org.gvsig.andami.preferences

Interface IPreference

All Superinterfaces:

ExtensionBuilder

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPreferencePage, AnnotationPreferencesPage, AppearancePage, AppearancePageView, BrowserControlPage, CartographicSupportPage, DALPage, DALView, DatabaseWorkspacePage, DatabaseWorkspacePageView, DialogReminderPage, DialogReminderView, DownloaderAuthenticatePreferencesPage, DriverCSVPage, DriversPages, ExportPreferencesPage, ExtensionPage, ExtensionsPage, FirewallPage, FlatnessPage, FolderingPage, GeneralPage, GoogleStreetViewPreferencePage, GridPage, I18nPreferencePage, IconThemePage, JCRSPreferencesPage, LayerOrderPage, LayersVisibilityReminderPage, LayersVisibilityReminderView, LayoutPage, NetworkPage, NewLayerPreferencesPage, NotificationsPage, PrintPropertiesPage, RasterPreferences, ScreenSettingsPage, SkinPreferences, SnapConfigPage, SymbologyPage, TileCachePreferences, ViewBehaviorPage, ViewPage, ViewPageView

public interface IPreference
extends ExtensionBuilder

Interface that any entry in the application's preferences dialog must implement. In addition to this interface, an abstract class is supplied to ease the addition of new pages

See Also:

AbstractPreferencePage

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	ACCESS_PREFERENCES_PAGE_AUTHORIZATION

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
javax.swing.ImageIcon	getIcon() Returns the image that will be shown in the header of this preferences page
java.lang.String	getID() Returns an identifier for this preferences page that is used to reference it inside the Map.
javax.swing.JPanel	getPanel() The page must be contained in a JPanel and whatever to be shown will be returned by this function.
java.lang.String	getParentID() Returns the ID of the parent of this layer.
java.lang.String	getTitle() Returns an string containing the title of the preferences page.
void	initializeDefaults() Restores the default values of this preferences page's settings.
void	initializeValues() Initializes the components of this preferences page to the last settings.
boolean	isValueChanged() Tells if this preference page has changed any value (used for storing values when necessary)
void	saveValues() Saves the new settings

Methods inherited from interface org.gvsig.tools.extensionpoint.ExtensionBuilder

create, create, create

Field Detail

ACCESS_PREFERENCES_PAGE_AUTHORIZATION

static final java.lang.String ACCESS_PREFERENCES_PAGE_AUTHORIZATION

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getID

java.lang.String getID()

Returns an identifier for this preferences page that is used to reference it inside the Map.

Returns:

String, you'd typically use any kind of this.getClass().getName();

getTitle

java.lang.String getTitle()

Returns an string containing the title of the preferences page. This string will be shown whether in the tree entry or in the page header.

Returns:

String, the title of the page

getPanel

javax.swing.JPanel getPanel()

The page must be contained in a JPanel and whatever to be shown will be returned by this function.

The content is added, removed and repainted automatically upon the events received from the mouse. So, you only have to care about the content and the functionality to make it

having sense.

Returns:

JPanel holding the contents to be shown in the page.

getParentID

java.lang.String getParentID()

Returns the ID of the parent of this layer. If this method returns null, which means that this preferences page has no parent, this is new entry in the preferences tree, otherwise this preferences page will be hanging on the page with the ID returned by this.

Returns:

initializeValues

void initializeValues()

Initializes the components of this preferences page to the last settings.

saveValues

void saveValues()
         throws StoreException

Saves the new settings

Throws:

StoreException

initializeDefaults

void initializeDefaults()

Restores the default values of this preferences page's settings. Values are not saved until saveValues() is executed

getIcon

javax.swing.ImageIcon getIcon()

Returns the image that will be shown in the header of this preferences page

Returns:

isValueChanged

boolean isValueChanged()

Tells if this preference page has changed any value (used for storing values when necessary)

Returns:

True if any value has changed, false otherwise.