com.vaadin.ui
Interface Field<T>

All Superinterfaces:

Buffered, BufferedValidatable, ClientConnector, Component, Component.Focusable, com.vaadin.shared.Connector, Property<T>, Property.Editor, Property.ValueChangeListener, Property.ValueChangeNotifier, Property.Viewer, java.io.Serializable, Sizeable, Validatable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractField, AbstractSelect, AbstractTextField, CheckBox, ComboBox, CustomField, DateField, Form, InlineDateField, ListSelect, NativeSelect, OptionGroup, PasswordField, PopupDateField, ProgressBar, ProgressIndicator, RichTextArea, Select, Slider, Table, TextArea, TextField, Tree, TreeTable, TwinColSelect

public interface Field<T>
extends Component, BufferedValidatable, Property<T>, Property.ValueChangeNotifier, Property.ValueChangeListener, Property.Editor, Component.Focusable

TODO document

Author:

Vaadin Ltd., IT Mill Ltd.

Nested Class Summary

static class

Field.ValueChangeEvent An Event object specifying the Field whose value has been changed.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.vaadin.data.Buffered

Buffered.SourceException

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.vaadin.data.Property

Property.Editor, Property.ReadOnlyException, Property.ReadOnlyStatusChangeEvent, Property.ReadOnlyStatusChangeListener, Property.ReadOnlyStatusChangeNotifier, Property.Transactional<T>, Property.ValueChangeListener, Property.ValueChangeNotifier, Property.Viewer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.vaadin.ui.Component

Component.ErrorEvent, Component.Event, Component.Focusable, Component.Listener

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.vaadin.server.ClientConnector

ClientConnector.AttachEvent, ClientConnector.AttachListener, ClientConnector.ConnectorErrorEvent, ClientConnector.DetachEvent, ClientConnector.DetachListener

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.vaadin.server.Sizeable

Sizeable.Unit

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.vaadin.server.Sizeable

SIZE_UNDEFINED, UNITS_CM, UNITS_EM, UNITS_EX, UNITS_INCH, UNITS_MM, UNITS_PERCENTAGE, UNITS_PICAS, UNITS_PIXELS, UNITS_POINTS

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getRequiredError() Gets the error message that is to be displayed if a required field is empty.
boolean	isRequired() Is this field required.
void	setRequired(boolean required) Sets the field required.
void	setRequiredError(java.lang.String requiredMessage) Sets the error message to be displayed if a required field is empty.

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.data.BufferedValidatable

isInvalidCommitted, setInvalidCommitted

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.data.Buffered

commit, discard, isBuffered, isModified, setBuffered

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.data.Validatable

addValidator, getValidators, isInvalidAllowed, isValid, removeAllValidators, removeValidator, setInvalidAllowed, validate

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.data.Property

getType, getValue, isReadOnly, setReadOnly, setValue

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.data.Property.ValueChangeNotifier

addListener, addValueChangeListener, removeListener, removeValueChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.data.Property.ValueChangeListener

valueChange

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.data.Property.Viewer

getPropertyDataSource, setPropertyDataSource

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.ui.Component.Focusable

focus, getTabIndex, setTabIndex

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.ui.Component

addListener, addStyleName, attach, getCaption, getDescription, getIcon, getId, getLocale, getParent, getPrimaryStyleName, getStyleName, getUI, isEnabled, isReadOnly, isVisible, removeListener, removeStyleName, setCaption, setEnabled, setIcon, setId, setParent, setPrimaryStyleName, setReadOnly, setStyleName, setVisible

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.server.ClientConnector

addAttachListener, addDetachListener, beforeClientResponse, detach, encodeState, getErrorHandler, getExtensions, getRpcManager, getStateType, handleConnectorRequest, isAttached, isConnectorEnabled, markAsDirty, markAsDirtyRecursive, removeAttachListener, removeDetachListener, removeExtension, requestRepaint, requestRepaintAll, retrievePendingRpcCalls, setErrorHandler

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.shared.Connector

getConnectorId

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.server.Sizeable

getHeight, getHeightUnits, getWidth, getWidthUnits, setHeight, setHeight, setSizeFull, setSizeUndefined, setWidth, setWidth

Method Detail

isRequired

boolean isRequired()

Is this field required. Required fields must filled by the user.

Returns:

true if the field is required,otherwise false.

Since:

3.1

setRequired

void setRequired(boolean required)

Sets the field required. Required fields must filled by the user.

Parameters:

required - Is the field required.

Since:

3.1

setRequiredError

void setRequiredError(java.lang.String requiredMessage)

Sets the error message to be displayed if a required field is empty.

Parameters:

requiredMessage - Error message.

Since:

5.2.6

getRequiredError

java.lang.String getRequiredError()

Gets the error message that is to be displayed if a required field is empty.

Returns:

Error message.

Since:

5.2.6