chemaxon.alchemist.configbuilder
Class AbstractConfigElementEditor

java.lang.Object
  chemaxon.alchemist.configbuilder.AbstractConfigElementEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConfigElementEditor

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicConfigElementEditor

public abstract class AbstractConfigElementEditor
extends java.lang.Object
implements ConfigElementEditor

A ConfigElementEditor implementation with customizable editor component.
The main editor component is a JPanel instance. The layout used by main editor component is defined in getMainLayout(). Component creation is done in addComponents(). To perform custom initialization, override initialize() method.

Author:

Istvan Cseh

Field Summary

protected ConfigElement	element the element being edited
protected javax.swing.JPanel	mainPanel the main editor component

Constructor Summary

AbstractConfigElementEditor()

Method Summary

protected abstract void	addComponents() Creates and adds components for mainPanel
java.awt.Component	getEditorComponent(ConfigElement value) Sets an initial value for the editor.
ConfigElement	getEditorValue() Returns the ConfigElement contained in the editor
protected abstract java.awt.LayoutManager	getMainLayout() Returns a LayoutManager instance for mainPanel
protected javax.swing.JPanel	getMainPanel() Creates a mainPanel instance (if not initialized) sets layout, and calls addComponents
protected javax.swing.JLabel	getTitle(java.lang.String text) Returns a customized JLabel for title
protected void	initialize() Initializes and sets editor components to represent element

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

mainPanel

protected javax.swing.JPanel mainPanel

the main editor component

element

protected ConfigElement element

the element being edited

Constructor Detail

AbstractConfigElementEditor

public AbstractConfigElementEditor()

Method Detail

getTitle

protected javax.swing.JLabel getTitle(java.lang.String text)

Returns a customized JLabel for title

Parameters:

text - is the title text

Returns:

a customized JLabel

getEditorComponent

public java.awt.Component getEditorComponent(ConfigElement value)

Description copied from interface: ConfigElementEditor

Sets an initial value for the editor. Returns the component that should be added to the client's Component hierarchy. Once installed in the client's hierarchy this component will then be able to draw and receive user input.

Specified by:

getEditorComponent in interface ConfigElementEditor

Parameters:

value - is the initial value being set

Returns:

the component for editing

getEditorValue

public ConfigElement getEditorValue()

Description copied from interface: ConfigElementEditor

Returns the ConfigElement contained in the editor

Specified by:

getEditorValue in interface ConfigElementEditor

Returns:

the ConfigElement contained in the editor

initialize

protected void initialize()

Initializes and sets editor components to represent element

getMainLayout

protected abstract java.awt.LayoutManager getMainLayout()

Returns a LayoutManager instance for mainPanel

Returns:

a LayoutManager instance for mainPanel

getMainPanel

protected javax.swing.JPanel getMainPanel()

Creates a mainPanel instance (if not initialized) sets layout, and calls addComponents

Returns:

initialized mainPanel

See Also:

getMainLayout(), addComponents()

addComponents

protected abstract void addComponents()

Creates and adds components for mainPanel