org.jhotdraw.app
Class DefaultMDIApplication

java.lang.Object
  org.jhotdraw.beans.AbstractBean
      org.jhotdraw.app.AbstractApplication
          org.jhotdraw.app.DefaultMDIApplication

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, Application

public class DefaultMDIApplication
extends AbstractApplication

A DefaultMDIApplication can handle the life cycle of multiple document windows each being presented in a JInternalFrame of its own. A parent JFrame provides all the functionality needed to work with documents, such as a menu bar, tool bars and palette windows.

Version:

1.1 2007-12-25 Added method updateViewTitle.
1.0 June 5, 2006 Created.

Author:

Werner Randelshofer.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.jhotdraw.app.AbstractApplication

labels, VIEW_COUNT_PROPERTY

Fields inherited from class org.jhotdraw.beans.AbstractBean

propertySupport

Fields inherited from interface org.jhotdraw.app.Application

ACTIVE_VIEW_PROPERTY

Constructor Summary

DefaultMDIApplication()
Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

void	configure(java.lang.String[] args) Configures the application using the provided arguments array.
protected javax.swing.JMenu	createFileMenu()
protected javax.swing.JMenu	createHelpMenu()
protected javax.swing.JMenuBar	createMenuBar() Creates a menu bar.
protected javax.swing.JMenu	createWindowMenu()
java.awt.Component	getComponent() Returns the application component.
void	hide(View p) Hides a view.
void	init() Initializes the application.
protected void	initApplicationActions()
protected void	initLookAndFeel()
protected void	initViewActions(View p)
boolean	isSharingToolsAmongViews() Returns true, if this application shares tools among multiple views.
void	launch(java.lang.String[] args) Launches the application from the main method.
void	show(View p) Shows a view.
protected void	updateOpenRecentMenu(javax.swing.JMenu openRecentMenu) Updates the "File > Open Recent" menu.
protected void	updateViewTitle(View v, javax.swing.JInternalFrame f) Updates the title of a view and displays it in the given frame.
protected java.awt.Component	wrapDesktopPane(java.awt.Component c, java.util.LinkedList<javax.swing.Action> toolBarActions) Returns the wrapped desktop pane.

Methods inherited from class org.jhotdraw.app.AbstractApplication

add, addPalette, addRecentFile, addWindow, basicCreateView, clearRecentFiles, createContainer, createView, dispose, getActiveView, getCopyright, getModel, getName, getVersion, initLabels, isEnabled, recentFiles, remove, removePalette, removeWindow, setActiveView, setEnabled, setModel, start, stop, views

Methods inherited from class org.jhotdraw.beans.AbstractBean

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, clone, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.jhotdraw.app.Application

addPropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener

Constructor Detail

DefaultMDIApplication

public DefaultMDIApplication()

Creates a new instance.

Method Detail

initApplicationActions

protected void initApplicationActions()

initViewActions

protected void initViewActions(View p)

Specified by:

initViewActions in class AbstractApplication

launch

public void launch(java.lang.String[] args)

Description copied from interface: Application

Launches the application from the main method. This method is typically invoked on the main Thread. This will invoke configure() on the current thread and then init() and start() on the AWT Event Dispatcher Thread.

Specified by:

launch in interface Application

Overrides:

launch in class AbstractApplication

init

public void init()

Description copied from interface: Application

Initializes the application. configure() should have been invoked before the application is inited. Alternatively an application can be configured using setter methods.

Specified by:

init in interface Application

Overrides:

init in class AbstractApplication

configure

public void configure(java.lang.String[] args)

Description copied from interface: Application

Configures the application using the provided arguments array.

Specified by:

configure in interface Application

Overrides:

configure in class AbstractApplication

initLookAndFeel

protected void initLookAndFeel()

show

public void show(View p)

Description copied from interface: Application

Shows a view.

hide

public void hide(View p)

Description copied from interface: Application

Hides a view.

isSharingToolsAmongViews

public boolean isSharingToolsAmongViews()

Description copied from interface: Application

Returns true, if this application shares tools among multiple views.

getComponent

public java.awt.Component getComponent()

Description copied from interface: Application

Returns the application component. This may return null, if the application is not represented by a component of its own on the user interface.

wrapDesktopPane

protected java.awt.Component wrapDesktopPane(java.awt.Component c,
                                             java.util.LinkedList<javax.swing.Action> toolBarActions)

Returns the wrapped desktop pane.

createMenuBar

protected javax.swing.JMenuBar createMenuBar()

Creates a menu bar.

createFileMenu

protected javax.swing.JMenu createFileMenu()

updateViewTitle

protected void updateViewTitle(View v,
                               javax.swing.JInternalFrame f)

Updates the title of a view and displays it in the given frame.

Parameters:

v - The view.

f - The frame.

updateOpenRecentMenu

protected void updateOpenRecentMenu(javax.swing.JMenu openRecentMenu)

Updates the "File > Open Recent" menu.

Parameters:

openRecentMenu -

createWindowMenu

protected javax.swing.JMenu createWindowMenu()

createHelpMenu

protected javax.swing.JMenu createHelpMenu()