com.itmill.toolkit.ui
Interface FieldFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseFieldFactory

public interface FieldFactory

Factory for creating new Field-instances based on type, datasource and/or context.

Since:

3.1

Version:

4.1.4

Author:

IT Mill Ltd.

Method Summary

Field	createField(Class type, Component uiContext) Creates a field based on type of data.
Field	createField(Container container, Object itemId, Object propertyId, Component uiContext) Creates a field based on the container item id and property id.
Field	createField(Item item, Object propertyId, Component uiContext) Creates a field based on the item and property id.
Field	createField(Property property, Component uiContext) Creates a field based on the property datasource.

Method Detail

createField

Field createField(Class type,
                  Component uiContext)

Creates a field based on type of data.

Parameters:

type - the type of data presented in field.

uiContext - the component where the field is presented.

Returns:

Field the field suitable for editing the specified data.

createField

Field createField(Property property,
                  Component uiContext)

Creates a field based on the property datasource.

Parameters:

property - the property datasource.

uiContext - the component where the field is presented.

Returns:

Field the field suitable for editing the specified data.

createField

Field createField(Item item,
                  Object propertyId,
                  Component uiContext)

Creates a field based on the item and property id.

Parameters:

item - the item where the property belongs to.

propertyId - the Id of the property.

uiContext - the component where the field is presented.

Returns:

Field the field suitable for editing the specified data.

createField

Field createField(Container container,
                  Object itemId,
                  Object propertyId,
                  Component uiContext)

Creates a field based on the container item id and property id.

Parameters:

container - the Container where the property belongs to.

itemId - the item Id.

propertyId - the Id of the property.

uiContext - the component where the field is presented.

Returns:

Field the field suitable for editing the specified data.