oracle.ide.inspector.layout
Class Spring

java.lang.Object
  oracle.ide.inspector.layout.SimpleElement
      oracle.ide.inspector.layout.Spring

All Implemented Interfaces:

Element

public abstract class Spring
extends SimpleElement

A Spring controls distance between properties in a Row element.

In general, a Property encapsulates the property label, and a property editor UI. The size of these UI componets is controlled by the JComponent.getPreferredSize(), JComponent.getMinimumSize(), and the JComponent.getMaximumSize() method.

To control the distance between two properties, an edge and a property place a Spring object between the properties or the property and the edge. The getPreferredLength(), getMinimumLength(), and getMaximumLength() controls the behavior of the spring object according to the rules of the Spring object.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	MAXIMUM_LENGTH
static java.lang.String	MINIMUM_LENGTH
static java.lang.String	PREFERRED_LENGTH
static java.lang.String	SPRING

Fields inherited from interface oracle.ide.inspector.layout.Element

EXTENDS, ID, PART_OF

Constructor Summary

Spring()

Method Summary

abstract int	getMaximumLength() Get the maximum length of the Spring.
abstract int	getMinimumLength() Get the minimum length of the Spring.
abstract int	getPreferredLength() Get the preferred length of the Spring.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class oracle.ide.inspector.layout.SimpleElement

getChildren, getExtensible, isExtensible, mayHaveChildren

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

SPRING

public static final java.lang.String SPRING

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Constant Field Values

PREFERRED_LENGTH

public static final java.lang.String PREFERRED_LENGTH

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Constant Field Values

MINIMUM_LENGTH

public static final java.lang.String MINIMUM_LENGTH

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Constant Field Values

MAXIMUM_LENGTH

public static final java.lang.String MAXIMUM_LENGTH

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Spring

public Spring()

Method Detail

getPreferredLength

public abstract int getPreferredLength()

Get the preferred length of the Spring.

Returns:

the preferred length of the Spring.

getMinimumLength

public abstract int getMinimumLength()

Get the minimum length of the Spring.

Returns:

the minimum length of the Spring.

getMaximumLength

public abstract int getMaximumLength()

Get the maximum length of the Spring.

Returns:

the maximum length of the Spring.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object