@Deprecated public class DocumentationAttribute extends VisibleAttribute
This attribute is a visible attribute that displays documentation when configured by double clicking on it or by invoking Configure in the context menu.
The method that causes the documentation to be displayed is createEditor, which is normally used to configure an attribute. This means that the DocumentationAttribute can't be configured. That is, if a double-click occurs or the Configure menu item is selected the documentation will be displayed, and the normal configure dialog will not be offered. Special provisions for "configuring" a DocumentationAttribute are described below.
The documentation is in a file specified by the FileParameter attribute with the name _documentation. The _documentation FileParameter can be on any object, including this DocumentationAttribute, in the containment hierarchy. (As explained below, the _documentation FileParameter will be found on the container of this DocumentationAttribute.) If a _documentation FileParameter can not be found a JFileChooser is presented. The resulting selection, if there is one, is then used to create a _documentation FileParameter on the container. There are two reasons for this. First, the documentation most likely applies to the container. I.e., this DocumentationAttribute isn't being documented, rather, the thing that this DocumentationAttribute is an attribute of is being documented. Second, the container most likely can be configured in the normal way. Since, the _documentation FileParameter will be on the container the specification for the file containing the documentation can be modified.
Note that if a DocumentationAttribute refers to a pdf file, then it
may not be possible to view the pdf file in an applet because
BrowserLauncher uses reflection to look up
classes. The workaround is to use
ptolemy.vergil.pdfrenderer.PDFRenderer
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NamedObj.ContainedObjectsIterator_changeListeners, _changeLock, _changeRequests, _debugging, _debugListeners, _deferChangeRequests, _elementName, _isPersistent, _verbose, _workspace, ATTRIBUTES, CLASSNAME, COMPLETE, CONTENTS, DEEP, FULLNAME, LINKS| Constructor and Description |
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DocumentationAttribute(NamedObj container,
java.lang.String name)
Deprecated.
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moveToFirst, moveToLast_checkContainer, _getContainedObject, _propagateExistence, clone, getContainer, moveDown, moveToIndex, moveUp, setContainer, setName, updateContent_addAttribute, _adjustOverride, _attachText, _cloneFixAttributeFields, _containedDecorators, _copyChangeRequestList, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _description, _executeChangeRequests, _exportMoMLContents, _getIndentPrefix, _isMoMLSuppressed, _markContentsDerived, _notifyHierarchyListenersAfterChange, _notifyHierarchyListenersBeforeChange, _propagateValue, _removeAttribute, _splitName, _stripNumericSuffix, _validateSettables, addChangeListener, addDebugListener, addHierarchyListener, attributeChanged, attributeDeleted, attributeList, attributeList, attributeTypeChanged, clone, containedObjectsIterator, decorators, deepContains, depthInHierarchy, description, description, event, executeChangeRequests, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoMLPlain, getAttribute, getAttribute, getAttributes, getChangeListeners, getClassName, getDecoratorAttribute, getDecoratorAttributes, getDerivedLevel, getDerivedList, getDisplayName, getElementName, getFullName, getModelErrorHandler, getName, getName, getPrototypeList, getSource, handleModelError, isDeferringChangeRequests, isOverridden, isPersistent, lazyContainedObjectsIterator, message, notifyOfNameChange, propagateExistence, propagateValue, propagateValues, removeAttribute, removeChangeListener, removeDebugListener, removeHierarchyListener, requestChange, setClassName, setDeferringChangeRequests, setDerivedLevel, setDisplayName, setModelErrorHandler, setPersistent, setSource, sortContainedObjects, toplevel, toString, uniqueName, validateSettables, workspacepublic DocumentationAttribute(NamedObj container, java.lang.String name) throws IllegalActionException, NameDuplicationException
container - The container.name - The name of the factory.IllegalActionException - If the factory is not of an
acceptable attribute for the container.NameDuplicationException - If the name coincides with
an attribute already in the container.