jas2.plugin

Interface BasicPluginContext

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExtensionPluginContext, PluginContext

public interface BasicPluginContext

A base class for both ExtensionPluginContext and PluginContext

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addMenu(javax.swing.JMenu menu)
void	error(java.lang.String message) Used to popup an error message
void	error(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable detail)
java.io.PrintWriter	getPrintStream() Printwriter used to write output to the output area
PageContext	installConsole(java.lang.String name, java.awt.Component console) Used to add a console to the "Console" area of the GUI
PageContext	installControl(java.lang.String name, java.awt.Component control) Used to add a control to the "Tree" area of the GUI
PageContext	installPage(java.lang.String name, java.awt.Component page) Used to add a page to the "Window" area of the GUI
boolean	isApplet() Used by a plugin to tell if it is running in an Applet or not (added for WIRED, currently always returns false)
void	removeMenu(javax.swing.JMenu menu)
void	sendMessage(java.lang.String message) Puts a message in the status bar

Method Detail

addMenu

void addMenu(javax.swing.JMenu menu)

removeMenu

void removeMenu(javax.swing.JMenu menu)

sendMessage

void sendMessage(java.lang.String message)

Puts a message in the status bar

getPrintStream

java.io.PrintWriter getPrintStream()

Printwriter used to write output to the output area

error

void error(java.lang.String message)

Used to popup an error message

error

void error(java.lang.String message,
           java.lang.Throwable detail)

installPage

PageContext installPage(java.lang.String name,
                        java.awt.Component page)

Used to add a page to the "Window" area of the GUI

installControl

PageContext installControl(java.lang.String name,
                           java.awt.Component control)

Used to add a control to the "Tree" area of the GUI

installConsole

PageContext installConsole(java.lang.String name,
                           java.awt.Component console)

Used to add a console to the "Console" area of the GUI

isApplet

boolean isApplet()

Used by a plugin to tell if it is running in an Applet or not (added for WIRED, currently always returns false)