Package com.ptc.core.components.descriptor

Class ColumnDescriptorFactory

java.lang.Object

com.ptc.core.components.descriptor.ColumnDescriptorFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class ColumnDescriptorFactory
extends Object
implements Serializable

This is the factory for getting a ColumnDescriptor object. This can be called within the DataUtility if needed. In case the default column descriptor is not sufficient there are other column predefined descriptors in the factory that should be suitable. If a predefined descriptor is not available the data utility can modify the column descriptor to suite the special need.

Supported API: true

Extendable: false

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ColumnDescriptorFactory	getInstance()	Returns a ColumnDescriptorFactory object that is use to create ColumnDescriptor object for different types of columns.
ColumnDescriptor	newActionColumn(ComponentDescriptor cd)	Returns a new ColumnDescriptor object for action column.
ColumnDescriptor	newDefaultColumn(ComponentDescriptor cd)	Returns a new ColumnDescriptor object for default column Supported API: true
ColumnDescriptor	newIconColumn(ComponentDescriptor cd)	Returns a new ColumnDescriptor object for icon column.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

getInstance

public static ColumnDescriptorFactory getInstance()

Returns a ColumnDescriptorFactory object that is use to create ColumnDescriptor object for different types of columns. It will create an instance once and return that same instance each time it is called.

Supported API: true

Returns:

ColumnDescriptorFactory that is use to create ColumnDescriptor object.

newActionColumn

public ColumnDescriptor newActionColumn(ComponentDescriptor cd)

Returns a new ColumnDescriptor object for action column.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

cd - - ComponentDescriptor for an action column.

Returns:

ColumnDescriptor for an action column.

newIconColumn

public ColumnDescriptor newIconColumn(ComponentDescriptor cd)

Returns a new ColumnDescriptor object for icon column.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

cd - - ComponentDescriptor for an icon column.

Returns:

ColumnDescriptor for an icon column.

newDefaultColumn

public ColumnDescriptor newDefaultColumn(ComponentDescriptor cd)

Returns a new ColumnDescriptor object for default column

Supported API: true

Parameters:

cd - - ComponentDescriptor for a default column.

Returns:

ColumnDescriptor for a default column.