Class NullQuestion

java.lang.Object

com.sun.interview.Question

com.sun.interview.NullQuestion

Direct Known Subclasses:

ErrorQuestion, FinalQuestion

public abstract class NullQuestion
extends Question

A "null" question with no response. In effect, this posts the text, which must simply be acknowledged.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	LEVEL_1
static final int	LEVEL_2
static final int	LEVEL_3
static final int	LEVEL_LEGACY
static final int	LEVEL_NONE

Fields inherited from class Question

interview, key, tag

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	NullQuestion(Interview interview)	Create a null question.
protected	NullQuestion(Interview interview, String tag)	Create a question with a nominated tag.
protected	NullQuestion(Interview interview, String tag, int level)	Create a question with a nominated tag.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clear()	Clear any response to this question, resetting the value back to its initial state.
int	getLevel()	Get the current heading level.
String	getStringValue()	A NullQuestion does not have a value, and so this method always returns null.
boolean	isValueAlwaysValid()	A NullQuestion does not have a value, and so this method always returns true.
boolean	isValueValid()	A NullQuestion does not have a value, and so this method always returns true.
protected void	load(Map<String,String> data)	Load the value for this question from a dictionary, using the tag as the key.
protected void	save(Map<String,String> data)	Save the value for this question in a dictionary, using the tag as the key.
void	setLevel(int val)	Set the heading level of this question.
void	setValue(String ignore)	Set the response to this question to the value represented by a string-valued argument.

Methods inherited from class Question

addMarker, equals, export, getChecklistItems, getHelpID, getImage, getInterview, getKey, getNext, getResourceString, getResourceString, getSummary, getTag, getText, getTextArgs, hashCode, hasMarker, isEnabled, isHidden, reload, removeMarker, setHelpID, setImage, setImage, setSummary, setText

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Field Details

LEVEL_NONE

public static final int LEVEL_NONE

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

LEVEL_LEGACY

public static final int LEVEL_LEGACY

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

LEVEL_1

public static final int LEVEL_1

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

LEVEL_2

public static final int LEVEL_2

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

LEVEL_3

public static final int LEVEL_3

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

NullQuestion

protected NullQuestion(Interview interview)

Create a null question.

Parameters:

interview - The interview containing this question.

NullQuestion

protected NullQuestion(Interview interview,
 String tag)

Create a question with a nominated tag.

Parameters:

interview - The interview containing this question.

tag - A unique tag to identify this specific question.

NullQuestion

protected NullQuestion(Interview interview,
 String tag,
 int level)

Create a question with a nominated tag.

Parameters:

interview - The interview containing this question.

tag - A unique tag to identify this specific question.

level - The "level" of this question.

Method Details

getLevel

public int getLevel()

Get the current heading level.

Returns:

The heading level, as defined by one of this class' constants.

setLevel

public void setLevel(int val)

Set the heading level of this question. This is roughly equivalent to heading levels in HTML, where heading 1 is the largest, for a document title or chapter. As the number grows, the heading is semantically finer grained.

For compatibility purposes a question has heading level zero by default, this is the JT Harness 3.x style of rendering. Level 1 is the strongest heading level in JT Harness 4.x and later. A "none" heading level is also available, meaning that a null question is requested, but has no more semantic importance than any other question.

Parameters:

val - One of the level constants defined in this class.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the parameter is out of range.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

• LEVEL_NONE
• LEVEL_1
• LEVEL_2
• LEVEL_3

clear

public void clear()

Clear any response to this question, resetting the value back to its initial state. Since this question has no response, there is no value, and so no action is performed.

Specified by:

clear in class Question

getStringValue

public String getStringValue()

A NullQuestion does not have a value, and so this method always returns null.

Specified by:

getStringValue in class Question

Returns:

null

See Also:

• Question.setValue(String)

setValue

public void setValue(String ignore)

Set the response to this question to the value represented by a string-valued argument. For this question, no value is appropriate and an exception is always thrown.

Specified by:

setValue in class Question

Parameters:

ignore - A string containing a value value appropriate for the particular type of question whose value is being set.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - always

See Also:

• Question.getStringValue()

isValueValid

public boolean isValueValid()

A NullQuestion does not have a value, and so this method always returns true.

Specified by:

isValueValid in class Question

Returns:

true

isValueAlwaysValid

public boolean isValueAlwaysValid()

A NullQuestion does not have a value, and so this method always returns true.

Specified by:

isValueAlwaysValid in class Question

Returns:

true

load

protected void load(Map<String,String> data)

Load the value for this question from a dictionary, using the tag as the key.

Overrides:

load in class Question

Parameters:

data - ignored

save

protected void save(Map<String,String> data)

Save the value for this question in a dictionary, using the tag as the key. Since there is no value, this method is a no-op.

Specified by:

save in class Question

Parameters:

data - ignored