prompt.onlinedeclare.utils

Class GUICustomUtils

java.lang.Object

prompt.onlinedeclare.utils.GUICustomUtils

public class GUICustomUtils
extends java.lang.Object

A collection of user interface utilities

Author:

Andrea Burattin

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GUICustomUtils()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	customizeScrollBard(javax.swing.JScrollPane scroll)
static java.awt.Color	fromWeightToBWColor(java.lang.Double value) Method to convert a value in the interval [0, 1] into a black and white color, where 0 is white and 1 is black
static java.awt.Color	fromWeightToColor(java.awt.Color baseColor, java.lang.Double value) Method that convert a give color (as "color-base") into another one that is obtained considering the value as a "weight" (values in [0, 1]).
static javax.swing.JPanel	prepareBorderedTitle(java.lang.String s) This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted in order to be a frame title.
static javax.swing.JTextField	prepareDoubleField(java.lang.Double initialContent, java.lang.Double minimum, java.lang.Double maximum) This method creates a new JFormattedTextField for receiving a double
static javax.swing.JTextField	prepareIntegerField(int initialContent) This method creates a new JFormattedTextField for receiving integer (up to 5 digits) as input
static javax.swing.JTextField	prepareIPField(java.lang.String initialContent) This method creates a new text field for receiving integer (up to 5 digits) as input
static javax.swing.JLabel	prepareLabel(int i) This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted
static javax.swing.JLabel	prepareLabel(int i, int alignment, java.awt.Color foreground) This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted
static javax.swing.JLabel	prepareLabel(java.lang.String s) This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted
static javax.swing.JLabel	prepareLabel(java.lang.String s, int alignment, java.awt.Color foreground) This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted
static javax.swing.JTextArea	prepareTextArea(java.lang.String initialContent) This method creates a new text area
static javax.swing.JTextField	prepareTextField(java.lang.String initialContent) This method creates a new text field
static javax.swing.JLabel	prepareTitle(java.lang.String s) This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted in order to be a frame title
static javax.swing.JPanel	wrapInRoundedPanel(javax.swing.JComponent c) This method to wrap a given component into a rounded panel.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GUICustomUtils

public GUICustomUtils()

Method Detail

prepareLabel

public static javax.swing.JLabel prepareLabel(java.lang.String s)

This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted

Parameters:

s - the string to be inserted into the label

Returns:

a component with the required widget

prepareLabel

public static javax.swing.JLabel prepareLabel(java.lang.String s,
                              int alignment,
                              java.awt.Color foreground)

This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted

Parameters:

s - the string to be inserted into the label

alignment - the alignment

foreground - the foreground color

Returns:

a component with the required widget

prepareLabel

public static javax.swing.JLabel prepareLabel(int i)

This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted

Parameters:

i - the string to be inserted into the label

Returns:

a component with the required widget

prepareLabel

public static javax.swing.JLabel prepareLabel(int i,
                              int alignment,
                              java.awt.Color foreground)

This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted

Parameters:

i - the string to be inserted into the label

alignment - the alignment

foreground - the foreground color

Returns:

a component with the required widget

prepareBorderedTitle

public static javax.swing.JPanel prepareBorderedTitle(java.lang.String s)

This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted in order to be a frame title. The text will be inserted into a gray box.

Parameters:

s - the string to be inserted into the label

Returns:

a component with the required widget

prepareTitle

public static javax.swing.JLabel prepareTitle(java.lang.String s)

This method creates a new JLabel correctly formatted in order to be a frame title

Parameters:

s - the string to be inserted into the label

Returns:

a component with the required widget

prepareIntegerField

public static javax.swing.JTextField prepareIntegerField(int initialContent)

This method creates a new JFormattedTextField for receiving integer (up to 5 digits) as input

Parameters:

initialContent - the initial content of the text field

Returns:

the formatted text field

prepareDoubleField

public static javax.swing.JTextField prepareDoubleField(java.lang.Double initialContent,
                                        java.lang.Double minimum,
                                        java.lang.Double maximum)

This method creates a new JFormattedTextField for receiving a double

Parameters:

initialContent - the initial content of the text field

minimum - the minimum value

maximum - the maximum value

Returns:

the formatted text field

prepareIPField

public static javax.swing.JTextField prepareIPField(java.lang.String initialContent)

This method creates a new text field for receiving integer (up to 5 digits) as input

Parameters:

initialContent - the initial content of the text field

Returns:

the formatted text field

wrapInRoundedPanel

public static javax.swing.JPanel wrapInRoundedPanel(javax.swing.JComponent c)

This method to wrap a given component into a rounded panel. Example usage:

 JTextField a = GUIUtils.prepareIntegerField(100);
 mainComponent.add(GUIUtils.wrapInRoundedPanel(a), BorderLayout.CENTER);
 

Parameters:

c - the component to wrap

Returns:

a JPanel containing the given component

prepareTextField

public static javax.swing.JTextField prepareTextField(java.lang.String initialContent)

This method creates a new text field

Parameters:

initialContent - the initial content of the text field

Returns:

the text field

prepareTextArea

public static javax.swing.JTextArea prepareTextArea(java.lang.String initialContent)

This method creates a new text area

Parameters:

initialContent - the initial content of the text field

Returns:

the text field

fromWeightToBWColor

public static java.awt.Color fromWeightToBWColor(java.lang.Double value)

Method to convert a value in the interval [0, 1] into a black and white color, where 0 is white and 1 is black

Parameters:

value - the value

Returns:

the color corresponding to the value

fromWeightToColor

public static java.awt.Color fromWeightToColor(java.awt.Color baseColor,
                               java.lang.Double value)

Method that convert a give color (as "color-base") into another one that is obtained considering the value as a "weight" (values in [0, 1]). If the value is 0, the final color will be transparent; if the value is 1, the final color will be the "color-base"

Parameters:

baseColor - the starting color

value - the value

Returns:

the new color (with alpha)

customizeScrollBard

public static void customizeScrollBard(javax.swing.JScrollPane scroll)