com.apelon.dts.client.plugins
Class PromptForCodeAndId

java.lang.Object
  com.apelon.dts.client.common.CodeAndIDGenerator
      com.apelon.dts.client.plugins.PromptForCodeAndId

public class PromptForCodeAndId
extends CodeAndIDGenerator

Concept/term code and ID generator that prompts the user to enter values.

Copyright: Copyright (c) 2003

Company: Apelon, Inc.

Version:

DTS 3.0.0

Author:

Apelon, Inc.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.apelon.dts.client.common.CodeAndIDGenerator

CODE_AND_ID_GENERATOR_FILE_PATH, CODE_AND_ID_GENERATOR_PACKAGE_PATH, RELATIVE_CODE_AND_ID_GENERATOR_FILE_PATH

Constructor Summary

PromptForCodeAndId(ServerConnection sc)
Constructs CodeAndIDGenerator.

Method Summary

String	getCode(DTSObject conceptOrTerm) Implement to create a code for a new concept or term.
String	getDescription() Implement to describe how a code and ID is assigned to a concept by this class.
int	getId(DTSObject conceptOrTerm) Implement to create an ID for a new concept or term.

Methods inherited from class com.apelon.dts.client.common.CodeAndIDGenerator

getCodeAndIDGeneratorFilePath, getDefaultImplClass, getServerConnection

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PromptForCodeAndId

public PromptForCodeAndId(ServerConnection sc)

Constructs CodeAndIDGenerator.

Parameters:

sc - ServerConnection which may be used to instantiate any of the DTS query classes

Method Detail

getCode

public String getCode(DTSObject conceptOrTerm)

Implement to create a code for a new concept or term. Code must be 32 characters or less, and must be unique in regard to other existing codes.

Specified by:

getCode in class CodeAndIDGenerator

Parameters:

conceptOrTerm - new concept or term, will be updated with entered code

Returns:

code for new concept or term

getId

public int getId(DTSObject conceptOrTerm)

Implement to create an ID for a new concept or term. ID must be a long and must be unique in regards to other existing IDs.

Specified by:

getId in class CodeAndIDGenerator

Parameters:

conceptOrTerm - new concept or term, will be updated with entered ID

Returns:

ID for new concept or term

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Implement to describe how a code and ID is assigned to a concept by this class.

Specified by:

getDescription in class CodeAndIDGenerator

Returns:

description of code and ID generator