Package adams.gui.chooser

Class ChooserHelper

java.lang.Object

adams.gui.chooser.ChooserHelper

public class ChooserHelper
extends Object

Helper class for file choosers.

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ChooserHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String[]	getDataContainerReadersForFile(Class cls, File file)	Returns all the classnames of data container readers that could handle the given file, based on the file extensions that they handle.
static String[]	getDataContainerWritersForFile(Class cls, File file)	Returns all the classnames of data container writers that could handle the given file, based on the file extensions that they handle.
protected static Object	getInstance(Class superclass, String subclass)	Returns an instance of the specified subclass.
static String[]	getReportReadersForFile(Class cls, File file)	Returns all the classnames of report readers that could handle the given file, based on the file extensions that they handle.
static String[]	getReportWritersForFile(Class cls, File file)	Returns all the classnames of report writers that could handle the given file, based on the file extensions that they handle.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ChooserHelper

public ChooserHelper()

Method Detail

getInstance

protected static Object getInstance(Class superclass,
                                    String subclass)

Returns an instance of the specified subclass. Checks whether it is a subclass of the specified superclass.

Parameters:

superclass - the super class to check

subclass - the class name of the sub class

Returns:

the instance or null in case of an instantiation or sub-class error

getDataContainerReadersForFile

public static String[] getDataContainerReadersForFile(Class cls,
                                                      File file)

Returns all the classnames of data container readers that could handle the given file, based on the file extensions that they handle.

Parameters:

cls - the superclass of readers to use

file - the file to retrieve reader(s) for

Returns:

the classnames of potential readers

getDataContainerWritersForFile

public static String[] getDataContainerWritersForFile(Class cls,
                                                      File file)

Returns all the classnames of data container writers that could handle the given file, based on the file extensions that they handle.

Parameters:

cls - the superclass of writers to use

file - the file to retrieve writer(s) for

Returns:

the classnames of potential writers

getReportReadersForFile

public static String[] getReportReadersForFile(Class cls,
                                               File file)

Returns all the classnames of report readers that could handle the given file, based on the file extensions that they handle.

Parameters:

cls - the superclass of readers to use

file - the file to retrieve reader(s) for

Returns:

the classnames of potential readers

getReportWritersForFile

public static String[] getReportWritersForFile(Class cls,
                                               File file)

Returns all the classnames of report writers that could handle the given file, based on the file extensions that they handle.

Parameters:

cls - the superclass of writers to use

file - the file to retrieve writer(s) for

Returns:

the classnames of potential writers