org.joda.swing
Class SwingBinder

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.joda.swing.SwingBinder

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class SwingBinder

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

SwingBinder controls and manages the connection between the Swing GUI and the Joda property model.

It is used as follows: Person person = new PersonBean(); JTextField textField = new JTextField(); SwingBinder binder = new SwingBinder(); binder.bind(textField, person.surname());

SwingBinder features an active flag controlled by setActive(). This allows large changes to the model to be made without immediate effect on the GUI. When complete, the binder is reactivated and the GUI updates.

Author:

Stephen Colebourne

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SwingBinder()
Constructor

SwingBinder(boolean active)
Constructor

Method Summary

void	bind(javax.swing.JComponent component, Property property) Bind a JComponent to a property.
boolean	getActive() Gets the active flag.
void	setActive(boolean active) Sets the active flag.
java.lang.String	toString() Debugging toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SwingBinder

public SwingBinder()

Constructor

SwingBinder

public SwingBinder(boolean active)

Constructor

Method Detail

getActive

public boolean getActive()

Gets the active flag.

Returns:

whether the binder is active or not

setActive

public void setActive(boolean active)

Sets the active flag. This should be set to false before large updates of the model. The GUI can then be updated in one go at the end by setting the flag back to active again.

Parameters:

active - whether the binder is active or not

bind

public void bind(javax.swing.JComponent component,
                 Property property)

Bind a JComponent to a property. This is the main method used to connect the GUI and the model.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Debugging toString

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object