Package pyxmpp :: Package jabber :: Module dataforms :: Class Field
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Class Field

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                 object --+    
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objects.StanzaPayloadObject --+
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                             Field

A data form field.
Instance Methods [hide private]
 
__init__(self, name=None, values=None, field_type=None, label=None, options=None, required=False, desc=None, value=None)
Initialize a Field object.
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__getattr__(self, name) source code
 
__setattr__(self, name, value)
x.__setattr__('name', value) <==> x.name = value
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add_option(self, value, label)
Add an option for the field.
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complete_xml_element(self, xmlnode, doc)
Complete the XML node with self content.
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Inherited from objects.StanzaPayloadObject: as_xml

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Class Methods [hide private]
Field
_new_from_xml(cls, xmlnode)
Create a new Field object from an XML element.
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Class Variables [hide private]
: unicode xml_element_name = 'field'
: name for the XML element provided by the class.
: unicode xml_element_namespace = 'jabber:x:data'
: namespace URI for the XML element provided by the class.
  allowed_types = ('boolean', 'fixed', 'hidden', 'jid-multi', 'j...
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: unicode desc
: natural-language description of the field.
: unicode label
: field label (human-readable description).
: unicode name
: field name.
: Option options
: field options (for "list-multi" or "list-single" fields).
: boolean required
: True when the field is required.
: str type
: field type ("boolean", "fixed", "hidden", "jid-multi", "jid-single", "list-multi", "list-single", "text-multi", "text-private" or "text-single").
: bool for "boolean" field, JID for "jid-single", list of JID for "jid-multi", list of unicode for "list-multi" and "text-multi" and unicode for other field types. value
: field value parsed according to the form type.
: list of unicode values
: field values.
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Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details [hide private]

__init__(self, name=None, values=None, field_type=None, label=None, options=None, required=False, desc=None, value=None)
(Constructor)

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Initialize a Field object.
Parameters:
  • name (: unicode) - : field name.
  • values (: list of unicode) - : raw field values. Not to be used together with value.
  • field_type (: str) - : field type.
  • label (: unicode) - : field label.
  • options (: list of Option) - : optional values for the field.
  • required (: bool) - : True if the field is required.
  • desc (: unicode) - : natural-language description of the field.
  • value (: bool for "boolean" field, JID for "jid-single", list of JID for "jid-multi", list of unicode for "list-multi" and "text-multi" and unicode for other field types.) - : field value or values in a field_type-specific type. May be used only if values parameter is not provided.
Overrides: object.__init__

__setattr__(self, name, value)

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x.__setattr__('name', value) <==> x.name = value

Overrides: object.__setattr__
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add_option(self, value, label)

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Add an option for the field.
Parameters:
  • value (: list of unicode) - : option values.
  • label (: unicode) - : option label (human-readable description).

complete_xml_element(self, xmlnode, doc)

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Complete the XML node with self content.
Parameters:
  • xmlnode (: libxml2.xmlNode) - : XML node with the element being built. It has already right name and namespace, but no attributes or content.
  • doc (: libxml2.xmlDoc) - : document to which the element belongs.
Overrides: objects.StanzaPayloadObject.complete_xml_element

_new_from_xml(cls, xmlnode)
Class Method

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Create a new Field object from an XML element.
Parameters:
  • xmlnode (: libxml2.xmlNode) - : the XML element.
Returns: Field
the object created.

Class Variable Details [hide private]

allowed_types

Value:
('boolean',
 'fixed',
 'hidden',
 'jid-multi',
 'jid-single',
 'list-multi',
 'list-single',
 'text-multi',
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