IliFieldItf Class Reference

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#include <ilviews/dataccess/fielditf.h>

Inheritance diagram for IliFieldItf:

Public Member Functions
void	f_applyReferences (IlvApplyObject f, IlAny a)
	Should be called when the `applyReferences` member function, of the gadget class, is called.
virtual IlBoolean	f_complete ()
	Updates the internal value of the field, according to its current external representation and its foreign table, provided completion is enabled for the field.
virtual void	f_enableCompletion (IlBoolean)
	Sets the completion property of the field.
virtual IlBoolean	f_externalToInternal ()
	Updates the internal value of a field according to its current external representation.
virtual IlvAlignment	f_getAlignment () const
	Returns the text alignment of the field.
IliDataSource *	f_getDataSource ()
	Returns the data source.
const IliDataSource *	f_getDataSource () const
	Returns the data source.
const char *	f_getDataSourceColumnName () const
	Returns the name of the column.
const char *	f_getDataSourceName () const
	Returns the name of the data source, which this field is (or must be) connected to.
virtual IliTablePropertyManager *	f_getEffectiveTablePropertyManager ()
	Returns the effective table property manager.
virtual const IliTablePropertyManager *	f_getEffectiveTablePropertyManager () const
	Returns the effective table property manager.
const char *	f_getForeignDataSourceName () const
	Returns the name of the foreign data source.
const char *	f_getForeignDisplayColumnName () const
	Returns the name of the column of the foreign table that will serve as a result.
IliTable *	f_getForeignTable ()
	Returns the foreign table.
const IliTable *	f_getForeignTable () const
	Returns the foreign table.
const char *	f_getForeignValueColumnName () const
	Returns the name of the column of the foreign table that will serve as a key.
virtual const IliFormat &	f_getFormat () const
	Returns the format used to derive the external representation of the field from its internal value.
IlvGadget *	f_getGadget ()
	Returns the gadget associated with this field through multiple inheritance.
const IlvGadget *	f_getGadget () const
	Returns the constant gadget associated with this field through multiple inheritance.
IlvGraphic *	f_getGraphic ()
	Returns the graphic associated with this field through multiple inheritance.
const IlvGraphic *	f_getGraphic () const
	Returns the constant graphic associated with this field through multiple inheritance.
virtual const char *	f_getLabel () const
	Returns the label displayed by the field gadget.
virtual const IliInputMask &	f_getMask () const
	Returns the input mask used to edit values in the field.
virtual IlShort	f_getMaxLength () const
	Returns the maximum length allowed for the external representation of the field.
const char *	f_getTablePropertyManagerName () const
	Returns the name of the table property manager used by this field.
virtual const IliValue &	f_getValue (IlBoolean internal=IlFalse) const
	Returns the value of the field.
IlInt	f_getVisibleRowsCount () const
	Returns the number of rows that will be displayed when the foreign table is displayed.
virtual IlBoolean	f_hasLabel () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if the field gadget can display a label.
virtual void	f_ignoreModifiedState (IlBoolean ignore)
	Sets the ignore modified state attribute of the field.
virtual void	f_internalToExternal ()
	Updates the external representation of the field and its display according to its current internal value.
virtual IlBoolean	f_isAutoFitPullDown () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if the width of the pull-down menu is automatically computed so that its contents fit.
IlBoolean	f_isCompletionEnabled () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if completion is enabled.
IlBoolean	f_isConnectedToDataSource () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if the field is currently connected to a column of a data source.
virtual IlBoolean	f_isConsistent () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if the internal value of the field corresponds to its current external representation.
IlBoolean	f_isConstrained () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if the foreign table limits the set of possible internal values for this field.
IlBoolean	f_isDataSourceOwner () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if the field owns the data source.
IlBoolean	f_isForeignTableOwner () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if the field owns its foreign table.
virtual IlBoolean	f_isInputModified () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if the external representation has been edited by the end-user.
virtual IlBoolean	f_isModifiedStateIgnored () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if the modified states are ignored when the `f_setValue` function is called.
virtual IlBoolean	f_isReadOnly () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if the field is read-only.
IlBoolean	f_isUsingTableProperties () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if the field uses table properties.
void	f_killFocus ()
	Should be called when the gadget loses the focus.
virtual void	f_selectTextForAppend ()
	Deselects all the text and positions the editing caret at the end of the text, provided the field gadget supports text selection.
virtual void	f_selectTextForOverwrite ()
	Selects all the text, provided the field gadget supports text selection.
virtual void	f_setAlignment (IlvAlignment align)
	Sets the text alignment of the field.
virtual void	f_setAutoFitPullDown (IlBoolean flag)
	Enables/disables the automatic width computing of the pull-down menu.
virtual void	f_setConstrained (IlBoolean flag)
	Sets the constrained property of the field.
virtual void	f_setDataSourceColumnName (const char *name)
	Sets the name of the column.
virtual void	f_setDataSourceName (const char *name)
	Sets the name of the data source.
void	f_setFocus ()
	Should be called when the gadget receives the focus.
virtual void	f_setForeignDataSourceName (const char *name)
	Sets the name of the foreign data source.
virtual void	f_setForeignDisplayColumnName (const char *name)
	Sets the name of the column of the foreign table that will serve as a result, when the table is used as a map to convert internal values into external representations.
virtual void	f_setForeignTable (IliTable *tbl, IlBoolean owner=IlFalse)
	Sets the foreign table of the field.
virtual void	f_setForeignValueColumnName (const char *name)
	Sets the name of the column of the foreign table that will serve as a key, when the table is used as a map to convert internal values into external representations.
virtual void	f_setFormat (const IliFormat &fmt)
	Sets the format used to derive the external representation of the field from its internal value.
virtual void	f_setInputModified (IlBoolean flag)
	Sets the input-modified attribute of the field.
virtual void	f_setLabel (const char *label)
	Sets the label of the field gadget.
virtual void	f_setMask (const IliInputMask &msk)
	Sets the input mask.
virtual void	f_setMaxLength (IlShort vmax)
	Sets the maximum length allowed for the external representation of the field.
virtual void	f_setReadOnly (IlBoolean flag)
	Sets the read-only property for the field.
virtual void	f_setTablePropertyManagerName (const char *name)
	Sets the name of the table property manager to use.
virtual IlBoolean	f_setValue (const IliValue &val, IlBoolean internal=IlFalse)
	Sets the value of the field.
virtual void	f_setVisibleRowsCount (IlInt count)
	Sets the number of rows to be displayed when the foreign table is displayed.
virtual IlBoolean	f_supportsTableProperties () const
	Returns `IlTrue` if this gadget supports table properties.
virtual void	f_useTableProperties (IlBoolean flag)
	Enables/Disables the use of the table properties.
Static Public Member Functions
static IlvSymbol *	InputModifiedSymbol ()
	Returns the name of the callback that the field gadget will invoke every time the field input-modified property changes from `IlFalse` to `IlTrue`.
Protected Member Functions
void	f_read (IlvInputFile &input)
	Should be called by the stream-based constructor of the gadget.
void	f_set (IlvGraphic *g, const IliFieldItf &other)
	Should be called by the copy constructor of the graphic class that is passed.
void	f_setGraphic (IlvGraphic *g)
	Should be called by all constructors of the graphic class (except the copy constructor).
void	f_subscribe ()
	Should be called after the `setHolder` member function of the gadget class.
void	f_unsubscribe ()
	Should be called before the `setHolder` member function of the gadget class.
void	f_write (IlvOutputFile &output) const
	Should be called by the `write` member function of the gadget class.

Detailed Description

Field class.

Library: dataccess

This class defines the interface that is common to all data-source-aware gadgets. A data-source-aware gadget can connect to a data source and participate in the data source protocol. A data-source-aware gadget class is usually a subclass of both IlvGadget and IliFieldItf.

Warning:: The IliFieldItf class also supports subclassing from the IlvGraphic class. But since it is most often used in conjunction with the IlvGadget class, we usually refer to such subclasses as data-source-aware gadgets.

A data-source-aware gadget (or field) has an internal value and an external representation. Sometimes the external representation corresponds exactly to the internal value. The end-user may then edit the external representation, therefore breaking the correspondence between them. At this point, it is possible to request that the field parse its external representation deriving a new internal value or, alternatively, that the end user edits are canceled and that the external representation is reset. The internal value is always represented as an instance of the IliValue class, whereas the external representation is specific to the gadget class. For instance, a text field will use a character string for its external representation, whereas a toggle field will use a shaded rectangle. The external representation is what the end-user sees; the internal value is what the application sees. A field can also be connected to a data source column. In this situation, the data source will set the internal value of the field each time a row change event occurs on the data source.

See also:: IliDataSource, IliFormat, IliTable, IliValue, IlvGadget.

Member Function Documentation

void IliFieldItf::f_applyReferences	(	IlvApplyObject	f,
		IlAny	a
	)

Should be called when the applyReferences member function, of the gadget class, is called.

Parameters:

	f	The function.
	a	The user data.

virtual IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_complete ( ) [virtual]

Updates the internal value of the field, according to its current external representation and its foreign table, provided completion is enabled for the field.

For more information on completion, see the f_iscompletionEnabled member function.

Returns:: IlTrue if successful.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbToggle, IliTableGadget, and IliTableComboBox.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_enableCompletion ( IlBoolean ) [virtual]

Sets the completion property of the field.

Parameters:

flag If IlTrue, the completion property is on.

Reimplemented in IliDbField.

virtual IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_externalToInternal ( ) [virtual]

Updates the internal value of a field according to its current external representation.

Returns:: IlTrue if successful and IlFalse otherwise. Note that this may fail due to the fact that not all external representations can be converted to a value object. For example, this is especially true for text fields that are used to edit numeric or date values.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbOptionMenu, IliDbPicture, IliDbStringList, IliDbText, IliDbToggle, IliEntryField, IliTableGadget, IliScrolledComboBox, IliTableComboBox, and IliToggleSelector.

virtual IlvAlignment IliFieldItf::f_getAlignment ( ) const [virtual]

Returns the text alignment of the field.

Returns:: The alignment.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbPicture, and IliEntryField.

IliDataSource* IliFieldItf::f_getDataSource ( )

Returns the data source.

Returns:: The data source which this field is connected to, or NULL, if it is not currently connected.

const IliDataSource* IliFieldItf::f_getDataSource ( ) const

Returns the data source.

Returns:: The data source which this field is connected to, or NULL, if it is not currently connected.

const char* IliFieldItf::f_getDataSourceColumnName ( ) const

Returns the name of the column.

Returns:: The name of the column which the field is (or must be) connected to.

const char* IliFieldItf::f_getDataSourceName ( ) const

Returns the name of the data source, which this field is (or must be) connected to.

Returns:: The name of the data source.

virtual IliTablePropertyManager* IliFieldItf::f_getEffectiveTablePropertyManager ( ) [virtual]

Returns the effective table property manager.

Returns:

The effective table property manager that is obtained as follows:

If the useTableProperties property is IlFalse or if the data source to which the field is connected has its useTableProperties property set to IlFalse, this member function returns NULL.
Otherwise, if the tablePropertyManagerName property is not empty, the table property manager with that name is returned.
Otherwise, if the data source to which the field is connected has a tablePropertyManagerName property that is not empty, the table property manager with that name is returned.
Otherwise, the table default property manager is returned.

Reimplemented in IliTableGadget.

virtual const IliTablePropertyManager* IliFieldItf::f_getEffectiveTablePropertyManager ( ) const [virtual]

Returns the effective table property manager.

Returns:

The effective table property manager that is obtained as follows:

If the useTableProperties property is IlFalse or if the data source to which the field is connected has its useTableProperties property set to IlFalse, this member function returns NULL.
Otherwise, if the tablePropertyManagerName property is not empty, the table property manager with that name is returned.
Otherwise, if the data source to which the field is connected has a tablePropertyManagerName property that is not empty, the table property manager with that name is returned.
Otherwise, the table default property manager is returned.

Reimplemented in IliTableGadget.

const char* IliFieldItf::f_getForeignDataSourceName ( ) const

Returns the name of the foreign data source.

Returns:: The name.

const char* IliFieldItf::f_getForeignDisplayColumnName ( ) const

Returns the name of the column of the foreign table that will serve as a result.

Returns:: The name of the column of the foreign table that will serve as a result, when the table is used as a map to convert internal values into external representations.

IliTable* IliFieldItf::f_getForeignTable ( )

Returns the foreign table.

Returns:: The foreign table.

const IliTable* IliFieldItf::f_getForeignTable ( ) const

Returns the foreign table.

Returns:: The foreign table.

const char* IliFieldItf::f_getForeignValueColumnName ( ) const

Returns the name of the column of the foreign table that will serve as a key.

Returns:: The name of the column of the foreign table that will serve as a key, when the table is used as a map to convert internal values into external representations.

virtual const IliFormat& IliFieldItf::f_getFormat ( ) const [virtual]

Returns the format used to derive the external representation of the field from its internal value.

Returns:: The format.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, and IliEntryField.

IlvGadget* IliFieldItf::f_getGadget ( )

Returns the gadget associated with this field through multiple inheritance.

Returns:: The gadget associated with this field through multiple inheritance. If the graphic object which this field is associated with, is not a gadget, then this member function returns NULL.

const IlvGadget* IliFieldItf::f_getGadget ( ) const

Returns the constant gadget associated with this field through multiple inheritance.

Returns:: The constant gadget associated with this field through multiple inheritance. If the graphic object which this field is associated with, is not a gadget, then this member function returns NULL.

IlvGraphic * IliFieldItf::f_getGraphic ( )

Returns the graphic associated with this field through multiple inheritance.

Returns:: The graphic.

const IlvGraphic * IliFieldItf::f_getGraphic ( ) const

Returns the constant graphic associated with this field through multiple inheritance.

Returns:: The graphic.

virtual const char* IliFieldItf::f_getLabel ( ) const [virtual]

Returns the label displayed by the field gadget.

Returns:: The label.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbToggle, and IliToggleSelector.

virtual const IliInputMask& IliFieldItf::f_getMask ( ) const [virtual]

Returns the input mask used to edit values in the field.

Currently, the classes that take into account the input mask are: IliEntryField and its subclasses.

Returns:: The mask.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, and IliEntryField.

virtual IlShort IliFieldItf::f_getMaxLength ( ) const [virtual]

Returns the maximum length allowed for the external representation of the field.

Returns:: The maximum.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, and IliEntryField.

const char* IliFieldItf::f_getTablePropertyManagerName ( ) const

Returns the name of the table property manager used by this field.

Initially, this property is NULL.

Returns:: The name of the table property manager used by this field or NULL if the default table property manager is to be used.

virtual const IliValue& IliFieldItf::f_getValue ( IlBoolean internal = IlFalse ) const [virtual]

Returns the value of the field.

Parameters:

internal If IlTrue, the returned value does not necessarily reflect the state of the field as the user sees it.

Returns:: The value.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbOptionMenu, IliDbPicture, IliDbStringList, IliDbText, IliDbToggle, IliEntryField, IliTableGadget, IliScrolledComboBox, and IliToggleSelector.

IlInt IliFieldItf::f_getVisibleRowsCount ( ) const

Returns the number of rows that will be displayed when the foreign table is displayed.

Returns:: The number of rows that will be displayed when the foreign table is displayed. This is typically used for combo boxes.

virtual IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_hasLabel ( ) const [virtual]

Returns IlTrue if the field gadget can display a label.

Returns:: IlTrue if the field gadget can display a label.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbToggle, and IliToggleSelector.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_ignoreModifiedState ( IlBoolean ignore ) [virtual]

Sets the ignore modified state attribute of the field.

When the modified state are ignored, the input-modified attribute is not modified and the enterModifiedState callback is not called.

Parameters:

ignore If the value is IlTrue then all modified state are ignored.

virtual IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_isAutoFitPullDown ( ) const [virtual]

Returns IlTrue if the width of the pull-down menu is automatically computed so that its contents fit.

Returns:

IlTrue if the width of the pull-down menu is automatically computed so that its contents fit. The value returned by this virtual member function is currently meaningful only when the field gadget is one of the following:

IliTableComboBox
IliTableGadget

For a table gadget, this property applies to all table combo boxes contained in the table gadget.

Reimplemented in IliTableGadget, and IliTableComboBox.

IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_isCompletionEnabled ( ) const

Returns IlTrue if completion is enabled.

Returns:: IlTrue if completion is enabled for the field. Completion is the mechanism that allows an incomplete external representation to be completed using the foreign table to supply a valid external representation, and therefore the corresponding internal value. This allows the user to enter the initial characters of a word and have the field automatically complete the word.

IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_isConnectedToDataSource ( ) const

Returns IlTrue if the field is currently connected to a column of a data source.

Returns:: IlTrue if the field is currently connected to a column of a data source.

virtual IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_isConsistent ( ) const [virtual]

Returns IlTrue if the internal value of the field corresponds to its current external representation.

A return value of IlFalse means that the external representation of the field has been edited by the end-user since the last time one of the member functions, f_setValue, f_externalToInternal, f_internalToExternal or f_complete was successfully called.

Returns:: IlTrue if the internal value of the field corresponds to its current external representation.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbOptionMenu, IliDbPicture, IliSimpleToggle, IliDbStringList, IliDbText, IliDbToggle, IliEntryField, IliTableGadget, IliScrolledComboBox, IliTableComboBox, and IliToggleSelector.

IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_isConstrained ( ) const

Returns IlTrue if the foreign table limits the set of possible internal values for this field.

Returns:: IlTrue if the foreign table limits the set of possible internal values for this field.

IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_isDataSourceOwner ( ) const

Returns IlTrue if the field owns the data source.

Returns:: IlTrue if the field owns the data source which it is connected to.

IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_isForeignTableOwner ( ) const

Returns IlTrue if the field owns its foreign table.

Returns:: IlTrue if the field owns its foreign table.

virtual IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_isInputModified ( ) const [virtual]

Returns IlTrue if the external representation has been edited by the end-user.

Returns:: IlTrue if the external representation has been edited by the end-user since the last time one of the member functions, f_setValue, f_externalToInternal, f_internalToExternal, or f_complete was successfully called.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, and IliTableGadget.

virtual IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_isModifiedStateIgnored ( ) const [virtual]

Returns IlTrue if the modified states are ignored when the f_setValue function is called.

For example: When you call the cancel of the IliDataSource the modified state are ignored.

Returns:: IlTrue if the modified states are ignored when the f_setValue function is called. The default value is IlFalse.

virtual IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_isReadOnly ( ) const [virtual]

Returns IlTrue if the field is read-only.

Returns:: IlTrue if the field is read-only.

Reimplemented in IliAbstractComboBox, IliDbField, IliDbOptionMenu, IliDbPicture, IliDbStringList, IliDbText, IliDbToggle, IliEntryField, IliTableGadget, IliScrolledComboBox, and IliToggleSelector.

IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_isUsingTableProperties ( ) const

Returns IlTrue if the field uses table properties.

Returns:: IlTrue if the field uses table properties. Note that for the field to effectively use table properties, this property must be IlTrue and the data source to which it is connected must also be using table properties. Initially, this property is true.

void IliFieldItf::f_read ( IlvInputFile & input ) [protected]

Should be called by the stream-based constructor of the gadget.

Parameters:

input

The input stream.

void IliFieldItf::f_set	(	IlvGraphic *	g,
		const IliFieldItf &	other
	)			`[protected]`

Should be called by the copy constructor of the graphic class that is passed.

Parameters:

	g	The object being constructed.
	other	The object being copied.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setAlignment ( IlvAlignment align ) [virtual]

Sets the text alignment of the field.

Parameters:

align

The alignment.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbPicture, and IliEntryField.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setAutoFitPullDown ( IlBoolean flag ) [virtual]

Enables/disables the automatic width computing of the pull-down menu.

Parameters:

flag If IlTrue, the width of the pull-down menu is automatically computed so that its contents fit. See the description of f_isAutoFitPullDown for more information on this property.

Reimplemented in IliTableGadget, and IliTableComboBox.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setConstrained ( IlBoolean flag ) [virtual]

Sets the constrained property of the field.

Parameters:

flag If IlTrue the constrained property is on.

Reimplemented in IliDbField.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setDataSourceColumnName ( const char * name ) [virtual]

Sets the name of the column.

Sets the name of the column which the field must connect to. In order for the field to be successfully connected, the column name must designate a valid column of the data source specified by the f_setDataSourceName or f_setDataSource member functions.

Parameters:

name

The column name.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setDataSourceName ( const char * name ) [virtual]

Sets the name of the data source.

Sets the name of the data source, which this field must be connected to. To disconnect the field from a data source, the parameter can be passed as a NULL. Note that actual connection to a data source occurs when the field is given a valid data source name and a valid column name.

Parameters:

name

The data source name.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setForeignDataSourceName ( const char * name ) [virtual]

Sets the name of the foreign data source.

Parameters:

name

The data source name.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setForeignDisplayColumnName ( const char * name ) [virtual]

Sets the name of the column of the foreign table that will serve as a result, when the table is used as a map to convert internal values into external representations.

Parameters:

name

The column name.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbOptionMenu, IliDbStringList, IliDbToggle, IliScrolledComboBox, IliTableComboBox, and IliToggleSelector.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setForeignTable	(	IliTable *	tbl,
		IlBoolean	owner = `IlFalse`
	)			`[virtual]`

Sets the foreign table of the field.

Parameters:

	tbl	The table.
	owner	Determines whether the field will own the table.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbOptionMenu, IliDbStringList, IliDbToggle, IliScrolledComboBox, IliTableComboBox, and IliToggleSelector.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setForeignValueColumnName ( const char * name ) [virtual]

Sets the name of the column of the foreign table that will serve as a key, when the table is used as a map to convert internal values into external representations.

Parameters:

name

The column name.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbOptionMenu, IliDbStringList, IliDbToggle, IliScrolledComboBox, IliTableComboBox, and IliToggleSelector.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setFormat ( const IliFormat & fmt ) [virtual]

Sets the format used to derive the external representation of the field from its internal value.

Parameters:

fmt

The format.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, and IliEntryField.

void IliFieldItf::f_setGraphic ( IlvGraphic * g ) [protected]

Should be called by all constructors of the graphic class (except the copy constructor).

Parameters:

g

The object being constructed.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setInputModified ( IlBoolean flag ) [virtual]

Sets the input-modified attribute of the field.

This member function is presented here for completeness. However, it should be used with care since it may cause the field, and other related components, to be in error with regard to the current state of the field.

Parameters:

flag

The input-modified attribute.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliEntryField, and IliTableGadget.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setLabel ( const char * label ) [virtual]

Sets the label of the field gadget.

Parameters:

label

The label.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbToggle, and IliToggleSelector.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setMask ( const IliInputMask & msk ) [virtual]

Sets the input mask.

Parameters:

msk

The mask.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, and IliEntryField.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setMaxLength ( IlShort vmax ) [virtual]

Sets the maximum length allowed for the external representation of the field.

Parameters:

vmax

The maximum length.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, and IliEntryField.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setReadOnly ( IlBoolean flag ) [virtual]

Sets the read-only property for the field.

Parameters:

flag

The read-only flag.

Reimplemented in IliAbstractComboBox, IliDbField, IliDbOptionMenu, IliDbPicture, IliDbStringList, IliDbText, IliDbToggle, IliEntryField, IliTableGadget, IliScrolledComboBox, and IliToggleSelector.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setTablePropertyManagerName ( const char * name ) [virtual]

Sets the name of the table property manager to use.

Parameters:

name The table property manager. If name is NULL or an empty string, the default table property manager will be used.

Reimplemented in IliTableGadget.

virtual IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_setValue	(	const IliValue &	val,
		IlBoolean	internal = `IlFalse`
	)			`[virtual]`

Sets the value of the field.

Parameters:

	val	The value.
	internal	If `IlFalse`, then the external representation and the display of the field are automatically updated.

Returns:: IlTrue if successful, and IlFalse otherwise.

Reimplemented in IliDbField, IliDbOptionMenu, IliDbPicture, IliDbStringList, IliDbText, IliDbToggle, IliEntryField, IliTableGadget, IliScrolledComboBox, IliTableComboBox, and IliToggleSelector.

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_setVisibleRowsCount ( IlInt count ) [virtual]

Sets the number of rows to be displayed when the foreign table is displayed.

Parameters:

count

The row count.

Reimplemented in IliDbField.

virtual IlBoolean IliFieldItf::f_supportsTableProperties ( ) const [virtual]

Returns IlTrue if this gadget supports table properties.

Returns:: IlTrue if this gadget supports table properties.

Reimplemented in IliDbPicture.

void IliFieldItf::f_unsubscribe ( ) [protected]

Should be called before the setHolder member function of the gadget class.

Example

Here is a synopsis of a minimal class of this nature:

 class CustomFieldGadget:
   public IlvGadget,
   public IliFieldItf {
 public:
   CustomFieldGadget(IlvDisplay* dpy, const IlvRect& rect)
     : IlvGadget(dpy, rect)
   {
     f_setGraphic(this);
   }
   CustomFieldGadget(IlvInputFile& is, IlvPalette* palette)
   : IlvGadget(is, palette)
   {
     f_setGraphic(this);
     f_read(is);
   }
   CustomFieldGadget(const CustomFieldGadget& o)
   : IlvGadget(o)
   {
     f_set(this, o);
   }
   void write(IlvOutputFile& os) const {
     IlvGadget::write(os);
     os.getStream() << ` `;
     f_write(os);
   }
   void setHolder(IlvGraphicHolder* holder) {
     f_unsubscribe();
     IlvGadget::setHolder(holder);
     f_subscribe();
   }
   void applyReferences(IlvApplyObject f, IlAny a) {
     IlvGadget::applyReferences(f, a);
     f_applyReferences(f, a);
   }
   IlBoolean handleEvent(IlvEvent& event) {
     if (event.type() == IlvKeyboardFocusOut)
       f_killFocus();
     IlBoolean ret = IlvGadget::handleEvent(event);
     if (event.type() == IlvKeyboardFocusIn)
       f_setFocus();
     return ret;
   }
 };

virtual void IliFieldItf::f_useTableProperties ( IlBoolean flag ) [virtual]

Enables/Disables the use of the table properties.

Parameters:

flag If IlTrue, the field will use table properties.

Reimplemented in IliTableGadget.

void IliFieldItf::f_write ( IlvOutputFile & output ) const [protected]

Should be called by the write member function of the gadget class.

Parameters:

output

The output stream.

static IlvSymbol* IliFieldItf::InputModifiedSymbol ( ) [static]

Returns the name of the callback that the field gadget will invoke every time the field input-modified property changes from IlFalse to IlTrue.

Returns:: The name of the callback that the field gadget will invoke every time the field input-modified property changes from IlFalse to IlTrue.

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