net.sf.cuf.ui.builder

Interface WidgetFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultWidgetFactory, WidgetFactoryRegistry

public interface WidgetFactory

Interface is used by the VisualBuilderDelegate in the process of creation of Swing-Elements. Implementations must provide proper UI-Elements in accordance to the various types of Swing-Elements.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Container	create(String pType, org.jdom2.Element pElement, Container pParent) Called be the VisualBuilderDelegate in order to create a specific Swing-Element
void	notifyWidgetComplete(String pType, org.jdom2.Element pElement, Container pCurrentWidget) Called when the creation process of the widget is completed.

Method Detail

create

Container create(String pType,
               org.jdom2.Element pElement,
               Container pParent)

Called be the VisualBuilderDelegate in order to create a specific Swing-Element

Parameters:

pType - the type of the Swing-Element that should be created. The name of the Swing-class ist used as the type-argument. F.i., for the creation of a JTable-Elememnt, the pType-argument would be "javax.swing.JTable"

pElement - the XML-element in which the declaration of the Swing element is included.

pParent - the parent container to the element that should be created.

Returns:

a Swing or AWT widget

notifyWidgetComplete

void notifyWidgetComplete(String pType,
                        org.jdom2.Element pElement,
                        Container pCurrentWidget)

Called when the creation process of the widget is completed. Applications may use this callback to invoke some actions on the now decorated widget, e.g. to set the preferred size.

Parameters:

pType - the type of the Swing-Element that was created.

pElement - the XML-element in which the declaration of the Swing element is included.

pCurrentWidget - the widget that was completed.