com.install4j.api.beans
Class AbstractBean

java.lang.Object
  com.install4j.api.beans.AbstractBean

All Implemented Interfaces:

Bean

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractFormComponent, AbstractInstallAction, AbstractInstallerOrUninstallerScreen, AbstractInstallerScreen, AbstractInstallOrUninstallAction, AbstractUninstallAction, AbstractUninstallerScreen

public abstract class AbstractBean
extends java.lang.Object
implements Bean

Common base class for all abstract super-classes for beans that are handled by install4j. It is not recommended to extend this class directly. Concrete super-classes exist for

• screens
• actions
• form components

This class provides common utility methods fir all bean types.

Author:

ej-technologies GmbH

Constructor Summary

AbstractBean()

Method Summary

protected static java.io.File	replaceVariables(java.io.File file) Replace all installer variables and localization keys in a file.
protected static java.lang.String	replaceVariables(java.lang.String value) Replace all installer variables and localization keys in a string.
protected static java.lang.String[]	replaceVariables(java.lang.String[] values) Replace all installer variables and localization keys in a string array.
protected static java.lang.String	replaceVariables(java.lang.String value, ReplacementMode replacementMode) Replace all installer variables and localization keys in a string that should be used in a regular expression.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractBean

public AbstractBean()

Method Detail

replaceVariables

protected static java.lang.String replaceVariables(java.lang.String value)

Replace all installer variables and localization keys in a string.

Note: compiler variables are replaced at compile time.

Parameters:

value - the original string

Returns:

the string with all variables replaced.

replaceVariables

protected static java.lang.String replaceVariables(java.lang.String value,
                                                   ReplacementMode replacementMode)

Replace all installer variables and localization keys in a string that should be used in a regular expression.

Note: compiler variables are replaced at compile time.

Parameters:

value - the original string

replacementMode - the replacement mode

Returns:

the string with all variables replaced.

replaceVariables

protected static java.io.File replaceVariables(java.io.File file)

Replace all installer variables and localization keys in a file.

Note: compiler variables are replaced at compile time.

Parameters:

file - the original file

Returns:

the file with all variables replaced.

replaceVariables

protected static java.lang.String[] replaceVariables(java.lang.String[] values)

Replace all installer variables and localization keys in a string array. For array elements that consist of an installer variable that in turn contains an array value, the elements of that array value will be inserted into the returned array. For this reason the returned array may have more elements than the original array. For example, if the array passed in as an argument has the elements:

   [0] = "One"
   [1] = "${installer:myVariable}"
   [2] = "Three"

 

and the variable myVariable has a String array value with the elements

   [0] = "Blue"
   [1] = "Green"

 

then the returned array will be

   [0] = "One"
   [1] = "Blue"
   [2] = "Green"
   [3] = "Three"

 

If the array in an installer variable is not of type String[], each element will be converted to a string by calling toString() on it.

Note: compiler variables are replaced at compile time.

Parameters:

values - the original array

Returns:

the array with all variables replaced.