Package com.independentsoft.office.odf.fields

Class Expression

java.lang.Object

com.independentsoft.office.odf.fields.Field

com.independentsoft.office.odf.fields.Expression

All Implemented Interfaces:

IContentElement, IParagraphContent

public class Expression
extends Field

Represents expressions that are evaluated and the resulting value displayed.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.independentsoft.office.odf.fields.Field

parent

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Expression()	Initializes a new instance of the Expression class.
Expression(InternalXMLStreamReader reader)	Instantiates a new expression.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Expression	clone()	Creates a new object that is a deep copy of the current instance.
List<IContentElement>	getContentElements()	Returns all content elements.
DisplayType	getDisplayType()	Gets the display type of the field.
String	getFormula()	Gets the formula or expression used to compute the value of a field.
IContentElement	getParent()	Returns the parent content element.
String	getStyle()	Gets the data style to format a field value.
VariableValueType	getType()	Gets the value-type of a table cell,a text field, or a form property.
String	getValue()	Gets the current date value contained by a cell.
void	setDisplayType(DisplayType displayType)	Sets the display type of the field.
void	setFormula(String formula)	Sets the formula or expression used to compute the value of a field.
void	setParent(IContentElement parent)	Sets the parent content element.
void	setStyle(String style)	Sets the data style to format a field value.
void	setType(VariableValueType type)	Sets the value-type of a table cell,a text field, or a form property.
void	setValue(String value)	Sets the current date value contained by a cell.
String	toString()	Converts the value of the current Expression object to its equivalent string representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Expression

public Expression()

Initializes a new instance of the Expression class.

Expression

public Expression(InternalXMLStreamReader reader)
           throws XMLStreamException

Instantiates a new expression.

Parameters:

reader - the reader

Throws:

XMLStreamException - the xML stream exception

Method Details

getContentElements

public List<IContentElement> getContentElements()

Returns all content elements.

Specified by:

getContentElements in interface IContentElement

Specified by:

getContentElements in class Field

Returns:

A collection of content elements.

getParent

public IContentElement getParent()

Returns the parent content element.

Specified by:

getParent in interface IContentElement

Overrides:

getParent in class Field

Returns:

the parent

setParent

public void setParent(IContentElement parent)

Sets the parent content element.

Specified by:

setParent in interface IContentElement

Overrides:

setParent in class Field

Parameters:

parent - the new parent

clone

public Expression clone()

Creates a new object that is a deep copy of the current instance.

Specified by:

clone in interface IContentElement

Specified by:

clone in interface IParagraphContent

Specified by:

clone in class Field

Returns:

A new object that is a copy of this instance.

toString

public String toString()

Converts the value of the current Expression object to its equivalent string representation.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the string

getType

public VariableValueType getType()

Gets the value-type of a table cell,a text field, or a form property.

Returns:

the type

setType

public void setType(VariableValueType type)

Sets the value-type of a table cell,a text field, or a form property.

Parameters:

type - the new type

getDisplayType

public DisplayType getDisplayType()

Gets the display type of the field.

Returns:

the display type

setDisplayType

public void setDisplayType(DisplayType displayType)

Sets the display type of the field.

Parameters:

displayType - the new display type

getFormula

public String getFormula()

Gets the formula or expression used to compute the value of a field.

Returns:

the formula

setFormula

public void setFormula(String formula)

Sets the formula or expression used to compute the value of a field.

Parameters:

formula - the new formula

getStyle

public String getStyle()

Gets the data style to format a field value.

Returns:

the style

setStyle

public void setStyle(String style)

Sets the data style to format a field value.

Parameters:

style - the new style

getValue

public String getValue()

Gets the current date value contained by a cell.

Returns:

the value

setValue

public void setValue(String value)

Sets the current date value contained by a cell.

Parameters:

value - the new value