/* 
 * This file is part of the Echo Point Project.  This project is a collection
 * of Components that have extended the Echo Web Application Framework.
 *
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 */
package echopointng;

import nextapp.echo2.app.Component;

/**
 * <code>DirectHtml</code> is a very lightweight component that will insert
 * HTML text directly onto the client. Unlike TemplatePanel, this component will
 * <b>NOT</b> validate this HTML text nor will it parse the source HTML and perform
 * component or text substiutions.
 * <p>
 * This makes it more <i>lightweight</i> than TemplatePanel but far <i>less functional</i>
 * <p>
 * NOTE : The base <code>nextapp.echo2.app.Component</code> properties such as
 * background, foreground and font are NOT applied to this component.  You
 * must implement this in the HTML text itself.
 * <p>
 * Also be careful of your use of <i>id</i> attributes as they may clash with
 * Echo2 generated ones.
 */
public class DirectHtml extends Component {
	
	/** Default serial Id */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
	
	
	public static final String PROPERTY_TEXT = "text";

	/**
	 * Constructs a <code>DirectHtml</code>
	 */
	public DirectHtml() {
		this("");
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a <code>DirectHtml</code> using the given htmlText.
	 * 
	 * @param htmlText -
	 *            the HTML to use
	 */
	public DirectHtml(String htmlText) {
		setText(htmlText);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the HTML text to be sent down to the client browser
	 * 
	 * @return the HTML text to be sent down to the client browser
	 */
	public String getText() {
		return (String) getProperty(PROPERTY_TEXT);
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the HTML text to be sent down to the client browser
	 * 
	 * @param newValue -
	 *            the HTML text to be sent down to the client browser
	 */
	public void setText(String newValue) {
		setProperty(PROPERTY_TEXT, newValue);
	}
}
