public interface

WebEvent

com.microstrategy.web.beans.WebEvent
Known Indirect Subclasses

Class Overview

This interface abstracts user interaction with a WebComponent in a Web application. Any user interaction may be viewed as an event. In a Web application, a WebEvent could appear as a URL link or a HTML form data, or whatever appropriate to the Web application.

A WebEvent is attached to a WebEventHandler, which in turn is associated with a particular WebComponent. The WebEventHandler knows how to generate and handle its event.

A WebEvent has a list of WebEvent.Argument identified by their unique ID within an event handler, which could also be uniquely identified by its own ID within an application. Each Argument may have many values.

Summary

Nested Classes
interface WebEvent.Argument The Argument interface represents a WebEvent argument. 
Public Methods
abstract String getArgumentName(int id)
Returns the argument name with the specified id at index 0.
abstract String getArgumentName(int id, int index)
Returns the argument name with the specified id at the specified index.
abstract String getArgumentValue(int argumentID)
Returns the current value of the argument.
abstract String getArgumentValue(int argumentID, int index)
Returns the current value of the argument.
abstract int getArgumentValueCount(int argumentID)
Returns the number of values at different indices for the argument.
abstract Enumeration getArguments()
Returns an Enumeration over all the WebEvent.Argument in this WebEvent.
abstract String getDeprecatedMessage()

If this event has been marked deprecated, this method returns instructions on the new usage (usually the alternate event).

abstract String getFlatState()

FlatStateSerializer representation of event.

abstract String getHiddenInputs(int paramType, int howMuchChildState)
This method is deprecated. As of WU 8.0, replaced by addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int). Callers should first access a ParameterBuilder and pass it into addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int) to be populated with event information. To get a ParameterBuilder object, see newURIParameterBuilder(), newHiddenInputParameterBuilder(), DefaultHiddenInputBuilderImpl or DefaultURIBuilderImpl.
abstract int getID()
Returns the event ID of this event.
abstract String getName()
Returns the name of this event.
abstract WebComponent getSource()
Returns the event source, a WebComponent object which knows how to generate and handle this event.
abstract String getSourcePath()
Returns the path of a WebComponent which knows how to generate and handle this WebEvent.
abstract String getTargetWindow()
returns the target specified for this event
abstract String getURLLink(int paramType)
This method is deprecated. As of WU 8.0, replaced by addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int). Callers should first access a ParameterBuilder and pass it into addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int) to be populated with event information. To get a ParameterBuilder object, see newURIParameterBuilder(), newHiddenInputParameterBuilder(), DefaultHiddenInputBuilderImpl or DefaultURIBuilderImpl.
abstract String getURLLink()
This method is deprecated. As of WU 8.0, replaced by addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int). Callers should first access a ParameterBuilder and pass it into addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int) to be populated with event information. To get a ParameterBuilder object, see newURIParameterBuilder(), newHiddenInputParameterBuilder(), DefaultHiddenInputBuilderImpl or DefaultURIBuilderImpl. The caller can then use the toString() method to retrieve the string representation of all the parameters Depending on the type of ParameterBuilder that is used, the string representation varies. For getting a url link, the caller should use the DefaultURIBuilderImpl
abstract String getURLParameters()
This method is deprecated. As of WU 8.0, replaced by addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int). Callers should first access a ParameterBuilder and pass it into addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int) to be populated with event information.
abstract void initFromKeys(RequestKeys keys)
Initialize the event with the given request keys
abstract boolean initFromXML(String xml)
Initializes this event based on its specified XML definition.
abstract void putArgument(int id, String name, String value)
abstract void putArgument(int id, String name)
abstract void putArgument(int id, String name, int required)
abstract void setArgumentValue(int id, String value)
Sets a value to the argument with the specified id at index 0.
abstract void setArgumentValue(int id, int index, String value)
Sets a value to the argument with the specified id at the specified index.
abstract void setID(int id)
Sets an event id to the current WebEvent.
abstract void setSource(WebComponent source)
Sets a WebComponent instance which knows how to generate and handle this WebEvent.
abstract void setSourcePath(String source)
Sets the path of a WebComponent which knows how to generate and handle this WebEvent.
abstract void setTargetWindow(String target)
Sets the target attribute for this event.

Public Methods

public abstract String getArgumentName (int id)

Returns the argument name with the specified id at index 0. A WebEventHandler uses this argument name to retrieve its value from an RequestKeys instance.

Parameters
id the argument ID.
Returns
  • the argument name with the specified id at index 0. null if there is no such an argument existing.

public abstract String getArgumentName (int id, int index)

Returns the argument name with the specified id at the specified index. A WebEventHandler uses this argument name to retrieve its value from an RequestKeys instance.

By default, if the an argument name at the given index is null, this method returns the string concatenation of the argument name at index 0, the underscore character '_', and the index value, i.e. arg_1. If the argument name at index 0 is also null, then a null string is returned.

Parameters
id an argument ID.
index the index to an argument name.
Returns
  • the argument name with the specified id and index.

public abstract String getArgumentValue (int argumentID)

Returns the current value of the argument. The default value is returned if one is specified in the definition of this event.

If not, the value set explicitly is returned. If the value is set with multiple indices, then the value at index 0 is returned

If the argument is not found or no value is set, null is returned

Parameters
argumentID the ID of the argument
Returns
  • the value of the argument

public abstract String getArgumentValue (int argumentID, int index)

Returns the current value of the argument. The default value is returned if one is specified in the definition of this event.

If not, the value set explicitly is returned.

If the argument is not found or no value is set, null is returned

Parameters
argumentID ID of the argument
index the index into the set of argument values
Returns
  • the value of the argument

public abstract int getArgumentValueCount (int argumentID)

Returns the number of values at different indices for the argument.

Parameters
argumentID ID of the argument
Returns
  • the count of the values

public abstract Enumeration getArguments ()

Returns an Enumeration over all the WebEvent.Argument in this WebEvent. The enumeration is backed up this event.

Returns
  • an Enumeration over all the WebEvent.Argument.

public abstract String getDeprecatedMessage ()

If this event has been marked deprecated, this method returns instructions on the new usage (usually the alternate event). Null is returned if the event hasn't been deprecated.

Returns
  • further instructions if this event has been been deprecated

public abstract String getFlatState ()

FlatStateSerializer representation of event. Structure is as follows:

id:nextStr, src:nextStr, [argName:nextStr, argValue:nextStr]*

Returns
  • the flat state of this event.

public abstract String getHiddenInputs (int paramType, int howMuchChildState)

This method is deprecated.
As of WU 8.0, replaced by addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int). Callers should first access a ParameterBuilder and pass it into addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int) to be populated with event information. To get a ParameterBuilder object, see newURIParameterBuilder(), newHiddenInputParameterBuilder(), DefaultHiddenInputBuilderImpl or DefaultURIBuilderImpl.

Returns HTML form hidden inputs for the current WebEvent. The format is like: <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="" VALUE="" ID="" >.

If the paramType is equal to EnumParameterType.ParameterTypeEventOnly, no source component's state is included; otherwise, the states of the source WebComponent along with all its descendants are included.

Parameters
paramType a bitwise value from EnumParameterType indicating what to include in the generated URL link.
howMuchChildState how much state of EnumWebPersistableState to return from its children
Returns
  • HTML form hidden inputs for the current WebEvent.

public abstract int getID ()

Returns the event ID of this event. The ID is unique within an event handler.

Returns
  • the unique ID of this event.

public abstract String getName ()

Returns the name of this event.

Returns
  • the name of this event.

public abstract WebComponent getSource ()

Returns the event source, a WebComponent object which knows how to generate and handle this event.

Returns
  • source a WebComponent object.

public abstract String getSourcePath ()

Returns the path of a WebComponent which knows how to generate and handle this WebEvent.

Returns
  • the path of a WebComponent

public abstract String getTargetWindow ()

returns the target specified for this event

Returns
  • the target associated with this event.

public abstract String getURLLink (int paramType)

This method is deprecated.
As of WU 8.0, replaced by addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int). Callers should first access a ParameterBuilder and pass it into addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int) to be populated with event information. To get a ParameterBuilder object, see newURIParameterBuilder(), newHiddenInputParameterBuilder(), DefaultHiddenInputBuilderImpl or DefaultURIBuilderImpl.

Returns a URL link representing the current WebEvent with the specified paramType.

This method is equivalent to call getURLLink(paramType, EnumWebPersistableState.TYPICAL_STATE_INFO)

Parameters
paramType a bitwise value indicating what to include in the generated URL link.
Returns
  • an URL link representing this event.

public abstract String getURLLink ()

This method is deprecated.
As of WU 8.0, replaced by addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int). Callers should first access a ParameterBuilder and pass it into addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int) to be populated with event information. To get a ParameterBuilder object, see newURIParameterBuilder(), newHiddenInputParameterBuilder(), DefaultHiddenInputBuilderImpl or DefaultURIBuilderImpl. The caller can then use the toString() method to retrieve the string representation of all the parameters Depending on the type of ParameterBuilder that is used, the string representation varies. For getting a url link, the caller should use the DefaultURIBuilderImpl

Returns a URL link representing the current WebEvent. The generated URL link includes the target name, event id, event source, as well as non-null arguments.

This method is equivalent to call getURLLink(EnumParameterType.ParameterTypeSystem + EnumParameterType.ParameterTypeUserNonNull, EnumWebPersistableState.TYPICAL_STATE_INFO)

Returns
  • an URL link representing this event.

public abstract String getURLParameters ()

This method is deprecated.
As of WU 8.0, replaced by addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int). Callers should first access a ParameterBuilder and pass it into addEventInfo(WebEvent, int, int) to be populated with event information.

Returns a URL link including event id, event source and user arguments whose value is not null, but excluding the source component's state.

This method call is equivalent to call getURLParameters(EnumParameterType.ParameterTypeSystem + EnumParameterType.ParameterTypeUserNonNull)

Returns
  • an URL link for arguments.
See Also

public abstract void initFromKeys (RequestKeys keys)

Initialize the event with the given request keys

Parameters
keys the request keys to be used by this event

public abstract boolean initFromXML (String xml)

Initializes this event based on its specified XML definition.

Parameters
xml an XML string representing a WebEvent.
Returns
  • true if initialization succeeds; false otherwise.

public abstract void putArgument (int id, String name, String value)

public abstract void putArgument (int id, String name)

public abstract void putArgument (int id, String name, int required)

public abstract void setArgumentValue (int id, String value)

Sets a value to the argument with the specified id at index 0. A new argument with null name is created if there is no such an argument at index 0.

Parameters
id an argument ID.
value the argument value to set.

public abstract void setArgumentValue (int id, int index, String value)

Sets a value to the argument with the specified id at the specified index. A new argument is created if there is no such an argument.

The name of the new argument by default is the string concatenation of the argument name at index 0, the character underscore '_' and the index value, i.e. arg_1. If the argument at index 0 does not exist either, null is assigned.

Parameters
id an argument ID.
index an index where the value is set.
value an argument value to set.

public abstract void setID (int id)

Sets an event id to the current WebEvent.

Parameters
id an event id to set.

public abstract void setSource (WebComponent source)

Sets a WebComponent instance which knows how to generate and handle this WebEvent.

Parameters
source a WebComponent instance.

public abstract void setSourcePath (String source)

Sets the path of a WebComponent which knows how to generate and handle this WebEvent.

Parameters
source the path of a WebComponent

public abstract void setTargetWindow (String target)

Sets the target attribute for this event. This is useful in redirecting the result of an action into a separate browser When a link for this event is generated, the target attribute is included if a non null value is set.