net.sf.click.control
Class Radio

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.click.control.AbstractControl
      net.sf.click.control.Field
          net.sf.click.control.Radio

All Implemented Interfaces:

Control, Serializable

public class Radio

extends Field

Provides a Radio control: <input type='radio'>.

Radio

The Radio control is generally used within a RadioGroup, for an code example pleasse see the RadioGroup Javadoc example. When used with a RadioGroup the Radio control will derrive its name from the parent RadioGroup, if the Radio's name is not defined.

See also W3C HTML reference INPUT

Author:

Malcolm Edgar

See Also:

RadioGroup, Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected boolean

checked The field checked value.

Fields inherited from class net.sf.click.control.Field

disabled, error, focus, form, help, label, readonly, required, tabindex, title, validate, value

Fields inherited from class net.sf.click.control.AbstractControl

actionListener, attributes, listener, listenerMethod, messages, name, parent, styles

Fields inherited from interface net.sf.click.Control

CONTROL_MESSAGES

Constructor Summary

Radio()
Create an Radio field with no name defined.

Radio(String value)
Create a radio field with the given value.

Radio(String value, String label)
Create a radio field with the given value and label.

Radio(String value, String label, String name)
Create a radio field with the given value, label and name.

Method Summary

void	bindRequestValue() Bind the request submission, setting the Field checked property if defined in the request.
String	getId() Return the Radio field id attribute.
String	getLabel() Return the field display label.
String	getName() Return the name of the Radio field.
String	getTag() Return the radio's html tag: input.
String	getType() Return the input type: 'radio'.
boolean	isChecked() Return true if the radio is checked, or false otherwise.
boolean	onProcess() Process the request Context setting the checked value if selected and invoking the controls listener if defined.
void	render(HtmlStringBuffer buffer) Render a HTML Radio string.
void	setChecked(boolean value) Set the selected value of the radio.
void	setParent(Object parent) Set the parent of the Field.
void	setValue(String value) Set the radio value, setting the checked status if given value is the same as the radio field value.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.click.control.Field

getError, getErrorLabel, getFocus, getFocusJavaScript, getForm, getHelp, getRequestValue, getTabIndex, getTextAlign, getTitle, getValidate, getValidationJavaScript, getValue, getValueObject, getWidth, isDisabled, isHidden, isReadonly, isRequired, isValid, onInit, setDisabled, setError, setErrorMessage, setErrorMessage, setErrorMessage, setErrorMessage, setFocus, setForm, setHelp, setLabel, setListener, setReadonly, setRequired, setTabIndex, setTextAlign, setTitle, setValidate, setValueObject, setWidth, validate

Methods inherited from class net.sf.click.control.AbstractControl

addStyleClass, appendAttributes, getActionListener, getAttribute, getAttributes, getContext, getControlSizeEst, getHtmlImports, getMessage, getMessage, getMessage, getMessages, getPage, getParent, getStyle, getStyles, hasAttribute, hasAttributes, hasStyles, onDeploy, onDestroy, onRender, registerActionEvent, removeStyleClass, renderTagBegin, renderTagEnd, setActionListener, setAttribute, setId, setName, setStyle, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

checked

protected boolean checked

The field checked value.

Constructor Detail

Radio

public Radio(String value)

Create a radio field with the given value.

Parameters:

value - the label of the field

Radio

public Radio(String value,
             String label)

Create a radio field with the given value and label.

Parameters:

value - the label of the field

label - the name of the field

Radio

public Radio(String value,
             String label,
             String name)

Create a radio field with the given value, label and name.

Parameters:

value - the label of the field

label - the label of the field

name - the name of the field

Radio

public Radio()

Create an Radio field with no name defined.

Method Detail

getTag

public String getTag()

Return the radio's html tag: input.

Overrides:

getTag in class AbstractControl

Returns:

this controls html tag

See Also:

AbstractControl.getTag()

isChecked

public boolean isChecked()

Return true if the radio is checked, or false otherwise.

Returns:

true if the radio is checked.

setChecked

public void setChecked(boolean value)

Set the selected value of the radio.

Parameters:

value - the selected value

getId

public String getId()

Return the Radio field id attribute.

Specified by:

getId in interface Control

Overrides:

getId in class Field

Returns:

HTML element identifier attribute "id" value

See Also:

Control.getId()

setParent

public void setParent(Object parent)

Set the parent of the Field.

Specified by:

setParent in interface Control

Overrides:

setParent in class Field

Parameters:

parent - the parent of the Control

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the given parent instance is referencing this object: if (parent == this)

See Also:

Control.setParent(Object)

getLabel

public String getLabel()

Return the field display label.

If the label value is null, this method will attempt to find a localized label message in the parent messages using the key:

If the Radio name attribute is not null:

super.getName() + ".label"

If the Radio name attribute is null and the parent of the Radio is the RadioGroup:

parent.getName() + "." + getValue() + ".label"

If not found then the message will be looked up in the /click-control.properties file using the same key. If a value still cannot be found then the Field name will be the radio value.

For examle given a CustomerPage with the properties file CustomerPage.properties:

 gender.M.label=Male
 gender.F.label=Female 

The page Radio code:

 public class CustomerPage extends Page {

     public Form form = new Form();

     private RadioGroup radioGroup = new RadioGroup("gender");

     public CustomerPage() {
         radioGroup.add(new Radio("M"));
         radioGroup.add(new Radio("F"));
         form.add(radioGroup);

         ..
     }
 } 

Will render the Radio label properties as:

 <input type="radio" name="gender" value="M"><label>Male</label></label><br/>
 <input type="radio" name="gender" value="F"><label>Female</label></label> 

Overrides:

getLabel in class Field

Returns:

the display label of the Field

getName

public String getName()

Return the name of the Radio field. If the Radio name attribute has not been explicitly set, this method will return its parent RadioGroup's name if defined.

Specified by:

getName in interface Control

Overrides:

getName in class AbstractControl

Returns:

the name of the control

See Also:

Control.getName()

getType

public String getType()

Return the input type: 'radio'.

Returns:

the input type: 'radio'

setValue

public void setValue(String value)

Set the radio value, setting the checked status if given value is the same as the radio field value.

Overrides:

setValue in class Field

Parameters:

value - the Field value

See Also:

Field.setValue(String)

bindRequestValue

public void bindRequestValue()

Bind the request submission, setting the Field checked property if defined in the request.

Overrides:

bindRequestValue in class Field

onProcess

public boolean onProcess()

Process the request Context setting the checked value if selected and invoking the controls listener if defined.

Specified by:

onProcess in interface Control

Overrides:

onProcess in class Field

Returns:

true to continue Page event processing or false otherwise

render

public void render(HtmlStringBuffer buffer)

Render a HTML Radio string.

Specified by:

render in interface Control

Overrides:

render in class AbstractControl

Parameters:

buffer - the specified buffer to render the control's output to

See Also:

AbstractControl.toString()