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Eclipse Draw2d
3.3

org.eclipse.draw2d
Class PopUpHelper

java.lang.Object
  extended by
org.eclipse.draw2d.PopUpHelper
Direct Known Subclasses:
ToolTipHelper

public abstract class PopUpHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Provides abstract support for classes that manage popups. Popups in Draw2d consist of a LightweightSystem object with an SWT shell as its Control. Desired popup behavior is attained by adding appropriate listeners to this shell.


Field Summary
protected  Control control
          The Control this PopUpHelper's tooltip will belong to.
protected  int shellStyle
          These style bits should be used when creating the Shell.
 
Constructor Summary
protected PopUpHelper (Control c)
          Constructs a PopUpHelper to assist with popups on Control c.
protected PopUpHelper (Control c, int shellStyle)
          Constructs a PopUpHelper to display the given shell style popup.
 
Method Summary
protected   LightweightSystem createLightweightSystem ()
          Creates and returns the LightweightSystem object used by PopUpHelper to draw upon.
protected  Shell createShell ()
          Creates a new Shell object with the style specified for this helper.
 void dispose ()
          Dispose of this PopUpHelper object.
protected   LightweightSystem getLightweightSystem ()
          Returns this PopUpHelper's LightweightSystem.
protected  Shell getShell ()
          Returns this PopUpHelper's shell.
protected   Dimension getShellTrimSize ()
          Returns the size needed to display the shell's trim.
protected  void hide ()
          Hides this PopUpHelper's Shell.
protected abstract  void hookShellListeners ()
          Desired popup helper behavior is achieved by writing listeners that manipulate the behavior of the PopUpHelper's Shell.
 boolean isShowing ()
          Returns true if this PopUpHelper's Shell is visible, false otherwise.
 void setBackgroundColor (Color c)
          Sets the background color of this PopUpHelper's Shell.
 void setForegroundColor (Color c)
          Sets the foreground color of this PopUpHelper's Shell.
protected  void setShellBounds (int x, int y, int width, int height)
          Sets the bounds on this PopUpHelper's Shell.
protected  void show ()
          Displays this PopUpHelper's Shell.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

control

protected Control control
The Control this PopUpHelper's tooltip will belong to.


shellStyle

protected final int shellStyle
These style bits should be used when creating the Shell.

See Also:
createShell()
Constructor Detail

PopUpHelper

protected PopUpHelper(Control c)
Constructs a PopUpHelper to assist with popups on Control c.

Parameters:
c - the Control
Since:
2.0

PopUpHelper

protected PopUpHelper(Control c,
                      int shellStyle)
Constructs a PopUpHelper to display the given shell style popup.

Parameters:
c - the control on which the popup is active.
shellStyle - the SWT style bits for the shell
Since:
3.1
Method Detail

createLightweightSystem

protected 
LightweightSystem createLightweightSystem()
Creates and returns the LightweightSystem object used by PopUpHelper to draw upon.

Returns:
the newly created LightweightSystem
Since:
2.0

createShell

protected Shell createShell()
Creates a new Shell object with the style specified for this helper.

Returns:
the newly created Shell
Since:
2.0

dispose

public void dispose()
Dispose of this PopUpHelper object.

Since:
2.0

getShell

protected Shell getShell()
Returns this PopUpHelper's shell. If no shell exists for this PopUpHelper, a new shell is created and hookShellListeners() is called.

Returns:
the Shell
Since:
2.0

getShellTrimSize

protected 
Dimension getShellTrimSize()
Returns the size needed to display the shell's trim. This method should not be called until the shell has been created.

Returns:
the size of the shells trim.
Since:
3.1

getLightweightSystem

protected 
LightweightSystem getLightweightSystem()
Returns this PopUpHelper's LightweightSystem. If no LightweightSystem exists for this PopUpHelper, a new LightweightSystem is created with this PopUpHelper's Shell as its Control.

Returns:
the LightweightSystem
Since:
2.0

hide

protected void hide()
Hides this PopUpHelper's Shell.

Since:
2.0

hookShellListeners

protected abstract void hookShellListeners()
Desired popup helper behavior is achieved by writing listeners that manipulate the behavior of the PopUpHelper's Shell. Override this method and add these listeners here.

Since:
2.0

isShowing

public boolean isShowing()
Returns true if this PopUpHelper's Shell is visible, false otherwise.

Returns:
true if this PopUpHelper's Shell is visible
Since:
2.0

setBackgroundColor

public void setBackgroundColor(Color c)
Sets the background color of this PopUpHelper's Shell.

Parameters:
c - the new background color
Since:
2.0

setForegroundColor

public void setForegroundColor(Color c)
Sets the foreground color of this PopUpHelper's Shell.

Parameters:
c - the new foreground color
Since:
2.0

setShellBounds

protected void setShellBounds(int x,
                              int y,
                              int width,
                              int height)
Sets the bounds on this PopUpHelper's Shell.

Parameters:
x - the x coordinate
y - the y coordinate
width - the width
height - the height
Since:
2.0

show

protected void show()
Displays this PopUpHelper's Shell.

Since:
2.0

Eclipse Draw2d
3.3

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