Changing the repeating attributes display

Hi there,

In Webtop 6.5, I want to change the display the repeating attributes to use multiple line with 1 value for each line (in the properties component and everything else that display the properties, like new, import, etc..)

I tried to modify the number of lines creating my own class extending the DocbaseAttributeValueTag class and configured for my attribute in the docbaseobjectconfiguration... file

I've overridden the renderRepeatingAttribute method with:

protected void renderRepeatingAttribute(String strValue, boolean bReadonly, JspWriter out)
    {
        String strLines = "5";
        DocbaseAttributeValue value = (DocbaseAttributeValue) getControl();
        value.setLines(strLines);
        super.renderRepeatingAttribute(strValue, bReadonly, out);
    }

To no avail. No errors but still all values come on 1 line. If I do the same but override renderSingleAttribue method for any single attribute (i.e. Title) then it is displayed on multiple lines

Any idea?

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Francois Dauberlieu

Actually, I had the same requirement a while ago and since the renderLabel method is not visible, I didn't want to bother re-inventing the wheel so what I did is I create my own ValueTag class (configured the docbaseobejctconfiguration_dm_document.xml to use it for my attributes) and in the class, I used:

protected void renderRepeatingAttribute(String strFormattedValue, boolean bReadonly, JspWriter out){

super.renderRepeatingAttribute(strFormattedValue.replaceAll(", ", "\n"), bReadonly, out);

}

Easy peasy.

PS: Obviously, in my case, since everything was coming for a valu assistance with value mapping, I knew that there wouldn't be any ", " in the values themselves therefore, I could safely replace it with "\n". If you have a value containing the comma, e.g "name, aka" then it will also add a new line in the middle of yor value). I guess, that's a starting point for you.

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sunshine

Hi Buddy,

SetLines method is useful only for TextBox or TextArea controls. For your use case, you have to override the renderLabel() method functionality.

Hope this helps

Buddy

will give it a shot

Thank you

Francois Dauberlieu

protected void renderRepeatingAttribute(String strFormattedValue, boolean bReadonly, JspWriter out){

super.renderRepeatingAttribute(strFormattedValue.replaceAll(", ", "\n"), bReadonly, out);

}

Easy peasy.

Buddy

Thank you Francois,

I was starting to struggle with this renderLabel method and your way makes it very easy.

No problems with the values, it all comes from a registered table and I know there's no commas in it.

Cecy

Hello,

I could use some help on this topic. I am trying to substitute the "," in the repeated "authors" attribute. Below is the .xml excerpt on how I am calling the custom AuthorAttributeValueTag from the .xml for "authors"; BTW, the text just above works like a charm for the attribute "subject". Is that the right way to invoke in the .xml my custom tag class? Any ideas? Not sure if "lines" is the one I should be using for "authors", again, it works for "subject"

       __<attribute name="subject"> 
           <valuetagclass>gov.lanl.control.SubjectAttributeValueTag</valuetagclass> -->
           <lines>5</lines> 
        </attribute>
        <attribute name="authors">
           <valuetagclass>gov.lanl.control.AuthorAttributeValueTag</valuetagclass>
           <lines>5</lines>
        </attribute>__

The class looks like:

public class AuthorAttributeValueTag extends DocbaseAttributeValueTag
{
protected void renderRepeatingAttribute( String strFormattedValue,
String strValue, boolean bReadonly, boolean bHasCompleteList,
JspWriter out) throws IOException, JspTagException
{
String strLines = setDynamicLines();
DocbaseAttributeValue value = (DocbaseAttributeValue)getControl();
System.out.println("Going to Set Value, " + strLines);
String myString = value.getAttributeValue();
super.renderRepeatingAttribute(myString.replaceAll(", ", ";"), bReadonly, out);
}

private String setDynamicLines()
{
DocbaseAttributeValue value = (DocbaseAttributeValue) getControl();
DocbaseObject obj = (DocbaseObject) getForm().getControl(value.getObject());

 IConfigElement iConfigElement = obj.getConfigForAttribute(value.getAttribute(), "lines");
 if (iConfigElement != null)
 {
    return (iConfigElement.getValue());
 }
 else
 {
 return "1";
 }