com.smartgwt.client.tools

Interface Palette

All Known Implementing Classes:

HiddenPalette, ListPalette, MenuPalette, TilePalette, TreePalette

public interface Palette

An interface that provides the ability to create components from a PaletteNode.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
EditContext	getDefaultEditContext() Default EditContext that this palette should use.
boolean	getGenerateNames() Whether created components should have their "ID" or "name" property automatically set to a unique value based on the component's type, eg, "ListGrid0".
EditNode	makeEditNode(PaletteNode paletteNode) Given a PaletteNode, make an EditNode from it by creating a liveObject from the defaults and copying presentation properties (eg title to the editNode.
void	setDefaultEditContext(EditContext defaultEditContext) Default EditContext that this palette should use.
void	setGenerateNames(boolean generateNames) Whether created components should have their "ID" or "name" property automatically set to a unique value based on the component's type, eg, "ListGrid0".

Method Detail

setDefaultEditContext

void setDefaultEditContext(EditContext defaultEditContext)

Default EditContext that this palette should use. Palettes generally create components via drag and drop, but may also support creation via double-click or other UI idioms when a defaultEditContext is set.

If this method is called after the component has been drawn/initialized: Sets the default EditContext that this palette should use. Palettes generally create components via drag and drop, but may also support creation via double-click or other UI idioms when a defaultEditContext is set.

Parameters:

defaultEditContext - the default EditContext used by this Palette. Default value is null

getDefaultEditContext

EditContext getDefaultEditContext()

Default EditContext that this palette should use. Palettes generally create components via drag and drop, but may also support creation via double-click or other UI idioms when a defaultEditContext is set.

Returns:

EditContext

setGenerateNames

void setGenerateNames(boolean generateNames)
                      throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Whether created components should have their "ID" or "name" property automatically set to a unique value based on the component's type, eg, "ListGrid0".

Parameters:

generateNames - Default value is true

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - this property cannot be changed after the component has been created

See Also:

DevTools overview and related methods

getGenerateNames

boolean getGenerateNames()

Whether created components should have their "ID" or "name" property automatically set to a unique value based on the component's type, eg, "ListGrid0".

Returns:

boolean

See Also:

DevTools overview and related methods

makeEditNode

EditNode makeEditNode(PaletteNode paletteNode)

Given a PaletteNode, make an EditNode from it by creating a liveObject from the defaults and copying presentation properties (eg title to the editNode. If editNodeProperties is specified as an object on on the paletteNode, each property in this object will also be copied across to the editNode.

Parameters:

paletteNode - paletteNode to create from

Returns:

created EditNode