org.pf.swing
Class DynamicPanel

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          javax.swing.JComponent
              javax.swing.JPanel
                  org.pf.swing.DynamicPanel

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable, javax.accessibility.Accessible

public class DynamicPanel
extends javax.swing.JPanel

This panel can contain one or more DynamicPanelSlots, which can be used to dynamically replace subcomponents with minimum effort.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Manfred Duchrow

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

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

DynamicPanel()
Initialize the new instance with default values.

DynamicPanel(boolean isDoubleBuffered)
Initialize the new instance with a flag to have it double buffered or not

DynamicPanel(java.awt.LayoutManager layout)
Initialize the new instance with a layout manager

DynamicPanel(java.awt.LayoutManager layout, boolean isDoubleBuffered)
Initialize the new instance with a layout manager and a double buffered flag

Method Summary

DynamicPanelSlot	addDynamicSlot(java.lang.String name) Adds a new dynamic slot with the given name to the panel.
DynamicPanelSlot	addDynamicSlot(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object constraints) Adds a new dynamic slot with the given name to the panel.
DynamicPanelSlot	getDynamicSlotNamed(java.lang.String name) Returns the dynamic slot with the specified name or null if no dynamic slot is found with this name.
boolean	setSlot(java.lang.String name, javax.swing.JPanel panel) Puts the given panel into the slot with the specified name.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JPanel

getAccessibleContext, getUI, getUIClassID, setUI, updateUI

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, dispatchEvent, enable, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DynamicPanel

public DynamicPanel()

Initialize the new instance with default values.

DynamicPanel

public DynamicPanel(java.awt.LayoutManager layout,
                    boolean isDoubleBuffered)

Initialize the new instance with a layout manager and a double buffered flag

DynamicPanel

public DynamicPanel(java.awt.LayoutManager layout)

Initialize the new instance with a layout manager

DynamicPanel

public DynamicPanel(boolean isDoubleBuffered)

Initialize the new instance with a flag to have it double buffered or not

Method Detail

addDynamicSlot

public DynamicPanelSlot addDynamicSlot(java.lang.String name)

Adds a new dynamic slot with the given name to the panel.

Parameters:

name - Unique name of the slot to be able to find it again

addDynamicSlot

public DynamicPanelSlot addDynamicSlot(java.lang.String name,
                                       java.lang.Object constraints)

Adds a new dynamic slot with the given name to the panel.

Parameters:

name - Unique name of the slot to be able to find it again

constraints - Some layout constraints

getDynamicSlotNamed

public DynamicPanelSlot getDynamicSlotNamed(java.lang.String name)

Returns the dynamic slot with the specified name or null if no dynamic slot is found with this name.

Parameters:

name - Unique name of the slot to be looked up

setSlot

public boolean setSlot(java.lang.String name,
                       javax.swing.JPanel panel)

Puts the given panel into the slot with the specified name. Returns true if the slot was found and the panel put in, otherwise false.

Parameters:

name - The name of the slot

panel - The panel to be placed into the slot