javax.ide.log
Class LogManager

java.lang.Object
  javax.ide.Service
      javax.ide.log.LogManager

public abstract class LogManager
extends Service

The LogManager provides the interface through which the IDE manipulates LogPages.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

MSG_PAGE_CLASS Pseudo-class identifying the message page.

Constructor Summary

LogManager()

Method Summary

abstract void	closePage(LogPage page) Close the specified page.
abstract LogPage	findPage(java.lang.String pageClass) Find the log page with the specified id.
static LogManager	getLogManager() Get the log manager implementation for this IDE.
abstract LogPage	getMsgPage() Get the message page.
abstract LogPage	getSelectedPage() Gets the currently selected page.
protected void	initialize() Initialize this manager.
abstract LogPage	openPage(Context context, java.lang.String pageClass) Open and display the page identified by the given type identifier.

Methods inherited from class javax.ide.Service

getService, resetAllServices

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MSG_PAGE_CLASS

public static final java.lang.String MSG_PAGE_CLASS

Pseudo-class identifying the message page.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

LogManager

public LogManager()

Method Detail

openPage

public abstract LogPage openPage(Context context,
                                 java.lang.String pageClass)

Open and display the page identified by the given type identifier.

Parameters:

context - The current Context.

pageClass - The page class.

Returns:

The log page identified by the specified page identifier.

findPage

public abstract LogPage findPage(java.lang.String pageClass)

Find the log page with the specified id.

Parameters:

pageClass - the log page class.

Returns:

the log page instance if the page is already open, or null if no log page with the specified id is open.

closePage

public abstract void closePage(LogPage page)

Close the specified page.

Parameters:

page - the page to closed.

getMsgPage

public abstract LogPage getMsgPage()

Get the message page. The message page can be used as the default page to display textual messages for the user.

Returns:

get the default message page.

getSelectedPage

public abstract LogPage getSelectedPage()

Gets the currently selected page.

Returns:

the currently selected page.

initialize

protected final void initialize()

Description copied from class: Service

Initialize this manager. This is called the first time a manager is retrieved programmatically. The manager should process necessary information from the extension manifest to initialize itself.

This implementation does nothing.

Overrides:

initialize in class Service

getLogManager

public static LogManager getLogManager()

Get the log manager implementation for this IDE.

Returns:

return a LogManager implementation.