org.kepler.gui

Class WidgetFactory

java.lang.Object

org.kepler.gui.WidgetFactory

public class WidgetFactory
extends java.lang.Object

A utilities class for creating Swing UI widgets

Since:

27 February 2006

Author:

Matthew Brooke

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected static java.awt.Component	getDefaultSpacer() create a non-opaque JLabel containing the given displayText, with the minimumSize and preferredSize set to the PrefMinDims Dimension
protected static javax.swing.JLabel	makeJLabel(java.lang.String displayText, java.awt.Dimension PrefMinDims) create a non-opaque JLabel containing the given displayText, with the minimumSize and preferredSize set to the PrefMinDims Dimension
protected static javax.swing.JTextArea	makeJTextArea(java.lang.String initialValue) create a non-opaque JTextField containing the given initialValue, with the minimumSize and preferredSize set to the PrefMinDims Dimension
protected static javax.swing.JTextField	makeJTextField(java.lang.String initialValue, java.awt.Dimension PrefMinDims) create a JTextField containing the given initialValue, with the minimumSize and preferredSize set to the PrefMinDims Dimension
protected static void	setPrefMinMaxSizes(javax.swing.JComponent component, java.awt.Dimension dims) sets the minimum, maximum and preferred sizes to the passed Dimension
protected static void	setPrefMinSizes(javax.swing.JComponent component, java.awt.Dimension dims) sets the minimum and preferred sizes to the passed Dimension

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

makeJLabel

protected static javax.swing.JLabel makeJLabel(java.lang.String displayText,
                                               java.awt.Dimension PrefMinDims)

create a non-opaque JLabel containing the given displayText, with the minimumSize and preferredSize set to the PrefMinDims Dimension

Parameters:

displayText - String

PrefMinDims - Dimension

Returns:

JLabel

makeJTextField

protected static javax.swing.JTextField makeJTextField(java.lang.String initialValue,
                                                       java.awt.Dimension PrefMinDims)

create a JTextField containing the given initialValue, with the minimumSize and preferredSize set to the PrefMinDims Dimension

Parameters:

initialValue - String

PrefMinDims - Dimension

Returns:

JLabel

makeJTextArea

protected static javax.swing.JTextArea makeJTextArea(java.lang.String initialValue)

create a non-opaque JTextField containing the given initialValue, with the minimumSize and preferredSize set to the PrefMinDims Dimension

Parameters:

initialValue - String

PrefMinDims - Dimension

Returns:

JLabel

getDefaultSpacer

protected static java.awt.Component getDefaultSpacer()

create a non-opaque JLabel containing the given displayText, with the minimumSize and preferredSize set to the PrefMinDims Dimension

Parameters:

displayText - String

PrefMinDims - Dimension

Returns:

JLabel

setPrefMinSizes

protected static void setPrefMinSizes(javax.swing.JComponent component,
                                      java.awt.Dimension dims)

sets the minimum and preferred sizes to the passed Dimension

Parameters:

component - JComponent

dims - Dimension

setPrefMinMaxSizes

protected static void setPrefMinMaxSizes(javax.swing.JComponent component,
                                         java.awt.Dimension dims)

sets the minimum, maximum and preferred sizes to the passed Dimension

Parameters:

component - JComponent

dims - Dimension