/** * Sets a new Object value to a given form's field. In fact, the object representation * (i.e. #toString) will be the actual value of the field.<p> * * If the value to set to the field is not a basic type (e.g. String, boolean, int, etc.) you * will need to use {@link #setAnswer(String, String)} where the String value is the * String representation of the object.<p> * * Before setting the new value to the field we will check if the form is of type submit. If * the form isn't of type submit means that it's not possible to complete the form and an * exception will be thrown. * * @param field the form field that was completed. * @param value the Object value that was answered. The object representation will be the * actual value. * @throws IllegalStateException if the form is not of type "submit". */ private void setAnswer(FormField field, Object value) { if (!isSubmitType()) { throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot set an answer if the form is not of type " + "\"submit\""); } field.resetValues(); field.addValue(value.toString()); }
/** * Sets the default value as the value of a given form's field. The field whose variable matches * the requested variable will be completed with its default value. If no field could be found * for the specified variable then an exception will be raised. * * @param variable the variable to complete with its default value. * @throws IllegalStateException if the form is not of type "submit". * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the form does not include the specified variable. */ public void setDefaultAnswer(String variable) { if (!isSubmitType()) { throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot set an answer if the form is not of type " + "\"submit\""); } FormField field = getField(variable); if (field != null) { // Clear the old values field.resetValues(); // Set the default value for (CharSequence value : field.getValues()) { field.addValue(value); } } else { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Couldn't find a field for the specified variable."); } }
if (!isSubmitType()) { throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot set an answer if the form is not of type " + "\"submit\"");
/** * Returns a DataForm that serves to send this Form to the server. If the form is of type * submit, it may contain fields with no value. These fields will be removed since they only * exist to assist the user while editing/completing the form in a UI. * * @return the wrapped DataForm. */ public DataForm getDataFormToSend() { if (isSubmitType()) { // Create a new DataForm that contains only the answered fields DataForm dataFormToSend = new DataForm(getType()); for (FormField field : getFields()) { if (!field.getValues().isEmpty()) { dataFormToSend.addField(field); } } return dataFormToSend; } return dataForm; }