com.lowagie.toolbox.arguments
Class AbstractArgument

java.lang.Object
  com.lowagie.toolbox.arguments.AbstractArgument

All Implemented Interfaces:

ActionListener, PropertyChangeListener, EventListener

Direct Known Subclasses:

BitsetArgument, ColorArgument, FileArgument, FileArrayArgument, FloatArgument, ImageArgument, IntegerArgument, OptionArgument, StringArgument

public abstract class AbstractArgument
extends Object
implements ActionListener, PropertyChangeListener

Since:

2.1.1 (imported from itexttoolbox project)

Field Summary

protected String	description describes the argument.
protected String	name short name for the argument.
protected PropertyChangeSupport	pcs
protected AbstractTool	tool reference to the internal frame
protected Object	value value of the argument.

Constructor Summary

AbstractArgument()

AbstractArgument(AbstractTool tool, String name, String description, Object value)

Method Summary

abstract void	actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
void	addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)
protected void	firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)
Object	getArgument() Gets the argument as an object.
String	getDescription()
String	getName()
AbstractTool	getTool()
String	getUsage() Give you a String that can be used in a usage description.
Object	getValue()
void	propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)
void	removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)
void	setDescription(String description)
void	setName(String name)
void	setTool(AbstractTool tool)
void	setValue(Object value)
void	setValue(Object value, String propertyname)
String	toString() Returns a string representation of the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

pcs

protected PropertyChangeSupport pcs

value

protected Object value

value of the argument.

name

protected String name

short name for the argument.

tool

protected AbstractTool tool

reference to the internal frame

description

protected String description

describes the argument.

Constructor Detail

AbstractArgument

public AbstractArgument()

AbstractArgument

public AbstractArgument(AbstractTool tool,
                        String name,
                        String description,
                        Object value)

Method Detail

firePropertyChange

protected void firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)

removePropertyChangeListener

public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

addPropertyChangeListener

public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

getValue

public Object getValue()

Returns:

Returns the value.

setValue

public void setValue(Object value,
                     String propertyname)

setDescription

public void setDescription(String description)

Parameters:

description - The description to set.

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns:

Returns the description.

setName

public void setName(String name)

Parameters:

name - The name to set.

getUsage

public String getUsage()

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

Returns:

a String

getTool

public AbstractTool getTool()

setTool

public void setTool(AbstractTool tool)

getArgument

public Object getArgument()
                   throws InstantiationException

Gets the argument as an object.

Returns:

an object

Throws:

InstantiationException

getName

public String getName()

Returns:

Returns the name.

setValue

public void setValue(Object value)

Parameters:

value - The value to set.

propertyChange

public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)

Specified by:

propertyChange in interface PropertyChangeListener

actionPerformed

public abstract void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)

Specified by:

actionPerformed in interface ActionListener

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of the object.