Package ca.corbett.extras.demo.panels

Class PanelBuilder

java.lang.Object

ca.corbett.extras.demo.panels.PanelBuilder

Direct Known Subclasses:

AboutDemoPanel, ActionPanelDemoPanel, AdvancedFormPanel, AnimationPanelEffectsPanel, AnimationScrollDemoPanel, AnimationTextDemoPanel, AudioDemoPanel, BasicFormPanel, CustomFormFieldPanel, DesktopDemoPanel, DirTreeDemoPanel, ExtensionsOverviewPanel, FormActionsPanel, FormHelpPanel, FormsOverviewPanel, FormsRendererPanel, FormsValidationPanel, ImageTextUtilDemoPanel, ImageUtilDemoPanel, IntroPanel, KeyStrokeManagerPanel, ListFieldPanel, LogConsolePanel, ProgressDemoPanel, PropertiesDemoPanel, TextInputDialogPanel

public abstract class PanelBuilder
extends Object

Provides an easy abstract way to create new demo panels and load them into the DemoApp.

Since:

2025-03-11

Author:

scorbo2

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PanelBuilder()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract JPanel	build()	Builds and returns the FormPanel (or technically any JPanel) for this builder.
protected FormPanel	buildFormPanel(String title)	Can be invoked internally to generate the start of a FormPanel suitable for adding example FormFields and controls.
protected FormPanel	buildFormPanel(String title, int margin)	Can be invoked internally to generate the start of a FormPanel suitable for adding example FormFields and controls.
protected LabelField	buildHighlightedHeaderLabel(String text, int pointSize)	Can be invoked internally to create a header label whose color is highlighted according to the current look and feel.
protected LabelField	createSnippetLabel(SnippetAction action)	Shorthand for creating a snippet label with a bottom margin of 16.
protected LabelField	createSnippetLabel(SnippetAction action, int bottomMargin)	Can be invoked by demo panels as a shortcut to create a code snippet label.
abstract String	getTitle()	Returns a name for this PanelBuilder.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

PanelBuilder

public PanelBuilder()

Method Details

getTitle

public abstract String getTitle()

Returns a name for this PanelBuilder.

Returns:

A hopefully descriptive name.

build

public abstract JPanel build()

Builds and returns the FormPanel (or technically any JPanel) for this builder.

Returns:

A populated JPanel (or FormPanel).

buildFormPanel

protected FormPanel buildFormPanel(String title)

Can be invoked internally to generate the start of a FormPanel suitable for adding example FormFields and controls. This allows the demo panels to have a consistent title header and margin.

buildFormPanel

protected FormPanel buildFormPanel(String title,
 int margin)

Can be invoked internally to generate the start of a FormPanel suitable for adding example FormFields and controls. This allows the demo panels to have a consistent title header and margin.

Parameters:

title - An optional title for the header label in the form. Can be null for no header label.

margin - The desired FormPanel margin.

buildHighlightedHeaderLabel

protected LabelField buildHighlightedHeaderLabel(String text,
 int pointSize)

Can be invoked internally to create a header label whose color is highlighted according to the current look and feel. A listener will be added such that if the current LaF is changed, this label will recolor itself as needed.

createSnippetLabel

protected LabelField createSnippetLabel(SnippetAction action)

Shorthand for creating a snippet label with a bottom margin of 16.

createSnippetLabel

protected LabelField createSnippetLabel(SnippetAction action,
 int bottomMargin)

Can be invoked by demo panels as a shortcut to create a code snippet label.