com.darwinsys.swingui
Class RecentMenu

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.awt.Component
      extended by java.awt.Container
          extended by javax.swing.JComponent
              extended by javax.swing.AbstractButton
                  extended by javax.swing.JMenuItem
                      extended by javax.swing.JMenu
                          extended by com.darwinsys.swingui.RecentMenu
All Implemented Interfaces:
RecentItems.Callback, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.ItemSelectable, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable, javax.accessibility.Accessible, javax.swing.MenuElement, javax.swing.SwingConstants

public abstract class RecentMenu
extends javax.swing.JMenu
implements RecentItems.Callback

Maintain a "Recent Items" menu component. The caller must override a "template method" named loadFile, and all open operations must be channeled through the RecentMenu's openFile method, which calls loadFile and then updates the Recent Items.

Recent items are persisted across runs of the program, using java.util.prefs.Prefences under a UserNode with the class passed into the constructor, which may be a Class descriptor (from within a static main method using MyClassName.class) or simply passing main program (its getClass method will be called).

Will most commonly be used to maintain a list of recent files. Typical usage might be as follows:

                // Assume this code is in MyMainClass constructor
                JMenuItem open = new JMenuItem("Open");
                fileMenu.add(open);
                final RecentMenu recent;
                recent = new RecentMenu(this) {
                        public void loadFile(String fileName) throws IOException {
                                myModel.openFile(fileName);
                        }
                };
                open.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
                                try {
                                        // maybe get "someFileName" from a JFileChooser...
                                        recent.openFile(someFileName);
                                } catch (IOException e) {
                                        myErrorPopup("Could not open file" + fileName, e);
                                }
                        }

                });
                fileMenu.add(recent);
                JMenuItem clearItem = new JMenuItem("Clear Recent Files");
                clearItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                                recentFilesMenu.clear();
                        }
                });
 

Author:
Ian Darwin
See Also:
Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JMenu
javax.swing.JMenu.AccessibleJMenu, javax.swing.JMenu.WinListener
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JMenuItem
javax.swing.JMenuItem.AccessibleJMenuItem
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractButton
javax.swing.AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton, javax.swing.AbstractButton.ButtonChangeListener
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent
javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container
java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component
java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, java.awt.Component.BltBufferStrategy, java.awt.Component.FlipBufferStrategy
 
Field Summary
static int DEFAULT_MAX_RECENT_FILES
           
 
Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JMenu
popupListener
 
Fields inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractButton
actionListener, BORDER_PAINTED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, changeEvent, changeListener, CONTENT_AREA_FILLED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DISABLED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DISABLED_SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, FOCUS_PAINTED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, HORIZONTAL_TEXT_POSITION_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, itemListener, MARGIN_CHANGED_PROPERTY, MNEMONIC_CHANGED_PROPERTY, model, MODEL_CHANGED_PROPERTY, PRESSED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_ENABLED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, TEXT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, VERTICAL_TEXT_POSITION_CHANGED_PROPERTY
 
Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent
accessibleContext, listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW
 
Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component
BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT
 
Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.SwingConstants
BOTTOM, CENTER, EAST, HORIZONTAL, LEADING, LEFT, NEXT, NORTH, NORTH_EAST, NORTH_WEST, PREVIOUS, RIGHT, SOUTH, SOUTH_EAST, SOUTH_WEST, TOP, TRAILING, VERTICAL, WEST
 
Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH
 
Constructor Summary
RecentMenu(java.lang.Object mainClassInstance)
          Construct a RecentMenu with a given class.
RecentMenu(java.lang.Object mainClassInstance, int max)
          Construct a RecentMenu with a given class and the number of items to hold
 
Method Summary
 void clear()
           
abstract  void loadFile(java.lang.String fileName)
          This is a template method that the caller must provide to actually open a file.
 void openFile(java.lang.String fileName)
          Call back to the main program to load the file, and and update the recent files list.
 void reload(java.util.List<java.lang.String> list)
          Lodd or re-load the recentFileMenu
 
Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JMenu
add, add, add, add, add, addMenuListener, addSeparator, applyComponentOrientation, configurePropertiesFromAction, createActionChangeListener, createActionComponent, createWinListener, doClick, fireMenuCanceled, fireMenuDeselected, fireMenuSelected, getAccessibleContext, getComponent, getDelay, getItem, getItemCount, getMenuComponent, getMenuComponentCount, getMenuComponents, getMenuListeners, getPopupMenu, getPopupMenuOrigin, getSubElements, getUIClassID, insert, insert, insert, insertSeparator, isMenuComponent, isPopupMenuVisible, isSelected, isTearOff, isTopLevelMenu, menuSelectionChanged, paramString, processKeyEvent, remove, remove, remove, removeAll, removeMenuListener, setAccelerator, setComponentOrientation, setDelay, setMenuLocation, setModel, setPopupMenuVisible, setSelected, updateUI
 
Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JMenuItem
addMenuDragMouseListener, addMenuKeyListener, createActionPropertyChangeListener, fireMenuDragMouseDragged, fireMenuDragMouseEntered, fireMenuDragMouseExited, fireMenuDragMouseReleased, fireMenuKeyPressed, fireMenuKeyReleased, fireMenuKeyTyped, getAccelerator, getMenuDragMouseListeners, getMenuKeyListeners, init, isArmed, processKeyEvent, processMenuDragMouseEvent, processMenuKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, removeMenuDragMouseListener, removeMenuKeyListener, setArmed, setEnabled, setUI
 
Methods inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractButton
addActionListener, addChangeListener, addImpl, addItemListener, checkHorizontalKey, checkVerticalKey, createActionListener, createChangeListener, createItemListener, doClick, fireActionPerformed, fireItemStateChanged, fireStateChanged, getAction, getActionCommand, getActionListeners, getChangeListeners, getDisabledIcon, getDisabledSelectedIcon, getDisplayedMnemonicIndex, getHorizontalAlignment, getHorizontalTextPosition, getIcon, getIconTextGap, getItemListeners, getLabel, getMargin, getMnemonic, getModel, getMultiClickThreshhold, getPressedIcon, getRolloverIcon, getRolloverSelectedIcon, getSelectedIcon, getSelectedObjects, getText, getUI, getVerticalAlignment, getVerticalTextPosition, imageUpdate, isBorderPainted, isContentAreaFilled, isFocusPainted, isRolloverEnabled, paintBorder, removeActionListener, removeChangeListener, removeItemListener, setAction, setActionCommand, setBorderPainted, setContentAreaFilled, setDisabledIcon, setDisabledSelectedIcon, setDisplayedMnemonicIndex, setFocusPainted, setHorizontalAlignment, setHorizontalTextPosition, setIcon, setIconTextGap, setLabel, setLayout, setMargin, setMnemonic, setMnemonic, setMultiClickThreshhold, setPressedIcon, setRolloverEnabled, setRolloverIcon, setRolloverSelectedIcon, setSelectedIcon, setText, setUI, setVerticalAlignment, setVerticalTextPosition
 
Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent
addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container
add, add, add, addContainerListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component
action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface javax.swing.MenuElement
processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent
 

Field Detail

DEFAULT_MAX_RECENT_FILES

public static final int DEFAULT_MAX_RECENT_FILES
See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

RecentMenu

public RecentMenu(java.lang.Object mainClassInstance,
                  int max)
Construct a RecentMenu with a given class and the number of items to hold

Parameters:
mainClassInstance -
max -

RecentMenu

public RecentMenu(java.lang.Object mainClassInstance)
Construct a RecentMenu with a given class.

Parameters:
mainClassInstance -
Method Detail

openFile

public void openFile(java.lang.String fileName)
              throws java.io.IOException
Call back to the main program to load the file, and and update the recent files list.

Throws:
java.io.IOException

loadFile

public abstract void loadFile(java.lang.String fileName)
                       throws java.io.IOException
This is a template method that the caller must provide to actually open a file.

Parameters:
fileName -
Throws:
java.io.IOException

reload

public void reload(java.util.List<java.lang.String> list)
Lodd or re-load the recentFileMenu

Specified by:
reload in interface RecentItems.Callback

clear

public void clear()


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