org.apache.struts.util
Class LabelValueBean

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.struts.util.LabelValueBean
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable

public class LabelValueBean
extends Object
implements Comparable, Serializable

A simple JavaBean to represent label-value pairs. This is most commonly used when constructing user interface elements which have a label to be displayed to the user, and a corresponding value to be returned to the server. One example is the <html:options> tag.

Note: this class has a natural ordering that is inconsistent with equals.

Version:
$Rev: 471754 $ $Date: 2005-05-07 12:11:38 -0400 (Sat, 07 May 2005) $
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
static Comparator CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER
          Comparator that can be used for a case insensitive sort of LabelValueBean objects.
 
Constructor Summary
LabelValueBean()
          Default constructor.
LabelValueBean(String label, String value)
          Construct an instance with the supplied property values.
 
Method Summary
 int compareTo(Object o)
          Compare LabelValueBeans based on the label, because that's the human viewable part of the object.
 boolean equals(Object obj)
          LabelValueBeans are equal if their values are both null or equal.
 String getLabel()
           
 String getValue()
           
 int hashCode()
          The hash code is based on the object's value.
 void setLabel(String label)
           
 void setValue(String value)
           
 String toString()
          Return a string representation of this object.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER

public static final Comparator CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER
Comparator that can be used for a case insensitive sort of LabelValueBean objects.

Constructor Detail

LabelValueBean

public LabelValueBean()
Default constructor.


LabelValueBean

public LabelValueBean(String label,
                      String value)
Construct an instance with the supplied property values.

Parameters:
label - The label to be displayed to the user.
value - The value to be returned to the server.
Method Detail

getLabel

public String getLabel()

setLabel

public void setLabel(String label)

getValue

public String getValue()

setValue

public void setValue(String value)

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o)
Compare LabelValueBeans based on the label, because that's the human viewable part of the object.

Specified by:
compareTo in interface Comparable
See Also:
Comparable

toString

public String toString()
Return a string representation of this object.

Overrides:
toString in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)
LabelValueBeans are equal if their values are both null or equal.

Overrides:
equals in class Object
See Also:
Object.equals(Object)

hashCode

public int hashCode()
The hash code is based on the object's value.

Overrides:
hashCode in class Object
See Also:
Object.hashCode()


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