kcl.waterloo.actions

Class ActionManager

java.lang.Object

kcl.waterloo.actions.ActionManager

public class ActionManager
extends java.lang.Object

This class provides a static method for processing action events for common menu and button actions used in various Waterloo project packages. Unlike the methods in ActionServices which it calls, ActionManager does not return any references to Waterloo objects. Potentially lengthy actions are submitted to a background thread so these are non-blocking and the worker is returned - users can test that for thread completion. Note that, in some cases, the worker doInBackground returns another worker from the call to ActionServices. This class is intended primarily for use within Waterloo code - but may also be useful in user-developed GUIs.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static javax.swing.SwingWorker<?,?>	processAction(java.awt.event.ActionEvent ae, java.awt.Component thisComponent) A static method for processing action events.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

processAction

public static javax.swing.SwingWorker<?,?> processAction(java.awt.event.ActionEvent ae,
                                                         java.awt.Component thisComponent)

A static method for processing action events.

Parameters:

ae - ActionEvent

thisComponent - Relevant Component

Returns:

a java.lang.Object instance