javax.ide.menu
Class ItemFactory

java.lang.Object
  javax.ide.menu.ItemFactory

public abstract class ItemFactory
extends java.lang.Object

An ItemFactory provides a custom GUI component for a menu item or toolbar item. In the current release of JSR-198, only toolbar items support customizability.

Constructor Summary

ItemFactory()

Method Summary

abstract GUIPanel

createItem(java.lang.String path) Create the GUI item for the specified menu or toolbar item.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ItemFactory

public ItemFactory()

Method Detail

createItem

public abstract GUIPanel createItem(java.lang.String path)

Create the GUI item for the specified menu or toolbar item.

Parameters:

path - the path to the menu or toolbar pattern. This is a forward slash (/) separated list of the ids of all parent menu containers for this item. For example, an item in the main window toolbar might have a path javax.ide.view.MAIN_WINDOW_TOOLBAR_ID/javax.ide.OPEN_SECTION_ID/someActionId

Returns:

a GUIPanel containing the custom component to use for this item. May be null, in which case the default standard component is used.