ix.iface.util
Class IFUtil

java.lang.Object
  ix.iface.util.IFUtil

public class IFUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Class for static utilities.

Method Summary

static void	addMenuBarItem(javax.swing.JFrame frame, java.lang.String menuName, javax.swing.JMenuItem item) Adds an item to a menu in a frame's menu bar.
static void	adjustLookAndFeel() Makes any standard I-X changes to the look and feel.
static javax.swing.JMenu	ensureMenuBarMenu(javax.swing.JFrame frame, java.lang.String menuName) Ensures that a frame's menu bar contains a menu of the specified name, creating a menu and adding it if it is not alreay present.
(package private) javax.swing.table.TableColumn	findColumn(javax.swing.JTable tab, java.lang.String header) Returns the column that has the specified header.
static javax.swing.JMenu	getMenuBarMenu(javax.swing.JMenuBar bar, java.lang.String menuName, boolean mustHave) Returns the named menu from a menu bar if the menu exists.
static javax.swing.JButton	makeButton(java.lang.String text, java.awt.event.ActionListener lis) Creates a button with the specified action Listener placed inside a CatchingActionListener.
static javax.swing.JButton	makeButton(java.lang.String text, boolean enabled, java.awt.event.ActionListener lis) Creates a button with the specified action Listener placed inside a CatchingActionListener.
static javax.swing.JMenuItem	makeMenuItem(java.lang.String text, java.awt.event.ActionListener lis) Creates a menu-item with the specified action Listener placed inside a CatchingActionListener.
static javax.swing.JMenuItem	makeMenuItem(java.lang.String text, boolean enabled, java.awt.event.ActionListener lis) Creates a menu-item, enabled or not, with the specified action Listener placed inside a CatchingActionListener.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

adjustLookAndFeel

public static void adjustLookAndFeel()

Makes any standard I-X changes to the look and feel.

See Also:

IXMetalTheme

findColumn

javax.swing.table.TableColumn findColumn(javax.swing.JTable tab,
                                         java.lang.String header)

Returns the column that has the specified header.

makeButton

public static javax.swing.JButton makeButton(java.lang.String text,
                                             java.awt.event.ActionListener lis)

Creates a button with the specified action Listener placed inside a CatchingActionListener.

makeButton

public static javax.swing.JButton makeButton(java.lang.String text,
                                             boolean enabled,
                                             java.awt.event.ActionListener lis)

Creates a button with the specified action Listener placed inside a CatchingActionListener.

makeMenuItem

public static javax.swing.JMenuItem makeMenuItem(java.lang.String text,
                                                 java.awt.event.ActionListener lis)

Creates a menu-item with the specified action Listener placed inside a CatchingActionListener.

makeMenuItem

public static javax.swing.JMenuItem makeMenuItem(java.lang.String text,
                                                 boolean enabled,
                                                 java.awt.event.ActionListener lis)

Creates a menu-item, enabled or not, with the specified action Listener placed inside a CatchingActionListener.

addMenuBarItem

public static void addMenuBarItem(javax.swing.JFrame frame,
                                  java.lang.String menuName,
                                  javax.swing.JMenuItem item)

Adds an item to a menu in a frame's menu bar. If the bar does not already contain a menu of the specified name, one is created and added to the bar. The frame must be a JFrame and already have a JMenuBar.

Parameters:

frame - the frame

menuName - the text of a menu in the frame's menu bar.

item - the menu item to add

See Also:

ensureMenuBarMenu(JFrame frame, String menuName)

ensureMenuBarMenu

public static javax.swing.JMenu ensureMenuBarMenu(javax.swing.JFrame frame,
                                                  java.lang.String menuName)

Ensures that a frame's menu bar contains a menu of the specified name, creating a menu and adding it if it is not alreay present. The menu is returned. The frame must be a JFrame and already have a JMenuBar.

Parameters:

frame - the frame

menuName - the text of a menu in the frame's menu bar.

getMenuBarMenu

public static javax.swing.JMenu getMenuBarMenu(javax.swing.JMenuBar bar,
                                               java.lang.String menuName,
                                               boolean mustHave)

Returns the named menu from a menu bar if the menu exists.

Parameters:

bar - the menu bar

menuName - the text of a menu in the bar

mustHave - whether to throw an exception or return null if the specified menu does not exist.