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Using Paths and Expressions in Smart Client

Smart Client Run-Time Focus Objects  

Smart Client Named Collections

Named Collection data path handler enables resolving an item by name within a named collection, such as

 $Form:Controlset:Controls:MyDateControl

 

Named Collection Data Paths

 A named element in a collection can be extracted from a java object by using two path items:

• The first identifies the collection,
• The second identifies the item’s name

 

 An example data path is as follows:

$Dataset:DataModel:myDataModel

The $Dataset context type contains a collection that can be accessed by:

getDataModelByName("myDataModel")

 

The followings Smart Client runtime elements are implemented as Named Collections:

 

Example:

The following path resolves to a Grid column control in the current Form using Named Collection:

 $Form:ControlSet:Control:caseOverviewGrid:GridColumn:caseTitleCol:ColumnControl

where:

• Form                         is the starting context and it specifies a UifForm context type
• ControlSet                 is a member in UifForm
• Control                      is the accessor collection name for ControlSet
• caseOverviewGrid       is the name of the Grid control
• GridColumn                is the accessor collection name for the caseOverviewGrid object
• caseTitleCol               is the name of GridColumn inside the caseOverviewGrid grid control
• ColumnControl           is a property in GridColumn which specifies the contained UifControl for the     GridColumn control.

 

Example:

The following path resolves to a logical form called com.nextgen.GlobalUtils:

 $Workspace:Form:com.nextgen.GlobalUtils

where

• Workspace                           is the starting context and it specifies a Workspace context type
• Form                                   is the accessor collection name for Workspace
• com.nextgen.GlobalUtils         is the name of the Form.

 

Data Path Contexts

Data Model,  Data Provider

 

Form,  Control,  Action

 

                               Create Data Request Map

 

                                Choice List Action Request Map

 

Input, Workspace, Locale, WorkspaceForm

 

 

 

 

ContainingFormDataModel,  OpenerFormDataModel,  TopLevelFormDataModel,  Form

 

  

ServiceInput, ServiceOutput,  Bindable, Control, DataModel, Input, Relative

 

13/05/2011 Posted by Yuval R. | Amdocs, APM, CRM, CRM, Development, Front End, OSS, Smart Client, Technology, Uncategorized | Leave a comment