com.webobjects.directtoweb
Class DefaultHeader

java.lang.Object
  com.webobjects.appserver.WOElement
      com.webobjects.appserver.WOComponent
          com.webobjects.directtoweb.DefaultHeader

All Implemented Interfaces:

WOActionResults, NSKeyValueCoding, NSKeyValueCoding.ErrorHandling, NSKeyValueCodingAdditions, NSValidation, Serializable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BASDefaultHeader, BASSideHeader, WOLHeader

public class DefaultHeader
extends WOComponent

The DefaultHeader class defines the behavior of the menu header in a Direct to Web application. The source code for this class is copied into the MenuHeader.java file in the project of the application.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.webobjects.appserver.WOComponent

WOComponent.Event

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.webobjects.foundation.NSKeyValueCodingAdditions

NSKeyValueCodingAdditions.DefaultImplementation, NSKeyValueCodingAdditions.Utility

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.webobjects.foundation.NSValidation

NSValidation.DefaultImplementation, NSValidation.Utility, NSValidation.ValidationException

Field Summary

String

entityNameInList Is used as a temporary variable by the Entities WOPopupButton.

Fields inherited from interface com.webobjects.foundation.NSKeyValueCodingAdditions

KeyPathSeparator

Constructor Summary

DefaultHeader(WOContext aContext)
Constructs a DefaultHeader with the specified context.

Method Summary

WOComponent	findEntityAction() Is invoked when the user clicks New in the menu bar.
WOComponent	homeAction() Is invoked when the user clicks Home in the menu bar.
boolean	isWebAssistantEnabled() Returns whether the Web Assistant is enabled.
WOComponent	logout() Is invoked when the user clicks Logout in the menu bar.
String	manipulatedEntityName() Returns the entity name that the user chooses in the Entities pop-up list in the menu bar.
WOComponent	newObjectAction() Is invoked when the user clicks Search in the menu bar.
void	setManipulatedEntityName(String newValue) Sets the entity name that the user chooses in the pop-up list in the menu bar.
WOComponent	showWebAssistant() Is invoked when the user clicks Customize in the menu bar.
NSArray	visibleEntityNames() Returns an NSArray containing the names of the visible entities in the session WOSession.

Methods inherited from class com.webobjects.appserver.WOComponent

appendToResponse, application, awake, baseURL, bindingKeys, canAccessFieldsDirectly, canGetValueForBinding, canSetValueForBinding, clone, context, debugString, descriptionForResponse, ensureAwakeInContext, frameworkName, generateResponse, handleQueryWithUnboundKey, handleTakeValueForUnboundKey, hasBinding, hasSession, invokeAction, isCachingEnabled, isEventLoggingEnabled, isStateless, logString, name, pageWithName, parent, path, pathURL, performParentAction, pullValuesFromParent, pushValuesToParent, reset, session, set_componentUnroll, set_unroll, setCachingEnabled, setValueForBinding, setVariableValueForName, sleep, synchronizesVariablesWithBindings, takeValueForKey, takeValueForKeyPath, takeValuesFromRequest, template, templateWithHTMLString, templateWithHTMLString, templateWithHTMLString, templateWithName, toString, unableToSetNullForKey, validateTakeValueForKeyPath, validateValueForKey, validationFailedWithException, valueForBinding, valueForBooleanBinding, valueForIntegerBinding, valueForKey, valueForKeyPath, valueForNSArrayBindings, valueForNSDictionaryBindings, valueForNumberBinding, valueForStringBinding, variableValueForName, variableWithName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

entityNameInList

public String entityNameInList

Is used as a temporary variable by the Entities WOPopupButton.

Constructor Detail

DefaultHeader

public DefaultHeader(WOContext aContext)

Constructs a DefaultHeader with the specified context.

Parameters:

aContext - - the WOContext.

Method Detail

manipulatedEntityName

public String manipulatedEntityName()

Returns the entity name that the user chooses in the Entities pop-up list in the menu bar.

Returns:

the entity name chosen in the Entities pop-up list.

setManipulatedEntityName

public void setManipulatedEntityName(String newValue)

Sets the entity name that the user chooses in the pop-up list in the menu bar.

Parameters:

newValue - - the entity name chosen in the pop-up list.

visibleEntityNames

public NSArray visibleEntityNames()

Returns an NSArray containing the names of the visible entities in the session WOSession. You can hide entities using the Entities tab in the Web Assistant.

Returns:

an NSArrya of the names of the visible entities in the session.

findEntityAction

public WOComponent findEntityAction()

Is invoked when the user clicks New in the menu bar. Creates an instance of the manipulated entity and displays an edit page for it.

Returns:

an edit page for the new instance of the manipulated entity.

See Also:

DefaultHeader.manipulatedEntityName()

newObjectAction

public WOComponent newObjectAction()

Is invoked when the user clicks Search in the menu bar. Creates and displays a query page for the selected entity.

Returns:

the query page for the selected entity.

See Also:

DefaultHeader.manipulatedEntityName()

logout

public WOComponent logout()

Is invoked when the user clicks Logout in the menu bar. Terminates the current session and returns the home page (Main WOComponent) of the application.

Returns:

the home page.

See Also:

D2W.homeHrefInContext(com.webobjects.appserver.WOContext)

homeAction

public WOComponent homeAction()

Is invoked when the user clicks Home in the menu bar. Displays the startup task page.

Returns:

the startup task page.

showWebAssistant

public WOComponent showWebAssistant()

Is invoked when the user clicks Customize in the menu bar. Displays the Web Assistant in the browser of the user.

Returns:

the WOComponent with the Web Assistant.

isWebAssistantEnabled

public boolean isWebAssistantEnabled()

Returns whether the Web Assistant is enabled. By default, it is enabled.

Returns:

true if the Assistant is enabled; false otherwise.