org.davesag.generica.core
Class AbstractContent

java.lang.Object
  org.davesag.generica.core.AbstractDateStamped
      org.davesag.generica.core.AbstractContent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Content, DateStamped, Localisable, Persistable, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractExtensibleContent, Faq, Link

public abstract class AbstractContent

extends AbstractDateStamped

implements Content

This AbstractContent bean is an abstract Persitable Content item with created and lastModified dates and language and country codes.

Since:

Generica 1.0

Version:

CVS Revision $Id: AbstractContent.java,v 1.13 2004/04/08 13:19:07 davesag Exp $

Author:

Dave Sag http://www.davesag.com

See Also:

Serialized Form

Peristable via Hibernate:

table = "contents"

Field Summary

protected String	theCountryCode the iso code of the country the content is written for
protected String	theLanguageCode the iso code of the language the content is written in

Fields inherited from class org.davesag.generica.core.AbstractDateStamped

theCreated, theId, theLastModified

Constructor Summary

AbstractContent()
default constructor

AbstractContent(Locale loc)
Constructor takes a locale.

AbstractContent(String lang)
Constructor takes a language code and uses the default country settings.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object o) Tests if the supplied object is equal to this AbstractContent, ie do they have the same Id?
String	getCountryCode() get the ISO Country Code of this AbstractContent.
String	getLanguageCode() get the ISO Language Code of this AbstractContent.
Locale	getLocale() get the locale.
abstract int	hashcode() Objects must override the hashcode if they override the equals method.
void	setCountryCode(String lang) Set the AbstractContent's country code.
void	setLanguageCode(String lang) Set the AbstractContent's language code.
void	setLocale(Locale loc) Set the AbstractContent's language and country codes using a Locale object.
abstract String	toString() Override this to be useful to you.

Methods inherited from class org.davesag.generica.core.AbstractDateStamped

getCreated, getId, getLastModified, setCreated, setId, setLastModified, setTemplateId

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.davesag.generica.core.DateStamped

getCreated, getLastModified, setCreated, setLastModified

Field Detail

theLanguageCode

protected String theLanguageCode

the iso code of the language the content is written in

theCountryCode

protected String theCountryCode

the iso code of the country the content is written for

Constructor Detail

AbstractContent

public AbstractContent()

default constructor

AbstractContent

public AbstractContent(String lang)

Constructor takes a language code and uses the default country settings.

Parameters:

lang - The ISO Language Code.

AbstractContent

public AbstractContent(Locale loc)

Constructor takes a locale. This is the preferred option for sites that span countries as well as simply languages.

Parameters:

loc - The Locale.

Method Detail

getLanguageCode

public String getLanguageCode()

get the ISO Language Code of this AbstractContent.

Specified by:

getLanguageCode in interface Localisable

Returns:

The iso language code of this AbstractContent.

Hibernate Property:

length = "3" not-null="true"

setLanguageCode

public void setLanguageCode(String lang)

Set the AbstractContent's language code.

Specified by:

setLanguageCode in interface Localisable

Parameters:

lang - The iso language code of this AbstractContent.

getCountryCode

public String getCountryCode()

get the ISO Country Code of this AbstractContent.

Specified by:

getCountryCode in interface Localisable

Returns:

The iso country code of this AbstractContent.

Hibernate Property:

length = "5"

setCountryCode

public void setCountryCode(String lang)

Set the AbstractContent's country code.

Specified by:

setCountryCode in interface Localisable

Parameters:

lang - The iso country code of this AbstractContent.

setLocale

public void setLocale(Locale loc)

Set the AbstractContent's language and country codes using a Locale object.

Specified by:

setLocale in interface Localisable

Parameters:

loc - The locale to use to derive the language code.

getLocale

public Locale getLocale()

get the locale.

Specified by:

getLocale in interface Localisable

Returns:

the current Locale.

toString

public abstract String toString()

Override this to be useful to you.

Specified by:

toString in class AbstractDateStamped

Returns:

the content title. useful for debugging.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Tests if the supplied object is equal to this AbstractContent, ie do they have the same Id?

Overrides:

equals in class AbstractDateStamped

Parameters:

o - The object to test against this AbstractContent. Must also be a AbstractContent to make sense.

Returns:

true if the two users have the same id.

hashcode

public abstract int hashcode()

Objects must override the hashcode if they override the equals method.

Specified by:

hashcode in class AbstractDateStamped

Returns:

a valid hashcode for this content.