Package adams.gui.goe

Class AbstractGenericObjectEditorHandler

java.lang.Object

adams.gui.goe.AbstractGenericObjectEditorHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AdamsGenericObjectEditorHandler, DefaultGenericObjectEditorHandler, WekaGenericObjectEditorHandler

public abstract class AbstractGenericObjectEditorHandler
extends Object
implements Serializable

Ancestor for classes that handle commandline options for various frameworks.

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected static Hashtable<Class,Class>	m_Cache	the cache for object class / handler relation.
protected static Class[]	m_HandlerClasses	the handlers (classes) currently available.
protected static String[]	m_Handlers	the handlers (classnames) currently available.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractGenericObjectEditorHandler()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract boolean	getCanChangeClassInDialog(PropertyEditor editor)	Returns whether the class can be changed in the dialog.
abstract Class	getClassType(PropertyEditor editor)	Returns the class type currently in use.
abstract JPanel	getCustomPanel(PropertyEditor editor)	Returns the custom panel of the editor.
static AbstractGenericObjectEditorHandler	getHandler(Class cls)	Returns a handler for the specified class.
static AbstractGenericObjectEditorHandler	getHandler(Object obj)	Returns a handler for the specified object.
static String[]	getHandlers()	Returns a list with classnames of handlers.
abstract Object	getValue(PropertyEditor editor)	Returns the value currently being edited.
abstract boolean	handles(Class cls)	Checks whether the given class can be processed.
boolean	handles(Object obj)	Checks whether the given objects can be processed.
abstract boolean	hasCustomPanel(PropertyEditor editor)	Checks whether the editor supplies its own panel.
protected static void	initHandlers()	Initializes the handlers.
abstract boolean	setCanChangeClassInDialog(PropertyEditor editor, boolean canChange)	Sets whether the class can be changed in the dialog.
abstract boolean	setClassType(PropertyEditor editor, Class cls)	Sets the class type to use.
abstract boolean	setValue(PropertyEditor editor, Object value)	Sets the editor value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

m_Cache

protected static Hashtable<Class,Class> m_Cache

the cache for object class / handler relation.

m_Handlers

protected static String[] m_Handlers

the handlers (classnames) currently available.

m_HandlerClasses

protected static Class[] m_HandlerClasses

the handlers (classes) currently available.

Constructor Detail

AbstractGenericObjectEditorHandler

public AbstractGenericObjectEditorHandler()

Method Detail

setClassType

public abstract boolean setClassType(PropertyEditor editor,
                                     Class cls)

Sets the class type to use.

Parameters:

editor - the editor to update

cls - the class to set

Returns:

true if successfully set

getClassType

public abstract Class getClassType(PropertyEditor editor)

Returns the class type currently in use.

Parameters:

editor - the editor to query

Returns:

the class type

setCanChangeClassInDialog

public abstract boolean setCanChangeClassInDialog(PropertyEditor editor,
                                                  boolean canChange)

Sets whether the class can be changed in the dialog.

Parameters:

editor - the editor to update

canChange - if true the class can be changed in the dialog

Returns:

true if successfully set

getCanChangeClassInDialog

public abstract boolean getCanChangeClassInDialog(PropertyEditor editor)

Returns whether the class can be changed in the dialog.

Parameters:

editor - the editor to query

Returns:

true if the class can be changed in the dialog

setValue

public abstract boolean setValue(PropertyEditor editor,
                                 Object value)

Sets the editor value.

Parameters:

editor - the editor to update

value - the object to set

Returns:

true if successfully set

getValue

public abstract Object getValue(PropertyEditor editor)

Returns the value currently being edited.

Parameters:

editor - the editor to query

Returns:

the current editor value

handles

public boolean handles(Object obj)

Checks whether the given objects can be processed.

Parameters:

obj - the object to inspect

Returns:

true if the handler can process the object

handles

public abstract boolean handles(Class cls)

Checks whether the given class can be processed.

Parameters:

cls - the class to inspect

Returns:

true if the handler can process the class

hasCustomPanel

public abstract boolean hasCustomPanel(PropertyEditor editor)

Checks whether the editor supplies its own panel.

Parameters:

editor - the editor to check

Returns:

true if the editor provides a panel

getCustomPanel

public abstract JPanel getCustomPanel(PropertyEditor editor)

Returns the custom panel of the editor.

Parameters:

editor - the editor to obtain the panel from

Returns:

the custom panel, null if none available

initHandlers

protected static void initHandlers()

Initializes the handlers.

getHandler

public static AbstractGenericObjectEditorHandler getHandler(Object obj)

Returns a handler for the specified object.

Parameters:

obj - the object to get a commandline handler for

Returns:

the handler

getHandler

public static AbstractGenericObjectEditorHandler getHandler(Class cls)

Returns a handler for the specified class.

Parameters:

cls - the class to get a commandline handler for

Returns:

the handler

getHandlers

public static String[] getHandlers()

Returns a list with classnames of handlers.

Returns:

the handler classnames