oracle.dss.dataView
Interface FormatManager

All Superinterfaces:

Manager

All Known Subinterfaces:

GraphFormatManager, GridViewFormatManager

public interface FormatManager

extends Manager

This interface describes the API to which a class implementing data formatting for view beans must adhere.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	formatDataValue(DataviewCommon view, java.lang.Object data, int column, int row, int[] pageHPos, ViewFormat vf) Given a data object return a formatted version of that data object for the given data plane location.
java.util.Vector	getBundles() Retrieves the vector of rule bundles that this manager uses to format Dataview items.
void	setBundles(DataviewCommon view, java.util.Vector bundles) Specifies the vector of RuleBundle objects to use.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.dss.dataView.Manager

dataSourceChanged

Method Detail

formatDataValue

public java.lang.Object formatDataValue(DataviewCommon view,
                                        java.lang.Object data,
                                        int column,
                                        int row,
                                        int[] pageHPos,
ViewFormat vf)

Given a data object return a formatted version of that data object for the given data plane location.

Parameters:

view - the view needing formatting resolution

data - the data to format

column - the across location of this data item

row - the down location of this data item

pageHPos - the hPos of the page on which this data item resides

vf - ViewFormat which may be used in the formatting

Returns:

the formatted data item, as a String

setBundles

public void setBundles(DataviewCommon view,
                       java.util.Vector bundles)

Specifies the vector of RuleBundle objects to use. The vector is passed by value.

Parameters:

bundles - The vector of rule bundles that this manager should use.

See Also:

RuleBundle

getBundles

public java.util.Vector getBundles()

Retrieves the vector of rule bundles that this manager uses to format Dataview items. Rule bundle vectors are passed by value. If you modify the vector that this method returns, call the setBundles method to set the modified vector.

Returns:

The vector of rule bundles that this manager uses.

See Also:

RuleBundle