org.esa.beam.framework.param
Interface ParamEditor

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractExpressionEditor, AbstractParamEditor, AbstractParamXEditor, BooleanEditor, BooleanExpressionEditor, ColorEditor, ComboBoxEditor, DateEditor, FileEditor, GeneralExpressionEditor, LabelEditor, ListEditor, RadioButtonEditor, TextFieldEditor, TextFieldXEditor

public interface ParamEditor

A ParamEditor provides a UI component which is used to modify the value of a parameter.

Version:

$Revision$ $Date$

Author:

Norman Fomferra

Method Summary

JComponent	getComponent() Gets the component used in the GUI.
JComponent	getEditorComponent() Gets the component used to edit the parameter's value.
ParamExceptionHandler	getExceptionHandler() Returns an optional exception handler for this editor.
JLabel	getLabelComponent() Gets the label component.
Parameter	getParameter() Gets the parameter to which this editor belongs to.
JLabel	getPhysUnitLabelComponent() Gets the physical unit label component.
boolean	isEnabled() Checks whether or not the editor is enabled,
void	reconfigureUI() Tells the UI to reconfigure itself, since the parameter's properties have changed.
void	setEnabled(boolean enabled) Enables/disables this editor.
void	setLabelComponent(JLabel label) Sets the label component.
void	setPhysUnitLabelComponent(JLabel label) Sets the physical unit component.
void	updateUI() Tells the UI to update it's state.

Method Detail

getParameter

Parameter getParameter()

Gets the parameter to which this editor belongs to.

getLabelComponent

JLabel getLabelComponent()

Gets the label component.

setLabelComponent

void setLabelComponent(JLabel label)

Sets the label component.

getPhysUnitLabelComponent

JLabel getPhysUnitLabelComponent()

Gets the physical unit label component.

setPhysUnitLabelComponent

void setPhysUnitLabelComponent(JLabel label)

Sets the physical unit component.

getEditorComponent

JComponent getEditorComponent()

Gets the component used to edit the parameter's value.

Returns:

the UI editor component

getComponent

JComponent getComponent()

Gets the component used in the GUI. This component is not necessarily the same as the one returned by the getEditorComponent() method. For example, the editor component could be a JTextArea, whereas the actual component used in the GUI is a JScrollPane which decorates the text area field. In most cases this method will simply return the editor component.

Returns:

the editor component or the editor component wrapped

See Also:

getEditorComponent()

isEnabled

boolean isEnabled()

Checks whether or not the editor is enabled,

setEnabled

void setEnabled(boolean enabled)

Enables/disables this editor.

updateUI

void updateUI()

Tells the UI to update it's state.

reconfigureUI

void reconfigureUI()

Tells the UI to reconfigure itself, since the parameter's properties have changed.

getExceptionHandler

ParamExceptionHandler getExceptionHandler()

Returns an optional exception handler for this editor.