/* * Copyright 2011 Vaadin Ltd. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. */ package com.vaadin.ui; import java.io.Serializable; import java.util.Iterator; import com.vaadin.data.Property; /** * A {@link Field} whose UI content can be constructed by the user, enabling the * creation of e.g. form fields by composing Vaadin components. Customization of * both the visual presentation and the logic of the field is possible. * * Subclasses must implement {@link #getType()} and {@link #initContent()}. * * Most custom fields can simply compose a user interface that calls the methods * {@link #setInternalValue(Object)} and {@link #getInternalValue()} when * necessary. * * It is also possible to override {@link #validate()}, * {@link #setInternalValue(Object)}, {@link #commit()}, * {@link #setPropertyDataSource(Property)}, {@link #isEmpty()} and other logic * of the field. Methods overriding {@link #setInternalValue(Object)} should * also call the corresponding superclass method. * * @param * field value type * * @since 7.0 */ public abstract class CustomField extends AbstractField implements HasComponents { /** * The root component implementing the custom component. */ private Component root = null; /** * Constructs a new custom field. * *

* The component is implemented by wrapping the methods of the composition * root component given as parameter. The composition root must be set * before the component can be used. *

*/ public CustomField() { // expand horizontally by default setWidth(100, Unit.PERCENTAGE); } /** * Constructs the content and notifies it that the {@link CustomField} is * attached to a window. * * @see com.vaadin.ui.Component#attach() */ @Override public void attach() { // First call super attach to notify all children (none if content has // not yet been created) super.attach(); // If the content has not yet been created, create and attach it at // this point by calling getContent() getContent(); } /** * Returns the content (UI) of the custom component. * * @return Component */ protected Component getContent() { if (null == root) { root = initContent(); root.setParent(this); } return root; } /** * Create the content component or layout for the field. Subclasses of * {@link CustomField} should implement this method. * * Note that this method is called when the CustomField is attached to a * layout or when {@link #getContent()} is called explicitly for the first * time. It is only called once for a {@link CustomField}. * * @return {@link Component} representing the UI of the CustomField */ protected abstract Component initContent(); // Size related methods // TODO might not be necessary to override but following the pattern from // AbstractComponentContainer @Override public void setHeight(float height, Unit unit) { super.setHeight(height, unit); markAsDirtyRecursive(); } @Override public void setWidth(float height, Unit unit) { super.setWidth(height, unit); markAsDirtyRecursive(); } // ComponentContainer methods private class ComponentIterator implements Iterator, Serializable { boolean first = (root != null); @Override public boolean hasNext() { return first; } @Override public Component next() { first = false; return getContent(); } @Override public void remove() { throw new UnsupportedOperationException(); } } @Override public Iterator iterator() { return new ComponentIterator(); } }