blackboard.base
Class FormattedText.Type

java.lang.Object
  blackboard.base.BbEnum
      blackboard.base.FormattedText.Type

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

Enclosing class:

FormattedText

public static final class FormattedText.Type
extends BbEnum

Enumeration class to specify possible text formats. The format does not affect the storage of the data; only rendering.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static FormattedText.Type	DEFAULT Value used when not specifically identified.
static FormattedText.Type	HTML Treat text as "literal HTML" with no character conversions
static FormattedText.Type	PLAIN_TEXT Treat text as unformatted; HTML characters will be entity escaped at render time.
static FormattedText.Type	SMART_TEXT Treat text as "literal HTML", but with additional behaviors; at render-time, single newline characters will be translated to <BR> and double newline characters will be translated to <P>.

Method Summary

static FormattedText.Type	fromExternalString(java.lang.String externalString) Returns the FormattedText.Type element specified by the externalString.
static FormattedText.Type	fromFieldName(java.lang.String fieldName) Returns the FormattedText.Type element specified by the fieldName.
static FormattedText.Type[]	getValues() Returns an array of all of the elements in this enumeration.

Methods inherited from class blackboard.base.BbEnum

compareTo, defineAlias, defineDefault, fromExternalString, fromFieldName, fromFieldName, getDefaultElement, getValues, isDefault, readResolve, toExternalString, toFieldName, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

HTML

public static final FormattedText.Type HTML

Treat text as "literal HTML" with no character conversions

PLAIN_TEXT

public static final FormattedText.Type PLAIN_TEXT

Treat text as unformatted; HTML characters will be entity escaped at render time.

SMART_TEXT

public static final FormattedText.Type SMART_TEXT

Treat text as "literal HTML", but with additional behaviors; at render-time, single newline characters will be translated to <BR> and double newline characters will be translated to <P>.

DEFAULT

public static final FormattedText.Type DEFAULT

Value used when not specifically identified. Value is SMART.

Method Detail

getValues

public static FormattedText.Type[] getValues()

Returns an array of all of the elements in this enumeration.

fromExternalString

public static FormattedText.Type fromExternalString(java.lang.String externalString)
                                             throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Returns the FormattedText.Type element specified by the externalString.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the given string is not an external representation of one of the elements in this enumeration class.

fromFieldName

public static FormattedText.Type fromFieldName(java.lang.String fieldName)
                                        throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Returns the FormattedText.Type element specified by the fieldName.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the given string is not a short representation of one of the elements in this enumeration class.