Package wt.clients.folderexplorer

Class FolderedBusinessObject

java.lang.Object

wt.clients.beans.explorer.WTBusinessObject

wt.clients.folderexplorer.FolderedBusinessObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Explorable, Identifiable, ReferenceHolder

public class FolderedBusinessObject
extends WTBusinessObject
implements Serializable

Class FolderedBusinessObject provides a wrapper class for objects that appear in the WindchillExplorer. This class is used as a wrapper for all objects that live inside of a Folder. This class is necessary because the WTExplorer, which is the basis for the WindchillExplorer, manipulates WTBusinessObjects.

Supported API: true

Extendable: false

See Also:

• WTBusinessObject
• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FolderedBusinessObject(String identity, String name, String numr, String vid, String lcs, String type, String modDate, String teamTemplate, wt.util.IconSelector icon, ObjectReference ref)	Constructor for class FolderedBusinessObject.
FolderedBusinessObject(String identity, FolderEntry folder_entry)	Constructor for class FolderedBusinessObject.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	getAttributeValue(Object aDetail, String anAttributeName)	Method getAttributeValue is a convenience method for attempting to get a String value of the given attribute from the given object.
WTBusinessObject[]	getDetails()	Method getDetails is invoked by the WTExplorer in response to a node in the WTTree being selected.
FolderEntry	getFolderEntry()	Returns the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object.
String	getFolderPath()	Returns the String folder path of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object.
String	getIdentity()	Returns the identity of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object.
String	getLCState()	Returns a String representation of the current Life Cycle State of the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object.
String	getLocation()	Gets the String location of the FolderEntry wrapped by this object.
String	getModifyDate()	Returns a String representation of the date on which the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object was last modified.
String	getName()	Returns the String name of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object.
String	getNumber()	Returns a String representation of the number associated with the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object.
String	getOrganizationId()	Returns a String which identifies the current organizationUniqueIdentifier of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object.
String	getTeamName()	Returns a String representation of the current team name of the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object.
String	getType()	Returns the particular type of the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object.
String	getVersionIdentity()	Returns a String which identifies the current Version of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object.
boolean	isEqual(FolderEntry folder_entry)	Method isEqual is a convenience method to determine if a given FolderEntry object is the same object as the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object.
void	setFolderEntry(FolderEntry folder_entry)	Sets the FolderEntry object to be wrapped by this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

FolderedBusinessObject

public FolderedBusinessObject(String identity,
 FolderEntry folder_entry)

Constructor for class FolderedBusinessObject.

Parameters:

identity - the String used to identify this FolderEntry object

folder_entry - the FolderEntry object this object is wrapping

Supported API: true

FolderedBusinessObject

public FolderedBusinessObject(String identity,
 String name,
 String numr,
 String vid,
 String lcs,
 String type,
 String modDate,
 String teamTemplate,
 wt.util.IconSelector icon,
 ObjectReference ref)

Constructor for class FolderedBusinessObject.

Parameters:

identity - the String used to identify this FolderEntry object

name - the object's name

numr - the object's number

vid - the object's VersionIdentifier

lcs - the object's LifeCycle State

type - the object's type

modDate - the object's Modification Date

teamTemplate - the object's TeamTemplate

icon - the object's IconSelector

ref - the object's ObjectReference

Supported API: true

Method Details

getDetails

public WTBusinessObject[] getDetails()

Method getDetails is invoked by the WTExplorer in response to a node in the WTTree being selected. Since FolderedBusinessObjects will never appear in the treeview side of the explorer, and only in the details side of the explorer, this method returns a zero-length array.

Returns:

a zero-length array of WTBusinessObject objects

Supported API: true

getFolderEntry

public FolderEntry getFolderEntry()

Returns the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object.

Returns:

the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object

See Also:

• setFolderEntry(wt.folder.FolderEntry)
• 

Supported API: true

setFolderEntry

public void setFolderEntry(FolderEntry folder_entry)

Sets the FolderEntry object to be wrapped by this object.

Parameters:

folder_entry - the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object

See Also:

• getFolderEntry()
• 

Supported API: true

getLocation

public String getLocation()

Gets the String location of the FolderEntry wrapped by this object. The location describes the path to the Folder in which the FolderEntry of this object lives.

Returns:

the String location of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object

See Also:

• 

Supported API: true

getName

public String getName()

Returns the String name of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object.

Returns:

the String name of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object

See Also:

• 

Supported API: true

getIdentity

public String getIdentity()

Returns the identity of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object. If the folder entry object is a WTObject, then this method returns the identity retrieved from 'getDisplayIdentity'. Otherwise, the name of the FolderEntry is returned.

Specified by:

getIdentity in interface Identifiable

Overrides:

getIdentity in class WTBusinessObject

Returns:

a String which identifies the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object

See Also:

• 

Supported API: true

getFolderPath

public String getFolderPath()

Returns the String folder path of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object.

Returns:

the String folder path of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object

See Also:

• 

Supported API: true

getVersionIdentity

public String getVersionIdentity()

Returns a String which identifies the current Version of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object. If the given FolderEntry object is not Versioned, then an empty String is returned.

Returns:

if the FolderEntry wrapped by this object is Versioned, a String identifying the current version of that FolderEntry is returned; Otherwise, an empty String is returned

See Also:

• FolderEntry
• 

Supported API: true

getLCState

public String getLCState()

Returns a String representation of the current Life Cycle State of the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object. If the FolderEntry object is not LifeCycleManaged, then an empty String is returned.

Returns:

if the FolderEntry wrapped by this object is LifeCycleManaged, a String representation of the current Life Cycle State of that FolderEntry is returned; otherwise, an empty String is returned

See Also:

• FolderEntry
• 

Supported API: true

getTeamName

public String getTeamName()

Returns a String representation of the current team name of the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object. If the FolderEntry object is not LifeCycleManaged, an empty String is returned.

Returns:

if the FolderEntry wrapped by this object is LifeCycleManaged, a String representation of the current team name of that FolderEntry is returned; otherwise, an empty String is returned

See Also:

• FolderEntry
• 

Supported API: true

getType

public String getType()

Returns the particular type of the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object. If a "displayType" attribute is associated with the FolderEntry object, the value of that type is returned. If no explicit "displayType" attribute is found, and an explicit "type" attribute exists, that value is returned. Otherwise, an empty string is returned.

Returns:

if the FolderEntry object contains an explicit "displayType" attribute, the value of that attribute is returned; otherwise, if the object contains an explicit "type" attribute, the business type is returned; if no explicit type is found, an empty string is returned

See Also:

• 

Supported API: true

getModifyDate

public String getModifyDate()

Returns a String representation of the date on which the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object was last modified.

Returns:

a String representation of the date on which the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object was last modified

See Also:

• 

Supported API: true

getAttributeValue

public static String getAttributeValue(Object aDetail,
 String anAttributeName)

Method getAttributeValue is a convenience method for attempting to get a String value of the given attribute from the given object. If the given attribute is not found for the given object, an empty String is returned.

Parameters:

aDetail - the Object from which the value of the given attribute is retrieved

anAttributeName - the String name of the attribute whose value is attempted to be retrieved from the given object

Supported API: true

getNumber

public String getNumber()

Returns a String representation of the number associated with the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object. If no number attribute is found to be associated with the FolderEntry object, an empty String is returned.

Returns:

a String representation of the number associated with the FolderEntry object; if the FolderEntry object contains no number, an empty String is returned

See Also:

• 

Supported API: true

isEqual

public boolean isEqual(FolderEntry folder_entry)

Method isEqual is a convenience method to determine if a given FolderEntry object is the same object as the FolderEntry object being wrapped by this object. Note that this method is not checking if the two FolderEntry objects have the same values, but rather that the two objects are references to the same FolderEntry object.

Parameters:

folder_entry - the FolderEntry object to be compared for equality with the FolderEntry wrapped by this object

Returns:

if true, the given FolderEntry and the FolderEntry wrapped by this object reference the same FolderEntry object

Supported API: true

getOrganizationId

public String getOrganizationId()

Returns a String which identifies the current organizationUniqueIdentifier of the FolderEntry object wrapped by this object. If the given FolderEntry object is not OrganizationOwned, then an empty String is returned.

Returns:

if the FolderEntry wrapped by this object is Versioned, a String identifying the current version of that FolderEntry is returned; Otherwise, an empty String is returned

See Also:

• FolderEntry
• 

Supported API: true