Package docking.wizard

Interface PanelManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMagePanelManager

public interface PanelManager

Interface to define methods that control what panel is displayed in a wizard.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	cancel()	Method called when the user wants to cancel the process.
boolean	canFinish()	Return true if the "finish" step can be completed.
void	finish()	Method called when the user wants to finish the process.
WizardPanel	getInitialPanel()	Get the first panel in the process.
WizardPanel	getNextPanel()	Get the next panel in the process.
java.awt.Dimension	getPanelSize()	Get the size of the panels.
WizardPanel	getPreviousPanel()	Get the previous panel in the process.
java.lang.String	getStatusMessage()	Get the status message for the current panel.
WizardManager	getWizardManager()	Get the wizard manager.
boolean	hasNextPanel()	Return true if there is a "next" panel.
boolean	hasPreviousPanel()	Return true if there is a "previous" panel.
void	initialize()	Set up the panel process.
void	setWizardManager(WizardManager wm)	Set the wizard manager for this panel manager.

Method Detail

canFinish

boolean canFinish()

Return true if the "finish" step can be completed.

Returns:

boolean true if ok to finish

hasNextPanel

boolean hasNextPanel()

Return true if there is a "next" panel.

Returns:

boolean true means there is a next panel to display

hasPreviousPanel

boolean hasPreviousPanel()

Return true if there is a "previous" panel.

Returns:

boolean true means there is a previous panel to display

getNextPanel

WizardPanel getNextPanel()
                  throws IllegalPanelStateException

Get the next panel in the process.

Returns:

WizardPanel the next panel

Throws:

IllegalPanelStateException - if an IOException or other unexpected error occurs

getInitialPanel

WizardPanel getInitialPanel()
                     throws IllegalPanelStateException

Get the first panel in the process.

Returns:

WizardPanel the first panel

Throws:

IllegalPanelStateException - if an IOException or other unexpected error occurs

getPreviousPanel

WizardPanel getPreviousPanel()
                      throws IllegalPanelStateException

Get the previous panel in the process.

Returns:

WizardPanel the previous panel

Throws:

IllegalPanelStateException - if an IOException or other unexpected error occurs

getStatusMessage

java.lang.String getStatusMessage()

Get the status message for the current panel.

Returns:

String message to display; may be null if there is no message that should be displayed

finish

void finish()
     throws IllegalPanelStateException

Method called when the user wants to finish the process.

Throws:

IllegalPanelStateException - if an IOException or other unexpected error occurs

cancel

void cancel()

Method called when the user wants to cancel the process.

initialize

void initialize()

Set up the panel process.

getPanelSize

java.awt.Dimension getPanelSize()

Get the size of the panels.

Returns:

Dimension size of the panel

setWizardManager

void setWizardManager(WizardManager wm)

Set the wizard manager for this panel manager.

Parameters:

wm - wizard manager that calls the methods on this panel manager

getWizardManager

WizardManager getWizardManager()

Get the wizard manager.

Returns:

WizardManager wizard manager for this panel manager