org.povclipse2.actionsets.render.settings

Class AbstractTab

java.lang.Object

org.povclipse2.actionsets.render.settings.AbstractTab

All Implemented Interfaces:

IRenderConfigTab

Direct Known Subclasses:

AnimationTab, BoundingTab, CommandlineOptionsTab, CpuHistogramTab, DisplayTab, ImageTab, MegaPovXrsTab, SceneParsingTab, ShellOutTab

public abstract class AbstractTab
extends java.lang.Object
implements IRenderConfigTab

Abstract base class for all classes implementing povray render configuration tabs.

Author:

Wolfgang Mouml;stl

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected static int	BUTTON_WIDTH The standard with for buttons.
protected static org.apache.log4j.Logger	logger Logger instance
protected TabItem	tabItem

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractTab()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	createLabledComposite(Label lab, Control control, java.lang.String labelText, java.lang.String labelToolTip) Sets the Label text and the tooltip on the Label and the Control.
abstract void	createTab(TabFolder folder) Called by the framework in order to create all GUI items.
protected java.lang.String	getStringNullSave(java.lang.String value)
TabItem	getTabItem()
abstract void	setInitialValues() Sets the initial values of no render configuration is set.
protected java.lang.Character	stringToNullableChar(java.lang.String s) Converts the first character of the given String into a Character.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.povclipse2.actionsets.render.settings.IRenderConfigTab

getRenderConfiguration, setRenderConfiguration

Field Detail

tabItem

protected TabItem tabItem

BUTTON_WIDTH

protected static final int BUTTON_WIDTH

The standard with for buttons.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

logger

protected static org.apache.log4j.Logger logger

Logger instance

Constructor Detail

AbstractTab

public AbstractTab()

Method Detail

getTabItem

public TabItem getTabItem()

Returns:

The TabItem represented by Tab implementation.

createTab

public abstract void createTab(TabFolder folder)

Description copied from interface: IRenderConfigTab

Called by the framework in order to create all GUI items.

Specified by:

createTab in interface IRenderConfigTab

Parameters:

folder - The TabFolder holding the tab.

setInitialValues

public abstract void setInitialValues()

Description copied from interface: IRenderConfigTab

Sets the initial values of no render configuration is set.

Specified by:

setInitialValues in interface IRenderConfigTab

getStringNullSave

protected java.lang.String getStringNullSave(java.lang.String value)

Parameters:

value - The value to be checked.

Returns:

The given value or an empty String if the value was NULL. NEVER NULL!

stringToNullableChar

protected java.lang.Character stringToNullableChar(java.lang.String s)

Converts the first character of the given String into a Character.

If the String is NULL or EMPTY, NULL is returned.

Parameters:

s - The String to be used.

Returns:

The very first Character of the String or NULL if the String is NULL or EMPTY.

createLabledComposite

protected void createLabledComposite(Label lab,
                                     Control control,
                                     java.lang.String labelText,
                                     java.lang.String labelToolTip)

Sets the Label text and the tooltip on the Label and the Control.

Parameters:

lab - The Lable to be used.

control - The Control to be used.

labelText - The Label text to be used

labelToolTip - The tooltip message to be set on the Label and the Control.