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package org.apache.tapestry.valid;
import org.apache.tapestry.AbstractComponent;
import org.apache.tapestry.BindingException;
import org.apache.tapestry.IForm;
import org.apache.tapestry.IMarkupWriter;
import org.apache.tapestry.IRequestCycle;
import org.apache.tapestry.Tapestry;
import org.apache.tapestry.TapestryUtils;
import org.apache.tapestry.form.IFormComponent;
/**
* Used to label an {@link IFormComponent}. Because such fields know their displayName
* (user-presentable name), there's no reason to hard code the label in a page's HTML template (this
* also helps with localization). [ <a
* href="../../../../../ComponentReference/FieldLabel.html">Component Reference </a>]
*
* @author Howard Lewis Lewis Ship
*/
public abstract class FieldLabel extends AbstractComponent
{
/**
* Gets the {@link IForm} and {@link IValidationDelegate delegate}, then renders the
* label obtained from the field. Does nothing when rewinding.
*/
protected void renderComponent(IMarkupWriter writer, IRequestCycle cycle)
{
if (cycle.isRewinding())
return;
IForm form = TapestryUtils.getForm(cycle, this);
IFormComponent field = getField();
if (field != null)
form.prerenderField(writer, field, getLocation());
String displayName = getDisplayName();
if (displayName == null)
{
if (field == null)
throw Tapestry.createRequiredParameterException(this, "field");
displayName = field.getDisplayName();
if (displayName == null)
throw new BindingException(ValidMessages.noDisplayName(this, field), this, null,
getBinding("field"), null);
}
IValidationDelegate delegate = form.getDelegate();
delegate.writeLabelPrefix(field, writer, cycle);
writer.print(displayName, getRaw());
delegate.writeLabelSuffix(field, writer, cycle);
}
/** displayName parameter */
public abstract String getDisplayName();
/** field parameter */
public abstract IFormComponent getField();
/** raw parameter */
public abstract boolean getRaw();
}