Class GUIFactory


  • public final class GUIFactory
    extends Object
    Provides a way to register and retrieve GUI classes and icons.
    • Method Detail

      • getIcon

        public static ImageIcon getIcon​(Class<?> elementClass)
        Get an icon which has previously been registered for this class object.
        Parameters:
        elementClass - the class object which we want to get an icon for
        Returns:
        the associated icon, or null if this class or its superclass has not been registered
      • getIcon

        public static ImageIcon getIcon​(Class<?> elementClass,
                                        boolean enabled)
        Get icon/disabledicon which has previously been registered for this class object.
        Parameters:
        elementClass - the class object which we want to get an icon for
        enabled - - is icon enabled
        Returns:
        the associated icon, or null if this class or its superclass has not been registered
      • getGUI

        public static JComponent getGUI​(Class<?> elementClass)
        Get a component instance which has previously been registered for this class object.
        Parameters:
        elementClass - the class object which we want to get an instance of
        Returns:
        an instance of the class, or null if this class or its superclass has not been registered
      • registerIcon

        public static void registerIcon​(String key,
                                        ImageIcon icon)
        Register an icon so that it can later be retrieved via getIcon(Class). The key should match the fully-qualified class name for the class used as the parameter when retrieving the icon.
        Parameters:
        key - the name which can be used to retrieve this icon later
        icon - the icon to store
      • registerDisabledIcon

        public static void registerDisabledIcon​(String key,
                                                ImageIcon icon)
        Register an icon so that it can later be retrieved via getIcon(Class). The key should match the fully-qualified class name for the class used as the parameter when retrieving the icon.
        Parameters:
        key - the name which can be used to retrieve this icon later
        icon - the icon to store
      • registerGUI

        public static void registerGUI​(String key,
                                       Class<?> guiClass,
                                       Class<?> testClass)
                                throws InstantiationException,
                                       IllegalAccessException
        Register a GUI class so that it can later be retrieved via getGUI(Class). The key should match the fully-qualified class name for the class used as the parameter when retrieving the GUI.
        Parameters:
        key - the name which can be used to retrieve this GUI later
        guiClass - the class object for the GUI component
        testClass - the class of the objects edited by this GUI
        Throws:
        InstantiationException - if an instance of the GUI class can not be instantiated
        IllegalAccessException - if access rights do not permit an instance of the GUI class to be created