Package edu.wisc.game.util

Class Tools

java.lang.Object

edu.wisc.game.util.Tools

public class Tools
extends Object

Various methods related to generating HTML forms and their components, and processing requests sent by the web browser when those forms are filled

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Tools()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	checkbox(String name, Object value, Object text, boolean selected)
static boolean	getBoolean(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, boolean defVal)
static double	getDouble(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, double defVal)
static <T extends Enum<T>> T	getEnum(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, Class<T> retType, String name, T defVal)
static <T extends Enum<T>> Vector<T>	getEnums(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, Class<T> retType, String name)
static long	getLong(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, long defVal)	Retrives an integer HTTP request parameter.
static String	getString(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, String defVal)
static String	inputHidden(String name, boolean val)	Creates an "input type=hidden" HTML tag
static String	inputHidden(String name, long val)
static String	inputHidden(String name, String val)
static String	inputText(String name)
static String	inputText(String name, Object val, int size)	Creates an 'input type=text' tag.
static String	inputTextArea(String name, Object val, int rows, int cols)
static String	radio(String name, Object value, Object text, boolean selected)
static String	radioOrBox(String name, String type, Object value, Object text, boolean selected)	Creates an HTML "input" element of the "radio" or "checkbox" type.
static String	radioOrBox(String name, String type, Object value, Object text, boolean selected, String style)	Creates an HTML "input" element of the "radio" or "checkbox" type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Tools

public Tools()

Method Detail

inputHidden

public static String inputHidden(String name,
                                 boolean val)

Creates an "input type=hidden" HTML tag

inputHidden

public static String inputHidden(String name,
                                 long val)

inputHidden

public static String inputHidden(String name,
                                 String val)

inputText

public static String inputText(String name)

inputText

public static String inputText(String name,
                               Object val,
                               int size)

Creates an 'input type=text' tag.

Parameters:

val - the value to display (if not null)

size - 0 means default

inputTextArea

public static String inputTextArea(String name,
                                   Object val,
                                   int rows,
                                   int cols)

radio

public static String radio(String name,
                           Object value,
                           Object text,
                           boolean selected)

checkbox

public static String checkbox(String name,
                              Object value,
                              Object text,
                              boolean selected)

radioOrBox

public static String radioOrBox(String name,
                                String type,
                                Object value,
                                Object text,
                                boolean selected)

Creates an HTML "input" element of the "radio" or "checkbox" type.

Parameters:

type - must be "radio" or "checkbox"

radioOrBox

public static String radioOrBox(String name,
                                String type,
                                Object value,
                                Object text,
                                boolean selected,
                                String style)

Creates an HTML "input" element of the "radio" or "checkbox" type.

Parameters:

type - must be "radio" or "checkbox"

style - Is meant to control presentation. For example, in a system providing canned scripts to telephone operators, items that the user needs to read aloud may be rendered differently.

getLong

public static long getLong(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                           String name,
                           long defVal)

Retrives an integer HTTP request parameter. If not found in the HTTP request, also looks in the attributes (which can be used by SurveyLogicServlet in case of internal redirect)

getDouble

public static double getDouble(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                               String name,
                               double defVal)

getBoolean

public static boolean getBoolean(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                 String name,
                                 boolean defVal)

getEnum

public static <T extends Enum<T>> T getEnum(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                            Class<T> retType,
                                            String name,
                                            T defVal)

getEnums

public static <T extends Enum<T>> Vector<T> getEnums(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                                     Class<T> retType,
                                                     String name)

getString

public static String getString(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                               String name,
                               String defVal)