org.openide.windows

Interface Mode

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Mode.Xml

public interface Mode
extends Serializable

Instances of this interface represent places or containers which TopComponent has to be added to in order to be managed by window system.

There is always present default document mode named "editor". Modules can add their own modes by declaring them using XML.

Modules can get a set of current modes by calling WindowManager.getModes().

Each mode must have a unique name.

Important note: Do not provide implementation of this interface unless you are window system provider!

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	Mode.Xml Extension to provide exposure of XML configuration.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	PROP_BOUNDS Name of property for bounds of the mode
static String	PROP_DISPLAY_NAME Deprecated. Do not use. It is redundant.
static String	PROP_NAME Deprecated. Do not use. It is redundant, name can not be changed.
static long	serialVersionUID Deprecated. Only public by accident.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener list) Add a property change listener.
boolean	canDock(TopComponent tc) Allows implementor to specify some restrictive policy as to which top components can be docked into this mode.
boolean	dockInto(TopComponent c) Attaches a component to a mode for this workspace.
Rectangle	getBounds() Getter for current bounds of the mode.
String	getDisplayName() Deprecated. Do not use. It is redudant.
Image	getIcon() Deprecated. Do not use. It is redundant.
String	getName() Get the programmatic name of the mode.
TopComponent	getSelectedTopComponent() Gets selected TopComponent in this mode.
TopComponent[]	getTopComponents() Get all top components currently docked into this mode.
Workspace	getWorkspace() Deprecated. Do not use. Worskpaces are not supporeted anymore.
void	removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener list) Remove a property change listener.
void	setBounds(Rectangle s) Sets the bounds of the mode.

Field Detail

PROP_BOUNDS

static final String PROP_BOUNDS

Name of property for bounds of the mode

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Constant Field Values

PROP_NAME

static final String PROP_NAME

Deprecated. Do not use. It is redundant, name can not be changed.

Name of property for the unique programmatic name of this mode.

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Constant Field Values

PROP_DISPLAY_NAME

static final String PROP_DISPLAY_NAME

Deprecated. Do not use. It is redundant.

Name of property for the display name of this mode.

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Constant Field Values

serialVersionUID

static final long serialVersionUID

Deprecated. Only public by accident.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getDisplayName

String getDisplayName()

Deprecated. Do not use. It is redudant.

Get the diplay name of the mode. This name will be used by a container to create its title.

Returns:

human-presentable name of the mode

getName

String getName()

Get the programmatic name of the mode. This name should be unique, as it is used to find modes etc.

Returns:

programmatic name of the mode

getIcon

Image getIcon()

Deprecated. Do not use. It is redundant.

Get the icon of the mode. It will be used by component container implementations as the icon (e.g. for display in tabs).

Returns:

the icon of the mode (or null if no icon was specified)

dockInto

boolean dockInto(TopComponent c)

Attaches a component to a mode for this workspace. If the component is in different mode on this workspace, it is removed from the original and moved to this one.

Parameters:

c - component

Returns:

true if top component was succesfully docked to this mode, false otherwise

canDock

boolean canDock(TopComponent tc)

Allows implementor to specify some restrictive policy as to which top components can be docked into this mode.

Returns:

true if a given top component can be docked into this mode, false otherwise

setBounds

void setBounds(Rectangle s)

Sets the bounds of the mode.

Parameters:

s - the bounds for the mode

getBounds

Rectangle getBounds()

Getter for current bounds of the mode.

Returns:

the bounds of the mode

getWorkspace

Workspace getWorkspace()

Deprecated. Do not use. Worskpaces are not supporeted anymore.

Getter for asociated workspace.

Returns:

The workspace instance to which is this mode asociated.

getTopComponents

TopComponent[] getTopComponents()

Get all top components currently docked into this mode.

Returns:

the list of components; might be empty, but not null

addPropertyChangeListener

void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener list)

Add a property change listener.

Parameters:

list - the listener to add

removePropertyChangeListener

void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener list)

Remove a property change listener.

Parameters:

list - the listener to remove

getSelectedTopComponent

TopComponent getSelectedTopComponent()

Gets selected TopComponent in this mode.

Since:

4.13