com.lowagie.tools.arguments
Class ToolArgument

java.lang.Object
  com.lowagie.tools.arguments.ToolArgument

All Implemented Interfaces:

ActionListener, PropertyChangeListener, EventListener

Direct Known Subclasses:

BitsetArgument, FileArgument, ImageArgument, OptionArgument, PageSelectorToolArgument

public class ToolArgument
extends Object
implements ActionListener, PropertyChangeListener

This is an argument of one of the tools in the toolbox.

Field Summary

protected String	classname type of the argument.
protected String	description describes the argument.
protected String	name short name for the argument.
protected AbstractTool	tool reference to the internal frame
protected String	value value of the argument.

Constructor Summary

ToolArgument()
Constructs a ToolArgument.

ToolArgument(AbstractTool tool, String name, String description, String classname)
Constructs a ToolArgument.

Method Summary

void	actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
void	addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)
protected void	firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)
Object	getArgument() Gets the argument as an object.
String	getClassname()
String	getDescription()
String	getName()
String	getUsage() Give you a String that can be used in a usage description.
String	getValue()
void	propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) This method gets called when a bound property is changed.
void	removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)
void	setClassname(String classname)
void	setDescription(String description)
void	setName(String name)
void	setValue(String value)
void	setValue(String value, String propertyname)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

tool

protected AbstractTool tool

reference to the internal frame

description

protected String description

describes the argument.

name

protected String name

short name for the argument.

classname

protected String classname

type of the argument.

value

protected String value

value of the argument.

Constructor Detail

ToolArgument

public ToolArgument()

Constructs a ToolArgument.

ToolArgument

public ToolArgument(AbstractTool tool,
                    String name,
                    String description,
                    String classname)

Constructs a ToolArgument.

Parameters:

tool - the tool that needs this argument

name - the name of the argument

description - the description of the argument

classname - the type of the argument

Method Detail

getArgument

public Object getArgument()
                   throws InstantiationException

Gets the argument as an object.

Returns:

an object

Throws:

InstantiationException

actionPerformed

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)

Specified by:

actionPerformed in interface ActionListener

See Also:

ActionListener.actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent)

getUsage

public String getUsage()

Give you a String that can be used in a usage description.

Returns:

a String

getClassname

public String getClassname()

Returns:

Returns the classname.

setClassname

public void setClassname(String classname)

Parameters:

classname - The classname to set.

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns:

Returns the description.

setDescription

public void setDescription(String description)

Parameters:

description - The description to set.

getName

public String getName()

Returns:

Returns the name.

setName

public void setName(String name)

Parameters:

name - The name to set.

getValue

public String getValue()

Returns:

Returns the value.

setValue

public void setValue(String value)

Parameters:

value - The value to set.

setValue

public void setValue(String value,
                     String propertyname)

addPropertyChangeListener

public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

removePropertyChangeListener

public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

firePropertyChange

protected void firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)

propertyChange

public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)

This method gets called when a bound property is changed.

Specified by:

propertyChange in interface PropertyChangeListener

Parameters:

evt - A PropertyChangeEvent object describing the event source and the property that has changed.