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MgParameterMgParameter — Represents a parameter when needed to execute a query |
MgParameter; guint mg_parameter_get_type (void); GObject* mg_parameter_new (MgConf *conf, MgServerDataType *type); GObject* mg_parameter_new_copy (MgParameter *orig); GObject* mg_parameter_new_with_dest_field (MgQfield *field, MgServerDataType *type); void mg_parameter_add_dest_field (MgParameter *param, MgQfield *field); GSList* mg_parameter_get_dest_fields (MgParameter *param); MgServerDataType* mg_parameter_get_data_type (MgParameter *param); const GdaValue* mg_parameter_get_value (MgParameter *param); void mg_parameter_set_value (MgParameter *param, const GdaValue *value); void mg_parameter_declare_invalid (MgParameter *param); gboolean mg_parameter_is_valid (MgParameter *param); const GdaValue* mg_parameter_get_default_value (MgParameter *param); void mg_parameter_set_default_value (MgParameter *param, const GdaValue *value); void mg_parameter_set_not_null (MgParameter *param, gboolean not_null); gboolean mg_parameter_get_not_null (MgParameter *param); gboolean mg_parameter_set_source_field (MgParameter *param, MgQfield *field, GError **error); MgQfield* mg_parameter_get_source_field (MgParameter *param); void mg_parameter_add_dependency (MgParameter *param, MgParameter *depend_on); void mg_parameter_del_dependency (MgParameter *param, MgParameter *depend_on); GSList* mg_parameter_get_dependencies (MgParameter *param); void mg_parameter_replace_ref (MgParameter *param, GHashTable *replacements); void mg_parameter_bind_to_param (MgParameter *param, MgParameter *bind_to); MgParameter* mg_parameter_get_bind_param (MgParameter *param); gboolean mg_parameter_requires_user_input (MgParameter *param); void mg_parameter_set_user_input_required (MgParameter *param, gboolean input_required);
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A MgParameter object basically conveys a value (as a GdaValue) and several attributes specifying the value itself.
Parameters are usually used in conjunction with queries when they are required before the queries can be executed, but they can also be created by hand when a value is requested from the user.
Also a parameter can be set to an alias of another parameter, in which case that parameter and the one of which it is an alias will always be synchronized regarding their value and attributes. This feature is usefull when a parameter required by a query needs to be synchronized to an already existing parameter.
GObject* mg_parameter_new (MgConf *conf, MgServerDataType *type);
Creates a new parameter of type type
conf : | a MgConf object |
type : | the MgServerDataType requested |
Returns : | a new MgParameter object |
GObject* mg_parameter_new_copy (MgParameter *orig);
Copy constructor.
orig : | a MgParameter object to copy |
Returns : | a new MgParameter object |
GObject* mg_parameter_new_with_dest_field (MgQfield *field, MgServerDataType *type);
Creates a new parameter to be passed to field for the operations where a parameter is required; other MgQfield can also be added by using the mg_parameter_add_dest_field() method.
field : | the MgQfield object the parameter is for |
type : | the MgServerDataType requested |
Returns : | a new MgParameter object |
void mg_parameter_add_dest_field (MgParameter *param, MgQfield *field);
Adds a MgQfield object for which the parameter is for
param : | a MgParameter object |
field : | the MgQfield object the parameter is for |
GSList* mg_parameter_get_dest_fields (MgParameter *param);
Get the MgQfield objects which created param (and which will use its value)
param : | a MgParameter object |
Returns : | the list of MgQfield object |
MgServerDataType* mg_parameter_get_data_type (MgParameter *param);
Get the requested data type for param.
param : | a MgParameter object |
Returns : | the data type |
const GdaValue* mg_parameter_get_value (MgParameter *param);
Get the value held into the parameter
param : | a MgParameter object |
Returns : | the value (a NULL value returns a GDA_VALUE_TYPE_NULL GdaValue) |
void mg_parameter_set_value (MgParameter *param, const GdaValue *value);
param : | |
value : |
void mg_parameter_declare_invalid (MgParameter *param);
Forces a parameter to be invalid; to set it valid again, a new value must be assigned to it using mg_parameter_set_value().
param : | a MgParameter object |
gboolean mg_parameter_is_valid (MgParameter *param);
Get the validity of param (that is, of the value held by param)
param : | a MgParameter object |
Returns : | TRUE if param's value can safely be used |
const GdaValue* mg_parameter_get_default_value (MgParameter *param);
Get the default value held into the parameter. WARNING: the default value does not need to be of the same type as the one required by param.
param : | a MgParameter object |
Returns : | the default value |
void mg_parameter_set_default_value (MgParameter *param, const GdaValue *value);
param : | |
value : |
void mg_parameter_set_not_null (MgParameter *param, gboolean not_null);
Sets if the parameter can have a NULL value. If not_null is TRUE, then that won't be allowed
param : | a MgParameter object |
not_null : |
gboolean mg_parameter_get_not_null (MgParameter *param);
Get wether the parameter can be NULL or not
param : | a MgParameter object |
Returns : | TRUE if the parameter cannot be NULL |
gboolean mg_parameter_set_source_field (MgParameter *param, MgQfield *field, GError **error);
Sets a limit on the possible values for the param parameter: they must be among the values of field when the SELECT query to which field belongs is executed. field must be of the same type as the requested type for param.
field is not copied, just referenced (maybe it'd better to make a copy of it...)
param : | a MgParameter object |
field : | a MgQfield object or NULL |
error : | location to store error, or NULL |
Returns : | TRUE if no error occurred |
MgQfield* mg_parameter_get_source_field (MgParameter *param);
param : | |
Returns : |
void mg_parameter_add_dependency (MgParameter *param, MgParameter *depend_on);
Tell param that its value will depend on the value of depend_on
param : | a MgParameter object |
depend_on : | a MgParameter object |
void mg_parameter_del_dependency (MgParameter *param, MgParameter *depend_on);
Remove the depend_on dependency from param
param : | a MgParameter object |
depend_on : | a MgParameter object |
GSList* mg_parameter_get_dependencies (MgParameter *param);
Get the list of MgParameter param depends on
param : | a MgParameter object |
Returns : | the list of parameters |
void mg_parameter_replace_ref (MgParameter *param, GHashTable *replacements);
Replace references to some objects by references to some other objects, as listed in replacements.
param : | a MgParameter object |
replacements : | the (objects to be replaced, replacing object) pairs |
void mg_parameter_bind_to_param (MgParameter *param, MgParameter *bind_to);
Sets param to change when bind_to changes (and does not make bind_to change when param changes)
param : | a MgParameter |
bind_to : | a MgParameter or NULL |
MgParameter* mg_parameter_get_bind_param (MgParameter *param);
Get the parameter which makes param change its value when the param's value is changed.
param : | a MgParameter |
Returns : | the MgParameter or NULL |
gboolean mg_parameter_requires_user_input (MgParameter *param);
Tells if the parameter is configured in a way that even if there is a value, it requires that the user at least validates that value, or change it.
param : | a MgParameter |
Returns : | TRUE if user input is required |
void mg_parameter_set_user_input_required (MgParameter *param, gboolean input_required);
Sets if the user input is required for param (even though it may already have a value) and be valid.
param : | a MgParameter |
input_required : |
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