Package net.sf.jett.tag

Class IfTag

java.lang.Object

net.sf.jett.tag.BaseTag

net.sf.jett.tag.IfTag

All Implemented Interfaces:

Tag

public class IfTag
extends BaseTag

An IfTag represents a conditionally placed Block of Cells.

Attributes:

• Inherits all attributes from BaseTag.
• test (required): boolean
• then (optional, bodiless only): RichTextString
• else (optional, bodiless only): RichTextString
• elseAction (optional, body only): String

Author:

Randy Gettman

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static java.lang.String	ATTR_ELSE	Attribute for specifying the value of the Cell if the condition is false (bodiless if-tag only).
static java.lang.String	ATTR_ELSE_ACTION	Attribute for specifying the action to be taken if the condition is false (if-tags with a body only).
static java.lang.String	ATTR_TEST	Attribute for specifying the boolean test condition.
static java.lang.String	ATTR_THEN	Attribute for specifying the value of the Cell if the condition is true (bodiless if-tag only).
static java.lang.String	ELSE_ACTION_CLEAR	Value for the "elseAction" attribute indicating to remove the block by clearing cell contents and not shifting cells, if the test condition is false.
static java.lang.String	ELSE_ACTION_REMOVE	Value for the "elseAction" attribute indicating to clear the block by remove the cells, but not shifting other cells, if the test condition is false.
static java.lang.String	ELSE_ACTION_SHIFT_LEFT	Value for the "elseAction" attribute indicating to remove the block by shifting cells left, if the test condition is false.
static java.lang.String	ELSE_ACTION_SHIFT_UP	Value for the "elseAction" attribute indicating to remove the block by shifting cells up, if the test condition is false.

Fields inherited from class net.sf.jett.tag.BaseTag

ATTR_ON_PROCESSED, SPEC_SEP

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
IfTag()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.String	getName()	Returns this Tag's name.
protected java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getOptionalAttributes()	Returns a List of optional attribute names.
protected java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getRequiredAttributes()	Returns a List of required attribute names.
boolean	process()	Evaluate the condition.
void	validateAttributes()	Validates the attributes for this Tag.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.jett.tag.BaseTag

checkAttributes, clearBlock, deleteBlock, getAttributes, getContext, getLocation, getParentTag, getWorkbookContext, isBodiless, processTag, removeBlock, setAttributes, setBodiless, setContext, setParentTag, setWorkbookContext

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ELSE_ACTION_SHIFT_UP

public static final java.lang.String ELSE_ACTION_SHIFT_UP

Value for the "elseAction" attribute indicating to remove the block by shifting cells up, if the test condition is false.

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Constant Field Values

ELSE_ACTION_SHIFT_LEFT

public static final java.lang.String ELSE_ACTION_SHIFT_LEFT

Value for the "elseAction" attribute indicating to remove the block by shifting cells left, if the test condition is false.

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Constant Field Values

ELSE_ACTION_CLEAR

public static final java.lang.String ELSE_ACTION_CLEAR

Value for the "elseAction" attribute indicating to remove the block by clearing cell contents and not shifting cells, if the test condition is false.

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Constant Field Values

ELSE_ACTION_REMOVE

public static final java.lang.String ELSE_ACTION_REMOVE

Value for the "elseAction" attribute indicating to clear the block by remove the cells, but not shifting other cells, if the test condition is false.

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Constant Field Values

ATTR_TEST

public static final java.lang.String ATTR_TEST

Attribute for specifying the boolean test condition.

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Constant Field Values

ATTR_THEN

public static final java.lang.String ATTR_THEN

Attribute for specifying the value of the Cell if the condition is true (bodiless if-tag only).

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Constant Field Values

ATTR_ELSE

public static final java.lang.String ATTR_ELSE

Attribute for specifying the value of the Cell if the condition is false (bodiless if-tag only).

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Constant Field Values

ATTR_ELSE_ACTION

public static final java.lang.String ATTR_ELSE_ACTION

Attribute for specifying the action to be taken if the condition is false (if-tags with a body only).

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Constructor Detail

IfTag

public IfTag()

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns this Tag's name.

Returns:

This Tag's name.

getRequiredAttributes

protected java.util.List<java.lang.String> getRequiredAttributes()

Returns a List of required attribute names.

Overrides:

getRequiredAttributes in class BaseTag

Returns:

A List of required attribute names.

getOptionalAttributes

protected java.util.List<java.lang.String> getOptionalAttributes()

Returns a List of optional attribute names.

Overrides:

getOptionalAttributes in class BaseTag

Returns:

A List of optional attribute names.

validateAttributes

public void validateAttributes()

Validates the attributes for this Tag. Some optional attributes are only valid for bodiless tags, and others are only valid for tags without bodies.

Overrides:

validateAttributes in class BaseTag

process

public boolean process()

Evaluate the condition.

With Body: If it's true, transform the block of Cells. If it's false, take the "elseAction", which defaults to removing the block.

Bodiless: If it's true, evaluate the "then" condition. If it's false, evaluate the "else" condition, which defaults to a value of null.

Specified by:

process in class BaseTag

Returns:

Whether the first Cell in the Block associated with this Tag was processed.