Package org.netbeans.core.api.multiview

MultiView API lets the developers create new multiview components (without specifying their content), manipulate existing multiview components, eg.

See: Description

Class Summary

Class	Description
MultiViewHandler	A handler for the multiview's TopComponent, obtainable via MultiViewFactory, that allows examination of Component's content and programatic changes in visible/activated elements.
MultiViewPerspective	Description of multi view element.
MultiViews	Factory class for handling multi views.

Package org.netbeans.core.api.multiview Description

MultiView API lets the developers create new multiview components (without specifying their content), manipulate existing multiview components, eg. examine what is inside the component, request focus for one of the views etc.
This API allows to access the multiview component's content.

To query if a TopComponent is a multiview component, use MultiViews.findMultiViewHandler(org.openide.windows.TopComponent). If a MultiViewHandler instance is returned, it is a multiview component.
MultiViewHandler can be used to examine the multiview component.
Array of defined perspectives (elements) and the currently selected perspective are available.
The handler can be used to switch the current selection programatically.

Possible usecases include:

• Deciding wheather a certain TopComponentGroup shall be visible or not.
• Etc.