com.jgoodies.forms.factories

Class DefaultComponentFactory

java.lang.Object

com.jgoodies.forms.factories.DefaultComponentFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

ComponentFactory

public final class DefaultComponentFactory
extends java.lang.Object
implements ComponentFactory

A singleton implementation of the ComponentFactory interface that creates UI components as required by the PanelBuilder.

The texts used in methods #createLabel(String) and #createTitle(String) can contain an optional mnemonic marker. The mnemonic and mnemonic index are indicated by a single ampersand (&). For example "&Save", or "Save &as". To use the ampersand itself duplicate it, for example "Look&&Feel".

Version:

$Revision: 69607 $

Author:

Karsten Lentzsch

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
javax.swing.JLabel	createLabel(java.lang.String textWithMnemonic) Creates and returns a label with an optional mnemonic.
javax.swing.JComponent	createSeparator(javax.swing.JLabel label) Creates and returns a labeled separator.
javax.swing.JComponent	createSeparator(java.lang.String textWithMnemonic) Creates and returns a labeled separator with the label in the left-hand side.
javax.swing.JComponent	createSeparator(java.lang.String textWithMnemonic, int alignment) Creates and returns a labeled separator.
javax.swing.JLabel	createTitle(java.lang.String textWithMnemonic) Creates and returns a title label that uses the foreground color and font of a TitledBorder.
static DefaultComponentFactory	getInstance() Returns the sole instance of this factory class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static DefaultComponentFactory getInstance()

Returns the sole instance of this factory class.

Returns:

the sole instance of this factory class

createLabel

public javax.swing.JLabel createLabel(java.lang.String textWithMnemonic)

Creates and returns a label with an optional mnemonic.

 createLabel("Name");       // No mnemonic
 createLabel("N&ame");      // Mnemonic is 'a'
 createLabel("Save &as");   // Mnemonic is the second 'a'
 createLabel("Look&&Feel"); // No mnemonic, text is Look&Feel
 

Specified by:

createLabel in interface ComponentFactory

Parameters:

textWithMnemonic - the label's text - may contain an ampersand (&) to mark a mnemonic

Returns:

an label with optional mnemonic

createTitle

public javax.swing.JLabel createTitle(java.lang.String textWithMnemonic)

Creates and returns a title label that uses the foreground color and font of a TitledBorder.

 createTitle("Name");       // No mnemonic
 createTitle("N&ame");      // Mnemonic is 'a'
 createTitle("Save &as");   // Mnemonic is the second 'a'
 createTitle("Look&&Feel"); // No mnemonic, text is Look&Feel
 

Specified by:

createTitle in interface ComponentFactory

Parameters:

textWithMnemonic - the label's text - may contain an ampersand (&) to mark a mnemonic

Returns:

an emphasized title label

createSeparator

public javax.swing.JComponent createSeparator(java.lang.String textWithMnemonic)

Creates and returns a labeled separator with the label in the left-hand side. Useful to separate paragraphs in a panel; often a better choice than a TitledBorder.

 createSeparator("Name");       // No mnemonic
 createSeparator("N&ame");      // Mnemonic is 'a'
 createSeparator("Save &as");   // Mnemonic is the second 'a'
 createSeparator("Look&&Feel"); // No mnemonic, text is Look&Feel
 

Parameters:

textWithMnemonic - the label's text - may contain an ampersand (&) to mark a mnemonic

Returns:

a title label with separator on the side

createSeparator

public javax.swing.JComponent createSeparator(java.lang.String textWithMnemonic,
                                              int alignment)

Creates and returns a labeled separator. Useful to separate paragraphs in a panel, which is often a better choice than a TitledBorder.

 final int LEFT = SwingConstants.LEFT;
 createSeparator("Name",       LEFT); // No mnemonic
 createSeparator("N&ame",      LEFT); // Mnemonic is 'a'
 createSeparator("Save &as",   LEFT); // Mnemonic is the second 'a'
 createSeparator("Look&&Feel", LEFT); // No mnemonic, text is Look&Feel
 

Specified by:

createSeparator in interface ComponentFactory

Parameters:

textWithMnemonic - the label's text - may contain an ampersand (&) to mark a mnemonic

alignment - text alignment, one of SwingConstants.LEFT, SwingConstants.CENTER, SwingConstants.RIGHT

Returns:

a separator with title label

createSeparator

public javax.swing.JComponent createSeparator(javax.swing.JLabel label)

Creates and returns a labeled separator. Useful to separate paragraphs in a panel, which is often a better choice than a TitledBorder.

The label's position is determined by the label's horizontal alignment, which must be one of: SwingConstants.LEFT, SwingConstants.CENTER, SwingConstants.RIGHT.

TODO: Since this method has been marked public in version 1.0.6, we need to precisely describe the semantic of this method.

TODO: Check if we can relax the constraint for the label alignment and also accept LEADING and TRAILING.

Parameters:

label - the title label component

Returns:

a separator with title label

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the label is null

Since:

1.0.6