org.nakedobjects.object.value
Class URLString

java.lang.Object
  org.nakedobjects.object.value.AbstractNakedValue
      org.nakedobjects.object.value.URLString

All Implemented Interfaces:

Naked, NakedValue, java.io.Serializable

public class URLString

extends AbstractNakedValue

value object to represent an URL.

NOTE: this class currently does not support about listeners

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

URLString()

URLString(java.lang.String urlString)

URLString(URLString urlString)

Method Summary

void	clear() Clears the value so that it is empty, i.e.
void	copyObject(Naked object) Copies the specified object's contained data to this instance.
java.lang.String	getObjectHelpText() Returns a textual desctiption of the object - its contents and possible uses.
boolean	isEmpty() Returns true if the object contains no data, eg when new
boolean	isSameAs(Naked object) Compares the url string to see if the contain the same text if the specified object is a URLString object else returns false.
void	parse(java.lang.String urlString) Takes a user entry string which is parsed to set up the object.
void	reset() Reset this url string so it contains an empty string, i.e. "".
void	restoreString(java.lang.String data) Takes a storage string and uses it reinstate this value object to its previous state/
java.lang.String	saveString() Returns a basic string representation of this value for storage purposes.
void	set(java.lang.String urlString) Deprecated. use parse instead as this will check for a well formed url
void	setText(java.lang.String urlString) Deprecated. replaced by setValue
void	setValue(java.lang.String urlString)
void	setValue(URLString urlString)
java.lang.String	stringValue()
Title	title() Returns a Title object describing the object.
void	update(NakedValue object)

Methods inherited from class org.nakedobjects.object.value.AbstractNakedValue

about, addNakedValueListener, checkCanOperate, contextualTitle, deepCopy, dumpObject, fireValueChanged, fireValueChanged, getClassName, getFullClassName, getLogger, isNull, isValid, nakedValueListeners, removeNakedValueListener, setAbout, setNull, setValidity, summary, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

URLString

public URLString()

URLString

public URLString(java.lang.String urlString)

URLString

public URLString(URLString urlString)

Method Detail

clear

public void clear()

Description copied from interface: NakedValue

Clears the value so that it is empty, i.e. isEmpty returns true.

copyObject

public void copyObject(Naked object)

Copies the specified object's contained data to this instance. param object the object to copy the data from

getObjectHelpText

public java.lang.String getObjectHelpText()

Description copied from interface: Naked

Returns a textual desctiption of the object - its contents and possible uses.

Specified by:

getObjectHelpText in interface Naked

Overrides:

getObjectHelpText in class AbstractNakedValue

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Description copied from interface: Naked

Returns true if the object contains no data, eg when new

isSameAs

public boolean isSameAs(Naked object)

Compares the url string to see if the contain the same text if the specified object is a URLString object else returns false.

Parameters:

object - the object to compare

Returns:

boolean returns true if the objects have the same content, and false if the objects are of different types or their contents are deemed to be different.

See Also:

Naked.isSameAs(Naked)

parse

public void parse(java.lang.String urlString)
           throws ValueParseException

Description copied from interface: NakedValue

Takes a user entry string which is parsed to set up the object. This needs to accomodate punctuation and adornments such as currency signs.

Throws:

ValueParseException

See Also:

NakedValue.restoreString(String)

reset

public void reset()

Reset this url string so it contains an empty string, i.e. "".

See Also:

NakedValue.reset()

set

public void set(java.lang.String urlString)

Deprecated. use parse instead as this will check for a well formed url

See Also:

parse(String)

setText

public void setText(java.lang.String urlString)

Deprecated. replaced by setValue

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String urlString)

setValue

public void setValue(URLString urlString)

stringValue

public java.lang.String stringValue()

title

public Title title()

Description copied from interface: Naked

Returns a Title object describing the object.

update

public void update(NakedValue object)

restoreString

public void restoreString(java.lang.String data)

Description copied from interface: NakedValue

Takes a storage string and uses it reinstate this value object to its previous state/

Parameters:

data -

See Also:

NakedValue.parse(String)

saveString

public java.lang.String saveString()

Description copied from interface: NakedValue

Returns a basic string representation of this value for storage purposes.