Interface FormField

All Known Implementing Classes:
FormFieldImpl, FormPropertyAdapter

public interface FormField

Represents an individual field in a form.

Author:
Michael Siebers, Daniel Meyer
  • Method Details

    • getId

      String getId()
      Returns:
      the Id of a form property. Must be unique for a given form. The id is used for mapping the form field to a process variable.
    • getLabel

      String getLabel()
      Returns:
      the human-readable display name of a form property.
    • getType

      FormType getType()
      Returns:
      the type of this form field.
    • getTypeName

      String getTypeName()
      Returns:
      the name of the type of this form field
    • getDefaultValue

      @Deprecated Object getDefaultValue()
      Deprecated.
      Returns:
      the default value for this form field.
    • getValue

      TypedValue getValue()
      Returns:
      the value for this form field
    • getValidationConstraints

      List<FormFieldValidationConstraint> getValidationConstraints()
      Returns:
      a list of ValidationConstraints.
    • getProperties

      Map<String,String> getProperties()
      Returns:
      a Map of additional properties. This map may be used for adding additional configuration to a form field. An example may be layout hints such as the size of the rendered form field or information about an icon to prepend or append to the rendered form field.
    • isBusinessKey

      boolean isBusinessKey()
      Returns:
      true if field is defined as businessKey, false otherwise