com.jgoodies.forms.factories
Class DefaultComponentFactory

java.lang.Object
  com.jgoodies.forms.factories.DefaultComponentFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

ComponentFactory

public class DefaultComponentFactory

extends Object

implements ComponentFactory

A singleton implementaton of the ComponentFactory interface that creates UI components as required by the PanelBuilder.

The texts used in methods #createLabel(String) and #createTitle(String) can contain an optional mnemonic marker. The mnemonic and mnemonic index are indicated by a single ampersand (&). For example "&Save", or "Save &as". To use the ampersand itself duplicate it, for example "Look&&Feel".

Version:

$Revision: 1.17 $

Author:

Karsten Lentzsch

Method Summary

JLabel	createLabel(String textWithMnemonic) Creates and returns a label with an optional mnemonic.
JComponent	createSeparator(String text) Creates and returns a labeled separator with the label in the left-hand side.
JComponent	createSeparator(String text, int alignment) Creates and returns a labeled separator.
JLabel	createTitle(String textWithMnemonic) Creates and returns a label that uses the foreground color and font of a TitledBorder.
static DefaultComponentFactory	getInstance() Returns the sole instance of this factory class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static DefaultComponentFactory getInstance()

Returns the sole instance of this factory class.

Returns:

the sole instance of this factory class

createLabel

public JLabel createLabel(String textWithMnemonic)

Creates and returns a label with an optional mnemonic.

 createLabel("Name");       // No mnemonic
 createLabel("N&ame");      // Mnemonic is 'a'
 createLabel("Save &as");   // Mnemonic is the second 'a'
 createLabel("Look&&Feel"); // No mnemonic, text is Look&Feel
 

Specified by:

createLabel in interface ComponentFactory

Parameters:

textWithMnemonic - the label's text - may contain a mnemonic

Returns:

an label with optional mnemonic

createTitle

public JLabel createTitle(String textWithMnemonic)

Creates and returns a label that uses the foreground color and font of a TitledBorder.

 createTitle("Name");       // No mnemonic
 createTitle("N&ame");      // Mnemonic is 'a'
 createTitle("Save &as");   // Mnemonic is the second 'a'
 createTitle("Look&&Feel"); // No mnemonic, text is Look&Feel
 

Specified by:

createTitle in interface ComponentFactory

Parameters:

textWithMnemonic - the title's text - may contain a mnemonic

Returns:

an emphasized title label

createSeparator

public JComponent createSeparator(String text)

Creates and returns a labeled separator with the label in the left-hand side. Useful to separate paragraphs in a panel; often a better choice than a TitledBorder.

Parameters:

text - the title's text

Returns:

a title label with separator on the side

createSeparator

public JComponent createSeparator(String text,
                                  int alignment)

Creates and returns a labeled separator. Useful to separate paragraphs in a panel, which is often a better choice than a TitledBorder.

Specified by:

createSeparator in interface ComponentFactory

Parameters:

text - the title's text

alignment - text alignment: left, center, right

Returns:

a separator with title label