conient/datacomponents/StringDataComponent.java

//---PACKAGE DECLARATION---
package uk.ac.ukc.iscream.conient.datacomponents;

//---IMPORTS---
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import java.awt.GridLayout;

/**
 * This is the most basic of DataComponents.
 *
 * It simply displays the value as a String
 * in a JTextField.
 *
 * @author  $Author: ajm4 $
 * @version $Id: StringDataComponent.java,v 1.5 2001/01/24 01:54:43 ajm4 Exp $
 */
public class StringDataComponent extends VisibleDataComponent implements DataComponent {

//---FINAL ATTRIBUTES---

    /**
     * The current CVS revision of this class
     */
    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.5 $";
    
    /**
     * The default length of the JTextField
     */
    private final int DEFAULT_TEXT_LENGTH = 20;

//---STATIC METHODS---

//---CONSTRUCTORS---

    /**
     * Creates the component with a friendly name to be 
     * used as label
     *
     * @param name the friendly name
     * @param attribute the data attribute we look after
     */
    public StringDataComponent(String name, String attribute) {
        super();
        this(name, attribute, DEFAULT_TEXT_LENGTH);
    }

    /**
     * Creates the component with a friendly name to be 
     * used as label
     *
     * @param name the friendly name
     * @param attribute the data attribute we look after
     * @param displayLength the length of the JTextField
     */
    public StringDataComponent(String name, String attribute, int displayLength) {
        _name = name;
        _attribute = attribute;
        _displayLength = displayLength;
        _item = new JTextField("", _displayLength);
        _item.setEditable(false);
        _label = new JLabel(_name + ": ");
        _label.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.RIGHT);
        setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 2));
        add(_label);
        add(_item);
    }

//---PUBLIC METHODS---

    /**
     * Overrides the {@link java.lang.Object#toString() Object.toString()}
     * method to provide clean logging (every class should have this).
     *
     * @return the name of this class and its CVS revision
     */
    public String toString() {
        return _name + "(" + _attribute + ")";
    }

//---PRIVATE METHODS---

//---ACCESSOR/MUTATOR METHODS---

    /**
     * This takes the String value of the parameter that this component
     * is monitoring direct from the packet, it then performs all
     * approriate conversions and displays the data.
     *
     * @param value the value for this data component
     * @throws DataFormatException if there was a problem converting the data for display
     */
    public void setValue(String value) throws DataFormatException {
        try {
            if(!_cache.equals(value)) {
                _cache = value;
                _item.setText(value);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new DataFormatException(value + " is an invalid data type for " + toString());
        }
    }        

//---ATTRIBUTES---

    /**
     * The friendly name of this component
     */
    private String _name;
    
    /**
     * The attribute that this component is concerned with
     */
    private String _attribute;

    /**
     * The friendly label for this component
     */
    protected JLabel _label;
    
    /**
     * Remebers what the last value was, so we
     * only update if we have to.
     */    
    String _cache = "";
    
    /**
     * The length of the JTextField
     */
    protected int _displayLength;
    
    /**
     * Just a normal label to display our value as a String
     */
    protected JTextField _item;

//---STATIC ATTRIBUTES---

}
Revision:	1.6
Committed:	Wed Jan 24 03:11:14 2001 UTC (24 years, 9 months ago) by ajm
Branch:	MAIN
Changes since 1.5:	+6 -5 lines
Log Message:	all packaged up all javadoc'd still not handling stuff (sockets) right just yet.... but its all in a fit state to be PROPER and continue working and expanding on
#	User	Rev	Content
1	ajm	1.2	//---PACKAGE DECLARATION---
2	ajm	1.6	package uk.ac.ukc.iscream.conient.datacomponents;
3	ajm	1.2
4			//---IMPORTS---
5	ajm	1.1	import javax.swing.JLabel;
6	ajm	1.3	import javax.swing.JTextField;
7	ajm	1.1	import java.awt.GridLayout;
8
9	ajm	1.2	/**
10			* This is the most basic of DataComponents.
11			*
12			* It simply displays the value as a String
13	ajm	1.5	* in a JTextField.
14	ajm	1.2	*
15			* @author $Author: ajm4 $
16	ajm	1.6	* @version $Id: StringDataComponent.java,v 1.5 2001/01/24 01:54:43 ajm4 Exp $
17	ajm	1.2	*/
18	ajm	1.5	public class StringDataComponent extends VisibleDataComponent implements DataComponent {
19	ajm	1.2
20			//---FINAL ATTRIBUTES---
21
22			/**
23			* The current CVS revision of this class
24			*/
25	ajm	1.6	public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.5 $";
26	ajm	1.5
27			/**
28			* The default length of the JTextField
29			*/
30	ajm	1.6	private final int DEFAULT_TEXT_LENGTH = 20;
31	ajm	1.2
32			//---STATIC METHODS---
33
34			//---CONSTRUCTORS---
35
36			/**
37			* Creates the component with a friendly name to be
38			* used as label
39			*
40			* @param name the friendly name
41	ajm	1.5	* @param attribute the data attribute we look after
42			*/
43			public StringDataComponent(String name, String attribute) {
44	ajm	1.6	super();
45			this(name, attribute, DEFAULT_TEXT_LENGTH);
46	ajm	1.5	}
47
48			/**
49			* Creates the component with a friendly name to be
50			* used as label
51			*
52			* @param name the friendly name
53			* @param attribute the data attribute we look after
54			* @param displayLength the length of the JTextField
55	ajm	1.2	*/
56	ajm	1.5	public StringDataComponent(String name, String attribute, int displayLength) {
57			_name = name;
58			_attribute = attribute;
59			_displayLength = displayLength;
60			_item = new JTextField("", _displayLength);
61			_item.setEditable(false);
62			_label = new JLabel(_name + ": ");
63	ajm	1.1	_label.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.RIGHT);
64			setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 2));
65			add(_label);
66			add(_item);
67			}
68
69	ajm	1.2	//---PUBLIC METHODS---
70
71	ajm	1.5	/**
72			* Overrides the {@link java.lang.Object#toString() Object.toString()}
73			* method to provide clean logging (every class should have this).
74			*
75			* @return the name of this class and its CVS revision
76			*/
77			public String toString() {
78			return _name + "(" + _attribute + ")";
79			}
80
81	ajm	1.2	//---PRIVATE METHODS---
82
83			//---ACCESSOR/MUTATOR METHODS---
84
85			/**
86			* This takes the String value of the parameter that this component
87			* is monitoring direct from the packet, it then performs all
88			* approriate conversions and displays the data.
89			*
90			* @param value the value for this data component
91			* @throws DataFormatException if there was a problem converting the data for display
92			*/
93	ajm	1.1	public void setValue(String value) throws DataFormatException {
94			try {
95	ajm	1.4	if(!_cache.equals(value)) {
96			_cache = value;
97			_item.setText(value);
98			}
99	ajm	1.1	} catch (Exception e) {
100	ajm	1.5	throw new DataFormatException(value + " is an invalid data type for " + toString());
101	ajm	1.1	}
102			}
103	ajm	1.2
104			//---ATTRIBUTES---
105
106			/**
107	ajm	1.5	* The friendly name of this component
108			*/
109			private String _name;
110
111			/**
112			* The attribute that this component is concerned with
113			*/
114			private String _attribute;
115
116			/**
117	ajm	1.2	* The friendly label for this component
118			*/
119			protected JLabel _label;
120	ajm	1.4
121	ajm	1.5	/**
122			* Remebers what the last value was, so we
123			* only update if we have to.
124			*/
125	ajm	1.4	String _cache = "";
126	ajm	1.1
127	ajm	1.5	/**
128			* The length of the JTextField
129			*/
130			protected int _displayLength;
131	ajm	1.3
132	ajm	1.2	/**
133			* Just a normal label to display our value as a String
134			*/
135	ajm	1.5	protected JTextField _item;
136	ajm	1.2
137			//---STATIC ATTRIBUTES---
138
139	ajm	1.1	}