// Sample Java code for highlighting mandatory columns in a data web bean

    String  displayedColumnName;
    boolean manditoryColumn;
    String  manditoryHighlight = " **";
    boolean useManditoryColumnHighlights = true;
    boolean addManditoryColumnHighlight;

    for(nIndex = 0 ; nIndex < attrs.length; nIndex++)
    {
       if (!shouldDisplayAttribute(attrs[nIndex]))
                                   continue;
       // This loops through the BC4J Properties for 
       // DisplayedColumnNames for a View Object
       displayedColumnName = (String)rs.getProperty(
          attrs[nIndex].getColumnName() + "_LABEL");
       manditoryColumn = attrs[nIndex].isMandatory();
       addManditoryColumnHighlight = manditoryColumn &
            useManditoryColumnHighlights;


       if (displayedColumnName == null )
           if (addManditoryColumnHighlight)
             aTable.addHeader(attrs[nIndex].getName() +
               manditoryHighlight );
           else
             aTable.addHeader(attrs[nIndex].getName());
       else
           if (addManditoryColumnHighlight)
             aTable.addHeader(displayedColumnName + manditoryHighlight ) ;
           else
             aTable.addHeader(displayedColumnName);
    }