net.javaprog.ui.wizard
Class AbstractStep

java.lang.Object
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  +--net.javaprog.ui.wizard.AbstractStep

All Implemented Interfaces:

Step

public abstract class AbstractStep

extends Object

implements Step

Provides a basic Step implementation. This class manages the PropertyChangeListeners and the caching of the step component.

Field Summary

protected boolean	canFinish
protected boolean	canGoBack
protected boolean	canGoNext
protected JComponent	component
protected String	description
protected EventListenerList	listenerList
protected String	name

Fields inherited from interface net.javaprog.ui.wizard.Step

BACK_PROPERTY, FINISH_PROPERTY, NEXT_PROPERTY

Constructor Summary

AbstractStep(String name, String description)
Creates a new Step with the given name and description.

Method Summary

void	addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l) Adds a listener for the back, next and finish properties.
boolean	canFinish() Returns whether the finish action is enabled.
boolean	canGoBack() Returns whether the back action is enabled.
boolean	canGoNext() Returns whether the next action is enabled.
protected abstract JComponent	createComponent() Subclasses must overwrite this method and return the step's component.
protected void	firePropertyChange(String prop, Object oldValue, Object newValue)
JComponent	getComponent() Returns the step's component.
String	getDescription() Returns a descriptive string for this step that might be displayed in the StepDescriptionRenderer.
String	getName() Returns the step's name that might be displayed in the StepDescriptionRenderer and in the StepListRenderer.
void	removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l) Removes a previously added listener.
protected void	setCanFinish(boolean b)
protected void	setCanGoBack(boolean b)
protected void	setCanGoNext(boolean b)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface net.javaprog.ui.wizard.Step

prepareRendering

Field Detail

canFinish

protected boolean canFinish

canGoBack

protected boolean canGoBack

canGoNext

protected boolean canGoNext

component

protected JComponent component

description

protected String description

listenerList

protected final EventListenerList listenerList

name

protected String name

Constructor Detail

AbstractStep

public AbstractStep(String name,
                    String description)

Creates a new Step with the given name and description.

Method Detail

addPropertyChangeListener

public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

Description copied from interface: Step

Adds a listener for the back, next and finish properties.

Specified by:

addPropertyChangeListener in interface Step

canFinish

public boolean canFinish()

Description copied from interface: Step

Returns whether the finish action is enabled.

Specified by:

canFinish in interface Step

canGoBack

public boolean canGoBack()

Description copied from interface: Step

Returns whether the back action is enabled.

Specified by:

canGoBack in interface Step

canGoNext

public boolean canGoNext()

Description copied from interface: Step

Returns whether the next action is enabled.

Specified by:

canGoNext in interface Step

createComponent

protected abstract JComponent createComponent()

Subclasses must overwrite this method and return the step's component. This method will only get called once.

firePropertyChange

protected void firePropertyChange(String prop,
                                  Object oldValue,
                                  Object newValue)

getComponent

public JComponent getComponent()

Returns the step's component. This method caches the value retrieved from createComponent().

Specified by:

getComponent in interface Step

See Also:

createComponent()

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: Step

Returns a descriptive string for this step that might be displayed in the StepDescriptionRenderer.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface Step

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: Step

Returns the step's name that might be displayed in the StepDescriptionRenderer and in the StepListRenderer.

Specified by:

getName in interface Step

removePropertyChangeListener

public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

Description copied from interface: Step

Removes a previously added listener.

Specified by:

removePropertyChangeListener in interface Step

See Also:

Step.addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener)

setCanFinish

protected void setCanFinish(boolean b)

setCanGoBack

protected void setCanGoBack(boolean b)

setCanGoNext

protected void setCanGoNext(boolean b)