com.lowagie.toolbox.arguments
Class FileArgument

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

ActionListener, PropertyChangeListener, EventListener

public class FileArgument
extends AbstractArgument

FileArgument class if the argument is a java.io.File.

Since:

2.1.1 (imported from itexttoolbox project)

Field Summary

protected FileFilter	filter a filter to put on the FileChooser.
(package private) PdfInformationPanel	label the label
protected boolean	newFile indicates if the argument has to point to a new or an existing file.

Fields inherited from class com.lowagie.toolbox.arguments.AbstractArgument

description, name, pcs, tool, value

Constructor Summary

FileArgument()

FileArgument(AbstractTool tool, String name, String description, boolean newFile)
Constructs a FileArgument.

FileArgument(AbstractTool tool, String name, String description, boolean newFile, FileFilter filter)
Constructs a FileArgument.

Method Summary

void	actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
Object	getArgument() Gets the argument as an object.
FileFilter	getFilter()
PdfInformationPanel	getLabel()
void	setFilter(FileFilter filter)
void	setLabel(PdfInformationPanel label)

Methods inherited from class com.lowagie.toolbox.arguments.AbstractArgument

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getDescription, getName, getTool, getUsage, getValue, propertyChange, removePropertyChangeListener, setDescription, setName, setTool, setValue, setValue, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

filter

protected FileFilter filter

a filter to put on the FileChooser.

newFile

protected boolean newFile

indicates if the argument has to point to a new or an existing file.

label

PdfInformationPanel label

the label

Constructor Detail

FileArgument

public FileArgument()

FileArgument

public FileArgument(AbstractTool tool,
                    String name,
                    String description,
                    boolean newFile,
                    FileFilter filter)

Constructs a FileArgument.

Parameters:

tool - the tool that needs this argument

name - the name of the argument

description - the description of the argument

newFile - makes the difference between an Open or Save dialog

filter - FileFilter

FileArgument

public FileArgument(AbstractTool tool,
                    String name,
                    String description,
                    boolean newFile)

Constructs a FileArgument.

Parameters:

tool - the tool that needs this argument

name - the name of the argument

description - the description of the argument

newFile - makes the difference between an Open or Save dialog

Method Detail

getArgument

public Object getArgument()
                   throws InstantiationException

Gets the argument as an object.

Overrides:

getArgument in class AbstractArgument

Returns:

an object

Throws:

InstantiationException

actionPerformed

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)

Specified by:

actionPerformed in interface ActionListener

Specified by:

actionPerformed in class AbstractArgument

Parameters:

e - ActionEvent

See Also:

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

getFilter

public FileFilter getFilter()

Returns:

Returns the filter.

setFilter

public void setFilter(FileFilter filter)

Parameters:

filter - The filter to set.

getLabel

public PdfInformationPanel getLabel()

Returns:

Returns the label.

setLabel

public void setLabel(PdfInformationPanel label)

Parameters:

label - The label to set.