Method Detail

• getIcon

  public static ImageIcon getIcon(Class<?> elementClass)

  Get an icon which has previously been registered for this class object.

  Parameters:

  elementClass - the class object which we want to get an icon for

  Returns:

  the associated icon, or null if this class or its superclass has not been registered

• getIcon

  public static ImageIcon getIcon(Class<?> elementClass,
                  boolean enabled)

  Get icon/disabledicon which has previously been registered for this class object.

  Parameters:

  elementClass - the class object which we want to get an icon for

  enabled - - is icon enabled

  Returns:

  the associated icon, or null if this class or its superclass has not been registered

• getGUI

  public static JComponent getGUI(Class<?> elementClass)

  Get a component instance which has previously been registered for this class object.

  Parameters:

  elementClass - the class object which we want to get an instance of

  Returns:

  an instance of the class, or null if this class or its superclass has not been registered

• registerIcon

  public static void registerIcon(String key,
                  ImageIcon icon)

  Register an icon so that it can later be retrieved via getIcon(Class). The key should match the fully-qualified class name for the class used as the parameter when retrieving the icon.

  Parameters:

  key - the name which can be used to retrieve this icon later

  icon - the icon to store

• registerDisabledIcon

  public static void registerDisabledIcon(String key,
                          ImageIcon icon)

  Register an icon so that it can later be retrieved via getIcon(Class). The key should match the fully-qualified class name for the class used as the parameter when retrieving the icon.

  Parameters:

  key - the name which can be used to retrieve this icon later

  icon - the icon to store

• registerGUI

  public static void registerGUI(String key,
                 Class<?> guiClass,
                 Class<?> testClass)
                          throws InstantiationException,
                                 IllegalAccessException

  Register a GUI class so that it can later be retrieved via getGUI(Class). The key should match the fully-qualified class name for the class used as the parameter when retrieving the GUI.

  Parameters:

  key - the name which can be used to retrieve this GUI later

  guiClass - the class object for the GUI component

  testClass - the class of the objects edited by this GUI

  Throws:

  InstantiationException - if an instance of the GUI class can not be instantiated

  IllegalAccessException - if access rights do not permit an instance of the GUI class to be created