Package io.codeworth.panelmatic.impl

Class DefaultComponentFactory

java.lang.Object

io.codeworth.panelmatic.impl.DefaultComponentFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

PanelBuilderComponentFactory

public class DefaultComponentFactory
extends Object
implements PanelBuilderComponentFactory

A no frills component factory. The labels are normal JLabels, The titles are all bold, sometimes italicized, and sized according to prominence. May serve as a good starting point for subclassing, when just a few teaks are needed.

Author:

michael

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DefaultComponentFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected JLabel	createHeaderLabel(String text, Icon icon, PanelBuilder.HeaderLevel hx)	Create the label part of headers.
JComponent	getComponentLabel(Icon icon, String text, JComponent component)	Creates label that displays a label for a component.
ComponentOrientation	getComponentOrientation()
JComponent	getContainer()	Create the container into which all the other components will go.
JComponent	getHeader(PanelBuilder.HeaderLevel hx, Icon icon, String text, JComponent... items)	Creates a new heading.
protected <T extends JComponent> T	orient(T comp)	Sets the orientation of the passed component.
void	setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation aComponentOrientation)	Sets the orientation of the to-be-created components.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultComponentFactory

public DefaultComponentFactory()

Method Detail

getComponentLabel

public JComponent getComponentLabel(Icon icon,
                                    String text,
                                    JComponent component)

Description copied from interface: PanelBuilderComponentFactory

Creates label that displays a label for a component. E.g, if there's a "given name" text field, the returned component would be displayed next to it, saying "Given name".

Specified by:

getComponentLabel in interface PanelBuilderComponentFactory

Parameters:

icon - the icon the label should have.

text - The text the label should have.

component - the component this label is for.

Returns:

a label with the passed text.

getHeader

public JComponent getHeader(PanelBuilder.HeaderLevel hx,
                            Icon icon,
                            String text,
                            JComponent... items)

Description copied from interface: PanelBuilderComponentFactory

Creates a new heading.

Specified by:

getHeader in interface PanelBuilderComponentFactory

Parameters:

hx - How prominent this heading is.

icon - The icon this heading should have.

text - The text this heading should have.

items - Widgets that appear on the header. e.g. controls that apply to the entire section below the header.

Returns:

A heading component

See Also:

PanelBuilder.HeaderLevel

createHeaderLabel

protected JLabel createHeaderLabel(String text,
                                   Icon icon,
                                   PanelBuilder.HeaderLevel hx)

Create the label part of headers. Additional components, if passed, are added and layed out by getHeader(org.panelmatic.PanelBuilder.HeaderLevel, javax.swing.Icon, java.lang.String, javax.swing.JComponent[]) istelf.

Parameters:

text - the test that will appear on the label.

icon - the icon the label will have

hx - header prominence.

Returns:

a JLabel styled to be a header.

getContainer

public JComponent getContainer()

Description copied from interface: PanelBuilderComponentFactory

Create the container into which all the other components will go.

Specified by:

getContainer in interface PanelBuilderComponentFactory

Returns:

the container into which all the other components will go.

orient

protected <T extends JComponent> T orient(T comp)

Sets the orientation of the passed component.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the component.

Parameters:

comp - the component we want to Component.setComponentOrientation(java.awt.ComponentOrientation) on

Returns:

comp, re-oriented.

getComponentOrientation

public ComponentOrientation getComponentOrientation()

Specified by:

getComponentOrientation in interface PanelBuilderComponentFactory

setComponentOrientation

public void setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation aComponentOrientation)

Description copied from interface: PanelBuilderComponentFactory

Sets the orientation of the to-be-created components.

Specified by:

setComponentOrientation in interface PanelBuilderComponentFactory

Parameters:

aComponentOrientation - The orientation of the components-to-be.