org.tynamo.services
Interface SearchFilterBlockSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

SearchFilterBlockSourceImpl

@UsesConfiguration(value=org.apache.tapestry5.services.BeanBlockContribution.class)
public interface SearchFilterBlockSource

A source of Blocks used to display the properties of a bean (used by the Grid component), or to edit the properties of a bean (used by the BeanEditForm component). Contributions to this service (a configuration of BeanBlockContributions) define what properties may be editted.

Blocks are accessed in terms of a data type a string that identifies the type of data to be editted, such as "string", "date", "boolean", etc.

Tapestry contributes a number of default data types and corresponding edit and display blocks. The BeanBlockOverrideSource service allows these to be overridden.

See Also:

DataTypeAnalyzer, TapestryModule.provideDefaultBeanBlocks(org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.Configuration)

Method Summary

org.apache.tapestry5.Block

toBlock(String datatype) Returns a block which can be used to render an editor for the given data type, in the form of a field label and input field.

Method Detail

toBlock

org.apache.tapestry5.Block toBlock(String datatype)

Returns a block which can be used to render an editor for the given data type, in the form of a field label and input field.

Parameters:

datatype - logical name for the type of data to be displayed

Returns:

the Block

Throws:

RuntimeException - if no appropriate block is available