org.openmrs.util

Class FormUtil

java.lang.Object

org.openmrs.util.FormUtil

public class FormUtil
extends Object

OpenMRS utilities related to forms.

See Also:

Form, FormField, Field, FieldType, FieldAnswer

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	conceptToString(Concept concept, ConceptName localizedName) Turn the given concept/concept-name pair into a string acceptable for hl7 and forms
static String	conceptToString(Concept concept, Locale locale) Turn the given concept into a string acceptable to for hl7 and forms
static String	dateToString()
static String	dateToString(Date date)
static String	drugToString(Drug drug) Turn the given drug into a string acceptable for hl7 and forms
static Map<Integer,TreeSet<FormField>>	getFormStructure(Form form) Returns a sorted and structured map of FormFields for the given OpenMRS form.
static String	getFormUriWithoutExtension(Form form) Get a string somewhat unique to this form.
static String	getNewTag(String s, ArrayList<String> tagList) Generates a new, unique tag name for any given string
static String	getXmlToken(String s) Converts a string into a valid XML token (tag name)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getXmlToken

public static String getXmlToken(String s)

Converts a string into a valid XML token (tag name)

Parameters:

s - string to convert into XML token

Returns:

valid XML token based on s

getNewTag

public static String getNewTag(String s,
                               ArrayList<String> tagList)

Generates a new, unique tag name for any given string

Parameters:

s - string to convert into a unique XML tag

tagList - java.util.Vector containing all previously created tags. If the tagList is null, it will be initialized automatically

Returns:

unique XML tag name from given string (guaranteed not to duplicate any tag names already within tagList)

getFormStructure

public static Map<Integer,TreeSet<FormField>> getFormStructure(Form form)

Returns a sorted and structured map of FormFields for the given OpenMRS form. The root sections of the schema are stored under a key of zero (i.e., java.lang.Integer.valueOf(0)). All other entries represent sequences of children stored under the identifier (formField.getFormFieldId()) of their parent FormField. The form structure is sorted by the natural sorting order of the FormFields (as defined by the .equals() and .compareTo() methods).

Parameters:

form - form for which structure is requested

Returns:

sorted map of FormFields, where the top-level fields are under the key zero and all other leaves are stored under their parent FormField's id.

dateToString

public static String dateToString()

dateToString

public static String dateToString(Date date)

getFormUriWithoutExtension

public static String getFormUriWithoutExtension(Form form)

Get a string somewhat unique to this form. Combines the form's id and version and build

Parameters:

form - Form to get the uri for

Returns:

String representing this form

conceptToString

public static String conceptToString(Concept concept,
                                     Locale locale)

Turn the given concept into a string acceptable to for hl7 and forms

Parameters:

concept - Concept to convert to a string

locale - Locale to use for the concept name

Returns:

String representation of the given concept

conceptToString

public static String conceptToString(Concept concept,
                                     ConceptName localizedName)

Turn the given concept/concept-name pair into a string acceptable for hl7 and forms

Parameters:

concept - Concept to convert to a string

localizedName - specific localized concept-name

Returns:

String representation of the given concept

drugToString

public static String drugToString(Drug drug)

Turn the given drug into a string acceptable for hl7 and forms

Parameters:

drug - Drug to convert to a string

Returns:

String representation of the given drug