net.sf.basedb.util.export.spotdata
Interface DynamicField

All Superinterfaces:

ExportableField

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseFileExporterPlugin.ExtendedDynamicField, JepDynamicField, SimpleDynamicField

public interface DynamicField
extends ExportableField

Represents a spot or reporter field that is going to be exported from a bioassay set. An implementation needs to provide the following information and services:

• An Expression that is added to the selection list of a DynamicQuery.
• A Formatter that is used to format the values that are selected by the expression before they are written to the file
• A title that is used as a column header for the data

Version:

2.12

Author:

Nicklas

Last modified

$Date: 2010-04-20 10:02:16 +0200 (Tue, 20 Apr 2010) $

Method Summary

Expression

getExpression(DbControl dc, DynamicQuery query, BioAssaySet source, boolean forAverage) Get an expression that selects the data that should be exported.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.basedb.util.export.spotdata.ExportableField

getFormatter, getTitle, getType

Method Detail

getExpression

Expression getExpression(DbControl dc,
                         DynamicQuery query,
                         BioAssaySet source,
                         boolean forAverage)

Get an expression that selects the data that should be exported.

Parameters:

dc - The DbControl that is used for database access

query - The query the expression will be used with

source - The source bioassay set

forAverage - TRUE if the expression should generate an average of multiple values

Returns:

An expression, or null if it is not possible to create an expression in the given case (this will normally be replaced with an empty column in the output)