com.ur.urcap.api.contribution.driver.general.userinput.selectableinput

Class ElementResolver<T>

java.lang.Object

com.ur.urcap.api.contribution.driver.general.userinput.selectableinput.ElementResolver<T>

public abstract class ElementResolver<T>
extends Object

A custom resolver responsible for correctly identifying each element displayed in, e.g. a combo box user input.

Extend/override this class to create a custom element resolver for proprietary (custom) types. If the element type is unknown to PolyScope, this resolver is used. Consider using this approach even for String elements, if translations should be supported. Then it is possible to correctly identify an element if the language is changed.

Note: The identifiers generated by this class will be used for persistence and resolving of elements. Therefore the identifiers should remain constant over time and versions of the Gripper URCap.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ElementResolver()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDisplayName(T element) This method should return the name of an element.
abstract String	getId(T element) This method should return an identifier to uniquely identify an element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ElementResolver

public ElementResolver()

Method Detail

getId

public abstract String getId(T element)

This method should return an identifier to uniquely identify an element. The identifier will be used for persistence and resolving of elements. Therefore the identifier should remain constant over time and versions of the Gripper URCap.

This method must be implemented.

Parameters:

element - the element to identify

Returns:

a unique identifier string which will remain constant over time and versions of the Gripper URCap. This is used for persistence and resolving elements.

getDisplayName

public String getDisplayName(T element)

This method should return the name of an element. The name will be displayed in the UI, e.g. in a combo box. The name returned is allowed to change over versions of the driver URCap as well as be different depending on the current language selected in Polyscope, if translations are supported.

Override this method if the return value of the Object.toString() method is not appropriate.

Parameters:

element - the element to get the display name for

Returns:

the name of the element to display in the UI, e.g. in a combo box.