Package org.geotools.swing.dialog

Class DialogUtils

Object
DialogUtils
public class DialogUtils extends Object
Static utility methods for common dialog and GUI related tasks.
Since:
2.7
Author:
Michael Bedward

  • Constructor Details

    • DialogUtils

      public DialogUtils()

  • Method Details

    • showCentred

      public static void showCentred(Window dialog)
      Shows a dialog centred on the screen. May be called safely from any thread.
      Parameters:
      dialog - the dialog

    • showCentredOnParent

      public static void showCentredOnParent(Window parent, Window dialog)
      Shows a dialog centred on its parent. May be called safely from any thread. If parent is null the dialog is centred on the screen.
      Parameters:
      parent - the parent component
      dialog - the dialog

    • getChildComponents

      public static <T extends JComponent> List<T> getChildComponents(Class<T> clazz, Container parent, boolean includeNested)
      Gets all child components that are, or derive from, the given class. This method is adapted from the SwingUtils class written by Darryl Burke. (Accessed from: http://tips4java.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/swing-utils/).
      Type Parameters:
      T - Swing type derived from JComponent
      Parameters:
      clazz - the component class
      parent - the parent container
      includeNested - whether to recursively collect nested components
      Returns:
      list of child components

    • getString

      public static String getString(String input, String fallback)
      Returns input if not null or empty, otherwise returns fallback. This is handy for setting dialog titles etc. Note that the input string is considered empty if input.trim().length() == 0.
      Parameters:
      input - input string
      fallback - fallback string (may be null)
      Returns:
      input unless it is null or empty, in which case fallback is returned

    • getHtmlLabelTextExtent

      public static Dimension getHtmlLabelTextExtent(String labelText, int fixedDimSize, boolean width)
      Calculates the dimensions that a given text string requires when rendered as HTML text in a label component.

      The method used is adapted from that described in a blog post by Morten Nobel:

      http://blog.nobel-joergensen.com/2009/01/18/changing-preferred-size-of-a-html-jlabel/
      Parameters:
      labelText - the text to render, optionally enclosed in <html>...</html> tags
      fixedDimSize - the size of the fixed dimension (either width or height
      width - true if the fixed dimension is width; false for height
      Returns:
      the rendered label text extent