Class Base

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.Component
        |
        +--java.awt.Container
              |
              +--java.awt.Panel
                    |
                    +--Awt
                          |
                          +--Caption
                                |
                                +--BorderPanel
                                      |
                                      +--Base

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.accessibility.Accessible, java.awt.event.AdjustmentListener, java.util.EventListener, java.awt.event.FocusListener, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.ItemSelectable, java.awt.event.KeyListener, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.awt.event.MouseListener, java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener, java.io.Serializable

public abstract class Base

extends BorderPanel

(#)Base.java

Version:

3.2 19-Mar-2004

Common class to create arbitrary GUI programs. Needs Main as initiator. Base offers:
- a BorderPanel with different borders
- GUI items creation with options from properties
- access property files

<prefix> +	Base	Caption	Knob	Triage	Xbox	MultiColumList	EditField	EditArea
""		X	X	X	X
label	X
title	X
tip	X	X					X	X
background	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
foreground	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
insets	X	X	X	X	X	X
innerinsets	X	X	X	X	X	X
bordertype	X	X	X	X	X	X
borderdepth	X	X	X	X	X	X
minimizable	X
mini	X
header						X
visiblecols						X		X
minvisiblecols						X		X
visiblerows						X		X
len							X
maxlen							X	X
minlen							X	X
init							X	X
allow							X	X
deny							X	X

Author:

Holger Pfaff

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected java.awt.Font	font handle for default font.
protected Main	main handle for main object.
protected java.lang.String	prefix prefix used to distinguish different base objects

Fields inherited from class BorderPanel

helpText, miniMizable, nullLayout

Fields inherited from class Caption

active, activeRect, caption, entered, hrefs, iconDist, iconPos, invalid, mode

Fields inherited from class Awt

actionListener, Background, bg, big, bim, Black, BlueMask, Bold, Bolditalic, borderDepth, borderType, BOTTOM, Brighter, Bulk, BULK, C, Center, CENTER, ColorMask, componentStates, Darker, E, East, EFFECT_MASK, Esc, FILL, Flat, FontMask, fonts, FontSize0, FontSizeMask, Foreground, GreenMask, Href, HREF, Hrefend, innerInsets, insets, Italic, itemListener, jvendor, jversion, Larger, LEFT, minimumDimension, MISC_MASK, Monospaced, N, NE, None, NONE, North, NorthEast, NorthWest, Null, NW, Plain, POSITION_MASK, Raised, RAISED, RedMask, RIGHT, S, SansSerif, SE, Serif, Smaller, South, SouthEast, SouthWest, Sunken, SUNKEN, SW, Tab0, TabMask, TabSizeMask, TOP, Uline, ULINE, W, West, White

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

	Base(Main m) The contructor called from Main
protected	Base(Main m, java.lang.String pf) The contructor called from other base object

Method Summary

protected java.awt.Component	addComp(java.awt.Component c) Adds Component to our container Usually used only internally for new... routines
protected Caption	addNewCaption(java.lang.String n) Adds a new Caption to our container
protected EditArea	addNewEditArea(java.lang.String n) Adds a new EditArea to our container
protected EditField	addNewEditField(java.lang.String n) Adds a new EditField to our container
protected Knob	addNewKnob(java.lang.String n) Adds a new Knob to our container
protected MultiColumnList	addNewMultiColumnList(java.lang.String n) Adds a new MultiColumnList to our container
protected Triage	addNewTriage(java.lang.String n) Adds a new Triage to our container
protected Xbox	addNewXbox(java.lang.String n) Adds a new Xbox to our container
protected boolean	checkEmpty(MultiColumnList l, java.lang.String msg) returns true if MultiColumnList is empty pops up Dialog if msg !
protected boolean	checkEmpty(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String msg, int minlen) returns true if String is shorter than minlen pops up Dialog if msg !
protected boolean	checkEmpty(java.awt.TextComponent t, java.lang.String msg) returns true if TextComponent is empty pops up Dialog if msg !
protected int	getInt(java.lang.String key) Convenience routines to get a int Property.
protected int	getInt(java.lang.String key, int def) Convenience routines to get a int Property.
protected int[]	getIntArray(java.lang.String key) Convenience routines to get an intarray Property.
protected int[]	getIntArrayP() Convenience routines to get a intarray Property.
protected int[]	getIntArrayP(java.lang.String key) Convenience routines to get a intarray Property.
protected int	getIntP() Convenience routines to get a int Property.
protected int	getIntP(java.lang.String key) Convenience routines to get a int Property.
protected int	getIntP(java.lang.String key, int def) Convenience routines to get a int Property.
protected java.lang.Object	getObject(java.lang.String key) Convenience routines to get a Object Property.
protected java.lang.Object	getObjectP() Convenience routines to get a Object Property.
protected java.lang.Object	getObjectP(java.lang.String key) Convenience routines to get a Object Property.
protected java.lang.String	getString(java.lang.String key) Convenience routines to get a String Property.
protected java.lang.String	getString(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String def) Convenience routines to get a String Property.
protected java.lang.String[]	getStringArray(java.lang.String key) Convenience routines to get a Stringarray Property.
protected java.lang.String[]	getStringArrayP() Convenience routines to get a Stringarray Property.
protected java.lang.String[]	getStringArrayP(java.lang.String key) Convenience routines to get a Stringarray Property.
protected java.lang.String	getStringP() Convenience routines to get a String Property.
protected java.lang.String	getStringP(java.lang.String key) Convenience routines to get a String Property.
protected java.lang.String	getStringP(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String def) Convenience routines to get a String Property.
protected Caption	newCaption(java.lang.String n) Creates a new Caption
protected EditArea	newEditArea(java.lang.String n) Creates a new EditArea (multi-line input)
protected EditField	newEditField(java.lang.String n) Creates a new EditField (single-line input)
protected Knob	newKnob(java.lang.String n) Creates a new Knob (Button)
protected MultiColumnList	newMultiColumnList(java.lang.String n) Creates a new MultiColumnList
protected Triage	newTriage(java.lang.String n) Creates a new Triage (Choice)
protected Xbox	newXbox(java.lang.String n) Creates a new Xbox (Checkbox)
protected void	putObject(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object val) Convenience routine to put a variable in the main var bucket
protected void	putObjectP(java.lang.Object val) Convenience routine to put a variable in the main var bucket Short for putObject(prefix, );
protected void	putObjectP(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object val) Convenience routine to put a variable in the main var bucket Short for putObject(prefix + , );
protected java.awt.Component	setAttr(java.awt.Component c, java.lang.String n) Sets the attributes for component Usually used only internally for new... routines
protected java.awt.Component	setAttrTip(java.awt.Component c, java.lang.String n) Sets the attributes for component.
protected void	setTitle() Sets the title for this Panel Overwrite if you need something special
void	start() Interface to Main().
void	stop() Interface to Main().

Methods inherited from class BorderPanel

getHelptext, getIconRectangle, getInsets, getTitleRectangle, iconVisible, measure, measureCaption, measureIcon, measureTitleHeight, mini, minimizable, mouseClicked, mouseExited, mouseMoved, paint, paintCaption, paintIcon, setHelptext, setLayout, setMini, setMinimizable, titleVisible

Methods inherited from class Caption

doHref, getCaption, getHref, getLabel, getMode, getText, getTitle, invalidate, isActive, isEntered, mousePressed, setActive, setCaption, setEntered, setLabel, setMode, setText, setTitle

Methods inherited from class Awt

addActionListener, addItemListener, addNotify, adjustmentValueChanged, Array2Insets, bold, bolditalic, brighter, centerWindow, Color2Esc, darker, dim, doMeasure, drawCaption, drawCaption, drawLine, drawRectangle, drawString, drawString, drawTriangle, error, exHref, exString, focusGained, focusLost, getAppletContext, getBG, getBGImage, getBGParent, getBGParentImage, getBorderDepth, getBorderRectangle, getBorderType, getColor, getColor, getFont, getFont, getFont, getInnerInsets, getInnerRectangle, getMetrics, getMinimumSize, getMode, getPosition, getPreferredSize, getRectangle, getSelectedObjects, getTab, getTopComponent, isBulk, isEffect, isFill, isHref, isMSJVM, isNS4JVM, isRaised, isSunken, isUline, italic, keyPressed, keyReleased, keyTyped, larger, loadImage, loadImageFromArchive, loadImageFromStream, loadImageFromURL, makeBim, measureCaption, measureString, monospaced, mouseDragged, mouseEntered, mouseReleased, notifyActionListeners, notifyItemListeners, paintBackground, paintBackground, paintBim, paintBorder, plain, refresh, refresh, refreshAll, removeActionListener, removeItemListener, sansserif, serif, setBackground, setBG, setBGIfNull, setBorderDepth, setBorderType, setBorderType, setBounds, setEnabled, setFont, setFont, setForeground, setInnerInsets, setInsets, setVisible, smaller, tile, tile, update, waitForImage

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Panel

getAccessibleContext

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getListeners, getMaximumSize, insets, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, paramString, preferredSize, print, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, removeNotify, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disable, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphics, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHeight, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, getWidth, getX, getY, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isDoubleBuffered, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isOpaque, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, printAll, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, reshape, resize, resize, setBackground, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setForeground, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

main

protected Main main

handle for main object.

font

protected java.awt.Font font

handle for default font.

prefix

protected java.lang.String prefix

prefix used to distinguish different base objects

Constructor Detail

Base

public Base(Main m)

The contructor called from Main

Parameters:

m - handle for main object.

Base

protected Base(Main m,
               java.lang.String pf)

The contructor called from other base object

Parameters:

m - handle for main object.

pf - prefix used to distinguish different base objects

Method Detail

getString

protected java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key)

Convenience routines to get a String Property. Returns "##ERR:" on failure

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup.

getString

protected java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key,
                                     java.lang.String def)

Convenience routines to get a String Property.

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup.

def - value to return on failure.

getStringP

protected java.lang.String getStringP()

Convenience routines to get a String Property. Short for getString(prefix);

getStringP

protected java.lang.String getStringP(java.lang.String key)

Convenience routines to get a String Property. Short for getString(prefix + );

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup. Will be prefixed

getStringP

protected java.lang.String getStringP(java.lang.String key,
                                      java.lang.String def)

Convenience routines to get a String Property. Short for getString(prefix + , );

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup. Will be prefixed

def - value to return on failure.

getObject

protected java.lang.Object getObject(java.lang.String key)

Convenience routines to get a Object Property.

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup

getObjectP

protected java.lang.Object getObjectP()

Convenience routines to get a Object Property. Short for getObject(prefix);

getObjectP

protected java.lang.Object getObjectP(java.lang.String key)

Convenience routines to get a Object Property. Short for getObject(prefix + );

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup

getInt

protected int getInt(java.lang.String key)

Convenience routines to get a int Property. Returns 0 on failure

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup

getInt

protected int getInt(java.lang.String key,
                     int def)

Convenience routines to get a int Property.

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup

def - value to return on failure.

getIntP

protected int getIntP()

Convenience routines to get a int Property. Short for getInt(prefix);

getIntP

protected int getIntP(java.lang.String key)

Convenience routines to get a int Property. Short for getInt(prefix + );

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup. Will be prefixed

getIntP

protected int getIntP(java.lang.String key,
                      int def)

Convenience routines to get a int Property. Short for getint(prefix + , );

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup. Will be prefixed

def - value to return on failure.

getStringArray

protected java.lang.String[] getStringArray(java.lang.String key)

Convenience routines to get a Stringarray Property. Returns empty array on failure

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup. Will be prefixed

getStringArrayP

protected java.lang.String[] getStringArrayP()

Convenience routines to get a Stringarray Property. Short for getStringArray(prefix)

getStringArrayP

protected java.lang.String[] getStringArrayP(java.lang.String key)

Convenience routines to get a Stringarray Property. Short for getStringArray(prefix + )

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup. Will be prefixed

getIntArray

protected int[] getIntArray(java.lang.String key)

Convenience routines to get an intarray Property. Returns empty array on failure

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup. Will be prefixed

getIntArrayP

protected int[] getIntArrayP()

Convenience routines to get a intarray Property. Short for getIntArray(prefix)

getIntArrayP

protected int[] getIntArrayP(java.lang.String key)

Convenience routines to get a intarray Property. Short for getIntArray(prefix + )

Parameters:

key - key to use for lookup. Will be prefixed

putObject

protected void putObject(java.lang.String key,
                         java.lang.Object val)

Convenience routine to put a variable in the main var bucket

Parameters:

key - key to use

val - value to use

putObjectP

protected void putObjectP(java.lang.Object val)

Convenience routine to put a variable in the main var bucket Short for putObject(prefix, );

Parameters:

val - value to use

putObjectP

protected void putObjectP(java.lang.String key,
                          java.lang.Object val)

Convenience routine to put a variable in the main var bucket Short for putObject(prefix + , );

Parameters:

key - key to use. Will be prefixed

val - value to use

setTitle

protected void setTitle()

Sets the title for this Panel Overwrite if you need something special

setAttr

protected java.awt.Component setAttr(java.awt.Component c,
                                     java.lang.String n)

Sets the attributes for component Usually used only internally for new... routines

Parameters:

c - the component

n - String to use for proerty lookups

setAttrTip

protected java.awt.Component setAttrTip(java.awt.Component c,
                                        java.lang.String n)

Sets the attributes for component. Like setAttr, but also adds a mouselistener for Tip popups Usually used only internally for new... routines

Parameters:

c - the component

n - String to use for property lookups

addComp

protected java.awt.Component addComp(java.awt.Component c)

Adds Component to our container Usually used only internally for new... routines

Parameters:

c - the component to add

newCaption

protected Caption newCaption(java.lang.String n)

Creates a new Caption

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

addNewCaption

protected Caption addNewCaption(java.lang.String n)

Adds a new Caption to our container

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

newTriage

protected Triage newTriage(java.lang.String n)

Creates a new Triage (Choice)

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

addNewTriage

protected Triage addNewTriage(java.lang.String n)

Adds a new Triage to our container

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

newKnob

protected Knob newKnob(java.lang.String n)

Creates a new Knob (Button)

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

addNewKnob

protected Knob addNewKnob(java.lang.String n)

Adds a new Knob to our container

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

newXbox

protected Xbox newXbox(java.lang.String n)

Creates a new Xbox (Checkbox)

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

addNewXbox

protected Xbox addNewXbox(java.lang.String n)

Adds a new Xbox to our container

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

newMultiColumnList

protected MultiColumnList newMultiColumnList(java.lang.String n)

Creates a new MultiColumnList

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

addNewMultiColumnList

protected MultiColumnList addNewMultiColumnList(java.lang.String n)

Adds a new MultiColumnList to our container

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

newEditField

protected EditField newEditField(java.lang.String n)

Creates a new EditField (single-line input)

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

addNewEditField

protected EditField addNewEditField(java.lang.String n)

Adds a new EditField to our container

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

newEditArea

protected EditArea newEditArea(java.lang.String n)

Creates a new EditArea (multi-line input)

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

addNewEditArea

protected EditArea addNewEditArea(java.lang.String n)

Adds a new EditArea to our container

Parameters:

n - String to use for property lookups

checkEmpty

protected boolean checkEmpty(MultiColumnList l,
                             java.lang.String msg)

returns true if MultiColumnList is empty pops up Dialog if msg != null

Parameters:

l - MultiColumnList to use

msg - msg to popup if list is empty

checkEmpty

protected boolean checkEmpty(java.awt.TextComponent t,
                             java.lang.String msg)

returns true if TextComponent is empty pops up Dialog if msg != null

Parameters:

t - TextComponent to use

msg - msg to popup if list is empty

checkEmpty

protected boolean checkEmpty(java.lang.String s,
                             java.lang.String msg,
                             int minlen)

returns true if String is shorter than minlen pops up Dialog if msg != null

Parameters:

msg - msg to popup if list is empty

minlen - how long this string should be

stop

public void stop()

Interface to Main(). Used in Applet Mode to notify us of stop/start Overwrite to receive these events

start

public void start()

Interface to Main(). Used in Applet Mode to notify us of stop/start Overwrite to receive these events