org.apache.myfaces.custom.newspaper
Class AbstractHtmlNewspaperTable

java.lang.Object
  javax.faces.component.UIComponent
      javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase
          javax.faces.component.UIData
              javax.faces.component.html.HtmlDataTable
                  org.apache.myfaces.custom.newspaper.AbstractHtmlNewspaperTable

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.faces.component.NamingContainer, javax.faces.component.StateHolder, AlignProperty, DataProperties

public abstract class AbstractHtmlNewspaperTable
extends javax.faces.component.html.HtmlDataTable
implements AlignProperty, DataProperties

Model for a table in multiple balanced columns. The newspaperTable tag allows a long, narrow table to be wrapped so that it becomes a short, wide table. This allows more information to be shown on a single screen. This is commonly used to present checkboxes for a long list of items. A data table for rendering long skinny tables as short wide table by wrapping the table over a specified number of columns. Unless otherwise specified, all attributes accept static values or EL expressions.

Since:

1.1.7

Author:

Jesse Wilson

Field Summary

static String	COMPONENT_TYPE
static String	DEFAULT_RENDERER_TYPE the component's renderers and type
static String	NEWSPAPER_COLUMNS_PROPERTY the property names
static String	SPACER_FACET_NAME

Fields inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIData

COMPONENT_FAMILY

Fields inherited from interface javax.faces.component.NamingContainer

SEPARATOR_CHAR

Constructor Summary

AbstractHtmlNewspaperTable()

Method Summary

abstract int	getNewspaperColumns() Set the number of columns the table will be divided over.
abstract String	getNewspaperOrientation() The orientation of the newspaper columns in the newspaper table - "horizontal" or "vertical".
javax.faces.component.UIComponent	getSpacer() Gets the spacer facet, between each pair of newspaper columns.
void	setSpacer(javax.faces.component.UIComponent spacer)

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.html.HtmlDataTable

encodeBegin, getBgcolor, getBorder, getCellpadding, getCellspacing, getColumnClasses, getDir, getFooterClass, getFrame, getHeaderClass, getLang, getOnclick, getOndblclick, getOnkeydown, getOnkeypress, getOnkeyup, getOnmousedown, getOnmousemove, getOnmouseout, getOnmouseover, getOnmouseup, getRowClasses, getRules, getStyle, getStyleClass, getSummary, getTitle, getWidth, restoreState, saveState, setBgcolor, setBorder, setCellpadding, setCellspacing, setColumnClasses, setDir, setFooterClass, setFrame, setHeaderClass, setLang, setOnclick, setOndblclick, setOnkeydown, setOnkeypress, setOnkeyup, setOnmousedown, setOnmousemove, setOnmouseout, setOnmouseover, setOnmouseup, setRowClasses, setRules, setStyle, setStyleClass, setSummary, setTitle, setWidth

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIData

broadcast, encodeEnd, getClientId, getFamily, getFirst, getFooter, getHeader, getRowCount, getRowData, getRowIndex, getRows, getValue, getVar, isRowAvailable, processDecodes, processUpdates, processValidators, queueEvent, setFirst, setFooter, setHeader, setRowIndex, setRows, setValue, setValueBinding, setVar

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase

addFacesListener, decode, encodeChildren, findComponent, getAttributes, getChildCount, getChildren, getFacesContext, getFacesListeners, getFacet, getFacets, getFacetsAndChildren, getId, getParent, getRenderer, getRendererType, getRendersChildren, getValueBinding, isRendered, isTransient, processRestoreState, processSaveState, removeFacesListener, restoreAttachedState, saveAttachedState, setId, setParent, setRendered, setRendererType, setTransient

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.myfaces.component.AlignProperty

getAlign

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.myfaces.component.DataProperties

getDatafld, getDataformatas, getDatasrc

Field Detail

DEFAULT_RENDERER_TYPE

public static final String DEFAULT_RENDERER_TYPE

the component's renderers and type

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Constant Field Values

COMPONENT_TYPE

public static final String COMPONENT_TYPE

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Constant Field Values

NEWSPAPER_COLUMNS_PROPERTY

public static final String NEWSPAPER_COLUMNS_PROPERTY

the property names

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Constant Field Values

SPACER_FACET_NAME

public static final String SPACER_FACET_NAME

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

AbstractHtmlNewspaperTable

public AbstractHtmlNewspaperTable()

Method Detail

getNewspaperColumns

public abstract int getNewspaperColumns()

Set the number of columns the table will be divided over. In other words, the number of columns to wrap the table over. Default: 1

getNewspaperOrientation

public abstract String getNewspaperOrientation()

The orientation of the newspaper columns in the newspaper table - "horizontal" or "vertical". Default: vertical

getSpacer

public javax.faces.component.UIComponent getSpacer()

Gets the spacer facet, between each pair of newspaper columns.

setSpacer

public void setSpacer(javax.faces.component.UIComponent spacer)