bibliothek.gui.dock.station
Class DockStationDelegate

java.lang.Object
  bibliothek.gui.dock.station.DockStationDelegate

public class DockStationDelegate
extends Object

A set of algorithms that are useful for DockStations. Rather then using a utility class with static methods, this class allows to override and modify the algorithms if necessary.

Author:

Benjamin Sigg

Constructor Summary

DockStationDelegate()

Method Summary

<T extends PlaceholderListItem<Dockable>> void

combine(PlaceholderList.Item item, Combiner combiner, AsideRequest request) Can be called by DockStation.aside(AsideRequest) if request contains a location that points toward item.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DockStationDelegate

public DockStationDelegate()

Method Detail

combine

public <T extends PlaceholderListItem<Dockable>> void combine(PlaceholderList.Item item,
                                                              Combiner combiner,
                                                              AsideRequest request)

Can be called by DockStation.aside(AsideRequest) if request contains a location that points toward item. The method first tries to call DockStation.aside(AsideRequest) of the Dockable represented by item, and if that fails it tries to call Combiner.aside(AsideRequest).

Parameters:

item - the item which should contain the new location

combainer - the Combiner to ask if there is no DockStation to ask, not null

request - information about the location to create