diva.gui
Class AbstractStoragePolicy

java.lang.Object
  diva.gui.AbstractStoragePolicy

All Implemented Interfaces:

StoragePolicy

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicStoragePolicy, DefaultStoragePolicy

public abstract class AbstractStoragePolicy
extends java.lang.Object
implements StoragePolicy

It is nice if storage policies suggest good pathnames. Usually the file they last opened. This abstract class provides such functionality.

Version:

$Id: AbstractStoragePolicy.java 38798 2005-07-08 20:00:01Z cxh $

Author:

Steve Neuendorffer

Field Summary

private java.lang.String

_directory

Constructor Summary

AbstractStoragePolicy()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDirectory() Return a reasonable directory for file choosers to use.
void	setDirectory(java.io.File file) Set the current browsed directory to that given in the file.
void	setDirectory(java.lang.String directory) Set the current browsed directory to that given directory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface diva.gui.StoragePolicy

close, open, open, open, save, saveAs

Field Detail

_directory

private java.lang.String _directory

Constructor Detail

AbstractStoragePolicy

public AbstractStoragePolicy()

Method Detail

getDirectory

public java.lang.String getDirectory()

Return a reasonable directory for file choosers to use. If a directory has been set using setDirectory, then use that. Otherwise use the user's current working directory. If all else fails, then use user's home directory. If THAT fails, then just dump them into the root of the file system.

setDirectory

public void setDirectory(java.io.File file)

Set the current browsed directory to that given in the file.

setDirectory

public void setDirectory(java.lang.String directory)

Set the current browsed directory to that given directory. The directory is assumed to exist.