Bit #26 - Overriding getAttributeDef() to conditionally set an attribute property

You can override ViewObjectImpl's getAttributeDef() method to update an attribute setting, control hint or a custom property. getAttributeDef() is called by the framework each time the attribute's definition needs to be accessed, for example prior to opening an af:query search dialog. In such a case, this may be the ideal place to set a conditional queryable property for example. The argument that is passed to the method indicates the index of the attribute being accessed. You modify the attribute definition by calling super.getAttributeDef() to get the AttributeDef and then call any of its set...() methods. Here is an example:

Example:

   @Override
   public AttributeDef getAttributeDef(int attribIndex) {
        // check for some specific attribute
        if (attribIndex == SOME_ATTRIBUTE_INDEX) {
                //get the attribute's definition
               AttributeDef def = super.getAttributeDef(attribIndex);

               // conditionally update some attribute value
               // if (someCondition) {
               //((ViewAttributeDefImpl)def).set...()
               //}

               return def;
        }

        return super.getAttributeDef(attribIndex);
   }


Context:

View Object Implementation Class