com.google.gwt.user.client.ui
Interface HasValue<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of value.

All Superinterfaces:

HasHandlers, HasValueChangeHandlers<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CheckBox, DateBox, DatePicker, PasswordTextBox, RadioButton, SuggestBox, TextArea, TextBox, TextBoxBase

public interface HasValue<T>
extends HasValueChangeHandlers<T>

An object that implements this interface should be a user input widget, where the user and programmer can both set and get the object's value. It is intended to provide a unified interface to widgets with "atomic" values, like Strings and Dates.

getValue

T getValue()

Gets this object's value.

Returns:

the object's value

setValue

void setValue(T value)

Sets this object's value without firing any events. This should be identical to calling setValue(value, false).

It is acceptable to fail assertions or throw (documented) unchecked exceptions in response to bad values.

By convention, GWT widgets that can be cleared accept null for value, but it is acceptable for widgets that cannot be cleared to throw an exception for null values.

Parameters:

value - the object's new value

setValue

void setValue(T value,
              boolean fireEvents)

Sets this object's value. Fires ValueChangeEvent when fireEvents is true and the new value does not equal the existing value.

It is acceptable to fail assertions or throw (documented) unchecked exceptions in response to bad values.

Parameters:

value - the object's new value

fireEvents - fire events if true and value is new