com.qcadoo.model.api.types

Interface FieldType

All Known Subinterfaces:

BelongsToType, CollectionFieldType, DataDefinitionHolder, EnumeratedType, HasManyType, JoinFieldHolder, ManyToManyType, TreeType

public interface FieldType

Object represents field type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	fromString(String value, Locale locale) Convert field's value to object defined in getType().
Class<?>	getType() Returns field class.
boolean	isCopyable() Returns true if field should be copied.
com.qcadoo.model.internal.api.ValueAndError	toObject(FieldDefinition fieldDefinition, Object value) Convert given value to valid field's value defined in getType().
String	toString(Object value, Locale locale) Convert field's value to string.

Method Detail

fromString

Object fromString(String value,
                  Locale locale)

Convert field's value to object defined in getType().

Parameters:

value - value

locale - locale

Returns:

converted value

getType

Class<?> getType()

Returns field class.

Returns:

class

isCopyable

boolean isCopyable()

Returns true if field should be copied.

Returns:

true if should be copied

toObject

com.qcadoo.model.internal.api.ValueAndError toObject(FieldDefinition fieldDefinition,
                                                     Object value)

Convert given value to valid field's value defined in getType(). During conversion validation is executed.

Parameters:

fieldDefinition - field definition

value - value

Returns:

value with validation result

toString

String toString(Object value,
                Locale locale)

Convert field's value to string.

Parameters:

value - value

locale - locale

Returns:

string value