FormButton.java

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package org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.impl.elements;

import java.util.List;

import org.olat.core.gui.UserRequest;
import org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.impl.FormItemImpl;
import org.olat.core.util.ValidationStatus;

/**
 * @author patrickb
 *
 */
abstract class FormButton extends FormItemImpl {

	/**
	 * @param name
	 */
	public FormButton(String name) {
		super(name);
	}
	
	/**
	 * @param id A fix identifier for state-less behavior, must be unique or null
	 * @param name
	 */
	public FormButton(String id, String name) {
		super(id, name, false);
	}
	
	/* (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.impl.FormItemImpl#evalFormRequest(org.olat.core.gui.UserRequest)
	 */
	@Override
	public void evalFormRequest(UserRequest ureq) {
		// Buttons do not evaluate
	}

	/* (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.impl.FormItemImpl#validate(java.util.List)
	 */
	@Override
	public void validate(List<ValidationStatus> validationResults) {
		// Buttons do not validate
	}

	@Override
	public void reset() {
		// Buttons can not be resetted.
	}
	
	/**
	 * translated representation of the button text to be 
	 * rendered
	 * @return
	 */
	abstract String getTranslated();
	
}