## net.sf.statcvs.reportmodel
Class GenericColumn

    java.lang.Object
      net.sf.statcvs.reportmodel.Column
          net.sf.statcvs.reportmodel.GenericColumn

Direct Known Subclasses:
  AuthorColumn, AuthorIdColumn, DirectoryColumn, FileColumn, SimpleTextColumn

    public abstract class GenericColumn

extends Column

A generic column with a text header and a text total. Each cell contains an `Object`. The renderCell method must be implemented by subclasses.

Version:
  $Id: GenericColumn.java,v 1.2 2008/04/02 11:22:14 benoitx Exp $
Author:
  Richard Cyganiak <rcyg@gmx.de>

Constructor Summary
`GenericColumn(String title)` Creates a new `GenericColumn` with the given head

Method Summary
`void` `addValue(Object value)` Adds a value to this column (in a new row)
`int` `getRows()` Return number of rows that have been added to this column
`Object` `getValue(int rowIndex)` Returns a value of the column
`abstract void` `renderCell(int rowIndex, TableCellRenderer renderer)` Renders a row of the column into a `TableCellRenderer` by calling one of its `TableCellRenderer.renderCell(java.lang.String)` methods
`void` `renderHead(TableCellRenderer renderer)` Renders the head of the column into a `TableCellRenderer` by calling one of its `TableCellRenderer.renderCell(java.lang.String)` methods
`void` `renderTotal(TableCellRenderer renderer)` Renders the footer of the column into a `TableCellRenderer` by calling one of its `TableCellRenderer.renderCell(java.lang.String)` methods.
`void` `setTotal(String value)` Sets the total for this column

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### GenericColumn

    public GenericColumn(String title)

  Creates a new `GenericColumn` with the given head

  Parameters:
    `title` - the head of the column

Method Detail

### setTotal

    public void setTotal(String value)

  Sets the total for this column

  Parameters:
    `value` - the total for this column

### addValue

    public void addValue(Object value)

  Adds a value to this column (in a new row)

  Parameters:
    `value` - the new value

### getValue

    public Object getValue(int rowIndex)

  Returns a value of the column

  Parameters:
    `rowIndex` - the row, starting at 0
  Returns:
    the value

### getRows

    public int getRows()

  Description copied from class: `Column`
  Return number of rows that have been added to this column

  Specified by:
    `getRows` in class `Column`
  Returns:
    number of rows that have been added to this column
  See Also:
    `Column.getRows()`

### renderHead

    public void renderHead(TableCellRenderer renderer)

  Description copied from class: `Column`
  Renders the head of the column into a `TableCellRenderer` by calling one of its `TableCellRenderer.renderCell(java.lang.String)` methods

  Specified by:
    `renderHead` in class `Column`
  Parameters:
    `renderer` - the TableCellRenderer to use TODO: this is probably unnecessary; better add a getTitle method
  See Also:
    `Column.renderHead(net.sf.statcvs.renderer.TableCellRenderer)`

### renderCell

    public abstract void renderCell(int rowIndex,
                                    TableCellRenderer renderer)

  Description copied from class: `Column`
  Renders a row of the column into a `TableCellRenderer` by calling one of its `TableCellRenderer.renderCell(java.lang.String)` methods

  Specified by:
    `renderCell` in class `Column`
  Parameters:
    `rowIndex` - the row number, starting at 0
    `renderer` - the TableCellRenderer to use
  See Also:
    `Column.renderCell(int, net.sf.statcvs.renderer.TableCellRenderer)`

### renderTotal

    public void renderTotal(TableCellRenderer renderer)

  Description copied from class: `Column`
  Renders the footer of the column into a `TableCellRenderer` by calling one of its `TableCellRenderer.renderCell(java.lang.String)` methods. The footer usually contains some kind of total for the column.

  Specified by:
    `renderTotal` in class `Column`
  Parameters:
    `renderer` - the TableCellRenderer to use
  See Also:
    `Column.renderTotal(net.sf.statcvs.renderer.TableCellRenderer)`