sbr.items
Class NewVAS

java.lang.Object
  sbr.items.NewVAS

public class NewVAS
extends java.lang.Object

Generates the web code to add a visual analog scale item to the survey. Implements, in Java VAS Generator by Frederik Funke & Ulf-Dietrich Reips (University of Zurich, CH)

Version:

0.3

Author:

John H. Krantz, Ph.D.

Field Summary

static int	ARROW Constant to indicate using an arrow to indicate the selection on the visual analog scale.
static int	LINE Constant to indicate using an line to indicate the selection on the visual analog scale.
static java.lang.String[]	LINES Names of lines in an array to allow them to be selected in the rest of the program.
static java.lang.String[]	MARKER Constant string array with names to allow combobox for selection of the type of indicator.
static int	MEDIUM Constant for a medium line in the visual analog scale.
static int	POINT Constant to indicate using an point to indicate the selection on the visual analog scale.
static int	THICK Constant for a think line in the visual analog scale.
static int	THIN Constant for a thin line in the visual analog scale.
static int	X Constant to indicate using an X to indicate the selection on the visual analog scale.

Constructor Summary

NewVAS()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAddScriptsVAS() Returns the text that has to follow the body tag in the html code in the web page.
java.lang.String	getBodyVAS(java.lang.String text, int length, int resolution, java.lang.String lAnchor, java.lang.String rAnchor, int lineWidth, int marker, int questNum) Returns the body script for the visual analog scale.
java.lang.String	getEndVAS() Return the text that has to precede the /body tag at the end

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

THIN

public static final int THIN

Constant for a thin line in the visual analog scale.

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Constant Field Values

MEDIUM

public static final int MEDIUM

Constant for a medium line in the visual analog scale. This is the default.

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THICK

public static final int THICK

Constant for a think line in the visual analog scale.

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Constant Field Values

LINES

public static final java.lang.String[] LINES

Names of lines in an array to allow them to be selected in the rest of the program.

X

public static final int X

Constant to indicate using an X to indicate the selection on the visual analog scale.

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Constant Field Values

ARROW

public static final int ARROW

Constant to indicate using an arrow to indicate the selection on the visual analog scale.

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POINT

public static final int POINT

Constant to indicate using an point to indicate the selection on the visual analog scale.

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LINE

public static final int LINE

Constant to indicate using an line to indicate the selection on the visual analog scale.

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MARKER

public static final java.lang.String[] MARKER

Constant string array with names to allow combobox for selection of the type of indicator.

Constructor Detail

NewVAS

public NewVAS()

Method Detail

getAddScriptsVAS

public java.lang.String getAddScriptsVAS()

Returns the text that has to follow the body tag in the html code in the web page.

Returns:

String html this is the include text for the beginning of the web page so that the javascript routines needed to do a visual analog scale are added to the webpage.

getBodyVAS

public java.lang.String getBodyVAS(java.lang.String text,
                                   int length,
                                   int resolution,
                                   java.lang.String lAnchor,
                                   java.lang.String rAnchor,
                                   int lineWidth,
                                   int marker,
                                   int questNum)

Returns the body script for the visual analog scale. This code goes in the position in the body of the survey where the item is to be found.

Parameters:

text - the text of the question.

length - the linear length of the scale in pixels.

resolution - the number of discrete points that can be selected

lAnchor - the left hand anchor text.

rAnchor - the right hand anchor text.

lineWidth - the width of the line for the scale

marker - the marker to give feedback to the user

questNum - the number of the question in the scale

Returns:

String html. the code for the question that goes in the body of the web page

getEndVAS

public java.lang.String getEndVAS()

Return the text that has to precede the /body tag at the end

Returns:

String html. This is the code to execute the needed script at the end of the page.