org.openide.windows

Interface TopComponent.Registry

Enclosing class:

TopComponent

public static interface TopComponent.Registry

Registry of all top components. There is one instance that can be obtained via TopComponent.getRegistry() and it permits listening to the currently selected element, and to the activated nodes assigned to it.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	PROP_ACTIVATED Name of property for the selected top component.
static String	PROP_ACTIVATED_NODES Name of property for lastly activated nodes.
static String	PROP_CURRENT_NODES Name of property for currently selected nodes.
static String	PROP_OPENED Name of property for the set of opened components.
static String	PROP_TC_CLOSED Name of property for listening to TopComponents closed through close() call, either by user or programmatically.
static String	PROP_TC_OPENED Name of property for listening to TopComponents opened through open() call, either by user or programmatically.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l) Add a property change listener.
TopComponent	getActivated() Get the currently selected element.
Node[]	getActivatedNodes() Getter for the lastly activated nodes.
Node[]	getCurrentNodes() Getter for the currently selected nodes.
Set<TopComponent>	getOpened() Get reference to a set of all opened componets in the system.
void	removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l) Remove a property change listener.

Field Detail

PROP_OPENED

static final String PROP_OPENED

Name of property for the set of opened components.

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PROP_ACTIVATED

static final String PROP_ACTIVATED

Name of property for the selected top component.

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PROP_CURRENT_NODES

static final String PROP_CURRENT_NODES

Name of property for currently selected nodes.

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PROP_ACTIVATED_NODES

static final String PROP_ACTIVATED_NODES

Name of property for lastly activated nodes.

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PROP_TC_OPENED

static final String PROP_TC_OPENED

Name of property for listening to TopComponents opened through open() call, either by user or programmatically. Fired property change event returns opened TopComponent from its getNewValue()

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PROP_TC_CLOSED

static final String PROP_TC_CLOSED

Name of property for listening to TopComponents closed through close() call, either by user or programmatically. Fired property change event returns closed TopComponent from its getNewValue().

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Method Detail

getOpened

Set<TopComponent> getOpened()

Get reference to a set of all opened componets in the system.

Returns:

live read-only set of TopComponents

getActivated

TopComponent getActivated()

Get the currently selected element.

Returns:

the selected top component, or null if there is none

getCurrentNodes

Node[] getCurrentNodes()

Getter for the currently selected nodes.

Returns:

array of nodes or null if no component activated or it returns null from getActivatedNodes ().

getActivatedNodes

Node[] getActivatedNodes()

Getter for the lastly activated nodes. Comparing to previous method it always remembers the selected nodes of the last component that had ones.

Returns:

array of nodes (not null)

addPropertyChangeListener

void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

Add a property change listener.

Parameters:

l - the listener to add

removePropertyChangeListener

void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

Remove a property change listener.

Parameters:

l - the listener to remove