Bug 120215 BPS 40 - DE changes
1. all report elements' properties will be overidable with an expression. The binding expression will have access to report parameter, and static BIRT report objects only. 2) DE will provide api to get property binding expression for a given property on a report element handle. It's up to the engine to evaluate the property binding expression when the report gets executed. DE API changes -------------------------- a) DesignElementHandle will support the following two methods. - String (expression) GetPropertyBinding ( propertyName ) - void SetPropertyBinding( propertyName , String (expression) ) // Note get and set property methods are wrapper classes which actually use reportDesignHandle methods to retrive and set the property binding. b) rom.def changes Property bindings contains a list of binding expressions. ReportDesign element will be enhanced to support a new property called. <Property canInherit="false" detailType="propertyBinding" displayNameID="Element.Module.propertyBindings" isList="true" name="propertyBindings" type="structure"/> A new datatype - <Structure name="propertybinding"> <Member name="name" since="2.0" type="name"/> <Member name="id" returnType="any" since="2.0" type="string"/> // Use the unique id used to identify an element. <Member name="value" returnType="string" since="2.0" type="expression"/> </Structure>
model/org.eclipse.birt.report.model/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/model/command/PropertyCommand.java
* <li>The element must exist in the current effective value for the list.
	 * This means the list must be set on this element or a ancestor element.
	 * </li>
	 * <li>If the property is set on this element, then the element is simply
	 * removed.</li>
	 * <li>If the property is set on an ancestor element, then the inherited
	 * list is first <strong>copied </strong> into this element. Then, the copy
	 * of the target item is removed from the copy of the list.</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * 
	 * @param ref
	 *            the structure list reference
	 * @param structure
	 *            the item to remove
	 * @throws PropertyValueException
	 *             if the item to remove is not found.
	 */
	public void removeItem( MemberRef ref, IStructure structure )
			throws PropertyValueException
	{
		PropertyDefn propDefn = ref.getPropDefn( );
		assert propDefn != null;
		assertExtendedElement( module, element, propDefn );
		checkListMemberRef( ref );
		List list = ref.getList( module, element );
		if ( list == null )
			throw new PropertyValueException( element, ref.getPropDefn( ),
					null,
					PropertyValueException.DESIGN_EXCEPTION_ITEM_NOT_FOUND );
		int posn = list.indexOf( structure );