bibliothek.gui.dock.common.intern
Interface CControlFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

EfficientControlFactory, SecureControlFactory

public interface CControlFactory

A factory creating various elements that are needed in a CControl and its associated components.

Author:

Benjamin Sigg

Method Summary

DockController	createController(CControl owner) Creates or gets the DockController.
FlapDockStation	createFlapDockStation(Component expansion) Creates a new FlapDockStation.
CDockFrontend	createFrontend(CControlAccess owner, DockController controller) Creates a new DockFrontend that will be used by owner.
MutableCControlRegister	createRegister(CControl owner) Creates a new register that keeps track of all the elements shown and used by owner.
ScreenDockStation	createScreenDockStation(WindowProvider owner) Creates a new ScreenDockStation.
SplitDockStation	createSplitDockStation() Creates a new SplitDockStation.
CommonStation<SplitDockStation>	createSplitDockStation(CommonStationDelegate delegate) Creates a new SplitDockStation that implements CommonDockable as well.

Method Detail

createController

DockController createController(CControl owner)

Creates or gets the DockController.

Parameters:

owner - the control for which the result of this method will be used

Returns:

the new controller

createFrontend

CDockFrontend createFrontend(CControlAccess owner,
                             DockController controller)

Creates a new DockFrontend that will be used by owner.

Parameters:

owner - the owner

controller - the controller to be used by the new frontend

Returns:

the new frontend

createRegister

MutableCControlRegister createRegister(CControl owner)

Creates a new register that keeps track of all the elements shown and used by owner.

Parameters:

owner - the owner of the register

Returns:

the new register

createFlapDockStation

FlapDockStation createFlapDockStation(Component expansion)

Creates a new FlapDockStation.

Parameters:

expansion - a Component which will be some parent of the result, the FlapDockStation.getExpansionBounds() should act as if expansion were the whole station

Returns:

the new station

createScreenDockStation

ScreenDockStation createScreenDockStation(WindowProvider owner)

Creates a new ScreenDockStation.

Parameters:

owner - the owner of the dialogs of the station

Returns:

the new station

createSplitDockStation

SplitDockStation createSplitDockStation()

Creates a new SplitDockStation.

Returns:

the new station

createSplitDockStation

CommonStation<SplitDockStation> createSplitDockStation(CommonStationDelegate delegate)

Creates a new SplitDockStation that implements CommonDockable as well.

Parameters:

delegate - some methods that can be used by the created station

Returns:

the new station