fr.lri.swingstates.sm
Class JExtensionalTag

java.lang.Object
  fr.lri.swingstates.sm.Tag
      fr.lri.swingstates.sm.JTag
          fr.lri.swingstates.sm.JExtensionalTag

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Iterator

Direct Known Subclasses:

JNamedTag

public abstract class JExtensionalTag
extends JTag

A JExtensionalTag tag is a tag that can be explicitely attached to and detached from a JComponent, i.e. this JComponent can be added to or removed to the tag's collection.

Author:

Caroline Appert

See Also:

JTag

Constructor Summary

JExtensionalTag()
Builds a SMExtensionalTag that can tag any object.

Method Summary

void	added(java.awt.Component c) Method called when this tag is added to an JComponent.
JExtensionalTag	addTo(java.awt.Component c) Adds the JComponent c to the collection containing all the components having this tag.
void	removed(java.awt.Component c) Method called when this tag is removed from an JComponent.
JExtensionalTag	removeFrom(java.awt.Component c) Removes the component c from the collection containing all the components having this tag.
void	reset() Inits the tag's iterator.

Methods inherited from class fr.lri.swingstates.sm.JTag

action, action, getTaggedComponents, hasNext, next, nextComponent, setBackground, tagsComponent, tagsComponent

Methods inherited from class fr.lri.swingstates.sm.Tag

getCollection, remove, size

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

JExtensionalTag

public JExtensionalTag()

Builds a SMExtensionalTag that can tag any object. This tag can be explicitely removed to any object.

Method Detail

reset

public final void reset()

Inits the tag's iterator.

Specified by:

reset in class Tag

added

public void added(java.awt.Component c)

Method called when this tag is added to an JComponent. By default, this method does nothing. Redefine it in a subclass to specify side effects, such as changing the color of the attached JComponent.

Parameters:

c - The Component

removed

public void removed(java.awt.Component c)

Method called when this tag is removed from an JComponent. By default, this method does nothing. Redefine it in a subclass to specify side effects, such as changing the color of the attached JComponent.

Parameters:

c - The JComponent

addTo

public final JExtensionalTag addTo(java.awt.Component c)

Adds the JComponent c to the collection containing all the components having this tag. This method calls begin(JComponent), which can be redefined in subclasses to specify side effects, such as changing the color of the attached object when the tag is added.

Parameters:

c - The JComponent

Returns:

this tag

See Also:

added(Component)

removeFrom

public final JExtensionalTag removeFrom(java.awt.Component c)

Removes the component c from the collection containing all the components having this tag. This method calls end(JComponent), which can be redefined in subclasses to specify side effects, such as changing the color of the attached object when the tag is removed.

Parameters:

c - The JComponent

Returns:

this tag

See Also:

removed(Component)