com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields

Class TextItem

java.lang.Object

com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject

com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass

com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass

com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem

com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.TextItem

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers, HasBlurHandlers, HasChangedHandlers, HasChangeHandlers, HasClickHandlers, HasDoubleClickHandlers, HasEditorEnterHandlers, HasEditorExitHandlers, HasFocusHandlers, HasIconClickHandlers, HasIconKeyPressHandlers, HasItemHoverHandlers, HasKeyDownHandlers, HasKeyPressHandlers, HasKeyUpHandlers, HasPickerIconClickHandlers, HasTitleClickHandlers, HasTitleDoubleClickHandlers, HasTitleHoverHandlers, HasValueHoverHandlers

Direct Known Subclasses:

ColorItem, ComboBoxItem, DoubleItem, FloatItem, IntegerItem, PasswordItem, SpinnerItem, TimeItem, UploadItem

public class TextItem
extends FormItem

FormItem for managing a text field.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass

id

Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject

jsObj

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TextItem()
TextItem(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)
TextItem(java.lang.String name)
TextItem(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String title)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName, Canvas defaults) Changes the defaults for Canvas AutoChildren named autoChildName.
static void	changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName, FormItem defaults) Changes the defaults for FormItem AutoChildren named autoChildName.
static void	changePickerIconDefaults(FormItemIcon defaults)
void	deselectValue() If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection.
void	deselectValue(java.lang.Boolean start) If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection.
java.lang.Boolean	getBrowserAutoCapitalize() This property may be set to false to explicitly set the native HTML "autocapitalize" attribute to "off" in the data element of this item.
java.lang.Boolean	getBrowserAutoCorrect() This property may be set to false to explicitly set the native HTML "autocorrect" attribute to "off" in the data element of this item.
java.lang.String	getBrowserInputType() This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.
java.lang.Boolean	getChangeOnKeypress() Should this form item fire its change handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to false to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.
CharacterCasing	getCharacterCasing() Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with FormItem.setValue.
java.lang.String	getEnteredValue() Returns the raw text value typed into this form field, which can differ from FormItem.getValue in various cases - for example: for items that constrain the value range, such as a DateItem with enforceDate:true, or a ComboBoxItem with addUnknownValues:false for items with a defined valueMap or edit value formatter and parser functions which converts display value to data value while the item has focus if changeOnKeypress is false
java.lang.Boolean	getFormatOnBlur() With formatOnBlur enabled, this textItem will format its value according to any specified static static formatter as long as the item does not have focus.
java.lang.Boolean	getFormatOnFocusChange() Should formatEditorValue re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.
int	getHeight() Default height for text items.
java.lang.String	getHint() Returns the hint text for this item.
java.lang.String	getKeyPressFilter() Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user.
java.lang.Integer	getLength() if set, maximum number of characters for this field
java.lang.String	getMask() Input mask used to filter text entry.
java.lang.Boolean	getMaskOverwriteMode() During entry into masked field, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.
java.lang.String	getMaskPadChar() Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has no focus.
java.lang.String	getMaskPromptChar() Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has focus.
java.lang.Boolean	getMaskSaveLiterals() Should entered mask value be saved with embedded literals?
static TextItem	getOrCreateRef(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)
java.lang.Boolean	getPrintFullText() When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.
java.lang.Boolean	getSaveOnEnter() Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if saveOnEnter is true.
int[]	getSelectionRange() For text-based items, this method returns the indices of the start/end of the current selection.
java.lang.Boolean	getSelectOnClick() Allows the selectOnClick behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
java.lang.Boolean	getSelectOnFocus() Allows the selectOnFocus behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
java.lang.Boolean	getShowHintInField() If showing hint for this form item, should it be shown within the field?
java.lang.String	getTextBoxStyle() Base CSS class name for this item's input element.
java.lang.String	getValueAsString() Return the value tracked by this form item.
int	getWidth() Default width for fields.
void	selectValue() Put focus in this item and select the entire value.
void	setBrowserAutoCapitalize(java.lang.Boolean browserAutoCapitalize) This property may be set to false to explicitly set the native HTML "autocapitalize" attribute to "off" in the data element of this item.
void	setBrowserAutoCorrect(java.lang.Boolean browserAutoCorrect) This property may be set to false to explicitly set the native HTML "autocorrect" attribute to "off" in the data element of this item.
void	setBrowserInputType(java.lang.String browserInputType) This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.
void	setChangeOnKeypress(java.lang.Boolean changeOnKeypress) Should this form item fire its change handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to false to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.
void	setCharacterCasing(CharacterCasing characterCasing) Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with FormItem.setValue.
static void	setDefaultProperties(TextItem textItemProperties) Class level method to set the default properties of this class.
void	setFormatOnBlur(java.lang.Boolean formatOnBlur) With formatOnBlur enabled, this textItem will format its value according to any specified static static formatter as long as the item does not have focus.
void	setFormatOnFocusChange(java.lang.Boolean formatOnFocusChange) Should formatEditorValue re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.
void	setHeight(int height) Default height for text items.
void	setJavaScriptObject(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)
void	setKeyPressFilter(java.lang.String keyPressFilter) Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user.
void	setLength(java.lang.Integer length) if set, maximum number of characters for this field
void	setMask(java.lang.String mask) Input mask used to filter text entry.
void	setMaskOverwriteMode(java.lang.Boolean maskOverwriteMode) During entry into masked field, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.
void	setMaskPadChar(java.lang.String maskPadChar) Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has no focus.
void	setMaskPromptChar(java.lang.String maskPromptChar) Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has focus.
void	setMaskSaveLiterals(java.lang.Boolean maskSaveLiterals) Should entered mask value be saved with embedded literals?
void	setPrintFullText(java.lang.Boolean printFullText) When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.
void	setSaveOnEnter(java.lang.Boolean saveOnEnter) Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if saveOnEnter is true.
void	setSelectionRange(int start, int end) Puts focus into this form item and selects characters between the given indices.
void	setSelectOnClick(java.lang.Boolean selectOnClick) Allows the selectOnClick behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
void	setSelectOnFocus(java.lang.Boolean selectOnFocus) Allows the selectOnFocus behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
void	setShowHintInField(java.lang.Boolean showHintInField) If showing hint for this form item, should it be shown within the field?
void	setTextBoxStyle(java.lang.String textBoxStyle) Base CSS class name for this item's input element.
void	setWidth(int width) Default width for fields.

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem

_getValue, addBlurHandler, addChangedHandler, addChangeHandler, addClickHandler, addDoubleClickHandler, addEditorEnterHandler, addEditorExitHandler, addFocusHandler, addIconClickHandler, addIconKeyPressHandler, addItemHoverHandler, addKeyDownHandler, addKeyPressHandler, addKeyUpHandler, addPickerIconClickHandler, addTitleClickHandler, addTitleDoubleClickHandler, addTitleHoverHandler, addValueHoverHandler, asSGWTComponent, blurItem, canEditCriterion, clearValue, disable, enable, focusInItem, getAccessKey, getAlign, getAllowExpressions, getAlwaysFetchMissingValues, getApplyHeightToTextBox, getAriaRole, getAttribute, getAttributeAsBoolean, getAttributeAsDate, getAttributeAsDouble, getAttributeAsFloat, getAttributeAsInt, getAttributeAsJavaScriptObject, getAttributeAsString, getBrowserSpellCheck, getCanEdit, getCanFocus, getCanvasAutoChild, getCellHeight, getCellStyle, getClassName, getClipStaticValue, getClipTitle, getConfig, getContainerWidget, getCriteriaField, getCriterion, getCriterion, getDataPath, getDateFormatter, getDecimalPad, getDecimalPrecision, getDefaultIconSrc, getDisabled, getDisableIconsOnReadOnly, getDisplayField, getDisplayFieldName, getDisplayValue, getDisplayValue, getEditorTypeConfig, getEditPendingCSSText, getEmptyDisplayValue, getEmptyValueIcon, getEndRow, getErrorIconHeight, getErrorIconSrc, getErrorIconWidth, getErrorMessageWidth, getFetchMissingValues, getFieldName, getFilterLocally, getForm, getFormItemAutoChild, getFullDataPath, getGlobalTabIndex, getHintStyle, getHoverAlign, getHoverDelay, getHoverHeight, getHoverOpacity, getHoverStyle, getHoverVAlign, getHoverWidth, getIcon, getIconHeight, getIconHSpace, getIconPageRect, getIconPrompt, getIconRect, getIconVAlign, getIconWidth, getImageURLPrefix, getImageURLSuffix, getImplicitSave, getImplicitSaveOnBlur, getInputFormat, getLeft, getLocateItemBy, getMultipleValueSeparator, getName, getOperator, getOptionCriteria, getOptionFilterContext, getOptionOperationId, getPageLeft, getPageRect, getPageTop, getPicker, getPickerIconHeight, getPickerIconName, getPickerIconPrompt, getPickerIconProperties, getPickerIconSrc, getPickerIconStyle, getPickerIconWidth, getPrintTextBoxStyle, getPrintTitleStyle, getPrompt, getReadOnlyDisplay, getReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, getRect, getRedrawOnChange, getRejectInvalidValueOnChange, getRequired, getRequiredMessage, getRowSpan, getSelectedRecord, getShouldSaveValue, getShowClippedTitleOnHover, getShowClippedValueOnHover, getShowDisabled, getShowErrorIcon, getShowErrorStyle, getShowErrorText, getShowFocused, getShowFocusedErrorState, getShowFocusedIcons, getShowFocusedPickerIcon, getShowHint, getShowIcons, getShowOverIcons, getShowPickerIcon, getShowRTL, getShowTitle, getShowValueIconOnly, getStartRow, getStopOnError, getSuppressValueIcon, getSynchronousValidation, getTabIndex, getTextAlign, getTimeFormatter, getTitle, getTitleAlign, getTitleColSpan, getTitleOrientation, getTitleStyle, getTitleVAlign, getTooltip, getTop, getType, getValidateOnChange, getValidateOnExit, getValidOperators, getVAlign, getValue, getValueAsRecordList, getValueField, getValueFieldName, getValueIconHeight, getValueIconLeftPadding, getValueIconRightPadding, getValueIconSize, getValueIconWidth, getVisible, getVisibleHeight, getVisibleWidth, getWrapTitle, hasAdvancedCriteria, hide, hideIcon, invalidateDisplayValueCache, isCreated, isDisabled, isDrawn, isVisible, redraw, setAccessKey, setAlign, setAllowExpressions, setAlwaysFetchMissingValues, setApplyHeightToTextBox, setAriaRole, setAriaState, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAutoChildConstructor, setAutoChildProperties, setAutoChildProperties, setAutoChildVisibility, setBrowserSpellCheck, setCanEdit, setCanEditCriterionPredicate, setCanFocus, setCellHeight, setCellStyle, setClipStaticValue, setClipTitle, setColSpan, setColSpan, setCriteriaField, setCriterion, setCriterionGetter, setCriterionSetter, setDataPath, setDateFormatter, setDecimalPad, setDecimalPrecision, setDefaultIconSrc, setDefaultProperties, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDisabled, setDisableIconsOnReadOnly, setDisplayField, setDisplayFormat, setDisplayFormat, setEditorProperties, setEditorType, setEditorType, setEditorType, setEditorValueFormatter, setEditorValueParser, setEditPendingCSSText, setEmptyDisplayValue, setEmptyValueIcon, setEndRow, setErrorFormatter, setErrorIconHeight, setErrorIconSrc, setErrorIconWidth, setErrorMessageWidth, setErrorOrientation, setFetchMissingValues, setFilterLocally, setGlobalTabIndex, setHeight, setHint, setHintStyle, setHoverAlign, setHoverDelay, setHoverHeight, setHoverOpacity, setHoverStyle, setHoverVAlign, setHoverWidth, setIconHeight, setIconHSpace, setIconPrompt, setIcons, setIconVAlign, setIconWidth, setImageURLPrefix, setImageURLSuffix, setImplicitSave, setImplicitSaveOnBlur, setInitHandler, setInputFormat, setInputTransformer, setItemHoverFormatter, setItemTitleHoverFormatter, setItemValueHoverFormatter, setLeft, setLocateItemBy, setMultipleValueSeparator, setName, setOperator, setOptionCriteria, setOptionDataSource, setOptionFilterContext, setOptionOperationId, setPickerIconHeight, setPickerIconName, setPickerIconPrompt, setPickerIconProperties, setPickerIconSrc, setPickerIconStyle, setPickerIconWidth, setPrintTextBoxStyle, setPrintTitleStyle, setPrompt, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setReadOnlyDisplay, setReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, setRedrawOnChange, setRejectInvalidValueOnChange, setRequired, setRequiredMessage, setRowSpan, setShouldSaveValue, setShowClippedTitleOnHover, setShowClippedValueOnHover, setShowDisabled, setShowErrorIcon, setShowErrorStyle, setShowErrorText, setShowFocused, setShowFocusedErrorState, setShowFocusedIcons, setShowFocusedPickerIcon, setShowHint, setShowIcons, setShowIfCondition, setShowOverIcons, setShowPickerIcon, setShowRTL, setShowTitle, setShowValueIconOnly, setStartRow, setStopOnError, setSuppressValueIcon, setSynchronousValidation, setTabIndex, setTextAlign, setTimeFormatter, setTitle, setTitleAlign, setTitleColSpan, setTitleHoverFormatter, setTitleOrientation, setTitleStyle, setTitleVAlign, setTooltip, setTop, setType, setValidateOnChange, setValidateOnExit, setValidators, setValidOperators, setVAlign, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValueField, setValueFormatter, setValueHoverFormatter, setValueIconHeight, setValueIconLeftPadding, setValueIconMapper, setValueIconRightPadding, setValueIcons, setValueIconSize, setValueIconWidth, setValueMap, setValueMap, setVisible, setWidth, setWrapTitle, shouldApplyHeightToTextBox, shouldFetchMissingValue, shouldSaveOnEnter, show, showIcon, showPicker, stopHover, updateState, validate, valueClipped

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass

getRef, getRef, internalSetID

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass

doAddHandler, fireEvent, getAttributeAsDoubleArray, getAttributeAsIntArray, getAttributeAsLong, getAttributeAsMap, getAttributeAsObject, getAttributeAsRecord, getAttributeAsStringArray, getAttributes, getHandlerCount, getJsObj, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttributeAsJavaObject

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject

equals, hashCode, setJsObj

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers

fireEvent

Constructor Detail

TextItem

public TextItem()

TextItem

public TextItem(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)

TextItem

public TextItem(java.lang.String name)

TextItem

public TextItem(java.lang.String name,
        java.lang.String title)

Method Detail

getOrCreateRef

public static TextItem getOrCreateRef(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)

setJavaScriptObject

public void setJavaScriptObject(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)

Overrides:

setJavaScriptObject in class FormItem

changeAutoChildDefaults

public static void changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName,
                           Canvas defaults)

Changes the defaults for Canvas AutoChildren named autoChildName.

Parameters:

autoChildName - name of an AutoChild to customize the defaults for.

defaults - Canvas defaults to apply. These defaults override any existing properties without destroying or wiping out non-overridden properties.

See Also:

AutoChildUsage

changeAutoChildDefaults

public static void changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName,
                           FormItem defaults)

Changes the defaults for FormItem AutoChildren named autoChildName.

Parameters:

autoChildName - name of an AutoChild to customize the defaults for.

defaults - FormItem defaults to apply. These defaults override any existing properties without destroying or wiping out non-overridden properties.

See Also:

AutoChildUsage

changePickerIconDefaults

public static void changePickerIconDefaults(FormItemIcon defaults)

setBrowserAutoCapitalize

public void setBrowserAutoCapitalize(java.lang.Boolean browserAutoCapitalize)

This property may be set to false to explicitly set the native HTML "autocapitalize" attribute to "off" in the data element of this item.

This attribute is used by some browsers- typically on mobile platforms - as a way to disable default auto-capitalize behavior within the item.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

browserAutoCapitalize - browserAutoCapitalize Default value is null

getBrowserAutoCapitalize

public java.lang.Boolean getBrowserAutoCapitalize()

This property may be set to false to explicitly set the native HTML "autocapitalize" attribute to "off" in the data element of this item.

This attribute is used by some browsers- typically on mobile platforms - as a way to disable default auto-capitalize behavior within the item.

Returns:

Boolean

setBrowserAutoCorrect

public void setBrowserAutoCorrect(java.lang.Boolean browserAutoCorrect)

This property may be set to false to explicitly set the native HTML "autocorrect" attribute to "off" in the data element of this item.

This attribute is used by some browsers- typically on mobile platforms - as a way to disable default auto-correct behavior within the item.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

browserAutoCorrect - browserAutoCorrect Default value is null

getBrowserAutoCorrect

public java.lang.Boolean getBrowserAutoCorrect()

This property may be set to false to explicitly set the native HTML "autocorrect" attribute to "off" in the data element of this item.

This attribute is used by some browsers- typically on mobile platforms - as a way to disable default auto-correct behavior within the item.

Returns:

Boolean

setBrowserInputType

public void setBrowserInputType(java.lang.String browserInputType)

This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.

The only currently supported use of this attribute is hinting to touch-enabled mobile devices that a particular keyboard layout should be used. Even here, be careful; to take a random example, using type "number" on Android up to at least 3.2 leads to a keyboard with no "-" key, so negative numbers cannot be entered.

Valid values:

"text"	Normal text keyboard
"digits"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a string of digits 0 - 9. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with only "0", "1", "2", ..., "9", and delete keys.
"email"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering an e-mail address. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show special "@" and "." keys on the alphabetic keys screen.
"tel"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a telephone number. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with a "+*#" key for displaying punctuation keys.
"number"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a floating-point value. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to start on the number and punctuation keys screen. NOTE: This is not an appropriate text input type for credit card numbers, postal codes, ISBNs, and other formats that are not strictly parsable as floating-point numbers. This is because the browser is required to perform floating-point value sanitization to ensure that the value is a valid floating-point number.
"url"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a URL. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a special ".com" key.
Any vendor- specific value	If a browser supports another input type.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

browserInputType - . See String. Default value is null

getBrowserInputType

public java.lang.String getBrowserInputType()

This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.

The only currently supported use of this attribute is hinting to touch-enabled mobile devices that a particular keyboard layout should be used. Even here, be careful; to take a random example, using type "number" on Android up to at least 3.2 leads to a keyboard with no "-" key, so negative numbers cannot be entered.

Valid values:

"text"	Normal text keyboard
"digits"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a string of digits 0 - 9. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with only "0", "1", "2", ..., "9", and delete keys.
"email"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering an e-mail address. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show special "@" and "." keys on the alphabetic keys screen.
"tel"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a telephone number. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with a "+*#" key for displaying punctuation keys.
"number"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a floating-point value. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to start on the number and punctuation keys screen. NOTE: This is not an appropriate text input type for credit card numbers, postal codes, ISBNs, and other formats that are not strictly parsable as floating-point numbers. This is because the browser is required to perform floating-point value sanitization to ensure that the value is a valid floating-point number.
"url"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a URL. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a special ".com" key.
Any vendor- specific value	If a browser supports another input type.

Returns:

. See String

setChangeOnKeypress

public void setChangeOnKeypress(java.lang.Boolean changeOnKeypress)

Should this form item fire its change handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to false to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.

Note: If false, the value returned by getValue will not reflect the value displayed in the form item element as long as focus is in the form item element.

Parameters:

changeOnKeypress - changeOnKeypress Default value is true

getChangeOnKeypress

public java.lang.Boolean getChangeOnKeypress()

Should this form item fire its change handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to false to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.

Note: If false, the value returned by getValue will not reflect the value displayed in the form item element as long as focus is in the form item element.

Returns:

Boolean

setCharacterCasing

public void setCharacterCasing(CharacterCasing characterCasing)

Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with FormItem.setValue.

Note: character casing cannot be used at the same time as a mask.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

characterCasing - characterCasing Default value is TextItem.DEFAULT

See Also:

KeyPress Filters Example

getCharacterCasing

public CharacterCasing getCharacterCasing()

Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with FormItem.setValue.

Note: character casing cannot be used at the same time as a mask.

Returns:

CharacterCasing

See Also:

KeyPress Filters Example

setFormatOnBlur

public void setFormatOnBlur(java.lang.Boolean formatOnBlur)

With formatOnBlur enabled, this textItem will format its value according to any specified static static formatter as long as the item does not have focus. Once the user puts focus into the item the formatter will be removed. This provides a simply way for developers to show a nicely formatted display value in a freeform text field, without the need for an explicit FormItem.formatEditorValue and FormItem.parseEditorValue pair.

Parameters:

formatOnBlur - formatOnBlur Default value is false

getFormatOnBlur

public java.lang.Boolean getFormatOnBlur()

With formatOnBlur enabled, this textItem will format its value according to any specified static static formatter as long as the item does not have focus. Once the user puts focus into the item the formatter will be removed. This provides a simply way for developers to show a nicely formatted display value in a freeform text field, without the need for an explicit FormItem.formatEditorValue and FormItem.parseEditorValue pair.

Returns:

Boolean

setFormatOnFocusChange

public void setFormatOnFocusChange(java.lang.Boolean formatOnFocusChange)

Should formatEditorValue re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.

Parameters:

formatOnFocusChange - formatOnFocusChange Default value is false

getFormatOnFocusChange

public java.lang.Boolean getFormatOnFocusChange()

Should formatEditorValue re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.

Returns:

Boolean

setHeight

public void setHeight(int height)

Default height for text items.

Overrides:

setHeight in class FormItem

Parameters:

height - height Default value is 19

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

getHeight

public int getHeight()

Default height for text items.

Overrides:

getHeight in class FormItem

Returns:

int

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

setKeyPressFilter

public void setKeyPressFilter(java.lang.String keyPressFilter)

Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user. If defined, keys that match the regular expression are allowed; all others are suppressed. The filter is applied after character casing, if defined.

Note: keypress filtering cannot be used at the same time as a mask.

If this method is called after the component has been drawn/initialized: Set the keyPressFilter for this item

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

keyPressFilter - new keyPress filter for the item. See String. Default value is null

See Also:

setCharacterCasing(com.smartgwt.client.types.CharacterCasing), KeyPress Filters Example

getKeyPressFilter

public java.lang.String getKeyPressFilter()

Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user. If defined, keys that match the regular expression are allowed; all others are suppressed. The filter is applied after character casing, if defined.

Note: keypress filtering cannot be used at the same time as a mask.

Returns:

. See String

See Also:

getCharacterCasing(), KeyPress Filters Example

setLength

public void setLength(java.lang.Integer length)

if set, maximum number of characters for this field

Parameters:

length - length Default value is null

See Also:

Validation overview and related methods

getLength

public java.lang.Integer getLength()

if set, maximum number of characters for this field

Returns:

Integer

See Also:

Validation overview and related methods

setMask

public void setMask(java.lang.String mask)

Input mask used to filter text entry.

Sample masks:

• Phone number: (###) ###-####
• Social Security number: ###-##-####
• First name: >?<??????????
• Date: ##/##/####
• State: >LL

Overview of available mask characters

Character	Description
0	Digit (0 through 9) or plus [+] or minus [-] signs
9	Digit or space
#	Digit
L	Letter (A through Z)
?	Letter (A through Z) or space
A	Letter or digit
a	Letter or digit
C	Any character or space
<	Causes all characters that follow to be converted to lowercase
>	Causes all characters that follow to be converted to uppercase

Any character not matching one of the above mask characters or that is escaped with a backslash (\) is considered to be a literal.

Custom mask characters can be defined by standard regular expression character set or range. For example, a hexadecimal color code mask could be:

• Color: \#>[0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F]

Note: input mask cannot be used at the same time as a keyPressFilter. Also note that this property is not supported for ComboBoxItem or SpinnerItem.

If this method is called after the component has been drawn/initialized: Set the mask for this item. Pass null to clear an existing mask.

Note that the current value of the field is cleared when changing the mask.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

mask - mask to apply to text item. See String. Default value is null

See Also:

setKeyPressFilter(java.lang.String), Text - Masked Example

getMask

public java.lang.String getMask()

Input mask used to filter text entry.

Sample masks:

• Phone number: (###) ###-####
• Social Security number: ###-##-####
• First name: >?<??????????
• Date: ##/##/####
• State: >LL

Overview of available mask characters

Character	Description
0	Digit (0 through 9) or plus [+] or minus [-] signs
9	Digit or space
#	Digit
L	Letter (A through Z)
?	Letter (A through Z) or space
A	Letter or digit
a	Letter or digit
C	Any character or space
<	Causes all characters that follow to be converted to lowercase
>	Causes all characters that follow to be converted to uppercase

Any character not matching one of the above mask characters or that is escaped with a backslash (\) is considered to be a literal.

Custom mask characters can be defined by standard regular expression character set or range. For example, a hexadecimal color code mask could be:

• Color: \#>[0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F]

Note: input mask cannot be used at the same time as a keyPressFilter. Also note that this property is not supported for ComboBoxItem or SpinnerItem.

Returns:

. See String

See Also:

getKeyPressFilter(), Text - Masked Example

setMaskOverwriteMode

public void setMaskOverwriteMode(java.lang.Boolean maskOverwriteMode)

During entry into masked field, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

maskOverwriteMode - maskOverwriteMode Default value is null

getMaskOverwriteMode

public java.lang.Boolean getMaskOverwriteMode()

During entry into masked field, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.

Returns:

Boolean

setMaskPadChar

public void setMaskPadChar(java.lang.String maskPadChar)

Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has no focus.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

maskPadChar - . See String. Default value is " "

getMaskPadChar

public java.lang.String getMaskPadChar()

Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has no focus.

Returns:

. See String

setMaskPromptChar

public void setMaskPromptChar(java.lang.String maskPromptChar)

Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has focus.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

maskPromptChar - . See String. Default value is "_"

getMaskPromptChar

public java.lang.String getMaskPromptChar()

Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has focus.

Returns:

. See String

setMaskSaveLiterals

public void setMaskSaveLiterals(java.lang.Boolean maskSaveLiterals)

Should entered mask value be saved with embedded literals?

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

maskSaveLiterals - maskSaveLiterals Default value is null

getMaskSaveLiterals

public java.lang.Boolean getMaskSaveLiterals()

Should entered mask value be saved with embedded literals?

Returns:

Boolean

setPrintFullText

public void setPrintFullText(java.lang.Boolean printFullText)

When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.

Parameters:

printFullText - printFullText Default value is false

See Also:

Printing overview and related methods

getPrintFullText

public java.lang.Boolean getPrintFullText()

When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.

Returns:

Boolean

See Also:

Printing overview and related methods

setSaveOnEnter

public void setSaveOnEnter(java.lang.Boolean saveOnEnter)

Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if saveOnEnter is true. Setting this property to false will disable this behavior.

Overrides:

setSaveOnEnter in class FormItem

Parameters:

saveOnEnter - saveOnEnter Default value is true

getSaveOnEnter

public java.lang.Boolean getSaveOnEnter()

Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if saveOnEnter is true. Setting this property to false will disable this behavior.

Overrides:

getSaveOnEnter in class FormItem

Returns:

Boolean

setSelectOnClick

public void setSelectOnClick(java.lang.Boolean selectOnClick)

Allows the selectOnClick behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of selectOnClick.

Overrides:

setSelectOnClick in class FormItem

Parameters:

selectOnClick - selectOnClick Default value is null

See Also:

Focus overview and related methods

getSelectOnClick

public java.lang.Boolean getSelectOnClick()

Allows the selectOnClick behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of selectOnClick.

Overrides:

getSelectOnClick in class FormItem

Returns:

Boolean

See Also:

Focus overview and related methods

setSelectOnFocus

public void setSelectOnFocus(java.lang.Boolean selectOnFocus)

Allows the selectOnFocus behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of selectOnFocus.

Overrides:

setSelectOnFocus in class FormItem

Parameters:

selectOnFocus - selectOnFocus Default value is null

See Also:

Focus overview and related methods

getSelectOnFocus

public java.lang.Boolean getSelectOnFocus()

Allows the selectOnFocus behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of selectOnFocus.

Overrides:

getSelectOnFocus in class FormItem

Returns:

Boolean

See Also:

Focus overview and related methods

setShowHintInField

public void setShowHintInField(java.lang.Boolean showHintInField)

If showing hint for this form item, should it be shown within the field?

CSS style for the hint is textBoxStyle with the suffix "Hint" appended to it. If the item is disabled the suffix "DisabledHint" will be used.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

showHintInField - showHintInField Default value is null

See Also:

FormItem.setHint(java.lang.String), Appearance overview and related methods

getShowHintInField

public java.lang.Boolean getShowHintInField()

If showing hint for this form item, should it be shown within the field?

CSS style for the hint is textBoxStyle with the suffix "Hint" appended to it. If the item is disabled the suffix "DisabledHint" will be used.

Returns:

Boolean

See Also:

FormItem.getHint(), Appearance overview and related methods

setTextBoxStyle

public void setTextBoxStyle(java.lang.String textBoxStyle)

Base CSS class name for this item's input element. NOTE: See the CompoundFormItem_skinning discussion for special skinning considerations.

Overrides:

setTextBoxStyle in class FormItem

Parameters:

textBoxStyle - . See FormItemBaseStyle. Default value is "textItem"

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

getTextBoxStyle

public java.lang.String getTextBoxStyle()

Base CSS class name for this item's input element. NOTE: See the CompoundFormItem_skinning discussion for special skinning considerations.

Overrides:

getTextBoxStyle in class FormItem

Returns:

. See FormItemBaseStyle

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

setWidth

public void setWidth(int width)

Default width for fields.

Overrides:

setWidth in class FormItem

Parameters:

width - width Default value is 150

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

getWidth

public int getWidth()

Default width for fields.

Overrides:

getWidth in class FormItem

Returns:

int

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

deselectValue

public void deselectValue()

If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection. leaving focus in the item. Has no effect if the item is undrawn or unfocused. Only applies to text-based items.

deselectValue

public void deselectValue(java.lang.Boolean start)

If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection. leaving focus in the item. Has no effect if the item is undrawn or unfocused. Only applies to text-based items.

Parameters:

start - By default the text insertion cursor will be moved to the end of the current value - pass in this parameter to move to the start instead

getEnteredValue

public java.lang.String getEnteredValue()

Returns the raw text value typed into this form field, which can differ from FormItem.getValue in various cases - for example:

• for items that constrain the value range, such as a DateItem with enforceDate:true, or a ComboBoxItem with addUnknownValues:false
• for items with a defined valueMap or edit value formatter and parser functions which converts display value to data value
• while the item has focus if changeOnKeypress is false

Returns:

current entered value

getHint

public java.lang.String getHint()

Returns the hint text for this item. Default implementation returns hint, or null if there is no hint to show.

Overrides:

getHint in class FormItem

Returns:

HTML to show as the hint for the item

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

selectValue

public void selectValue()

Put focus in this item and select the entire value. Only applies to text based items

setSelectionRange

public void setSelectionRange(int start,
                     int end)

Puts focus into this form item and selects characters between the given indices. Only applies to drawn text based items.

Parameters:

start - selection starting character index

end - end of selection character index

setDefaultProperties

public static void setDefaultProperties(TextItem textItemProperties)

Class level method to set the default properties of this class. If set, then all subsequent instances of this class will automatically have the default properties that were set when this method was called. This is a powerful feature that eliminates the need for users to create a separate hierarchy of subclasses that only alter the default properties of this class. Can also be used for skinning / styling purposes.

Note: This method is intended for setting default attributes only and will effect all instances of the underlying class (including those automatically generated in JavaScript). This method should not be used to apply standard EventHandlers or override methods for a class - use a custom subclass instead.

Parameters:

textItemProperties - properties that should be used as new defaults when instances of this class are created

getValueAsString

public java.lang.String getValueAsString()

Return the value tracked by this form item.

Returns:

value of this element

getSelectionRange

public int[] getSelectionRange()

For text-based items, this method returns the indices of the start/end of the current selection. Returns null if the item doesn't have focus.

Notes:

• In Internet Explorer, if the item has lost focus since the selection was made, only the start (current caret position) is returned. This is a limitation of Internet Explorer.
• The returned indices are indices within the entered value rather than the value as returned by FormItem.getValue().

  The distinction is particularly normalize the line endings in the <textarea> element's value. Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 convert line endings to "\r\n" while other browsers convert line endings to "\n" as specified by the HTML5 standard.

Returns:

2 element array showing character index of the current selection's start and end point within this item's value. May be null if the item doesn't have focus.