com.togethersoft.openapi.ide.window
Interface IdeWindowManager

public interface IdeWindowManager

Window manager is responsible for creating buttons and dialogs of various types.

The createDialog method creates a Together UI-consistent JDialog instance.

A newly created button can be transformed into any Together UI-consistent standard button type using setupStandardButton method. (Types of standard buttons are defined in IdeButtonType interface).

createFileChooser method creates IdeFileChooser instance very similar to JFileChooser.

customize method allows to create a bean properties inspector and to use it to work with bean's properties.

Current IdeWindowManager can be obtained via IdeWindowManagerAccess.getWindowManager method.

Author:

TogetherSoft

See Also: IdeWindowManagerAccess.getWindowManager(), IdeButtonType

public IdeDialogButtonGroup createButtonGroup()

Creates a new empty IdeDialogButtonGroup.

Returns: IdeDialogButtonGroup object that represents a new button group

See Also:

IdeDialogButtonGroup

public JDialog createDialog(Component parent)

Creates a new Together UI-consistent JDialog.

Parameters:

parent - Component that determines the Frame where this dialog is displayed. If null, then Together's Frame is used.

Returns: JDialog instance

public IdeFileChooser createFileChooser(String currentDirectory)

Creates an instance of IdeFileChooser in th specified directory.

Parameters:

currentDirectory - String initial path for the file chooser

Returns: IdeFileChooser object

See Also:

IdeFileChooser

public boolean customize(Object bean, String title, String helpURL)

Creates a bean properties inspector for the given bean object and allows to use it for work with the bean's properties. If the bean object implements IdeExpertPage interface then it is possible to create a multi-page inspector for this bean.

Parameters:

bean - Object bean to be inspected

title - String title of this inspector

helpURL - String URL of the help info

Returns: true if the bean was succesfully processed, false if an error occurred during bean customization

See Also:

IdeExpertPage

public java.awt.Image getApplicationIconImage()

Returns an image of the main window of the application.

Returns: java.awt.Image instance

public AbstractButton setupStandardButton(AbstractButton button, String buttonType)

Transforms the given button into the standard button of the specified type (sets title and icon, mnemonic and alt-mnemonic key, correct shortcut).

Parameters:

button - AbstractButton object. If null then a new JButton will be returned.

buttonType - String name of the button type. Predefined values are stored in the IdeButtonType interface.

See Also:

IdeButtonType

public String showConfirmDialog(Component parent, String title, Object message, String[] buttons)

Brings up a modal confirmation dialog.

Parameters:

parent - Component that determines the Frame where this dialog is displayed. If null, then Together's Frame is used.

title - String title of this dialog.

message - Object body of the message.

buttons - String[] array containing the types of buttons to be inserted into the dialog. Predefined values are stored in IdeButtonType interface.

Returns: String that indicates the button pressed by the user, or null if no button was pressed.

See Also:

IdeButtonType

public String showConfirmDialog(String title, Object message, String[] buttons)

Brings up a modal confirmation dialog.

Parameters:

title - the title string for the dialog

message - The Object to display.

buttons - The array of strings containing types of buttons to be inserted into the dialog. Predefined values are in IdeButtonType interface.

Returns: the String indicating the button pressed by user, null if no button was pressed.

See Also:

IdeButtonType

public Vector showElementsSelectorDialog(RwiElement rwiElement, int selectorType)

Brings up a modal selector dialog of the specified type.

Parameters:

rwiElement - RwiElement object

int - type of the dialog

Returns: Vector

See Also:

IdeSelectorDialogType

public Vector showElementsSelectorDialog(RwiElement rwiElement, UnaryCondition displayFilter, UnaryCondition classFilter, boolean includeCurrentDiagram, UnaryCondition isMultiple, UnaryOperation title)

Brings up a modal selector dialog with the specified filtering conditions.

Parameters:

rwiElement - RwiElement object

displayFilter - UnaryCondition

classFilter - UnaryCondition

includeCurrentDiagram - boolean

isMultiple - UnaryCondition

title - UnaryOperation

Returns: Vector

public void showMessageDialog(Component parent, String title, int messageType, Object message)

Displays a message in the dialog box that contains only "OK" button.

Parameters:

parent - Component that determines the Frame where this dialog is displayed. If null, then Together's Frame is used.

title - String title of this dialog.

messageType - int type of the message. Predefined values are stored in IdeDialogType interface.

message - Object body of the message.

See Also:

IdeDialogType

public void showMessageDialog(String title, int messageType, Object message)

Displays a message in the dialog box containing only "OK" button.

Parameters:

title - String title of this dialog.

messageType - int type of the message. Predefined values are stored in IdeDialogType interface.

message - Object body of the message.

See Also:

IdeDialogType

public String showOptionDialog(Component parent, String title, int messageType, Object message, String[] buttons, String helpURL)

Displays a message in the modal dialog box with the buttons, presented in the specified array.

Parameters:

parent - Comopnent that determines the Frame where this dialog is displayed. If null, then Together's Frame is used.

title - String title of this dialog

messageType - int identifier of the message type. Predefined values are stored in IdeDialogType interface.

message - Object that represents the message text

buttons - String[] array with the types of buttons to be inserted into the dialog. Predefined values are stored in IdeButtonType interface.

helpURL - String URL of help information for this dialog

Returns: String name of the selected button. See IdeButtonTypes interface.

See Also:

IdeButtonType, IdeDialogType, showOptionDialog(java.awt.Component,java.lang.String,int,java.lang.Object,com.togethersoft.openapi.ide.window.IdeDialogButtonGroup,java.lang.String)

public AbstractButton showOptionDialog(Component parent, String title, int messageType, Object message, IdeDialogButtonGroup buttonGroup, String helpURL)

Displays a message in the modal dialog box with the buttons from the specified button group.

Parameters:

parent - Component that determines the Frame where this dialog is displayed. If null, then Together's Frame is used.

title - String title of this dialog

messageType - int type of the message. Predefined values are stored in IdeDialogType interface.

message - Object representing the message

buttonGroup - IdeDialogButtonGroup that contains the buttons to be inserted into the dialog.

helpURL - String URL of the help information for this dialog

Returns: AbstractButton object that represents the pressed button.

See Also:

IdeDialogType, showOptionDialog(java.awt.Component,java.lang.String,int,java.lang.Object,java.lang.String[],java.lang.String)