Project class

Provides access to project information in a Repository or a stand-alone FormLayout.

This class is used to retrieve or set information belonging to a user-defined Project or to the GlobalProject.

Overview

A Project is a logical container for related FormLayout, DataSource and DataField definitions. It divides a Repository into logical units.

Exactly one GlobalProject is available for both a Repository or a stand-alone FormLayout. In the case of a Repository additional Project objects can be created by the user.

• For each Project TFORMer Designer creates a subfolder below the main Repository file. FormLayouts, which are member of this Project are stored in this subfolder.

• A stand-alone FormLayout can only use the GlobalProject (it references the FormLayout itself). The GlobalProject of a Repository can't be used to reference FormLayouts.

• DataFields and DataSources defined in a Project are usable exclusively by FormLayouts which are member exactly of this Project.

• DataFields and DataSources defined in the GlobalProject are usable by all FormLayouts in all Projects.

Working with Data Fields

• Find a data field: Use Project.getDataField.

• Iterate through data fields: Start with Project.getFirstDataField and continue with DataField.getNext.

• Check field usage: Use FormLayout.getDataFieldUsage to check whether a field is used in a particular form layout.

Example

To retrieve all Project objects within a Repository do the following:

  // Retrieve the first Project 
  Project project = repository.getFirstProject ();

  while (project != null)
  {
    System.out.println (project.toString());

    // Get the next Project 
    project = project.getNext ();
  } 

More Information

GlobalProject