net.sf.mpxj

Class Column

java.lang.Object

net.sf.mpxj.Column

public final class Column
extends Object

This class represents a column in an MS Project table. The attributes held here describe the layout of the column, along with the title text that has been associated with the column. The title text will either be the default value supplied by MS Project, or it will be a user defined value.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	ALIGN_CENTER
static int	ALIGN_LEFT Column alignment constants.
static int	ALIGN_RIGHT

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Column(ProjectFile project) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getAlignData() Retrieves a value representing the alignment of data displayed in the column.
int	getAlignTitle() Retrieves a value representing the alignment of the column title text.
FieldType	getFieldType() Retrieves the type data displayed in the column.
String	getTitle() Retrieves the column title.
String	getTitle(Locale locale) Retrieves the column title for the given locale.
int	getWidth() Retrieves the width of the column represented as a number of characters.
void	setAlignData(int alignment) Sets the alignment of the data in the column.
void	setAlignTitle(int alignment) Sets the alignment of the column title.
void	setFieldType(FieldType type) Sets the type data displayed in the column.
void	setTitle(String title) Sets the user defined column title.
void	setWidth(int width) Sets the width of the column in characters.
String	toString() This method dumps the contents of this column as a String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ALIGN_LEFT

public static final int ALIGN_LEFT

Column alignment constants.

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Constant Field Values

ALIGN_CENTER

public static final int ALIGN_CENTER

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Constant Field Values

ALIGN_RIGHT

public static final int ALIGN_RIGHT

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Column

public Column(ProjectFile project)

Constructor.

Parameters:

project - reference to the parent project

Method Detail

getAlignData

public int getAlignData()

Retrieves a value representing the alignment of data displayed in the column.

Returns:

alignment type

getAlignTitle

public int getAlignTitle()

Retrieves a value representing the alignment of the column title text.

Returns:

alignment type

getFieldType

public FieldType getFieldType()

Retrieves the type data displayed in the column. This identifier indicates what data will appear in the column, and the default column title that will appear if the user has not provided a user defined column title.

Returns:

field type

getTitle

public String getTitle()

Retrieves the column title.

Returns:

column title

getTitle

public String getTitle(Locale locale)

Retrieves the column title for the given locale.

Parameters:

locale - required locale for the default column title

Returns:

column title

getWidth

public int getWidth()

Retrieves the width of the column represented as a number of characters.

Returns:

column width

setAlignData

public void setAlignData(int alignment)

Sets the alignment of the data in the column.

Parameters:

alignment - data alignment

setAlignTitle

public void setAlignTitle(int alignment)

Sets the alignment of the column title.

Parameters:

alignment - column title alignment

setFieldType

public void setFieldType(FieldType type)

Sets the type data displayed in the column. This identifier indicates what data will appear in the column, and the default column title that will appear if the user has not provided a user defined column title.

Parameters:

type - field type

setTitle

public void setTitle(String title)

Sets the user defined column title.

Parameters:

title - user defined column title

setWidth

public void setWidth(int width)

Sets the width of the column in characters.

Parameters:

width - column width

toString

public String toString()

This method dumps the contents of this column as a String. Note that this facility is provided as a debugging aid.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

formatted contents of this column