org.jhotdraw.xml
Class XMLTransferable

java.lang.Object
  org.jhotdraw.xml.XMLTransferable

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner, java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable

public class XMLTransferable
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable, java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner

XMLTransferable for transfering XML documents over the clipboard and with drag and drop.

Version:

1.0 2001 Created.

Author:

Werner Randelshofer

Constructor Summary

XMLTransferable(byte[] data, java.lang.String mimeType, java.lang.String humanPresentableName)
Creates new XMLTransferable

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getTransferData(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor flavor) Returns an object which represents the data to be transferred.
java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor[]	getTransferDataFlavors() Returns an array of DataFlavor objects indicating the flavors the data can be provided in.
boolean	isDataFlavorSupported(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor flavor) Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is supported for this object.
void	lostOwnership(java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard clipboard, java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable contents) Notifies this object that it is no longer the owner of the contents of the clipboard.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XMLTransferable

public XMLTransferable(byte[] data,
                       java.lang.String mimeType,
                       java.lang.String humanPresentableName)

Creates new XMLTransferable

Method Detail

lostOwnership

public void lostOwnership(java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard clipboard,
                          java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable contents)

Notifies this object that it is no longer the owner of the contents of the clipboard.

Specified by:

lostOwnership in interface java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner

Parameters:

clipboard - the clipboard that is no longer owned

contents - the contents which this owner had placed on the clipboard

getTransferData

public java.lang.Object getTransferData(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor flavor)
                                 throws java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException,
                                        java.io.IOException

Returns an object which represents the data to be transferred. The class of the object returned is defined by the representation class of the flavor.

Specified by:

getTransferData in interface java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable

Parameters:

flavor - the requested flavor for the data

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the data is no longer available in the requested flavor.

java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException - if the requested data flavor is not supported.

See Also:

DataFlavor.getRepresentationClass()

getTransferDataFlavors

public java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors()

Returns an array of DataFlavor objects indicating the flavors the data can be provided in. The array should be ordered according to preference for providing the data (from most richly descriptive to least descriptive).

Specified by:

getTransferDataFlavors in interface java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable

Returns:

an array of data flavors in which this data can be transferred

isDataFlavorSupported

public boolean isDataFlavorSupported(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor flavor)

Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is supported for this object.

Specified by:

isDataFlavorSupported in interface java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable

Parameters:

flavor - the requested flavor for the data

Returns:

boolean indicating wjether or not the data flavor is supported