net.sf.cuf.ui.builder

Class WidgetFactoryRegistry

java.lang.Object

net.sf.cuf.ui.builder.WidgetFactoryRegistry

All Implemented Interfaces:

WidgetFactory

public class WidgetFactoryRegistry
extends Object
implements WidgetFactory

Registry is to be used for the registration of Widget Factories with the SwingXMLBuilder, also a WidgetFactory.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	ALL_TYPES Key for a factory that is to be used for the creation of all types of widgets.

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.
void	registerFactory(String pType, WidgetFactory pFactory) Registers a Factory with the given type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ALL_TYPES

public static final String ALL_TYPES

Key for a factory that is to be used for the creation of all types of widgets.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

create

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

Description copied from interface: WidgetFactory

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

Specified by:

create in interface WidgetFactory

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

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

Description copied from interface: WidgetFactory

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.

Specified by:

notifyWidgetComplete in interface WidgetFactory

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.

registerFactory

public void registerFactory(String pType,
                   WidgetFactory pFactory)
                     throws IllegalArgumentException

Registers a Factory with the given type

Parameters:

pType - the type the factory is to register with

pFactory - the factory to be used for the creation of widgets for the given type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if pType="allTypes" and pFactory is null