javax.rad.ui.component
Interface IActionComponent

All Superinterfaces:

IAlignmentConstants, IComponent, IIcon, ILabel, INamedObject, IResource

All Known Subinterfaces:

IButton, ICheckBox, ICheckBoxMenuItem, IMenu, IMenuItem, IRadioButton, IToggleActionComponent, IToggleButton

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractUIActionComponent, AbstractUIButton, AbstractUIMenuItem, AbstractUIToggleButton, SwingAbstractButton, SwingButton, SwingCheckBox, SwingCheckBoxMenuItem, SwingMenu, SwingMenuItem, SwingRadioButton, SwingToggleButton, UIButton, UICheckBox, UICheckBoxMenuItem, UIMenu, UIMenuItem, UIRadioButton, UIToggleButton

public interface IActionComponent
extends IIcon, ILabel

Platform and technology independent action component definition. It is designed for use with AWT, Swing, SWT, JSP, JSF, ... .

See Also:

Button, JButton

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface javax.rad.ui.IAlignmentConstants

ALIGN_BOTTOM, ALIGN_CENTER, ALIGN_DEFAULT, ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_RIGHT, ALIGN_STRETCH, ALIGN_TOP

Method Summary

ActionHandler	eventAction() The EventHandler for the action event.
Key	getAccelerator() Returns the Key which serves as an accelerator for the button.
java.lang.String	getActionCommand() Returns the command name of the action event fired by this action component.
IInsets	getMargins() Returns the margin between the component's border and the text.
void	setAccelerator(Key pKey) Sets the key combination which invokes the component's action listeners without selecting.
void	setActionCommand(java.lang.String pActionCommand) Sets the command name for the action event fired by this action component.
void	setMargins(IInsets pMargins) Sets space for margin between the button's border and the text.

Methods inherited from interface javax.rad.ui.component.IIcon

getImage, isPreserveAspectRatio, setImage, setPreserveAspectRatio

Methods inherited from interface javax.rad.ui.component.ILabel

getText, setText

Methods inherited from interface javax.rad.ui.IComponent

capture, eventComponentMoved, eventComponentResized, eventFocusGained, eventFocusLost, eventKeyPressed, eventKeyReleased, eventKeyTyped, eventMouseClicked, eventMouseEntered, eventMouseExited, eventMousePressed, eventMouseReleased, getBackground, getBounds, getCursor, getEventSource, getFactory, getFont, getForeground, getLocation, getLocationRelativeTo, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getName, getParent, getPreferredSize, getSize, getStyle, getTabIndex, getToolTipText, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isVisible, requestFocus, setBackground, setBounds, setCursor, setEnabled, setEventSource, setFocusable, setFont, setForeground, setLocation, setLocationRelativeTo, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setName, setParent, setPreferredSize, setSize, setStyle, setTabIndex, setToolTipText, setVisible

Methods inherited from interface javax.rad.ui.IResource

getResource

Methods inherited from interface javax.rad.ui.IAlignmentConstants

getHorizontalAlignment, getVerticalAlignment, setHorizontalAlignment, setVerticalAlignment

Method Detail

setAccelerator

void setAccelerator(Key pKey)

Sets the key combination which invokes the component's action listeners without selecting. It is the UI's responsibility to install the correct action.

Parameters:

pKey - the Key which will serve as an accelerator

getAccelerator

Key getAccelerator()

Returns the Key which serves as an accelerator for the button.

Returns:

a Key object identifying the accelerator key

getActionCommand

java.lang.String getActionCommand()

Returns the command name of the action event fired by this action component.

Returns:

the action command.

setActionCommand

void setActionCommand(java.lang.String pActionCommand)

Sets the command name for the action event fired by this action component.

Parameters:

pActionCommand - a string used to set the action command.

See Also:

ActionEvent

eventAction

ActionHandler eventAction()

The EventHandler for the action event.

Returns:

the EventHandler for the action event.

setMargins

void setMargins(IInsets pMargins)

Sets space for margin between the button's border and the text. Setting to null will cause the action component to use the default margin.

Parameters:

pMargins - the space between the border and the test

getMargins

IInsets getMargins()

Returns the margin between the component's border and the text.

Returns:

an IInsets object specifying the margin between the component's border and the text

See Also:

setMargins(IInsets)