared.CmsValidationResult result)	Updates the model validation status.
void	validateAllFields()	Performs an initial validation of all form fields.
void	validateAndSubmit()	Validates the form fields and submits their values if the validation was successful.
void	validateField(I_CmsFormField field)	Validates a single field.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

m_editedFields

protected Set<String> m_editedFields

The set of fields which have been edited.

m_fields

protected Map<String,I_CmsFormField> m_fields

A map from field ids to the corresponding widgets.

m_formHandler

protected I_CmsFormHandler m_formHandler

The form handler.

m_pressedEnter

protected boolean m_pressedEnter

A flag which indicates whether the user has pressed enter in a widget.

Constructor Details

CmsForm

public CmsForm(A_CmsFormFieldPanel panel)

Creates a new form with an existing form widget container.

Parameters:

panel - the form widget container

CmsForm

public CmsForm(boolean initPanel)

Creates a new form and optionally sets the form widget container to a simple form field panel.

Parameters:

initPanel - if true, initializes the form widget container

Method Details

addField

public void addField(I_CmsFormField field,
 String initialValue)

Adds a form field.

Parameters:

field - the field to add

initialValue - the initial field value

addField

public void addField(String fieldGroup,
 I_CmsFormField formField)

Adds a form field to the form.

Parameters:

fieldGroup - the form field group key

formField - the form field which should be added

addField

public void addField(String fieldGroup,
 I_CmsFormField formField,
 String initialValue)

Adds a form field to the form and sets its initial value.

Parameters:

fieldGroup - the form field group key

formField - the form field which should be added

initialValue - the initial value of the form field, or null if the field shouldn't have an initial value

addResetHandler

public void addResetHandler(I_CmsFormResetHandler handler)

Adds a new form reset handler to the form.

Parameters:

handler - the new form reset handler

collectValues

public Map<String,String> collectValues()

Collects all values from the form fields.

This method omits form fields whose values are null.

Returns:

a map of the form field values

getEditedFields

public Set<String> getEditedFields()

Returns the set of names of fields which have been edited by the user in the current form.

Returns:

the set of names of fields edited by the user

getField

public I_CmsFormField getField(String id)

Returns the form field with a given id.

Parameters:

id - the id of the form field

Returns:

the form field with the given id, or null if no field was found

getFields

public Map<String,I_CmsFormField> getFields()

Returns a map of this form's field, indexed by their field name.

Returns:

a map of form fields

getGroups

public Collection<String> getGroups()

Returns the field group ids of the form.

Returns:

the field groups

getWidget

public A_CmsFormFieldPanel getWidget()

Returns the form widget container.

Returns:

the form widget container

handleSubmit

public void handleSubmit(I_CmsFormSubmitHandler handler)

Passes this form's data to a form submit handler.

Parameters:

handler - the form submit handler

noFieldsInvalid

public boolean noFieldsInvalid()

Checks that no fields are invalid.

Returns:

true if no fields are invalid.

noFieldsInvalid

public boolean noFieldsInvalid(Collection<I_CmsFormField> fields)

Returns true if none of the fields in a collection are marked as invalid.

Parameters:

fields - the form fields

Returns:

true if none of the fields are invalid

removeGroup

public void removeGroup(String group)

Removes all fields for the given group.

Parameters:

group - the group for which the fields should be removed

render

public void render()

Renders all fields.

renderGroup

public void renderGroup(String group)

Renders the fields of the given group.

Parameters:

group - the field group

setFormHandler

public void setFormHandler(I_CmsFormHandler handler)

Sets the form handler for this form.

Parameters:

handler - the form handler

setValidatorClass

public void setValidatorClass(String validatorClass)

Sets the server-side form validator class to use.

Parameters:

validatorClass - the form validator class name

setWidget

public void setWidget(A_CmsFormFieldPanel widget)

Sets the form widget container.

Parameters:

widget - the form widget container

validateAllFields

public void validateAllFields()

Performs an initial validation of all form fields.

validateAndSubmit

public void validateAndSubmit()

Validates the form fields and submits their values if the validation was successful.

validateField

public void validateField(I_CmsFormField field)

Validates a single field.

Parameters:

field - the field to validate

createValidatorConfig

protected String createValidatorConfig()

Returns the configuration string for the server side form validator.

Returns:

the form validator configuration string

defaultHandleKeyPress

protected void defaultHandleKeyPress(I_CmsFormField field,
 int keyCode)

The default keypress event handling function for form fields.

Parameters:

field - the form field for which the event has been fired

keyCode - the key code

defaultHandleValueChange

protected void defaultHandleValueChange(I_CmsFormField field,
 String newValue,
 boolean inhibitValidation)

Default handler for value change events of form fields.

Parameters:

field - the form field for which the event has been fired

inhibitValidation - prevents validation of the edited field

newValue - the new value

getFieldsByModelId

protected Collection<I_CmsFormField> getFieldsByModelId(String modelId)

Gets the fields with a given model id.

Parameters:

modelId - the model id

Returns:

the fields with the given model id

updateFieldValidationStatus

protected void updateFieldValidationStatus(I_CmsFormField field,
 org.opencms.gwt.shared.CmsValidationResult result)

Updates the field validation status.

Parameters:

field - the form field

result - the validation result

updateFieldValidationStatus

protected void updateFieldValidationStatus(String fieldId,
 org.opencms.gwt.shared.CmsValidationResult result)

Applies a validation result to a form field.

Parameters:

fieldId - the field id to which the validation result should be applied

result - the result of the validation operation

updateModelValidationStatus

protected void updateModelValidationStatus(String modelId,
 org.opencms.gwt.shared.CmsValidationResult result)

Updates the model validation status.

Parameters:

modelId - the model id

result - the validation result