net.infonode.docking.util

Class DeveloperUtil

public class DeveloperUtil extends Object

Utility methods to make certain tasks easier during the development of an application using IDW.

Note: These methods might be changed/removed or not be compatible with future versions of IDW.

Since: IDW 1.4.0

Version: $Revision: 1.9 $

Author: $Author: jesper $

Method Summary
static JFramecreateWindowLayoutFrame(String title, DockingWindow window)

Creates a JFrame with a text area that shows the layout of the given window as pseudo-like Java code, i.e. the layout retrieved by getWindowLayoutAsString.

static StringgetWindowLayoutAsString(DockingWindow window)

Returns a Java code pseudo-like string with information about the current window layout in a docking window.

Method Detail

createWindowLayoutFrame

public static JFrame createWindowLayoutFrame(String title, DockingWindow window)

Creates a JFrame with a text area that shows the layout of the given window as pseudo-like Java code, i.e. the layout retrieved by getWindowLayoutAsString. The frame also has a button that when clicked gets the current layout from the window.

The frame is useful when designing window layouts in an application. Just create a frame and use your root window as window. Drag around your views, press the "Get Layout" button and you'll se your layout in the text area.

Note: The method might be changed/removed or not be compatible with future versions of IDW.

Parameters: title frame title window the docking window to retrieve layout for

Returns: the frame

getWindowLayoutAsString

public static String getWindowLayoutAsString(DockingWindow window)

Returns a Java code pseudo-like string with information about the current window layout in a docking window.

If the given window is a root window a complete layout is returned i.e. windows inside the root window, windows on window bars and floating windows. This is useful when for example creating a default layout. Just add all the views to the root window, drag them around to create a nice layout and the call this function to retrieve the layout as a string.

Note: The returned string contains pseudo-like Java code. All views in the layout are called View: "title" - view class.

Note: The method might be changed/removed or not be compatible with future versions of IDW.

Parameters: window the docking window to retrieve layout for

Returns: the layout as a pseudo-like Java code