/**
* This method returns whether or not the component is visible. If it is not visible, no HTML will
* be generated.
*
* @param checkParents A boolean value, true mean that this component is considered visible if it
* and all it's parents are visible. A false value only checks the component itself.
*/
public boolean getVisible(boolean checkParents) {
if (!_visible) return false;
boolean bVisible = _visible;
if (checkParents) {
HtmlComponent hc = getParent();
while (hc != null) {
if (hc.getVisible() == false) {
bVisible = false;
break;
}
hc = hc.getParent();
}
}
return bVisible;
}
public String getFormString() {
if (_form != null) return _form;
HtmlComponent comp = getParent();
while (comp != null) {
if (comp instanceof JspForm) {
_form = "document.forms['" + getPortletNameSpace() + comp.getName() + "'].";
break;
}
comp = comp.getParent();
}
if (_form == null)
if (_formNo == -1) _form = "document.forms[0].";
else _form = "document.forms[" + _formNo + "].";
return _form;
}
/**
* This will return the full name of the component. The full name is the name of the component
* appended to the names of its parent components and seperated by underscores. For example if
* this is a button named "button1" inside a table named "table1" the full name for this component
* would be "table1_button1".
*/
public String getFullName() {
if (_fullName == null) {
HtmlComponent parent = _parent;
String name = _name;
// no need to create a new string for every time through the loop
String parentName = null;
//
while (parent != null) {
parentName = parent.getName();
if (parentName != null) {
if (parentName != "") {
name = parentName + "_" + name;
}
}
parent = parent.getParent();
}
_fullName = getPortletNameSpace() + name;
}
return _fullName;
}