meka.gui.core

Class GUILauncher

java.lang.Object

meka.gui.core.GUILauncher

public class GUILauncher
extends Object

Helper class for launching applications and frames.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GUILauncher()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static MekaFrame	launchApplication(Class panelCls, String title, boolean center, String[] args) Embeds the panel in a frame and displays.
static MekaFrame	launchFrame(Class panelCls, String title, boolean center) Embeds the panel in a frame and displays.
static MekaFrame	launchFrame(JPanel panel, String title, boolean center) Embeds the panel in a frame and displays.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GUILauncher

public GUILauncher()

Method Detail

launchFrame

public static MekaFrame launchFrame(Class panelCls,
                                    String title,
                                    boolean center)
                             throws Exception

Embeds the panel in a frame and displays. Uses GUIHelper.props for determining window packing state/dimensions.

Parameters:

panelCls - the panel class to instantiated and place in the frame

title - the title for the fraame

center - whether to center the frame

Returns:

the generated frame

Throws:

Exception - if failed to instantiate panel

launchFrame

public static MekaFrame launchFrame(JPanel panel,
                                    String title,
                                    boolean center)

Embeds the panel in a frame and displays. Uses GUIHelper.props for determining window packing state/dimensions.

Parameters:

panel - the panel to place in the frame

title - the title for the fraame

center - whether to center the frame

Returns:

the generated frame

launchApplication

public static MekaFrame launchApplication(Class panelCls,
                                          String title,
                                          boolean center,
                                          String[] args)
                                   throws Exception

Embeds the panel in a frame and displays. Also initializes the project and GOE editors. Uses GUIHelper.props for determining window packing state/dimensions.

Parameters:

panelCls - the panel class to instantiated and place in the frame

title - the title for the fraame

center - whether to center the frame

args - the commandline arguments

Returns:

the generated frame

Throws:

Exception - if failed to instantiate panel