Class FieldBinder

Constructor Detail

• FieldBinder

  public FieldBinder​(Object design)
              throws IntrospectionException

  Creates a new instance of LayoutFieldBinder.

  Parameters:

  design - the design class instance containing the fields to bind

  Throws:

  IntrospectionException - if the given design class can not be introspected

• FieldBinder

  public FieldBinder​(Object design,
                     Class<?> classWithFields)
              throws IntrospectionException

  Creates a new instance of LayoutFieldBinder.

  Parameters:

  design - the instance containing the fields

  classWithFields - the class which defines the fields to bind

  Throws:

  IntrospectionException - if the given design class can not be introspected

Method Detail

• getUnboundFields

  public Collection<String> getUnboundFields()
                                      throws FieldBindingException

  Returns a collection of field names that are not bound.

  Returns:

  a collection of fields assignable to Component that are not bound

  Throws:

  FieldBindingException

• bindField

  public boolean bindField​(Component instance)

  Tries to bind the given Component instance to a member field of the bind target. The name of the bound field is constructed based on the id or caption of the instance, depending on which one is defined. If a field is already bound (not null), FieldBindingException is thrown.

  Parameters:

  instance - the instance to be bound to a field

  Returns:

  true on success, otherwise false

  Throws:

  FieldBindingException - if error occurs when trying to bind the instance to a field

• bindField

  public boolean bindField​(Component instance,
                           String localId)

  Tries to bind the given Component instance to a member field of the bind target. The fields are matched based on localId, id and caption.

  Parameters:

  instance - the instance to be bound to a field

  localId - the localId used for mapping the field to an instance field

  Returns:

  true on success

  Throws:

  FieldBindingException - if error occurs when trying to bind the instance to a field

• getFields

  protected static List<Field> getFields​(Class<?> searchClass)

  Returns a list containing Field objects reflecting all the fields of the class or interface represented by this Class object. The fields in superclasses are excluded.

  Parameters:

  searchClass - the class to be scanned for fields

  Returns:

  the list of fields in this class