tapestry-core/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/services/BeanBlockContribution.java

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package org.apache.tapestry5.services;

import org.apache.tapestry5.corelib.components.Label;
import static org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.internal.util.Defense.notBlank;

/**
 * A contribution to the {@link BeanBlockSource} service, defining a page name and block id (within the page) that can
 * edit or display a particular type of property.
 */
public final class BeanBlockContribution
{
    private final String dataType;

    private final String pageName;

    private final String blockId;

    private final boolean edit;

    public BeanBlockContribution(String dataType, String pageName, String blockId, boolean edit)
    {
        notBlank(dataType, "datatype");
        notBlank(pageName, "pageName");
        notBlank(blockId, "blockId");

        this.dataType = dataType;
        this.pageName = pageName;
        this.blockId = blockId;
        this.edit = edit;
    }

    /**
     * The type of data for which the indicated block will provide an editor or displayer for.
     */
    public String getDataType()
    {
        return dataType;
    }

    /**
     * The id of the block within the page.
     */
    public String getBlockId()
    {
        return blockId;
    }

    /**
     * If true, then the block provides an editor for the property, consisting of a {@link Label} and some field
     * component (or set of field components). If false, the block is used to display the value of the property, usually
     * by applying some kind of formatting to the raw value.
     */
    public boolean isEdit()
    {
        return edit;
    }

    /**
     * The logical name of the page containing the block.
     */
    public String getPageName()
    {
        return pageName;
    }

}