Class DeveloperUtil
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
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Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionstatic 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.static String
getWindowLayoutAsString
(DockingWindow window) Returns a Java code pseudo-like string with information about the current window layout in a docking window.
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Constructor Details
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DeveloperUtil
public DeveloperUtil()
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Method Details
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getWindowLayoutAsString
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
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createWindowLayoutFrame
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(DockingWindow)
. 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 titlewindow
- the docking window to retrieve layout for- Returns:
- the frame
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