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/core/DesignElement.java
* <li>The {@link #clearProperty}method unsets a property value on this
 * method.</li>
 * <li>The {@link #getLocalProperty( Module, String )}method gets the property
 * value, if any, set on this element.</li>
 * <li>The {@link #getProperty( Module, String )}method gets the effective
 * value of the property.</li>
 * </ul>
 * 
 * <h3>Element Name</h3>
 * 
 * Elements can have a name. The semantics of the specific element type
 * determine if the element name is optional or required. In a few contexts, the
 * name may be ignored (not supported). The name uniquely identifies an element
 * and is locale-independent. (The display name, described below, is
 * localizable.) Elements with a name can be referenced in the design or in
 * code. Elements without a name can be referenced in code by navigating to the
 * element.
 * <p>
 * If an element has a name, then it resides in a name space. All name spaces
 * reside in the {@link Module Module}.
 * <p>
 * An element also has a <em>display name</em> that is shown to the user. The
 * display name is optional, and is represented by a system property value. If
 * not provided, then the user sees the name. The display name is localizable.
 * Localized names are important for elements used in templates when the users
 * of the templates are international.
 * <p>
 * Members and classes in the name system include:
 * <p>
 * <ul>