net.javaprog.ui.wizard
Interface Step

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractStep, DefaultWizardModel.DummyStep

public interface Step

Models a simple step in a sequence of steps.

See Also:

WizardModel

Field Summary

static String	BACK_PROPERTY
static String	FINISH_PROPERTY
static String	NEXT_PROPERTY

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.
JComponent	getComponent() Returns the step's component that will be displayed in the wizard.
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	prepareRendering() Is called just before the component will be displayed.
void	removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l) Removes a previously added listener.

Field Detail

BACK_PROPERTY

public static final String BACK_PROPERTY

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Constant Field Values

FINISH_PROPERTY

public static final String FINISH_PROPERTY

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Constant Field Values

NEXT_PROPERTY

public static final String NEXT_PROPERTY

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

addPropertyChangeListener

public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

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

canFinish

public boolean canFinish()

Returns whether the finish action is enabled.

canGoBack

public boolean canGoBack()

Returns whether the back action is enabled.

canGoNext

public boolean canGoNext()

Returns whether the next action is enabled.

getComponent

public JComponent getComponent()

Returns the step's component that will be displayed in the wizard. You should cache this return value in your implementation to avoid performance bottlenecks.

getDescription

public String getDescription()

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

getName

public String getName()

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

prepareRendering

public void prepareRendering()

Is called just before the component will be displayed. This enables the step to adjust certain values according to the value of other steps.

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getComponent()

removePropertyChangeListener

public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

Removes a previously added listener.

See Also:

addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener)