be.ugent.caagt.swirl.actions
Class FileAction

java.lang.Object
  javax.swing.AbstractAction
      be.ugent.caagt.swirl.actions.FileAction

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.EventListener, javax.swing.Action

Direct Known Subclasses:

FileOpenAction, FileSaveAction

public abstract class FileAction
extends javax.swing.AbstractAction

Common (abstract) super class of FileOpenAction and FileSaveAction. Clients should consider extending one of those classes instead of this one.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected javax.swing.JFileChooser	fileChooser The file chooser which is used by this action.
protected java.awt.Window	parent Parent window for any dialogs which need to be shown, in particular the file chooser dialog.

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractAction

changeSupport, enabled

Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.Action

ACCELERATOR_KEY, ACTION_COMMAND_KEY, DEFAULT, DISPLAYED_MNEMONIC_INDEX_KEY, LARGE_ICON_KEY, LONG_DESCRIPTION, MNEMONIC_KEY, NAME, SELECTED_KEY, SHORT_DESCRIPTION, SMALL_ICON

Constructor Summary

FileAction(java.awt.Window parent, javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter... filters)
Create an action of this type

Method Summary

void	actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e) Shows the file chooser dialog and dispatches to the appropriate dialog... method depending on the users choice
protected javax.swing.JFileChooser	createFileChooser() Factory method which creates the file chooser at initialization time.
protected abstract void	dialogApproved() Called when the dialog is approved.
protected void	dialogCanceled() Called when the dialog is canceled.
protected void	dialogClosed() Called when the dialog is dismissed.
protected abstract int	showDialog() Shows the dialog appropriate for this type of file action

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractAction

addPropertyChangeListener, clone, firePropertyChange, getKeys, getPropertyChangeListeners, getValue, isEnabled, putValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setEnabled

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

fileChooser

protected javax.swing.JFileChooser fileChooser

The file chooser which is used by this action.

parent

protected java.awt.Window parent

Parent window for any dialogs which need to be shown, in particular the file chooser dialog.

Constructor Detail

FileAction

public FileAction(java.awt.Window parent,
                  javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter... filters)

Create an action of this type

Parameters:

parent - Window which will be used as parent for all dialogs

filters - File filters for the file chooser dialog

Method Detail

createFileChooser

protected javax.swing.JFileChooser createFileChooser()

Factory method which creates the file chooser at initialization time. to initialize its 'approve' button.

dialogCanceled

protected void dialogCanceled()

Called when the dialog is canceled. This implementation is empty.

dialogClosed

protected void dialogClosed()

Called when the dialog is dismissed. This implementation calls dialogCanceled().

dialogApproved

protected abstract void dialogApproved()

Called when the dialog is approved.

showDialog

protected abstract int showDialog()

Shows the dialog appropriate for this type of file action

actionPerformed

public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e)

Shows the file chooser dialog and dispatches to the appropriate dialog... method depending on the users choice