UI
Class GEVAContainerControl

java.lang.Object
  UI.GEVAControl
      UI.GEVAContainerControl

Direct Known Subclasses:

GEVABookContainer, GEVAPageContainer, GEVAPropertyContainer, GEVASpringContainer

public abstract class GEVAContainerControl
extends GEVAControl

Base control for all controls that are containers. Does administrative tasks, such as delegating calls to all contained children

Author:

eliottbartley

Nested Class Summary

protected static class

GEVAContainerControl.Controls

Field Summary

protected GEVAContainerControl.Controls

controls

Fields inherited from class UI.GEVAControl

comment, dirtyListener, name, parent, title, type

Constructor Summary

GEVAContainerControl(GEVADirtyListener dirtyListener, GEVAContainerControl parent, java.lang.String type, java.lang.String title, java.lang.String comment)

Method Summary

void	add(GEVAControl control) Add an awt component to the awt component that is this container.
java.lang.String	getText() Get the value of teh control, using a text string
boolean	load(java.util.Properties properties) Delegate loading to all the controls this container contains
boolean	save(java.util.Properties properties) Delegate saving to all the controls this container contains
void	setEnabled(boolean enabled) Delegate enabling to all the controls this container contains.
void	setText(java.lang.String text) By default, containers don't have a setText (though Book container does, so it can change pages through setText)
void	setVisible(boolean show) Make this control visible
void	setVisibleControlGroup(java.lang.String name, boolean show) Make all the controls in the control group visible or hidden.
void	validate() Get all the contained controls to validate themselves

Methods inherited from class UI.GEVAControl

addActionListener, countComponents, fireActionEvent, getComment, getComponent, getComponent, getName, getParent, getTitle, getType, isType, removeActionListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

controls

protected GEVAContainerControl.Controls controls

Constructor Detail

GEVAContainerControl

public GEVAContainerControl(GEVADirtyListener dirtyListener,
                            GEVAContainerControl parent,
                            java.lang.String type,
                            java.lang.String title,
                            java.lang.String comment)

Method Detail

setEnabled

public void setEnabled(boolean enabled)

Delegate enabling to all the controls this container contains. Container controls typically won't be enabled/disabled, just the property control it contains. The user will still be able to navigate through the UI, just won't be able to modify and properties

Specified by:

setEnabled in class GEVAControl

Parameters:

enabled - true to enabled, false to disable

load

public boolean load(java.util.Properties properties)

Delegate loading to all the controls this container contains

Specified by:

load in class GEVAControl

Parameters:

properties - The properties of a loaded properties file

save

public boolean save(java.util.Properties properties)

Delegate saving to all the controls this container contains

Specified by:

save in class GEVAControl

Parameters:

properties - The properties of a loaded properties file

add

public void add(GEVAControl control)

Add an awt component to the awt component that is this container. This also adds a tool tip to the control based on the comment, currently (2008y05M26d) only adds this tooltip if the component is a swing component. This must be always called (inheriting classes that override must super.add())

Parameters:

control - The control to add

setVisibleControlGroup

public void setVisibleControlGroup(java.lang.String name,
                                   boolean show)

Description copied from class: GEVAControl

Make all the controls in the control group visible or hidden.

Specified by:

setVisibleControlGroup in class GEVAControl

Parameters:

name - The name of the control group, as set during the call to addControlGroup

show - Specify true to show the group, else false

setVisible

public void setVisible(boolean show)

Description copied from class: GEVAControl

Make this control visible

Specified by:

setVisible in class GEVAControl

Parameters:

show - Specify true to show this control, else false to hide

getText

public java.lang.String getText()

Description copied from class: GEVAControl

Get the value of teh control, using a text string

Specified by:

getText in class GEVAControl

Returns:

The value of the control in string format

setText

public void setText(java.lang.String text)

By default, containers don't have a setText (though Book container does, so it can change pages through setText)

Specified by:

setText in class GEVAControl

Parameters:

text -

validate

public void validate()

Get all the contained controls to validate themselves

Specified by:

validate in class GEVAControl