Package com.storedobject.pdf

Class PDF.ObjectTable<T extends StoredObject>

java.lang.Object

com.storedobject.pdf.PDFTable

com.storedobject.pdf.PDF.ObjectTable<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Class type of the StoredObject instance

All Implemented Interfaces:

PDFElement

Enclosing class:

PDF

public class PDF.ObjectTable<T extends StoredObject>
extends PDFTable

Define a table where StoredObject instances can be added as rows.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.storedobject.pdf.PDFElement

ALIGN_BASELINE, ALIGN_BOTTOM, ALIGN_CENTER, ALIGN_JUSTIFIED, ALIGN_JUSTIFIED_ALL, ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_MIDDLE, ALIGN_RIGHT, ALIGN_TOP, ALIGN_UNDEFINED, TEXT_DIRECTION_DEFAULT, TEXT_DIRECTION_LTR, TEXT_DIRECTION_NO_BIDI, TEXT_DIRECTION_RTL

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ObjectTable(Class<T> objectClass, boolean withHeadings, StringList attributes)	Create a table for the given type of StoredObject class.
ObjectTable(Class<T> objectClass, boolean withHeadings, String... attributes)	Create a table for the given type of StoredObject class.
ObjectTable(Class<T> objectClass, StringList attributes)	Create a table for the given type of StoredObject class.
ObjectTable(Class<T> objectClass, String... attributes)	Create a table for the given type of StoredObject class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addObject(T object)	Add an object instance to the table.
void	configureAttribute(String attribute, Function<T,?> valueFunction)	Configure the given attribute to use the supplied function for obtaining its values instead of the method of the object's class.
protected PDFCell	createHeaderCell(String attribute)	Create the header cell.
protected PDFCell	createValueCell(String attribute, Object value)	Create the value cell.
void	generateHeaderRow()	Generate the header row.
void	stringifyValues()	By invoking this method, the output can be made available as stringified (decoded) values.

Methods inherited from class com.storedobject.pdf.PDFTable

addBlankCell, addBlankCell, addBlankCell, addBlankCell, addBlankRow, addBlankRow, addBlankRow, addBlankRow, addBlankRow, addBlankRow, addCell, addCell, addCell, addCell, addCell, addRowCell, addRowCell, deleteBodyRows, deleteLastRow, deleteRow, getAbsoluteWidths, getChunks, getDefaultCell, getFooterHeight, getFooterRows, getHeaderHeight, getHeaderRows, getHorizontalAlignment, getKeepTogether, getNumberOfColumns, getNumberOfRows, getRowHeight, getTextDirection, getTotalHeight, getTotalWidth, getWidthPercentage, isComplete, isSkipFirstHeader, isSkipLastFooter, isSplitRows, setBorderWidth, setBorderWidthBottom, setBorderWidthLeft, setBorderWidthRight, setBorderWidthTop, setBreakPoints, setComplete, setFooterRows, setHeaderRows, setHorizontalAlignment, setKeepTogether, setSkipFirstHeader, setSkipLastFooter, setSplitRows, setTextDirection, setTotalWidth, setTotalWidth, setWidthPercentage, setWidthPercentage, setWidths, setWidths

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ObjectTable

public ObjectTable(Class<T> objectClass,
 String... attributes)

Create a table for the given type of StoredObject class.

Parameters:

objectClass - Object class

attributes - List of attributes to be reported

ObjectTable

public ObjectTable(Class<T> objectClass,
 StringList attributes)

Create a table for the given type of StoredObject class.

Parameters:

objectClass - Object class

attributes - List of attributes to be reported

ObjectTable

public ObjectTable(Class<T> objectClass,
 boolean withHeadings,
 String... attributes)

Create a table for the given type of StoredObject class.

Parameters:

objectClass - Object class

withHeadings - Whether header columns to be created automatically or not

attributes - List of attributes to be reported

ObjectTable

public ObjectTable(Class<T> objectClass,
 boolean withHeadings,
 StringList attributes)

Create a table for the given type of StoredObject class.

Parameters:

objectClass - Object class

withHeadings - Whether header columns to be created automatically or not

attributes - List of attributes to be reported

Method Details

generateHeaderRow

public void generateHeaderRow()

Generate the header row.

addObject

public void addObject(T object)

Add an object instance to the table. This will create one row.

Parameters:

object - Object to be added.

createHeaderCell

protected PDFCell createHeaderCell(String attribute)

Create the header cell. Override this method if you want a customized cell.

Parameters:

attribute - Attribute for which cell to be created

Returns:

The cell that is created.

createValueCell

protected PDFCell createValueCell(String attribute,
 Object value)

Create the value cell. Override this method if you want a customized cell.

Parameters:

attribute - Attribute for which cell to be created

value - Value of the cell

Returns:

The cell that is created.

stringifyValues

public void stringifyValues()

By invoking this method, the output can be made available as stringified (decoded) values.

Note: This needs to be invoked before adding any objects to the table

configureAttribute

public void configureAttribute(String attribute,
 Function<T,?> valueFunction)

Configure the given attribute to use the supplied function for obtaining its values instead of the method of the object's class.

Note: This needs to be invoked before adding any objects to the table

Parameters:

attribute - Name of the attribute to configure.

valueFunction - Function to obtain the attribute value.