com.gridsystems.config.tools.swing
Class SwingTools

java.lang.Object
  com.gridsystems.config.tools.swing.SwingTools

public final class SwingTools
extends java.lang.Object

Helper methods for Swing UI construction.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Rodrigo Ruiz Aguayo

Method Summary

static void	addField(javax.swing.JPanel panel, java.lang.String label, javax.swing.JComponent c, int row) Adds a row consisting in a label and a component in a panel.
static javax.swing.JPanel	getGroupPanel(java.lang.String caption) Creates a group panel with the specified caption, and a GridBagLayout.
static javax.swing.JPanel	getGroupPanel(java.lang.String caption, java.awt.LayoutManager layout) Creates a group panel with the specified caption, and layout.
static javax.swing.Icon	loadIcon(java.lang.Class c, java.lang.String name) Loads an icon as a class resource.
static void	showError(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Exception e) Shows a "standard" error dialog box.
static void	showInformation(java.lang.String message) Shows a information message.
static void	showWarning(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Exception e) Shows a warning message.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getGroupPanel

public static javax.swing.JPanel getGroupPanel(java.lang.String caption)

Creates a group panel with the specified caption, and a GridBagLayout.

Parameters:

caption - The panel caption

Returns:

A JPanel with an etched titled border

getGroupPanel

public static javax.swing.JPanel getGroupPanel(java.lang.String caption,
                                               java.awt.LayoutManager layout)

Creates a group panel with the specified caption, and layout.

Parameters:

caption - The panel caption

layout - The panel layout

Returns:

A JPanel with an etched titled border

addField

public static void addField(javax.swing.JPanel panel,
                            java.lang.String label,
                            javax.swing.JComponent c,
                            int row)

Adds a row consisting in a label and a component in a panel.

It supposes the panel uses a GridBoxLayout

Parameters:

panel - Where to put the components row

label - The component label

c - The component

row - The row index in the GridBoxLayout

loadIcon

public static javax.swing.Icon loadIcon(java.lang.Class c,
                                        java.lang.String name)

Loads an icon as a class resource.

Parameters:

c - The class to use for resource search

name - The name of the resource containing the icon

Returns:

The icon

showError

public static void showError(java.lang.String message,
                             java.lang.Exception e)

Shows a "standard" error dialog box.

Parameters:

message - The error message. Should be already internationalized

e - The exception that causes this dialog box to be shown

showWarning

public static void showWarning(java.lang.String message,
                               java.lang.Exception e)

Shows a warning message.

Parameters:

message - The message key

e - The exception causing this message.

showInformation

public static void showInformation(java.lang.String message)

Shows a information message.

Parameters:

message - The message key