javax.ide.view

Class GUIUtilities

java.lang.Object

javax.ide.Service

javax.ide.view.GUIUtilities

public abstract class GUIUtilities
extends Service

The GUIUtilities provide access to the IDEDialogs, a WaitCursor and a ProgressMonitor objects that extension writers use for * time consuming tasks.

See Also:

Service

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GUIUtilities()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static GUIUtilities	getGUIUtilities() Get the GUIUtilities service for this IDE.
abstract IDEDialogs	getIDEDialogs() Get the IDEDialogs that can be used to show standard IDE dialogs.
abstract ProgressMonitor	getProgressMonitor() Get a progress monitor to show that a time consuming operation is in progress.
abstract WaitCursor	getWaitCursor() Get a wait cursor indicating that a time consuming operation is in progress.

Methods inherited from class javax.ide.Service

cloneLoadedServices, getService, initialize, resetAllServices, setLoadedServices

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GUIUtilities

public GUIUtilities()

Method Detail

getIDEDialogs

public abstract IDEDialogs getIDEDialogs()

Get the IDEDialogs that can be used to show standard IDE dialogs.

Returns:

the IDEDialogs.

getWaitCursor

public abstract WaitCursor getWaitCursor()

Get a wait cursor indicating that a time consuming operation is in progress.

Returns:

a WaitCursor.

getProgressMonitor

public abstract ProgressMonitor getProgressMonitor()

Get a progress monitor to show that a time consuming operation is in progress.

Returns:

a ProgressMonitor.

getGUIUtilities

public static GUIUtilities getGUIUtilities()

Get the GUIUtilities service for this IDE.

Returns:

gui utilities for this ide.