qformelementmodel.java

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 * Copyright 2006-2007 Queplix Corp.
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package com.queplix.core.client.controls;

import com.queplix.core.client.app.vo.FieldData;
import com.queplix.core.client.app.vo.FieldMeta;
import com.queplix.core.client.app.vo.FieldOnDemandData;

/**
 * Represent base interface for widget model.
 *
 * @author Sergey Kozmin
 * @since 21 Sep 2006
 */
public interface QFormElementModel {
    public final static int DISABLED_FOR_REPORT_DESIGN = 0;
    public final static int NOT_IN_REPORT = 1;
    public final static int IN_REPORT = 2;

    /**
     * @return true if control capable to be link (to another entity)
     * @see com.queplix.core.client.app.vo.FieldType
     */
    public boolean isLinkable();
    /**
     * @return true if control was described as required
     * @see com.queplix.core.client.app.vo.FieldType
     */
    public boolean isValid();

    /**
     * @return correct error message, if {@link #isValid()} return false.
     */
    public String getErrorTitle();

    /**
     * @return report design mode add or delete
     */
    public int getReportDesignState();

    /**
     * sets report design mode add or delete
     * @param data design state
     * @see #DISABLED_FOR_REPORT_DESIGN, #NOT_IN_REPORT, #IN_REPORT
     */
    public void setReportDesignState(int data);

    public void setCaption(String caption);
    
    public FieldMeta getBaseMeta();
    public void setBaseMeta(FieldMeta meta);
    public FieldData getBaseData();
    public void setBaseData(FieldData data);

    public void setFieldOnDemandData(FieldOnDemandData onDemandData);

    /**
     * Returns type of the data.
     * @return type of data.
     * @see com.queplix.core.client.app.vo.FieldType
     */
    public int getDataType();

    /**
     * Clone all the data from the widget which has the same type of data
     * @param sameTypeControlModel widget to be cloned
     * @throws DataCloneException to be thrown when client is trying to clone widget data
     * from inappropriate type of widget 
     */
    public void cloneDataFrom(QFormElementModel sameTypeControlModel) throws DataCloneException;

}