com.levigo.util.swing.action
Interface ActionFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

NamedActionFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicActionFactory, DefaultActionFactory

public interface ActionFactory

Basic interface for the action factory.
This interface has to be implemented in the action factory.
In the system can be more than one action factory but just one instance of each.

Version:

$Data$ $Revision$

Author:

l.boureanu@levigo.de

Method Summary

CommandAction	getAction(Context context, String key) Default constructor using the settings of the actions.properties file.
CommandAction	getAction(Context context, String key, String name, String commands, String shortDescription, String longDescription, Icon smallIcon, Icon largeIcon, String actionCommandKey, KeyStroke acceleratorKey, int mnemonicKey, HashMap<String,Object> otherParameters) Settings for the icons, texts etc.

Method Detail

getAction

CommandAction getAction(Context context,
                        String key)

Default constructor using the settings of the actions.properties file.
Short name is used as the action's name.

To create the commands is the default command factory used.

Parameters:

context - belongs to the context

key - key of the commandAction

Returns:

created CommandAction

getAction

CommandAction getAction(Context context,
                        String key,
                        String name,
                        String commands,
                        String shortDescription,
                        String longDescription,
                        Icon smallIcon,
                        Icon largeIcon,
                        String actionCommandKey,
                        KeyStroke acceleratorKey,
                        int mnemonicKey,
                        HashMap<String,Object> otherParameters)

Settings for the icons, texts etc. in the action.properties file can be overwritten. Key is used as the action's name.

To create the commands is the default command factory used.

Parameters:

context - belongs to the context

key - key of the commandAction

name - value for Action.NAME

commands - all commands of the commandAction

shortDescription - value for Action.SHORT_DESCRIPTION

longDescription - value for Action.LONG_DESCRIPTION

smallIcon - value for Action.SMALL_ICON

largeIcon - value for Action.LARGE_ICON_KEY

actionCommandKey - value for Action.ACTION_COMMAND_KEY

acceleratorKey - value for Action.ACCELERATOR_KEY

mnemonicKey - value for Action.MNEMONIC_KEY

otherParameters - other parameters which will be added to the action (can be null)

Returns:

created CommandAction