org.openepics.cable.export

Interface ExportTable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExcelExportTable

public interface ExportTable

Defines methods for exporting the data in tabular form.

Author:

Miha Vitorovič

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addDataRow(Object... data) This method adds a new row of data to the table.
void	addHeaderRow(String... titles) Defines a header row.
void	createTable(String title) The method creates the table.
InputStream	exportTable() This method puts the data into a stream that can be saved/sent to the client.

Method Detail

createTable

void createTable(String title)

The method creates the table. Use to prepare the internal structures for the data that will be received.

Parameters:

title - name of the table if supported by the implementation

addHeaderRow

void addHeaderRow(String... titles)

Defines a header row. For some formats the header row can be added multiple times (and may signify just a row displayed in different style), while for other formats can only be added once and before any of the data rows.

Parameters:

titles - a collection of strings to be used as column titles

addDataRow

void addDataRow(Object... data)

This method adds a new row of data to the table. The input data can be in any format. The method is responsible for correctly interpreting the data entries.

Parameters:

data - the data

exportTable

InputStream exportTable()

This method puts the data into a stream that can be saved/sent to the client.

Returns:

the InputStream that can be used for download.