com.americancoders.edi
Class CompositeDE

java.lang.Object
  com.americancoders.edi.CompositeDE

All Implemented Interfaces:

IContainedObject, IDataElementContainer, IIdentifier

public class CompositeDE

extends java.lang.Object

implements IDataElementContainer, IContainedObject

class for all Composite Data Elements

OBOE - Open Business Objects for EDI

Part of the OBOE Basic Extended Package
An EDI and XML Translator Written In Java
Copyright 1998-2007 - American Coders, LTD - Raleigh NC USA
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Version:

3.5.2

Author:

Joe McVerry - American Coders, Ltd.

Field Summary

protected int	cursor cursor to current deArrayGroup
protected java.lang.Object[]	deArray an array of Field objects
protected java.util.Vector	deArrayGroup deArray group
protected TemplateComposite	myTemplate String of composite's xml tag
protected IContainedObject	parent owning object

Constructor Summary

CompositeDE(TemplateComposite inTemplateComposite, IContainedObject inParent)
creates a compsosite using a templage

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	buildDE(int pos) defines a dataelement by the predefined templateDE array
java.lang.Object[]	createNewGroup() creates a new dearray set for multi-occuring composites
int	doIUseThisXMLElement(java.lang.String inTag, int startAt) routine to ask if it uses a dataelement
java.lang.String	get() returns all the data associated field values separated by '*'
DataElement	getDataElement(int inPos) returns a data element by its location
DataElement	getDataElement(java.lang.String inID) returns a data element by its id
int	getDataElementLength() returns the length of the data in the data elements
int	getDataElementSize() returns the number of defined data element
int	getDEArrayCount() returns number of elements in deArrayGroup
char	getDelimiter(char inOriginal) returns the new delimiter based on the old delimiter
java.lang.String	getFixedLengthFormattedText() gets the text formatted to maximum length of fields
java.lang.String	getFormattedText(int formatType) returns the formatted text
java.lang.String	getID() returns the id field
java.lang.String	getName() returns the name field
int	getOccurs() returns the occurs value
IContainedObject	getParent() gets parent attribute
char	getRequired() returns the required indicator
int	getSequence() returns the sequence
TemplateComposite	getTemplate() returns the templateComposite object used to build this CompoisteDE
java.lang.String	getXMLTag() returns the xml tag field
int	gotoGroup(int inPos) moves the cursor to a dearraygroup and resets the group.
boolean	isDataElement(int inPos) returns a boolean if vector position held by a data element
boolean	isUsed() returns boolean indicating if composite is used
java.lang.Object[]	nextGroup() moves the cursor to the next group
boolean	parse(ITokenizer TransactionTokenizedString) parsing logic for compositeDE
void	parse(org.w3c.dom.Node node) parses a XML EDI Document adds to datalement vector
void	parse(java.io.PushbackInputStream pis) parses a Fixed Length EDI Document adds to datalement vector or compositeDE and adds to secondary segment vector
boolean	parse(java.lang.String TokenizedString, ITokenizer TransactionTokenizedString) parsing logic for compositeDE for repeating composites
int	resetCursor() moves the cursor to the first deArray and sets the deArray
void	setParent(IContainedObject inParent) sets parent attribute
java.lang.String	toString() the toString method
int	trim() removes empty trailing data elements and returns the number of used dataelements
void	validate(DocumentErrors inDErr) returns error responses of contents

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

deArray

protected java.lang.Object[] deArray

an array of Field objects

myTemplate

protected TemplateComposite myTemplate

String of composite's xml tag

cursor

protected int cursor

cursor to current deArrayGroup

deArrayGroup

protected java.util.Vector deArrayGroup

deArray group

parent

protected IContainedObject parent

owning object

Constructor Detail

CompositeDE

public CompositeDE(TemplateComposite inTemplateComposite,
                   IContainedObject inParent)

creates a compsosite using a templage

Parameters:

inTemplateComposite - TemplateComposite used to build this composite

inParent - owning Object

Method Detail

getTemplate

public TemplateComposite getTemplate()

returns the templateComposite object used to build this CompoisteDE

Returns:

TemplateComposite

buildDE

public java.lang.Object buildDE(int pos)

defines a dataelement by the predefined templateDE array

Specified by:

buildDE in interface IDataElementContainer

Parameters:

pos - field to build is identified by its templates position
position is relative to 1.

Returns:

Object always a DataElement, I used Object to keep it consistent with what Segments buildDE returns.

createNewGroup

public java.lang.Object[] createNewGroup()
                                  throws OBOEException

creates a new dearray set for multi-occuring composites

Returns:

Object[]

Throws:

OBOEException

gotoGroup

public int gotoGroup(int inPos)
              throws OBOEException

moves the cursor to a dearraygroup and resets the group.
offset by 1

Parameters:

inPos -

Returns:

int offset in vector

Throws:

OBOEException

resetCursor

public int resetCursor()
                throws OBOEException

moves the cursor to the first deArray and sets the deArray

Returns:

int always zero

Throws:

OBOEException

getDEArrayCount

public int getDEArrayCount()
                    throws OBOEException

returns number of elements in deArrayGroup

Returns:

int

Throws:

OBOEException

nextGroup

public java.lang.Object[] nextGroup()
                             throws OBOEException

moves the cursor to the next group

Returns:

Object[], null if at end of group

Throws:

OBOEException

getID

public java.lang.String getID()

returns the id field

Specified by:

getID in interface IIdentifier

Returns:

String id value

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

returns the name field

Returns:

String name value

getXMLTag

public java.lang.String getXMLTag()

returns the xml tag field

Specified by:

getXMLTag in interface IIdentifier

Returns:

String tag value

isUsed

public boolean isUsed()

returns boolean indicating if composite is used

Returns:

boolean

getRequired

public char getRequired()

returns the required indicator

Returns:

char

getSequence

public int getSequence()

returns the sequence

Returns:

int

getOccurs

public int getOccurs()

returns the occurs value

Returns:

int

getDataElementSize

public int getDataElementSize()

returns the number of defined data element

Specified by:

getDataElementSize in interface IDataElementContainer

Returns:

int DataElement count

getDataElement

public DataElement getDataElement(java.lang.String inID)

returns a data element by its id

Specified by:

getDataElement in interface IDataElementContainer

Parameters:

inID - String id of dataelement to return

Returns:

DataElement

getDataElement

public DataElement getDataElement(int inPos)

returns a data element by its location

Specified by:

getDataElement in interface IDataElementContainer

Parameters:

inPos - int position of data element to return
position is relative to 1.

Returns:

DataElement

isDataElement

public boolean isDataElement(int inPos)

returns a boolean if vector position held by a data element

Parameters:

inPos - is object in the array a dataelement
position is relative to 1.

Returns:

boolean

parse

public boolean parse(ITokenizer TransactionTokenizedString)
              throws OBOEException

parsing logic for compositeDE

Parameters:

TransactionTokenizedString -

Returns:

boolean true if tokenizedstring was used

Throws:

OBOEException - most likely the composite item can't find any of the fields coming in.

parse

public boolean parse(java.lang.String TokenizedString,
                     ITokenizer TransactionTokenizedString)
              throws OBOEException

parsing logic for compositeDE for repeating composites

Parameters:

TokenizedString - String partially tokenized

TransactionTokenizedString - ITokenizer - parent of DataTokenizer

Returns:

boolean true if tokenizedstring was used

Throws:

OBOEException - most likely the composite item can't find any of the fields coming in.

parse

public void parse(java.io.PushbackInputStream pis)
           throws OBOEException,
                  java.io.IOException

parses a Fixed Length EDI Document adds to datalement vector or compositeDE and adds to secondary segment vector

Parameters:

pis - PushbackInputStream

Throws:

OBOEException - as thrown

java.io.IOException

parse

public void parse(org.w3c.dom.Node node)
           throws OBOEException

parses a XML EDI Document adds to datalement vector

Parameters:

node - Node

Throws:

OBOEException - Node is unknown to composite

get

public java.lang.String get()

returns all the data associated
field values separated by '*'

Returns:

String for all DataElements

getDataElementLength

public int getDataElementLength()

returns the length of the data in the data elements

Returns:

int

getFormattedText

public java.lang.String getFormattedText(int formatType)

returns the formatted text

Parameters:

formatType - x12, edifact...

Returns:

String of formatted text

validate

public void validate(DocumentErrors inDErr)

returns error responses of contents

Parameters:

inDErr - DocumentErrors

trim

public int trim()

removes empty trailing data elements and returns the number of used dataelements

Returns:

int

doIUseThisXMLElement

public int doIUseThisXMLElement(java.lang.String inTag,
                                int startAt)

routine to ask if it uses a dataelement

Parameters:

inTag - String id

startAt - int position to start at

Returns:

boolen true the segment id is part of this group

setParent

public void setParent(IContainedObject inParent)

sets parent attribute

Specified by:

setParent in interface IContainedObject

Parameters:

inParent - TemplateSegmentContainer

getParent

public IContainedObject getParent()

gets parent attribute

Specified by:

getParent in interface IContainedObject

Returns:

TemplateSegmentContainer

getFixedLengthFormattedText

public java.lang.String getFixedLengthFormattedText()

gets the text formatted to maximum length of fields

Returns:

String

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

the toString method

getDelimiter

public char getDelimiter(char inOriginal)

Description copied from interface: IContainedObject

returns the new delimiter based on the old delimiter

Specified by:

getDelimiter in interface IContainedObject

Parameters:

inOriginal -

Returns:

newDelimiter character