org.jboss.dashboard.provider
Interface DataPropertyFormatter

public interface DataPropertyFormatter

Data property formatter.

Method Summary

String	formatName(DataProperty dp, Locale l)
String	formatName(String propertyId, Locale l)
String	formatValue(DataProperty property, Object value, Locale l)
String	formatValue(String propertyId, Object value, Locale l) Formats a value for a given property.
Class	getPropertyClass(DataProperty property)
String[]	getSupportedPropertyIds() Get the set of property ids this formatter is addressed to.
Object	parsePropertyValue(Class type, String value) Parses a given string and returns a instance representing the java object value.
Object	parsePropertyValue(DataProperty property, String value) Parses a given string and returns a instance representing the java object value.

Method Detail

getSupportedPropertyIds

String[] getSupportedPropertyIds()

Get the set of property ids this formatter is addressed to.

Returns:

null if this is a general purpose formatter.

getPropertyClass

Class getPropertyClass(DataProperty property)

formatName

String formatName(DataProperty dp,
                  Locale l)

formatName

String formatName(String propertyId,
                  Locale l)

formatValue

String formatValue(DataProperty property,
                   Object value,
                   Locale l)

formatValue

String formatValue(String propertyId,
                   Object value,
                   Locale l)

Formats a value for a given property.

The default formatting technique applied is quite simple. The value instance class (Integer, Long, Boolean, Date, ...) is used to format the value as string. The following list it shows which formatting mechanism is applied for a given value class:

• For null values the nullValueFormat is returned.
• Collection: comma-separated string is returned.
• Date: The internal DateFormatter class is used.
• For all other values the default toString method is used.

parsePropertyValue

Object parsePropertyValue(DataProperty property,
                          String value)
                          throws Exception

Parses a given string and returns a instance representing the java object value.

Throws:

Exception

parsePropertyValue

Object parsePropertyValue(Class type,
                          String value)
                          throws Exception

Parses a given string and returns a instance representing the java object value.

Throws:

Exception