org.apache.fop.fo.properties

## Class PropertyMaker

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.fop.fo.properties.PropertyMaker

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  CharacterProperty.Maker, ColorProperty.Maker, CompoundPropertyMaker, EnumProperty.Maker, FontFamilyProperty.Maker, FontShorthandProperty.Maker, LengthProperty.Maker, ListProperty.Maker, NumberProperty.Maker, NumberProperty.PositiveIntegerMaker, OptionalCharacterProperty.Maker, StringProperty.Maker, TableFObj.ColumnNumberPropertyMaker, ToBeImplementedProperty.Maker, URIProperty.Maker

    public class PropertyMaker
    extends Object
    implements Cloneable

Base class for all property makers

### Property Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
`Property` `makeNew` Create a new empty property.

### Field Summary

Fields
`protected boolean` `contextDep` Indicates whether the property is context-dependant and therefore can't be cached.
`protected CorrespondingPropertyMaker` `corresponding` Maker for 'corresponding' properties
`protected Property` `defaultProperty` default property
`protected String` `defaultValue` the default value for the maker
`protected int` `propId` the property ID
`protected boolean` `setByShorthand` Indicates whether the property is set through a shorthand.

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`PropertyMaker(int propId)` Construct an instance of a Property.Maker for the given property.

### Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
`void` `addEnum(String constant, Property value)` Add a enum constant.
`void` `addKeyword(String keyword, String value)` Add a keyword-equiv to the maker.
`void` `addShorthand(PropertyMaker shorthand)` Add a shorthand to this maker.
`void` `addSubpropMaker(PropertyMaker subproperty)` Add a subproperty to this maker.
`protected Property` `checkEnumValues(String value)` For properties that contain enumerated values.
`String` `checkValueKeywords(String keyword)` Return a String to be parsed if the passed value corresponds to a keyword which can be parsed and used to initialize the property.
`Object` `clone()` Return a clone of the makers.
`protected Property` `compute(PropertyList propertyList)` Return a Property object representing the value of this property, based on other property values for this FO.
`protected Property` `convertProperty(Property p, PropertyList propertyList, FObj fo)` Return a Property object based on the passed Property object.
`protected Property` `convertPropertyDatatype(Property p, PropertyList propertyList, FObj fo)` For properties that have more than one legal way to be specified, this routine should be overridden to attempt to set them based upon the other methods.
`Property` `convertShorthandProperty(PropertyList propertyList, Property prop, FObj fo)` Converts a shorthand property
`Property` `findProperty(PropertyList propertyList, boolean tryInherit)` If the property is a relative property with a corresponding absolute value specified, the absolute value is used.
`Property` `get(int subpropertyId, PropertyList propertyList, boolean tryInherit, boolean tryDefault)` Return the property on the current FlowObject.
`String` `getName()`
`PercentBase` `getPercentBase(PropertyList pl)` This is used to handle properties specified as a percentage of some "base length", such as the content width of their containing box.
`int` `getPropId()`
`Property` `getShorthand(PropertyList propertyList)` For properties that can be set by shorthand properties, this method should return the Property, if any, that is parsed from any shorthand properties that affect this property.
`Property` `getSubprop(Property p, int subpropertyId)` Return a property value for the given component of a compound property.
`PropertyMaker` `getSubpropMaker(int subpropertyId)` Return a subproperty maker for the subpropertyId.
`boolean` `isInherited()` Default implementation of isInherited.
`Property` `make(Property baseProperty, int subpropertyId, PropertyList propertyList, String value, FObj fo)` Make a property value for a compound property.
`Property` `make(PropertyList propertyList)` Return the default value.
`Property` `make(PropertyList propertyList, String value, FObj fo)` Create a Property object from an attribute specification.
`Property` `makeNewProperty()` Create a new empty property.
`void` `setByShorthand(boolean setByShorthand)` Set the setByShorthand flag which only is applicable for subproperty makers.
`void` `setCorresponding(CorrespondingPropertyMaker corresponding)` Set the correspoding property information.
`void` `setDatatypeParser(ShorthandParser parser)` Set the shorthand datatype parser.
`void` `setDefault(String defaultValue)` Set the default value for this maker.
`void` `setDefault(String defaultValue, boolean contextDep)` Set the default value for this maker.
`void` `setInherited(boolean inherited)` Set the inherited flag.
`void` `setPercentBase(int percentBase)` Set the percent base identifier for this maker.
`protected Property` `setSubprop(Property baseProperty, int subpropertyId, Property subproperty)` Set a component in a compound property and return the modified compound property object.
`void` `useGeneric(PropertyMaker generic)` Copy all the values from the generic maker to this maker.

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

### Property Detail

#### makeNew

    public Property makeNewProperty

Create a new empty property. Must be overriden in compound subclasses.

### Field Detail

#### propId

    protected int propId

the property ID

#### defaultValue

    protected String defaultValue

the default value for the maker

#### contextDep

    protected boolean contextDep

Indicates whether the property is context-dependant and therefore can't be cached.

#### setByShorthand

    protected boolean setByShorthand

Indicates whether the property is set through a shorthand.

#### defaultProperty

    protected Property defaultProperty

default property

#### corresponding

    protected CorrespondingPropertyMaker corresponding

Maker for 'corresponding' properties

### Constructor Detail

#### PropertyMaker

    public PropertyMaker(int propId)

Construct an instance of a Property.Maker for the given property.

Parameters:
  `propId` - The Constant ID of the property to be made.

### Method Detail

#### getPropId

    public int getPropId()

Returns:
  the name of the property for this Maker

#### useGeneric

    public void useGeneric(PropertyMaker generic)

Copy all the values from the generic maker to this maker.

Parameters:
  `generic` - a generic property maker.

#### setInherited

    public void setInherited(boolean inherited)

Set the inherited flag.

Parameters:
  `inherited` - true if this is an inherited property

#### addKeyword

    public void addKeyword(String keyword,
                           String value)

Add a keyword-equiv to the maker.

Parameters:
  `keyword` - the keyword
  `value` - the value to be used when the keyword is specified

#### addEnum

    public void addEnum(String constant,
                        Property value)

Add a enum constant.

Parameters:
  `constant` - the enum constant
  `value` - the Property value to use when the constant is specified

#### addSubpropMaker

    public void addSubpropMaker(PropertyMaker subproperty)

Add a subproperty to this maker.

Parameters:
  `subproperty` - the PropertyMaker for the subproperty

#### getSubpropMaker

    public PropertyMaker getSubpropMaker(int subpropertyId)

Return a subproperty maker for the subpropertyId.

Parameters:
  `subpropertyId` - The subpropertyId of the maker.
Returns:
  The subproperty maker.

#### addShorthand

    public void addShorthand(PropertyMaker shorthand)

Add a shorthand to this maker. Only an Integer is added to the shorthands list. Later the Integers are replaced with references to the actual shorthand property makers.

Parameters:
  `shorthand` - a property maker thar is that is checked for shorthand values.

#### setDatatypeParser

    public void setDatatypeParser(ShorthandParser parser)

Set the shorthand datatype parser.

Parameters:
  `parser` - the shorthand parser

#### setDefault

    public void setDefault(String defaultValue)

Set the default value for this maker.

Parameters:
  `defaultValue` - the default value.

#### setDefault

    public void setDefault(String defaultValue,
                           boolean contextDep)

Set the default value for this maker.

Parameters:
  `defaultValue` - the default value
  `contextDep` - true when the value context dependent and must not be cached.

#### setPercentBase

    public void setPercentBase(int percentBase)

Set the percent base identifier for this maker.

Parameters:
  `percentBase` - the percent base (ex. LengthBase.FONTSIZE)

#### setByShorthand

    public void setByShorthand(boolean setByShorthand)

Set the setByShorthand flag which only is applicable for subproperty makers. It should be true for the subproperties which must be assigned a value when the base property is assigned a attribute value directly.

Parameters:
  `setByShorthand` - true if this subproperty must be set when the base property is set

#### setCorresponding

    public void setCorresponding(CorrespondingPropertyMaker corresponding)

Set the correspoding property information.

Parameters:
  `corresponding` - a corresponding maker where the isForcedCorresponding and compute methods are delegated to.

#### makeNewProperty

    public Property makeNewProperty()

Create a new empty property. Must be overriden in compound subclasses.

#### findProperty

    public Property findProperty(PropertyList propertyList,
                                 boolean tryInherit)
                          throws PropertyException

If the property is a relative property with a corresponding absolute value specified, the absolute value is used. This is also true of the inheritance priority (I think...) If the property is an "absolute" property and it isn't specified, then we try to compute it from the corresponding relative property: this happens in computeProperty.

Parameters:
  `propertyList` - the applicable property list
  `tryInherit` - true if inherited properties should be examined.
Returns:
  the property value
Throws:
  `PropertyException` - if there is a problem evaluating the property

#### get

    public Property get(int subpropertyId,
                        PropertyList propertyList,
                        boolean tryInherit,
                        boolean tryDefault)
                 throws PropertyException

Return the property on the current FlowObject. Depending on the passed flags, this will try to compute it based on other properties, or if it is inheritable, to return the inherited value. If all else fails, it returns the default value.

Parameters:
  `subpropertyId` - The subproperty id of the property being retrieved. Is 0 when retrieving a base property.
  `propertyList` - The PropertyList object being built for this FO.
  `tryInherit` - true if inherited properties should be examined.
  `tryDefault` - true if the default value should be returned.
Returns:
  the property value
Throws:
  `PropertyException` - if there is a problem evaluating the property

#### isInherited

    public boolean isInherited()

Default implementation of isInherited.

Returns:
  A boolean indicating whether this property is inherited.

#### getPercentBase

    public PercentBase getPercentBase(PropertyList pl)
                               throws PropertyException

This is used to handle properties specified as a percentage of some "base length", such as the content width of their containing box. Overridden by subclasses which allow percent specifications. See the documentation on properties.xsl for details.

Parameters:
  `pl` - the PropertyList containing the property. (TODO: explain what this is used for, or remove it from the signature.)
Returns:
  an object implementing the PercentBase interface.
Throws:
  `PropertyException` - if there is a problem while evaluating the base property

#### getSubprop

    public Property getSubprop(Property p,
                               int subpropertyId)

Return a property value for the given component of a compound property.

Parameters:
  `p` - A property value for a compound property type such as SpaceProperty.
  `subpropertyId` - the id of the component whose value is to be returned. NOTE: this is only to ease porting when calls are made to PropertyList.get() using a component name of a compound property, such as get("space.optimum"). The recommended technique is: get("space").getOptimum(). Overridden by property maker subclasses which handle compound properties.
Returns:
  the Property containing the subproperty

#### setSubprop

    protected Property setSubprop(Property baseProperty,
                                  int subpropertyId,
                                  Property subproperty)

Set a component in a compound property and return the modified compound property object. This default implementation returns the original base property without modifying it. It is overridden by property maker subclasses which handle compound properties.

Parameters:
  `baseProperty` - The Property object representing the compound property, such as SpaceProperty.
  `subpropertyId` - The ID of the component whose value is specified.
  `subproperty` - A Property object holding the specified value of the component to be set.
Returns:
  The modified compound property object.

#### make

    public Property make(PropertyList propertyList)
                  throws PropertyException

Return the default value.

Parameters:
  `propertyList` - The PropertyList object being built for this FO.
Returns:
  the Property object corresponding to the parameters
Throws:
  `PropertyException` - for invalid or inconsisten FO input

#### make

    public Property make(PropertyList propertyList,
                         String value,
                         FObj fo)
                  throws PropertyException

Create a Property object from an attribute specification.

Parameters:
  `propertyList` - The PropertyList object being built for this FO.
  `value` - The attribute value.
  `fo` - The parent FO for the FO whose property is being made.
Returns:
  The initialized Property object.
Throws:
  `PropertyException` - for invalid or inconsistent FO input

#### make

    public Property make(Property baseProperty,
                         int subpropertyId,
                         PropertyList propertyList,
                         String value,
                         FObj fo)
                  throws PropertyException

Make a property value for a compound property. If the property value is already partially initialized, this method will modify it.

Parameters:
  `baseProperty` - The Property object representing the compound property, for example: SpaceProperty.
  `subpropertyId` - The Constants ID of the subproperty (component) whose value is specified.
  `propertyList` - The propertyList being built.
  `fo` - The parent FO for the FO whose property is being made.
  `value` - the value of the
Returns:
  baseProperty (or if null, a new compound property object) with the new subproperty added
Throws:
  `PropertyException` - for invalid or inconsistent FO input

#### convertShorthandProperty

    public Property convertShorthandProperty(PropertyList propertyList,
                                             Property prop,
                                             FObj fo)
                                      throws PropertyException

Converts a shorthand property

Parameters:
  `propertyList` - the propertyList for which to convert
  `prop` - the shorthand property
  `fo` - ...
Returns:
  the converted property
Throws:
  `PropertyException` - ...

#### checkEnumValues

    protected Property checkEnumValues(String value)

For properties that contain enumerated values. This method should be overridden by subclasses.

Parameters:
  `value` - the string containing the property value
Returns:
  the Property encapsulating the enumerated equivalent of the input value

#### checkValueKeywords

    public String checkValueKeywords(String keyword)

Return a String to be parsed if the passed value corresponds to a keyword which can be parsed and used to initialize the property. For example, the border-width family of properties can have the initializers "thin", "medium", or "thick". The FOPropertyMapping file specifies a length value equivalent for these keywords, such as "0.5pt" for "thin".

Parameters:
  `keyword` - the string value of property attribute.
Returns:
  a String containing a parseable equivalent or null if the passed value isn't a keyword initializer for this Property

#### convertProperty

    protected Property convertProperty(Property p,
                                       PropertyList propertyList,
                                       FObj fo)
                                throws PropertyException

Return a Property object based on the passed Property object. This method is called if the Property object built by the parser isn't the right type for this property. It is overridden by subclasses.

Parameters:
  `p` - The Property object return by the expression parser
  `propertyList` - The PropertyList object being built for this FO.
  `fo` - The parent FO for the FO whose property is being made.
Returns:
  A Property of the correct type or null if the parsed value can't be converted to the correct type.
Throws:
  `PropertyException` - for invalid or inconsistent FO input

#### convertPropertyDatatype

    protected Property convertPropertyDatatype(Property p,
                                               PropertyList propertyList,
                                               FObj fo)
                                        throws PropertyException

For properties that have more than one legal way to be specified, this routine should be overridden to attempt to set them based upon the other methods. For example, colors may be specified using an RGB model, or they may be specified using an NCname.

Parameters:
  `p` - property whose datatype should be converted
  `propertyList` - collection of properties. (TODO: explain why this is needed, or remove it from the signature.)
  `fo` - The parent FO for the FO whose property is being made. why this is needed, or remove it from the signature).
Returns:
  an Property with the appropriate datatype used
Throws:
  `PropertyException` - for invalid or inconsistent input

#### compute

    protected Property compute(PropertyList propertyList)
                        throws PropertyException

Return a Property object representing the value of this property, based on other property values for this FO. A special case is properties which inherit the specified value, rather than the computed value.

Parameters:
  `propertyList` - The PropertyList for the FO.
Returns:
  Property A computed Property value or null if no rules are specified to compute the value.
Throws:
  `PropertyException` - for invalid or inconsistent FO input

#### getShorthand

    public Property getShorthand(PropertyList propertyList)
                          throws PropertyException

For properties that can be set by shorthand properties, this method should return the Property, if any, that is parsed from any shorthand properties that affect this property. This method expects to be overridden by subclasses. For example, the border-right-width property could be set implicitly from the border shorthand property, the border-width shorthand property, or the border-right shorthand property. This method should be overridden in the appropriate subclass to check each of these, and return an appropriate border-right-width Property object.

Parameters:
  `propertyList` - the collection of properties to be considered
Returns:
  the Property, if found, the correspons, otherwise, null
Throws:
  `PropertyException` - if there is a problem while evaluating the shorthand

#### getName

    public String getName()

Returns:
  the name of the property this maker is used for.

#### clone

    public Object clone()

Return a clone of the makers. Used by useGeneric() to clone the subproperty makers of the generic compound makers.

Overrides:
  `clone` in class `Object`