org.apache.tapestry.spec
Interface IPropertySpecification

All Superinterfaces:

org.apache.hivemind.Locatable, org.apache.hivemind.LocationHolder

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertySpecification

public interface IPropertySpecification

extends org.apache.hivemind.LocationHolder

Defines a transient or persistant property of a component or page. A org.apache.tapestry.enhance.ComponentClassFactoryuses this information to create a subclass with the necessary instance variables and methods.

Author:

glongman@intelligentworks.com

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getInitialValue() Returns the initial value for this property, as a binding reference.
java.lang.String	getName()
java.lang.String	getPersistence() If null, then the property is not persistent.
java.lang.String	getType()
boolean	isPersistent() Returns true if getPersistence()is null.
void	setInitialValue(java.lang.String initialValue)
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Sets the name of the property.
void	setPersistence(java.lang.String persistence) A string indicating how the property is persisted.
void	setType(java.lang.String type)

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.hivemind.LocationHolder

setLocation

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.hivemind.Locatable

getLocation

Method Detail

getInitialValue

public java.lang.String getInitialValue()

Returns the initial value for this property, as a binding reference. May return null if the property has no initial value. The initial value is from finishLoad() and re-applied in pageDetached().

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

isPersistent

public boolean isPersistent()

Returns true if getPersistence()is null.

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

setInitialValue

public void setInitialValue(java.lang.String initialValue)

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Sets the name of the property. This should not be changed once this IPropertySpecification is added to a IComponentSpecification.

setType

public void setType(java.lang.String type)

setPersistence

public void setPersistence(java.lang.String persistence)

A string indicating how the property is persisted.

Since:

4.0

getPersistence

public java.lang.String getPersistence()

If null, then the property is not persistent.

Since:

4.0