org.swixml.converters
Class LayoutConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.swixml.converters.LayoutConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter

public class LayoutConverter
extends Object
implements Converter

The LayoutConverter class defines a converter that creates LayoutManager objects based on a provided String.

Examples for Valid XML attribute notations:

 
FlowLayout
can be created with all 3 construtors:

 

 
FlowLayout()
 
FlowLayout(int align)
 
FlowLayout(int align, int hgap, int vgap)
 

 

 
BorderLayout()
 
BorderLayout(int hgap, int vgap)
 

 

 
GridBagLayout()
 
GridBagLayout(rowWeights(0,0,1.0,0))
 
GridBagLayout(colWeights(0.5, 0.5, 1.0, 99.9))
 
GridBagLayout(columnWidths(5, 5, 10, 33))
 
GridBagLayout(rowHeights(5, 5, 10, 33))
 

 

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Wolf Paulus

See Also:

LayoutManager, ConverterLibrary

Field Summary

static String	BORDER_LAYOUT
static String	CARD_LAYOUT
static String	FLOW_LAYOUT
static String	GRID_LAYOUT
static String	GRIDBAG_LAYOUT
static Class	TEMPLATE converter's return type

Constructor Summary

LayoutConverter()

Method Summary

Object	convert(Class type, Attribute attr, Localizer localizer) Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.
Class	convertsTo() A Converters conversTo method informs about the Class type the converter is returning when its convert method is called

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TEMPLATE

public static final Class TEMPLATE

converter's return type

FLOW_LAYOUT

public static final String FLOW_LAYOUT

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Constant Field Values

BORDER_LAYOUT

public static final String BORDER_LAYOUT

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Constant Field Values

GRID_LAYOUT

public static final String GRID_LAYOUT

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Constant Field Values

GRIDBAG_LAYOUT

public static final String GRIDBAG_LAYOUT

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Constant Field Values

CARD_LAYOUT

public static final String CARD_LAYOUT

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

LayoutConverter

public LayoutConverter()

Method Detail

convert

public Object convert(Class type,
                      Attribute attr,
                      Localizer localizer)

Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

 
FlowLayout
can be created with all 3 construtors:

 

 
FlowLayout()
 
FlowLayout(int align)
 
FlowLayout(int align, int hgap, int vgap)
 

 

 
BorderLayout()
 
BorderLayout(int hgap, int vgap)
 

 

 
BoxLayout: see Box tag
 

 

 
GridLayout()
 
GridLayout(int rows, int cols)
 
GridLayout(int rows, int cols, int hgap, int vgap) 
 

 

 
GridBagLayout()
 
GridBagLayout(rowWeights(0,0,1.0,0))
 
GridBagLayout(colWeights(0.5, 0.5, 1.0, 99.9))
 
GridBagLayout(columnWidths(5, 5, 10, 33))
 
GridBagLayout(rowHeights(5, 5, 10, 33))
 

 

 
CardLayout() - Creates a new card layout with gaps of size zero.
 
CardLayout(int hgap, int vgap) - Creates a new card layout with the specified horizontal and vertical gaps.
 
 Here is how to access the card layout manager of a component installed by SwixML
 (CardLayout)((Container)swingEngine.find("id_of_my_CLed_comp")).getLayout()

 

Specified by:

convert in interface Converter

Parameters:

type - Class not used

attr - Attribute value is needed for conversion

Returns:

Object

convertsTo

public Class convertsTo()

A Converters conversTo method informs about the Class type the converter is returning when its convert method is called

Specified by:

convertsTo in interface Converter

Returns:

Class - the Class the converter is returning when its convert method is called