diva.gui

Class DefaultActions

java.lang.Object

diva.gui.DefaultActions

public class DefaultActions
extends java.lang.Object

A collection of static methods that create useful default actions.

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Author:

John Reekie

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	CLOSE
static java.lang.String	COPY
static java.lang.String	CUT
static java.lang.String	EXIT
static java.lang.String	NEW
static java.lang.String	OPEN
static java.lang.String	PASTE
static java.lang.String	PRINT
static java.lang.String	QUIT
static java.lang.String	SAVE
static java.lang.String	SAVE_AS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultActions()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static javax.swing.Action	closeAction(Application app) Create an action named "Close" that closes the current document.
static javax.swing.Action	copyAction(Application app) Create an action named "Copy" that copies the current selection from the current document and places it into the application's clipboard.
static javax.swing.Action	cutAction(Application app) Create an action named "Cut" that cuts the current selection from the current document and places it into the application's clipboard.
static javax.swing.Action	exitAction(Application app) Create an action named "Exit" that tries to close all the open documents, and if all of them are closed successfully, then exits Java.
static javax.swing.Action	newAction(Application app) Create an action named "New" that creates a new document.
static javax.swing.Action	openAction(Application app) Create an action named "Open" that opens a new document.
static javax.swing.Action	pasteAction(Application app) Create an action named "Paste" that pastes the current selection from the current document and places it into the application's clipboard.
static javax.swing.Action	printAction(Application app) Create an action named "Print" that prints the current document to the printer, if it implements the Printable or Pageable interface.
static javax.swing.Action	quitAction(Application app) Deprecated. The standard windows term is "Exit," so use exitAction()
static javax.swing.Action	saveAction(Application app) Create an action named "Save" that saves the current document.
static javax.swing.Action	saveAsAction(Application app) Create an action named "Save As" that saves the current document to a different location.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

COPY

public static final java.lang.String COPY

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CLOSE

public static final java.lang.String CLOSE

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CUT

public static final java.lang.String CUT

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EXIT

public static final java.lang.String EXIT

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NEW

public static final java.lang.String NEW

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OPEN

public static final java.lang.String OPEN

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PASTE

public static final java.lang.String PASTE

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PRINT

public static final java.lang.String PRINT

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QUIT

public static final java.lang.String QUIT

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SAVE

public static final java.lang.String SAVE

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SAVE_AS

public static final java.lang.String SAVE_AS

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Constructor Detail

DefaultActions

public DefaultActions()

Method Detail

copyAction

public static javax.swing.Action copyAction(Application app)

Create an action named "Copy" that copies the current selection from the current document and places it into the application's clipboard. If there is no current document, or the application does not have a clipboard, do nothing.

closeAction

public static javax.swing.Action closeAction(Application app)

Create an action named "Close" that closes the current document. If there is no current document, do nothing.

cutAction

public static javax.swing.Action cutAction(Application app)

Create an action named "Cut" that cuts the current selection from the current document and places it into the application's clipboard. If there is no current document, or the application does not have a clipboard, do nothing.

exitAction

public static javax.swing.Action exitAction(Application app)

Create an action named "Exit" that tries to close all the open documents, and if all of them are closed successfully, then exits Java. As soon as one document is not successfully closed, the action is cancelled.

newAction

public static javax.swing.Action newAction(Application app)

Create an action named "New" that creates a new document.

openAction

public static javax.swing.Action openAction(Application app)

Create an action named "Open" that opens a new document.

printAction

public static javax.swing.Action printAction(Application app)

Create an action named "Print" that prints the current document to the printer, if it implements the Printable or Pageable interface. If there is no current document, or the Document is not printable/pageable do nothing.

pasteAction

public static javax.swing.Action pasteAction(Application app)

Create an action named "Paste" that pastes the current selection from the current document and places it into the application's clipboard. If there is no current document, or the application does not have a clipboard, do nothing.

quitAction

@Deprecated
public static javax.swing.Action quitAction(Application app)

Deprecated. The standard windows term is "Exit," so use exitAction()

Create an action named "Quit" that exits Java.

saveAction

public static javax.swing.Action saveAction(Application app)

Create an action named "Save" that saves the current document. If there is no current document, do nothing.

saveAsAction

public static javax.swing.Action saveAsAction(Application app)

Create an action named "Save As" that saves the current document to a different location. If there is no current document, do nothing.