oracle.ide.controls

Class ButtonKeyController

java.lang.Object

javax.swing.AbstractAction

oracle.ide.controls.ButtonKeyController

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.EventListener, javax.swing.Action

Direct Known Subclasses:

RadioKeyController

public class ButtonKeyController
extends javax.swing.AbstractAction

ButtonKeyController is a utility class that adds keyboard navigation to buttons.

For example: with the following code, the user will be able to navigate between the 3 checkboxes using the up/down keys

 JCheckBox checkBox1 = new JCheckBox("Match Case");
 JCheckBox checkBox2 = new JCheckBox("Whole Word");
 JCheckBox checkBox3 = new JCheckBox("Wrap Around");
 ButtonKeyController.attach(checkBox1, checkBox2, checkBox3);
 ...
 

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractAction

changeSupport, enabled

Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.Action

ACCELERATOR_KEY, ACTION_COMMAND_KEY, DEFAULT, DISPLAYED_MNEMONIC_INDEX_KEY, LARGE_ICON_KEY, LONG_DESCRIPTION, MNEMONIC_KEY, NAME, SELECTED_KEY, SHORT_DESCRIPTION, SMALL_ICON

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	ButtonKeyController(javax.swing.AbstractButton[] buttons, int direction)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e) This is a private implementation method.
static void	attach(javax.swing.AbstractButton... buttons) Adds the keyboard navigation to those buttons.
protected static void	attach(ButtonKeyController upAction, ButtonKeyController downAction, javax.swing.AbstractButton[] buttons) Adds the KeyControllers to the button maps.
protected int	getActivedButton(javax.swing.AbstractButton[] buttons)
protected void	setActiveButton(javax.swing.AbstractButton button) Activates the button

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractAction

addPropertyChangeListener, clone, firePropertyChange, getKeys, getPropertyChangeListeners, getValue, isEnabled, putValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setEnabled

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ButtonKeyController

protected ButtonKeyController(javax.swing.AbstractButton[] buttons,
                              int direction)

Method Detail

attach

public static void attach(javax.swing.AbstractButton... buttons)

Adds the keyboard navigation to those buttons.

actionPerformed

public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e)

This is a private implementation method.

attach

protected static void attach(ButtonKeyController upAction,
                             ButtonKeyController downAction,
                             javax.swing.AbstractButton[] buttons)

Adds the KeyControllers to the button maps.

Parameters:

upAction -

downAction -

buttons -

getActivedButton

protected int getActivedButton(javax.swing.AbstractButton[] buttons)

Returns:

the position of the active button.

setActiveButton

protected void setActiveButton(javax.swing.AbstractButton button)

Activates the button