ilog.views.appframe.swing
Class IlvDockingBarArea

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          javax.swing.JComponent
              javax.swing.JPanel
                  ilog.views.appframe.swing.IlvDockingBarArea

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible

public class IlvDockingBarArea
extends JPanel

Defines panels that contain menu bars and dockable toolbars. Bars can be dynamically rearranged in the pane by drag-and-drop. They can be detached, dragged, and dropped in floating windows (they are undocked) or dropped in one of the four sides of the panel (they are docked).

Docking bar areas are composed of 5 subcontainers that are organized within the panel using a BorderLayout:

• Four "side" panels are placed on each side of the panel. Side panels can contain as many menu bars or toolbars as desired. Bars contained in the top and bottom side panels are horizontal, while bars in the left and right side panels are vertical. Side panels are managed internally by the docking bar area.
• One client container, which is accessible with the method getClientContainer(). By default, this container is empty and can be set any kind of component. Typically, this container may contain a docking pane area (see IlvDockingArea) or a MDI client (see IlvDesktopPane or IlvMDITabbedPane).

Settings

Docking bar areas are initialized from the settings with a settings element of type barConfigs. This element defines the properties of the bars that are contained within the docking bar area and a variable number of configurations that determine how those bars are arranged within this area.
Bar Properties
They are used to create and initialize the bars that are referred to within the bar configurations. A bar is created with the method createBar(java.lang.String, java.lang.String) using the name and the bar type specified within the settings and then initialized with other properties specified in the settings. Bar properties are defined in a settings element of type bars. This element contains one bar element for each bar of which the properties are to be defined. A bar element is defined with the attributes:

• name: Provides the name of the bar this element defines the properties of.
• title: Specifies a title for the bar. This title is the title of the window that contains the bar when it is undocked. It should be a key to a string resource.
• barType: Specifies whether the bar is a menu bar or a toolbar. The value of the attribute equals "toolbar" if the bar is a toolbar and equals "menu" if the bar is a menu bar. If this attribute is not set, the value "toolbar" is used. This attribute is not used if the attribute javaClass is defined for this element.
• extensible: Determines whether the bar can share the same row in a side panel with other bars. If the value of this attribute is equal to "true" the bar cannot be on the same row as another bar. If the attribute is not set or is equal to "false", the bar can be on the same row as another toolbar. If the bar is a menu, this attribute is not read, the menu is automatically set extensible.
• dockable: Determines whether the bar can be docked and undocked. If the value of the attribute is equal to "true" the bar can be docked/undocked. If the value is equal to "false", the bar cannot be docked/undocked. If the bar is a menu, this attribute is not read and the menu bar is not dockable. If the bar is not a menu bar and the attribute is not set, the bar is set dockable.
• javaClass: Specifies the class of the bar. If this attribute is not set, an IlvMenuBar instance will be created if the specified bar type is a menu or an IlvToolBar instance will be created otherwise.

Bar Configurations
They define how bars are arranged in the docking bar area. The docking area is initialized with the configuration considered as the default one, the name of which equals one of these two values: "default" or "design". At runtime, it is possible to switch off bar configurations with the setConfiguration(java.lang.String) method.
A bar configuration is defined with a settings element of type config. It contains the positions of all the docked bars in a settings child element of type panes and the positions of all the floatable windows containing undocked bars in a settings child element of type floats.

A panes element contains 0 to 4 pane elements, each pane element providing the bar positions within a side panel. The orientation attribute determines which side panel the pane element provides the settings for. The value of this attribute is equal to one of the following values:

• "top" if the panel is the side panel on the top of the docking bar area.
• "left" if the panel is the side panel on the left of the docking bar area.
• "right" if the panel is the side panel on the right of the docking bar area.
• "bottom" if the panel is the side panel on the bottom of the docking bar area.

A pane element contains a variable number of position elements: one position element for each bar contained by the side panel. position elements are defined with the attributes:

• name: the name of the bar this element provides the position for. This name should refer to the name of a bar element described in the Bar Properties section.
• visible: determines whether the bar is visible. If the value of the attribute is equal to "true" or if the attribute is not set, the bar will be visible; otherwise, the bar is not visible.
• lastVisible: this attribute is read only if the value of the visible attribute of the <pane> and <float> elements corresponding to this pane is false. If the value of the attribute is true, the bar corresponding to this pane position will be docked to this position the next time it is shown; otherwise, the bar will be undocked to the floating position indicated by the <float> element corresponding to the bar.
• row: provides the index of the row the bar is inserted in within the bar side panel. The index starts from "0" for the first row of the side panel. The first row is
  • the topmost row of the top side panel.
  • the row furthest to the left in the left side panel.
  • the row furthest to the right in the right side panel.
  • the lowest row in the bottom side panel.
  If this attribute is not specified, the bar will be added to a new row that becomes the last row of the panel.
• x, y, width, and height: Provide the bounds of the bar within the bar panel. These attributes are read only if a row attribute is specified. If not specified, the bar will be added to a new row that becomes the last row of the panel.

The floats element contains float child elements, each float element defining the settings of one floating window that contains one undocked bar. A float element is defined with the following attributes:

• name: The name of the bar contained by the floating window. This name refers to the name of a bar element described in the Bar Properties section.
• visible: Determines whether the floating window is visible. If the value of the attribute is equal to "true" or if the attribute is not set, the window will be visible; otherwise, the window is not visible.
• lastVisible: This attribute is read only if the value of the visible attribute of the <pane> and <float> elements corresponding to this pane is false. If the value of the attribute is true, the bar corresponding to this pane position will be undocked to this position the next time it is shown; otherwise, the bar is docked to the bar position indicated by the <pane> element corresponding to the bar.
• x and y: Specify the absolute coordinates of the floating windows.

Here is the schema for specifying the settings of a docking bar area:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!ELEMENT barConfigs (config+, bars)>
 <!ATTLIST barConfigs
 name CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 <!ELEMENT config (panes, floats?)>
 <!ATTLIST config
           name CDATA #REQUIRED
 >
 <!ELEMENT panes (pane+)>
 <!ELEMENT pane (position*)>
 <!ATTLIST pane
           orientation (bottom | left | right | top) #REQUIRED
 >
 <!ELEMENT position EMPTY>
 <!ATTLIST position
          name CDATA #REQUIRED
          visible (true | false) "true"
          lastVisible (true | false)
          row #IMPLIED
          height CDATA #IMPLIED
          width CDATA #IMPLIED
          x CDATA #IMPLIED
          y CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 <!ELEMENT floats (float*)>
 <!ELEMENT float EMPTY>
 <!ATTLIST float
          name CDATA #REQUIRED
          visible (false | true) "true"
          x CDATA #REQUIRED
          y CDATA #REQUIRED
 >
 <!ELEMENT bars (bar+)>
 <!ELEMENT bar EMPTY>
 <!ATTLIST bar
          barType (menu | toolbar) "toolbar"
          dockable (false | true) "true"
          extensible (false | true) "false"
          name CDATA #REQUIRED
          title CDATA #REQUIRED
 >

Extension of Bar Configurations
When extending an application, it may be necessary to add new bars to the bar configurations of the application. You can do this without redefining a complete set of bar configurations, by defining bar configuration extensions in the settings. They are defined within setting elements of type barConfigsExtension. Here is the XML format of these setting elements:
<barConfigExtension>

• The config attribute of a barConfigExtension determines whether the extension applies to a specific bar configuration or to all the bar configurations that have been defined. If this attribute is set, its value must reference the name of an existing bar configuration. Otherwise, the bar extension applies to all the bar configurations.
• An <actions> child element defines all the actions that the extension performs on the bar configuration(s). This element contains a variable number of child elements of type:
  • <dock>: Specifies that a bar is to be docked. The name attribute provides the name of the bar to dock and the orientation attribute specifies on which side of the docking area the bar should be added. The value of the side attribute must have one of the four values "left", "top, "right", or "bottom" to dock the bar on the left, top, right, or bottom side respectively of the docking area panel.
  • <undock>: Undocks a bar. The name attribute provides the name of the bar to undock and the x and y attributes provide the location of the floating window containing the undocked bar.
  • <hide>: Hides a bar. The name attribute provides the name of the bar to hide.
  • <show>: Shows a bar. The name attribute provides the name of the bar to show.
• A <bars> child element defines the properties of the new bars added to the bar configuration(s) by this extension. The <bars> child element has the same format as the <bars> element defined within a <barConfigs> element.

Here is the schema for defining bar configuration extensions within XML settings:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!ELEMENT barConfigExtension (actions, bars)>
<!ATTLIST barConfigExtension
          name CDATA #IMPLIED
>
<!ELEMENT actions (dock, undock, show, hide)*>
<!ELEMENT dock EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST dock
          name CDATA #REQUIRED
          orientation (bottom | left | right | top) #REQUIRED
>
<!ELEMENT undock EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST undock
          name CDATA #REQUIRED
          x CDATA #REQUIRED
          y CDATA #REQUIRED
>
<!ELEMENT hide EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST hide
          name CDATA #REQUIRED
>
<!ELEMENT show EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST show
          name CDATA #REQUIRED
>
<!ELEMENT bars (bar+)>
<!ELEMENT bar EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST bar
          barType (menu | toolbar) "toolbar"
          dockable (false | true) "true"
          extensible (false | true) "false"
          name CDATA #REQUIRED
          title CDATA #REQUIRED
    javaClass CDATA #IMPLIED
>

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

static interface

IlvDockingBarArea.DockingBarInfo Provides docking information for a bar managed by a docking bar area.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JPanel

JPanel.AccessibleJPanel

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

static String	MENU_TYPE Specifies bars of type menu bar.
static String	TOOLBAR_TYPE Specifies bars of type toolbar.

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

accessibleContext, listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

IlvDockingBarArea()
Constructs a new IlvDockingBarArea instance.

Method Summary

void	addNotify() Notifies this component that it now has a parent component.
JComponent	createBar(String name, String type) Creates a new bar component with the specified name and the specified type.
IlvDockingBarArea.DockingBarInfo	dock(String name, int side) Docks the bar with the specified name to the specified side of the panel.
IlvApplication	getApplication() Returns the application of the docking bar area.
JComponent	getBar(String name) Returns the bar with the specified name.
JComponent[]	getBarComponents() Returns the bars that are managed by this docking bar area.
IlvComponentVisibilityActionHandler	getBarVisibilityActionHandler(String name, String command) Returns an action handler that associates the visibility of the name bar with the action with the specified command key.
Container	getClientContainer() Returns the container to add user components to.
String	getConfiguration() Returns the name of the current bar configuration.
IlvDockingBarArea.DockingBarInfo	getDockingInfo(String name) Returns docking information for the bar with the specified name.
String	getUIClassID() Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.
boolean	isBarDockable(String name) Determines whether the bar with the specified name is dockable.
boolean	isBarExtensible(String name) Determines whether the bar with the specified name is extensible.
boolean	isBarVisible(String name) Determines whether the bar with the specified name is visible.
void	registerBar(String name, JComponent bar, boolean dockable, boolean extensible, String title) Registers a new bar within this docking bar area.
void	setApplication(IlvApplication application) Sets the application of the docking bar area.
IlvDockingBarArea.DockingBarInfo	setBarVisible(String name, boolean visible) Shows or hides the bar with the specified name depending on the value of the visible parameter.
void	setClientContainer(Container container) Sets the client container of this docking area.
void	setConfiguration(String name) Sets the current configuration of bars to the configuration defined in the settings with the specified name.
IlvDockingBarArea.DockingBarInfo	undock(String name, Point location) Undocks the bar with the specified name.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JPanel

getAccessibleContext, getUI, paramString, setUI, updateUI

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MENU_TYPE

public static final String MENU_TYPE

Specifies bars of type menu bar.

See Also:

createBar(java.lang.String, java.lang.String), TOOLBAR_TYPE, Constant Field Values

TOOLBAR_TYPE

public static final String TOOLBAR_TYPE

Specifies bars of type toolbar.

See Also:

createBar(java.lang.String, java.lang.String), MENU_TYPE, Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

IlvDockingBarArea

public IlvDockingBarArea()

Constructs a new IlvDockingBarArea instance.

Method Detail

getUIClassID

public String getUIClassID()

Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.

Overrides:

getUIClassID in class JPanel

Returns:

the string "ToolBarUI"

See Also:

JComponent.getUIClassID(), UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)

getClientContainer

public Container getClientContainer()

Returns the container to add user components to. Typically, this container may contain a docking pane area (see IlvDockingArea) or a MDI client (see IlvDesktopPane or IlvMDITabbedPane).

See Also:

setClientContainer(java.awt.Container)

setClientContainer

public void setClientContainer(Container container)

Sets the client container of this docking area.

Parameters:

container - The new client container.

See Also:

getClientContainer()

getApplication

public IlvApplication getApplication()

Returns the application of the docking bar area.

Returns:

The application.

See Also:

setApplication(ilog.views.appframe.IlvApplication)

setApplication

public void setApplication(IlvApplication application)

Sets the application of the docking bar area.

Parameters:

application - The new application of the docking bar area.

See Also:

getApplication()

setConfiguration

public void setConfiguration(String name)

Sets the current configuration of bars to the configuration defined in the settings with the specified name.

See Also:

getConfiguration()

getConfiguration

public String getConfiguration()

Returns the name of the current bar configuration.

See Also:

setConfiguration(java.lang.String)

getBar

public JComponent getBar(String name)

Returns the bar with the specified name.

createBar

public JComponent createBar(String name,
                            String type)

Creates a new bar component with the specified name and the specified type.

Parameters:

name - The name of the bar to create.

type - Specifies the logical type of component to create. Here are the default processed types:

• TOOLBAR_TYPE:
Creates a new IlvToolBar instance.
• MENU_TYPE:
Creates a new IlvMenuBar instance.

.

getDockingInfo

public IlvDockingBarArea.DockingBarInfo getDockingInfo(String name)

Returns docking information for the bar with the specified name.

Returns:

The docking information or null if the name does not correspond to the name of a bar managed by this docking bar area.

registerBar

public void registerBar(String name,
                        JComponent bar,
                        boolean dockable,
                        boolean extensible,
                        String title)

Registers a new bar within this docking bar area.

Parameters:

name - The name of the bar.

bar - The bar component being inserted into the docking bar area.

dockable - Determines whether the bar is dockable. If true, the bar can be docked/undocked; otherwise, the bar will not move from its future docking position.

extensible - If true, the bar will fit the bounds of a full side panel row. Otherwise, the size of the bar depends on the preferred size of the bar and on the size constraints when the bar shares a side panel row with other bars.

title - The title of the floating window containing the bar when it is undocked. The title should be a key to a string resource.

dock

public IlvDockingBarArea.DockingBarInfo dock(String name,
                                             int side)

Docks the bar with the specified name to the specified side of the panel. If the bar was previously invisible, it is set visible. If the bar was undocked, the floating window that contained the bar is hidden.

Parameters:

name - The name of the bar to dock. The name must correspond to the name of a bar managed by the docking bar area. If no bar has been declared with this name in the settings of the docking bar area (see the description of the <bar> settings element), the method registerBar(java.lang.String, javax.swing.JComponent, boolean, boolean, java.lang.String) must be called to register the new bar in the docking bar area.

side - The side of the panel to dock the bar in. It must have one of the following values:

• SwingConstants.LEFT
• SwingConstants.TOP
• SwingConstants.RIGHT
• SwingConstants.BOTTOM

Returns:

The docking info of the bar or null if the name does not correspond to the name of a bar managed by this docking bar area.

See Also:

undock(java.lang.String, java.awt.Point)

undock

public IlvDockingBarArea.DockingBarInfo undock(String name,
                                               Point location)

Undocks the bar with the specified name. If the bar was previously invisible, it is set visible. If the bar was already undocked, the method does nothing.

Parameters:

name - The name of the bar to undock. The name must correspond to the name of a bar managed by the docking bar area. If no bar has been declared with this name in the settings of the docking bar area (see the description of the <bar> settings element), the method registerBar(java.lang.String, javax.swing.JComponent, boolean, boolean, java.lang.String) must be called to register the new bar in the docking bar area.

location - The new location of the floating window that contains the bar. If this parameter is null, the floatable window will be moved to its last location before it was hidden or to the location as defined in the settings for the current bar configuration.

Returns:

The docking information of the bar or null if the name does not correspond to the name of a bar managed by this docking bar area.

See Also:

dock(java.lang.String, int)

setBarVisible

public IlvDockingBarArea.DockingBarInfo setBarVisible(String name,
                                                      boolean visible)

Shows or hides the bar with the specified name depending on the value of the visible parameter.
If the bar has previously been visible before it was hidden, it appears in the same docking state (docked/undocked) that it was in the last time it was visible. Otherwise, the bar appears in the docking state as specified in the settings of the docking area.

Parameters:

name - The name of the bar to change the visibility state of. The name must correspond to the name of a bar managed by the docking bar area. If no bar has been declared with this name in the settings of the docking bar area (see the description of the <bar> settings element), the method registerBar(java.lang.String, javax.swing.JComponent, boolean, boolean, java.lang.String) must be called to register the new bar in the docking bar area.

visible - If true, the bar is shown; otherwise, the bar is hidden.

Returns:

The docking information of the bar or null if the name does not correspond to the name of a bar managed by this docking bar area.

See Also:

isBarVisible(java.lang.String)

isBarVisible

public boolean isBarVisible(String name)

Determines whether the bar with the specified name is visible.

Parameters:

name - The name of the bar. The name must correspond to the name of a bar managed by the docking bar area. If no bar has been declared with this name in the settings of the docking bar area (see the description of the <bar> settings element), the method registerBar(java.lang.String, javax.swing.JComponent, boolean, boolean, java.lang.String) must be called to register the new bar in the docking bar area.

Returns:

true if the bar is visible; false otherwise.

See Also:

setBarVisible(java.lang.String, boolean)

isBarExtensible

public boolean isBarExtensible(String name)

Determines whether the bar with the specified name is extensible. If the bar is extensible, it fits the bounds of a full side panel row when it is docked. No bars can share the same side panel row.

Returns:

true if the bar is extensible; false otherwise.

getBarVisibilityActionHandler

public IlvComponentVisibilityActionHandler getBarVisibilityActionHandler(String name,
                                                                         String command)

Returns an action handler that associates the visibility of the name bar with the action with the specified command key. The action is checked when the bar is visible and unchecked when the bar is invisible. When activating the specified action, for example, by pressing a button associated with the action, the visibility of the bar is toggled. If the bar was visible, it becomes invisible and vice-versa.

The action handler returned by the method must be added to the application using the IlvApplication.addActionHandler(ilog.views.appframe.event.ActionHandler) method to have the state of the specified action updated according to the visibility of the bar.

Returns:

The action handler.

isBarDockable

public boolean isBarDockable(String name)

Determines whether the bar with the specified name is dockable. If the bar is dockable, it can be dragged from one docking position to another. Otherwise, it is not possible to drag-and-drop the bar.

Returns:

true if the bar is dockable; false otherwise.

addNotify

public void addNotify()

Notifies this component that it now has a parent component. When this method is invoked, the chain of parent components is set up with KeyboardAction event listeners.

Overrides:

addNotify in class JComponent

See Also:

JComponent.registerKeyboardAction(java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.lang.String, javax.swing.KeyStroke, int)

getBarComponents

public JComponent[] getBarComponents()

Returns the bars that are managed by this docking bar area.

Returns:

An array of bar components.