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
if ( this instanceof Module || getContainer( ) != null )
			broadcast( ev, getRoot( ) );
	}
	/**
	 * Implements to broadcast an event to all listeners of this design element
	 * on a design tree. Note subclasses should override this method to change
	 * the behavior of broadcast method.
	 * 
	 * Part of: Notification system.
	 * 
	 * @param ev
	 *            the event to send
	 * @param module
	 *            the root node of the design tree.
	 */
	public void broadcast( NotificationEvent ev, Module module )
	{
		
		
		
		if ( listeners != null )
		{
			ArrayList tmpListeners = new ArrayList( listeners );
			Iterator iter = tmpListeners.iterator( );
			while ( iter.hasNext( ) )
			{
				( (Listener) iter.next( ) ).elementChanged(
						getHandle( module ), ev );
			}
		}