EMPIREDB-304
Added function isEnum() to Column which indicates whether an Enum-type has been set
diff --git a/empire-db-jsf2/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/jsf2/utils/TagEncodingHelper.java b/empire-db-jsf2/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/jsf2/utils/TagEncodingHelper.java
index 84434c5..03c3fd8 100644
--- a/empire-db-jsf2/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/jsf2/utils/TagEncodingHelper.java
+++ b/empire-db-jsf2/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/jsf2/utils/TagEncodingHelper.java
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@
         }

 

         @Override

+        public boolean isEnum()

+        {

+            return getSourceColumn().isEnum();

+        }

+

+        @Override

         public Object validate(Object value)

         {

             log.warn("validate not supported for {}", expr.getName());

diff --git a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/data/Column.java b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/data/Column.java
index 96baa91..dd7d0dd 100644
--- a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/data/Column.java
+++ b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/data/Column.java
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@
     boolean isReadOnly();
 
     /**
+     * Returns true if an enum type has been set for this column
+     * <P>
+     * @return eturns true if an enum type has been set for this column
+     */
+    boolean isEnum();
+
+    /**
      * Checks if the given value is a valid value for this column 
      * If not, an exception is thrown
      * @return the value the validated and possibly converted value
diff --git a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/data/bean/BeanProperty.java b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/data/bean/BeanProperty.java
index 7b53f84..24c7609 100644
--- a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/data/bean/BeanProperty.java
+++ b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/data/bean/BeanProperty.java
@@ -166,6 +166,17 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns true if an enum type has been set for this column
+     * <P>
+     * @return eturns true if an enum type has been set for this column
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEnum()
+    {
+        return (attributes!=null && getAttribute(COLATTR_ENUMTYPE)!=null);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the columns control type.
      * The control type is a client specific name for the type of input control 
      * that should be used to display and edit values for this column. 
diff --git a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/db/DBColumn.java b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/db/DBColumn.java
index 5cbb919..85f5276 100644
--- a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/db/DBColumn.java
+++ b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/db/DBColumn.java
@@ -385,6 +385,17 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns true if an enum type has been set for this column
+     * <P>
+     * @return eturns true if an enum type has been set for this column
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEnum()
+    {
+        return (attributes!=null && getAttribute(COLATTR_ENUMTYPE)!=null);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Creates and returns a new DBSetExpr object.
      *
      * @see org.apache.empire.db.expr.set.DBSetExpr