org.alfresco.repo.forms

Interface FormService

All Known Implementing Classes:

FormServiceImpl

public interface FormService

Form service API.

This service API is designed to support the public facing Form APIs

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Form	getForm(Item item) Returns a form representation of the given item, all known fields for the item are included.
Form	getForm(Item item, java.util.List fields) Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.
Form	getForm(Item item, java.util.List fields, java.util.List forcedFields) Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.
Form	getForm(Item item, java.util.List fields, java.util.List forcedFields, java.util.Map context) Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.
Form	getForm(Item item, java.util.List fields, java.util.Map context) Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.
Form	getForm(Item item, java.util.Map context) Returns a form representation of the given item, all known fields for the item are included.
java.lang.Object	saveForm(Item item, FormData data) Persists the given form representation for the given item.

Method Detail

getForm

Form getForm(Item item)

Returns a form representation of the given item, all known fields for the item are included.

Parameters:

item - The item to get a form for

Returns:

The Form representation

getForm

Form getForm(Item item,
           java.util.Map context)

Returns a form representation of the given item, all known fields for the item are included.

Parameters:

item - The item to get a form for

context - Map representing optional context that can be used during retrieval of the form

Returns:

The Form representation

getForm

Form getForm(Item item,
           java.util.List fields)

Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.

Parameters:

item - The item to get a form for

fields - Restricted list of fields to include, null indicates all possible fields for the item should be included

Returns:

The Form representation

getForm

Form getForm(Item item,
           java.util.List fields,
           java.util.Map context)

Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.

Parameters:

item - The item to get a form for

fields - Restricted list of fields to include, null indicates all possible fields for the item should be included

context - Map representing optional context that can be used during retrieval of the form

Returns:

The Form representation

getForm

Form getForm(Item item,
           java.util.List fields,
           java.util.List forcedFields)

Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.

Parameters:

item - The item to get a form for

fields - Restricted list of fields to include, null indicates all possible fields for the item should be included

forcedFields - List of field names from 'fields' list that should be forcibly included, it is up to the form processor implementation to determine how to enforce this

Returns:

The Form representation

getForm

Form getForm(Item item,
           java.util.List fields,
           java.util.List forcedFields,
           java.util.Map context)

Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.

Parameters:

item - The item to get a form for

fields - Restricted list of fields to include, null indicates all possible fields for the item should be included

forcedFields - List of field names from 'fields' list that should be forcibly included, it is up to the form processor implementation to determine how to enforce this

context - Map representing optional context that can be used during retrieval of the form

Returns:

The Form representation

saveForm

java.lang.Object saveForm(Item item,
                        FormData data)

Persists the given form representation for the given item.

Parameters:

item - The item to persist the form for

data - An object representing the form data to persist

Returns:

The object persisted