jadex.commons.gui

Class SGUI

java.lang.Object

jadex.commons.gui.SGUI

public class SGUI
extends java.lang.Object

Static helper class with useful gui related methods.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	AUTO_ADJUST This property can be set on components to be automatically adjusted to equal sizes.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SGUI()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	adjustComponentSizes(java.awt.Container parent) Adjust all marked components to equal sizes according to their miminum, maximum, and preferred sizes.
static void	adjustComponentSizes(javax.swing.JComponent[] components) Adjust components to equal sizes according to their miminum, maximum, and preferred sizes.
static java.awt.Point	calculateMiddlePosition(java.awt.Window win) Calculate the middle position of a window relativ to
static java.awt.Point	calculateMiddlePosition(java.awt.Window outer, java.awt.Window win) Calculate the middle position of a window relativ to
static java.lang.String	colorToHTML(java.awt.Color color) Convert a color to an html representation.
static javax.swing.Action	createAction(java.lang.String name, javax.swing.Icon icon, java.awt.event.ActionListener listener) Create an action.
static boolean	createDialog(java.lang.String title, javax.swing.JComponent content, javax.swing.JComponent comp) Create a dialog with a specific content panel.
static boolean	createDialog(java.lang.String title, javax.swing.JComponent content, javax.swing.JComponent comp, boolean info) Create a dialog with a specific content panel.
static javax.swing.JMenuBar	createMenuBar(javax.swing.Action[] actions) Create a menu bar, given a list of actions.
static javax.swing.JTable	createReadOnlyTable() Create a table that displays its contents using nto editable text fields.
static javax.swing.JToolBar	createToolBar(java.lang.String name, javax.swing.Action[] actions) Create a tool bar, given a list of actions.
static java.lang.String	fontToHTML(java.awt.Font font) Convert a font to an html representation.
static double	getProportionalDividerLocation(javax.swing.JSplitPane pane) Get the proportional split location.
static java.awt.Window	getWindowParent(java.awt.Component comp) Get the window parent if any.
static void	invokeLater(java.lang.Runnable runnable) Use SwingUtilities to put the given runnable in the AWT Event queue.
static java.lang.Object	makeIcon(java.lang.Class baseclass, java.lang.String imgloc) Utility method that creates a UIDefaults.LazyValue that creates an ImageIcon for the specified gifFile filename.
static void	renderObject(java.awt.Graphics g, java.awt.Component comp, double cellw, double cellh, int x, int y, int gridwidth) Render an object on a grid.
static java.awt.image.BufferedImage	scaleImage(java.awt.Image src, int w, int h, int type) Scale an image.
static void	showError(java.awt.Component parent, java.lang.String errortitle, java.lang.String errormessage, java.lang.Exception exception) Display an error dialog.
static void	showMessageDialog(java.awt.Component parent, java.lang.Object message, java.lang.String title, int msgtype) Show an non-model message dialog.
static java.awt.Color	stringToColor(java.lang.String str) Color conversion method for "web-style" color definitions.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

AUTO_ADJUST

public static final java.lang.String AUTO_ADJUST

This property can be set on components to be automatically adjusted to equal sizes.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

SGUI

public SGUI()

Method Detail

createMenuBar

public static javax.swing.JMenuBar createMenuBar(javax.swing.Action[] actions)

Create a menu bar, given a list of actions.

Parameters:

actions - The actions (null is mapped to separator).

Returns:

A menu bar with a menu containing the actions.

createToolBar

public static javax.swing.JToolBar createToolBar(java.lang.String name,
                                                 javax.swing.Action[] actions)

Create a tool bar, given a list of actions.

Parameters:

name - The name of the toolbar.

actions - The actions (null is mapped to separator).

Returns:

A tool bar containing the actions.

createAction

public static javax.swing.Action createAction(java.lang.String name,
                                              javax.swing.Icon icon,
                                              java.awt.event.ActionListener listener)

Create an action.

Parameters:

name - The name.

icon - The path to the icon.

listener - The action listener.

Returns:

The action.

createDialog

public static boolean createDialog(java.lang.String title,
                                   javax.swing.JComponent content,
                                   javax.swing.JComponent comp)

Create a dialog with a specific content panel.

createDialog

public static boolean createDialog(java.lang.String title,
                                   javax.swing.JComponent content,
                                   javax.swing.JComponent comp,
                                   boolean info)

Create a dialog with a specific content panel.

makeIcon

public static java.lang.Object makeIcon(java.lang.Class baseclass,
                                        java.lang.String imgloc)

Utility method that creates a UIDefaults.LazyValue that creates an ImageIcon for the specified gifFile filename.

renderObject

public static void renderObject(java.awt.Graphics g,
                                java.awt.Component comp,
                                double cellw,
                                double cellh,
                                int x,
                                int y,
                                int gridwidth)

Render an object on a grid.

Parameters:

g - The graphics object.

comp - The object to render.

cellw - The cell width.

cellh - The cell height.

calculateMiddlePosition

public static java.awt.Point calculateMiddlePosition(java.awt.Window win)

Calculate the middle position of a window relativ to

calculateMiddlePosition

public static java.awt.Point calculateMiddlePosition(java.awt.Window outer,
                                                     java.awt.Window win)

Calculate the middle position of a window relativ to

getWindowParent

public static java.awt.Window getWindowParent(java.awt.Component comp)

Get the window parent if any.

Parameters:

comp - The component.

Returns:

The window if any.

showMessageDialog

public static void showMessageDialog(java.awt.Component parent,
                                     java.lang.Object message,
                                     java.lang.String title,
                                     int msgtype)

Show an non-model message dialog.

showError

public static void showError(java.awt.Component parent,
                             java.lang.String errortitle,
                             java.lang.String errormessage,
                             java.lang.Exception exception)

Display an error dialog.

Parameters:

errortitle - The title to use for an error dialog (required).

errormessage - An optional error message displayed before the exception.

exception - The exception (if any).

adjustComponentSizes

public static void adjustComponentSizes(javax.swing.JComponent[] components)

Adjust components to equal sizes according to their miminum, maximum, and preferred sizes.

adjustComponentSizes

public static void adjustComponentSizes(java.awt.Container parent)

Adjust all marked components to equal sizes according to their miminum, maximum, and preferred sizes. The mark is given by setting the AUTO_ADJUST property to an arbitrary value.

createReadOnlyTable

public static javax.swing.JTable createReadOnlyTable()

Create a table that displays its contents using nto editable text fields.

getProportionalDividerLocation

public static double getProportionalDividerLocation(javax.swing.JSplitPane pane)

Get the proportional split location.

stringToColor

public static java.awt.Color stringToColor(java.lang.String str)

Color conversion method for "web-style" color definitions. This method is needed because CSS.stringToColor() is protected and StyleSheet.stringToColor() may be unavailable without a GUI.

colorToHTML

public static java.lang.String colorToHTML(java.awt.Color color)

Convert a color to an html representation.

Parameters:

color - The color.

Returns:

The html string representing the color.

fontToHTML

public static java.lang.String fontToHTML(java.awt.Font font)

Convert a font to an html representation.

Parameters:

font - The font.

Returns:

The html string representing the font.

scaleImage

public static java.awt.image.BufferedImage scaleImage(java.awt.Image src,
                                                      int w,
                                                      int h,
                                                      int type)

Scale an image.

Parameters:

scr - The src image.

w - The width.

h - The height.

type - The type (Image.SCALE_XYZ).

invokeLater

public static void invokeLater(java.lang.Runnable runnable)

Use SwingUtilities to put the given runnable in the AWT Event queue.

Parameters:

runnable -