jasp.webcom
Class AdRotator

java.lang.Object
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public class AdRotator

extends java.lang.Object

The Ad Rotator component creates an Ad Rotator object that automates the rotation of advertisement images on a Web page. Each time a user opens or reloads the Web page, the Ad Rotator component displays a new advertisement based on the information you specify in a Rotator Schedule File. You can record how many users click each advertisement by setting the URL parameter in the Rotator Schedule file to direct users to the Redirection File. When you specify this parameter, each jump to an advertiser's URL is recorded in the Web server activity logs.

Constructor Summary

AdRotator()
Creates an Ad Rotator object that automates the rotation of advertisement images on a Web page.

Method Summary

boolean	Clickable() Specifies whether the advertisement is a hyperlink.
java.lang.String	GetAdvertisement(java.lang.String rotationSchedulePath) Gets the specifications for the next scheduled advertisement from the data file and formats it as HTML.
java.lang.String	getTargetFrame() Gets the name of the frame in which to display the advertisement.
void	setClickable(boolean c) Sets clickable
void	setTargetFrame(java.lang.String f) Sets the name of the frame in which to display the advertisement.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AdRotator

public AdRotator()

Creates an Ad Rotator object that automates the rotation of advertisement images on a Web page.

Method Detail

Clickable

public boolean Clickable()

Specifies whether the advertisement is a hyperlink.

setClickable

public void setClickable(boolean c)

Sets clickable

Parameters:

c - a boolean

setTargetFrame

public void setTargetFrame(java.lang.String f)

Sets the name of the frame in which to display the advertisement.

Parameters:

f - a String

getTargetFrame

public java.lang.String getTargetFrame()

Gets the name of the frame in which to display the advertisement.

Returns:

a string

GetAdvertisement

public java.lang.String GetAdvertisement(java.lang.String rotationSchedulePath)

Gets the specifications for the next scheduled advertisement from the data file and formats it as HTML.

Parameters:

rotationSchedulePath - Specifies the location of the Rotator Schedule file relative to the virtual directory

Returns:

Returns HTML that displays the advertisement in the current page.