Uses of Class
com.jcorporate.expresso.core.controller.State

Packages that use State

com.jcorporate.expresso.core.controller	This package contains the object defining the "Controller" object, an important component of Expresso that should be used to encapsulate all user interaction sequences.
com.jcorporate.expresso.services.controller.configuration
com.jcorporate.expresso.services.controller.dbmaint	This package contains the various State objects that make up the "Model" of the DBMaint controller.

Uses of State in com.jcorporate.expresso.core.controller

Fields in com.jcorporate.expresso.core.controller declared as State

protected State

ControllerResponse.currentState The current state

Methods in com.jcorporate.expresso.core.controller that return State

State	Controller.getFinalState() Return the final state for this controller.
State	Controller.getState(String stateName) Return a specific state
State	ControllerResponse.getCurrentState() Return the current State object, based on the state we last transitioned into

Methods in com.jcorporate.expresso.core.controller with parameters of type State

protected void	Controller.addFinalState(State newFinalState) The constructor of the child object should call addFinalState to define the last state to be executed for this controller.
protected void	Controller.addPromptTransitions(State nextState, ControllerResponse response) If nextState is a prompt state (as determined by the addStatePairing method) then add a 'next' and 'previous' transitions as required.
protected void	Controller.addState(State newState) The constructor of the child object should call addState to define each of the states available in this method.
protected void	Controller.addStatePairing(State promptState, State handleState, String stateFormClass) The constructor of the child object should call this method with a pairing of State objects.
protected boolean	Controller.isHandleState(State nextState) Return True if the passed in state was added to this controller as a handle state.
protected boolean	Controller.isPromptState(State nextState) Return True if the passed in state was added to this controller as a prompt state.
protected StateForm	Controller.loadStateForm(State nextState, org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm controllerForm) Return the state's form with data from the controller's form.
protected void	Controller.prePerform(State nextState, ControllerRequest request, ControllerResponse response) Template Method, allowing a subclass to do an action after any state in this controller is performed.
protected void	Controller.postPerform(State nextState, ControllerRequest request, ControllerResponse response) Template Method, allowing a subclass to into actions after the invocation of any state in this controller.
protected String	Controller.nextHandleState(State nextState) Return the name of the handle state that is associated with the passed in prompt state.
protected String	Controller.nextPromptState(State nextState) Return the name of the prompt state that is 'next' to the passed in prompt state in the sequence for this controller.
protected String	Controller.previousPromptState(State nextState) Return the name of the prompt state that is 'previous' to the passed in prompt state in the sequence for this controller.
protected void	Controller.processRequestTransitions(State nextState, ControllerRequest request) This method picks up the following routing parameters from the current request and builds transition objects from them before the state is invoked.
protected Transition	Controller.processTransitions(ControllerRequest request, ControllerResponse response, State nextState) This method is the traffic cop that determines which transition to execute after a state completes.
protected void	Controller.setupReturnToSender(State nextState, ControllerRequest request) This method is called before a state executes.

Uses of State in com.jcorporate.expresso.services.controller.configuration

Subclasses of State in com.jcorporate.expresso.services.controller.configuration

class	ConfigurationBase Base class state for managing the Expresso Configuration System
class	ShowComponent State that displays a particular component.
class	ShowContainerTree State that shows the container hierarchy in a tree.

Uses of State in com.jcorporate.expresso.services.controller.dbmaint

Subclasses of State in com.jcorporate.expresso.services.controller.dbmaint

class	Add Displays a form for a new DBObject record.
class	AddUpdate Processes date entered via standard form presented by Add.
class	DynamicCmd Base class for all command classes.
class	GetBase Base class for search/add & update operations that were previously carried out in DBMaint.doGet().
class	List list all records in a DBObject.
class	ListBase Base class for the DBMaint commands that display lists of records, such as Search and List.
class	Search allows the user to search for a record.
class	SearchList Processes the data passed via a standard form from SEARCH.
class	Update Provides a standard form for user to update all fields (except primary key).
class	UpdateBase Base Class for posting add, delete and updating operations.
class	UpdateDelete Lets user delete a record.
class	UpdateUpdate Lets user update a record.
class	ViewBlob This state allows for viewing of BLOB data types.