Package adams.gui.laf

Class AbstractLookAndFeel

java.lang.Object

adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

adams.gui.laf.AbstractLookAndFeel

All Implemented Interfaces:

LoggingSupporter, SizeOfHandler, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractFlatLaf, AbstractSimpleLookAndFeel

public abstract class AbstractLookAndFeel
extends LoggingObject

Ancestor for look and feels.

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	FILENAME
static String	KEY_LOOKANDFEEL
protected static AbstractLookAndFeel	m_Current	the current look and feel.

Fields inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

m_Logger, m_LoggingIsEnabled, m_LoggingLevel

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractLookAndFeel()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract void	doInstall()	Installs the look and feel.
static AbstractLookAndFeel	getCurrent()	Returns the currently installed look and feel.
static Class[]	getLookAndFeels()	Returns the available look and feel classes.
abstract String	getName()	Returns the name for this look and feel.
protected static String	getPropertiesFilename()	Returns the properties filename.
boolean	install()	Installs the look and feel.
static void	installLookAndFeel()	Installs the preferred look and feel or, if not defined, the default one.
static void	installLookAndFeel(AbstractLookAndFeel laf)	Installs the specified look and feel.
abstract boolean	isAvailable()	Checks whether the look and feel is available.

Methods inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

configureLogger, getLogger, getLoggingLevel, initializeLogging, isLoggingEnabled, sizeOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FILENAME

public static final String FILENAME

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Constant Field Values

KEY_LOOKANDFEEL

public static final String KEY_LOOKANDFEEL

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Constant Field Values

m_Current

protected static AbstractLookAndFeel m_Current

the current look and feel.

Constructor Detail

AbstractLookAndFeel

public AbstractLookAndFeel()

Method Detail

getName

public abstract String getName()

Returns the name for this look and feel.

Returns:

the name

isAvailable

public abstract boolean isAvailable()

Checks whether the look and feel is available.

Returns:

true if available

doInstall

public abstract void doInstall()
                        throws Exception

Installs the look and feel.

Throws:

Exception - if installation fails

install

public boolean install()

Installs the look and feel.

Returns:

true if successful

getPropertiesFilename

protected static String getPropertiesFilename()

Returns the properties filename.

Returns:

the filename to use

installLookAndFeel

public static void installLookAndFeel(AbstractLookAndFeel laf)

Installs the specified look and feel. If successful, uses this one as default from now on.

Parameters:

laf - the look and feel to use from now on

installLookAndFeel

public static void installLookAndFeel()

Installs the preferred look and feel or, if not defined, the default one.

getLookAndFeels

public static Class[] getLookAndFeels()

Returns the available look and feel classes.

Returns:

the look and feels

getCurrent

public static AbstractLookAndFeel getCurrent()

Returns the currently installed look and feel.

Returns:

the look and feel