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org.openide
Class WizardDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  org.openide.NotifyDescriptor
      org.openide.DialogDescriptor
          org.openide.WizardDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:: HelpCtx.Provider

public class WizardDescriptor
extends DialogDescriptor

Implements a basic "wizard" GUI system. A list of wizard panels may be specified and these may be traversed at the proper times using the "Previous" and "Next" buttons (or "Finish" on the last one).

See Also:: DialogDisplayer.createDialog(org.openide.DialogDescriptor), Wizard Guidebook (describes the set of properties controlling the display of wizard panels)

Nested Class Summary

static class WizardDescriptor.ArrayIterator
          Special iterator that works on an array of Panels.

static interface WizardDescriptor.FinishablePanel
          A special interface for panel that needs to dynamically enabled Finish button.

static interface WizardDescriptor.FinishPanel
          Deprecated. 4.28 Use FinishablePanel instead.

static interface WizardDescriptor.InstantiatingIterator
          Iterator for a wizard that needs to somehow instantiate new objects.

static interface WizardDescriptor.Iterator
          Iterator on the sequence of panels.

static interface WizardDescriptor.Panel
          One wizard panel with a component on it.

static interface WizardDescriptor.ValidatingPanel
          A special interface for panels that need to do additional validation when Next or Finish button is clicked.

Nested classes inherited from class org.openide.NotifyDescriptor

NotifyDescriptor.Confirmation, NotifyDescriptor.Exception, NotifyDescriptor.InputLine, NotifyDescriptor.Message

Field Summary

static Object FINISH_OPTION
          "Finish" button option.

static Object NEXT_OPTION
          "Next" button option.

static Object PREVIOUS_OPTION
          "Previous" button option.

Fields inherited from class org.openide.DialogDescriptor

BOTTOM_ALIGN, DEFAULT_ALIGN, PROP_BUTTON_LISTENER, PROP_CLOSING_OPTIONS, PROP_HELP_CTX, PROP_LEAF, PROP_MODAL, PROP_OPTIONS_ALIGN, RIGHT_ALIGN

Fields inherited from class org.openide.NotifyDescriptor

CANCEL_OPTION, CLOSED_OPTION, DEFAULT_OPTION, ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, NO_OPTION, OK_CANCEL_OPTION, OK_OPTION, PLAIN_MESSAGE, PROP_DETAIL, PROP_MESSAGE, PROP_MESSAGE_TYPE, PROP_OPTION_TYPE, PROP_OPTIONS, PROP_TITLE, PROP_VALID, PROP_VALUE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION, YES_NO_OPTION, YES_OPTION

Constructor Summary

WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Iterator panels)
          Create wizard for a sequence of panels, with settings defaulted to this.

WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Iterator panels, Object settings)
          Create wizard for a sequence of panels, passing some settings to the panels.

WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Panel[] wizardPanels)
          Create a new wizard from a fixed list of panels with settings defaulted to this.

WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Panel[] wizardPanels, Object settings)
          Create a new wizard from a fixed list of panels, passing some settings to the panels.

Method Summary

Set getInstantiatedObjects()
          Returns set of newly instantiated objects if the wizard has been correctly finished.

Object getProperty(String name)
          Getter for stored property.

MessageFormat getTitleFormat()
          Getter for current format to be used to format title.

Object getValue()
          Overriden to ensure that returned value is one of the XXX_OPTION constants.

protected void initialize()
          Initializes settings.

void putProperty(String name, Object value)
          Allows Panels that use WizardDescriptor as settings object to store additional settings into it.

void setAdditionalOptions(Object[] options)
          Define an explicit description of the set of additional user-selectable options.

void setClosingOptions(Object[] options)
          Setter for list of options that close the dialog.

void setHelpCtx(HelpCtx helpCtx)
          Set new help context for this dialog descriptor.

void setOptions(Object[] options)
          Set options permitted by the wizard considered as a DialogDescriptor.

void setPanels(WizardDescriptor.Iterator panels)
          Set a different list of panels.

void setTitleFormat(MessageFormat format)
          Sets the message format to create title of the wizard.

void setValue(Object value)
          Overrides superclass method.

protected void updateState()
          Updates buttons to reflect the current state of the panels.

Methods inherited from class org.openide.DialogDescriptor

getButtonListener, getClosingOptions, getHelpCtx, getOptionsAlign, isLeaf, isModal, setButtonListener, setLeaf, setModal, setOptionsAlign

Methods inherited from class org.openide.NotifyDescriptor

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getAdditionalOptions, getDefaultValue, getMessage, getMessageType, getOptions, getOptionType, getTitle, getTitleForType, isValid, removePropertyChangeListener, setMessage, setMessageType, setOptionType, setTitle, setValid

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NEXT_OPTION

public static final Object NEXT_OPTION

"Next" button option.

See Also:: setOptions(java.lang.Object[])

FINISH_OPTION

public static final Object FINISH_OPTION

"Finish" button option.

See Also:: setOptions(java.lang.Object[])

PREVIOUS_OPTION

public static final Object PREVIOUS_OPTION

"Previous" button option.

See Also:: setOptions(java.lang.Object[])

Constructor Detail

WizardDescriptor

public WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Panel[] wizardPanels,
                        Object settings)

Create a new wizard from a fixed list of panels, passing some settings to the panels.
Parameters:: wizardPanels - the panels to use; settings - the settings to pass to panels, or null
See Also:: WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Iterator, Object)

WizardDescriptor

public WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Panel[] wizardPanels)

Create a new wizard from a fixed list of panels with settings defaulted to this.
Parameters:: wizardPanels - the panels to use
See Also:: WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Iterator, Object)

WizardDescriptor

public WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Iterator panels,
                        Object settings)

Create wizard for a sequence of panels, passing some settings to the panels.
Parameters:: panels - iterator over all WizardDescriptor.Panels that can appear in the wizard; settings - the settings to provide to the panels (may be any data understood by them)
See Also:: WizardDescriptor.Panel.readSettings(java.lang.Object), WizardDescriptor.Panel.storeSettings(java.lang.Object)

WizardDescriptor

public WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Iterator panels)

Create wizard for a sequence of panels, with settings defaulted to this.
Parameters:: panels - iterator over all WizardDescriptor.Panels that can appear in the wizard

Method Detail

initialize

protected void initialize()

Initializes settings.

Overrides:: initialize in class NotifyDescriptor

setPanels

public final void setPanels(WizardDescriptor.Iterator panels)

Set a different list of panels. Correctly updates the buttons.

Parameters:: panels - the new list of WizardDescriptor.Panels

setOptions

public void setOptions(Object[] options)

Set options permitted by the wizard considered as a DialogDescriptor. Substitutes tokens such as NEXT_OPTION with the actual button.

Overrides:: setOptions in class NotifyDescriptor

Parameters:: options - the options to set
See Also:: NotifyDescriptor.getOptions()

setAdditionalOptions

public void setAdditionalOptions(Object[] options)

Description copied from class: NotifyDescriptor

Define an explicit description of the set of additional user-selectable options. Additional options are supposed to be used for help button, etc.

The usual value for the options parameter is an array of Strings. But the parameter type is an array of Objects. Its interpretation depends on its type:

Component: The component is added to the button row directly.
Icon: A JButton is created with this icon as its label.
anything else: The Object is converted to a string and the result is used to label a JButton.

Overrides:: setAdditionalOptions in class NotifyDescriptor

Parameters:: options - the options to set
See Also:: NotifyDescriptor.getOptions()

setClosingOptions

public void setClosingOptions(Object[] options)

Description copied from class: DialogDescriptor

Setter for list of options that close the dialog. Special values are:

null - all options will close the dialog
empty array - no option will close the dialog

Overrides:: setClosingOptions in class DialogDescriptor

Parameters:: options - the options to set

getValue

public Object getValue()

Overriden to ensure that returned value is one of the XXX_OPTION constants.

Overrides:: getValue in class NotifyDescriptor

Returns:: an Object indicating the option selected by the user
See Also:: NotifyDescriptor.setValue(java.lang.Object)

setTitleFormat

public void setTitleFormat(MessageFormat format)

Sets the message format to create title of the wizard. The format can take two parameters. The name of the current component and the name returned by the iterator that defines the order of panels. The default value is something like

   {0} wizard {1}

That can be expanded to something like this

   EJB wizard (1 of 8)

This method allows anybody to provide own title format.

Parameters:: format - message format to the title

getTitleFormat

public MessageFormat getTitleFormat()

Getter for current format to be used to format title.

Returns:: the format
See Also:: setTitleFormat(java.text.MessageFormat)

putProperty

public void putProperty(String name,
                        Object value)

Allows Panels that use WizardDescriptor as settings object to store additional settings into it.

Parameters:: name - name of the property; value - value of property

getProperty

public Object getProperty(String name)

Getter for stored property.

Parameters:: name - name of the property
Returns:: the value

setHelpCtx

public void setHelpCtx(HelpCtx helpCtx)

Description copied from class: DialogDescriptor

Set new help context for this dialog descriptor. Fires property change event if successful.

The implementation should automatically display a help button among the secondary options, without your needing to specify it, if the help context on the descriptor is neither null nor HelpCtx.DEFAULT_HELP. If the descriptor is null, this feature will be disabled (you can still add your own help button manually if you wish, of course). If DEFAULT_HELP (the default), normally the button will also be disabled, however if the inner pane is a component and this component has an associated help ID, that will be used automatically. So most users should never need to manually add a help button: call this method with the correct context, or associate an ID with the displayed component. Note that to set it to null you must explicitly call this method; passing null in the constructor actually sets it to DEFAULT_HELP.

Overrides:: setHelpCtx in class DialogDescriptor

Parameters:: helpCtx - new help context, can be null (no help)
See Also:: DialogDescriptor.getHelpCtx()

getInstantiatedObjects

public Set getInstantiatedObjects()

Returns set of newly instantiated objects if the wizard has been correctly finished. Returns the empty set as default. If the wizard uses the InstantiatingIterator then WizardDescriptor returns a set of Object as same as InstantiatingIterator.instantiate().

Returns:: a set of Objects created
Throws:: IllegalStateException - if this method is called on the unfinished wizard
Since:: 4.41

updateState

protected void updateState()

Updates buttons to reflect the current state of the panels. Can be overridden by subclasses to change the options to special values. In such a case use:

   super.updateState ();
   setOptions (...);

setValue

public void setValue(Object value)

Overrides superclass method. Adds reseting of wizard for CLOSED_OPTION.

Overrides:: setValue in class NotifyDescriptor

Parameters:: value - the chosen value
See Also:: NotifyDescriptor.getValue()

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Nested Class Summary
`static class`	`WizardDescriptor.ArrayIterator` Special iterator that works on an array of `Panel`s.
`static interface`	`WizardDescriptor.FinishablePanel` A special interface for panel that needs to dynamically enabled Finish button.
`static interface`	`WizardDescriptor.FinishPanel` Deprecated. 4.28 Use FinishablePanel instead.
`static interface`	`WizardDescriptor.InstantiatingIterator` Iterator for a wizard that needs to somehow instantiate new objects.
`static interface`	`WizardDescriptor.Iterator` Iterator on the sequence of panels.
`static interface`	`WizardDescriptor.Panel` One wizard panel with a component on it.
`static interface`	`WizardDescriptor.ValidatingPanel` A special interface for panels that need to do additional validation when Next or Finish button is clicked.

Field Summary
`static Object`	`FINISH_OPTION` "Finish" button option.
`static Object`	`NEXT_OPTION` "Next" button option.
`static Object`	`PREVIOUS_OPTION` "Previous" button option.

Constructor Summary
`WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Iterator panels)` Create wizard for a sequence of panels, with settings defaulted to `this`.
`WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Iterator panels, Object settings)` Create wizard for a sequence of panels, passing some settings to the panels.
`WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Panel[] wizardPanels)` Create a new wizard from a fixed list of panels with settings defaulted to `this`.
`WizardDescriptor(WizardDescriptor.Panel[] wizardPanels, Object settings)` Create a new wizard from a fixed list of panels, passing some settings to the panels.

Method Summary
`Set`	`getInstantiatedObjects()` Returns set of newly instantiated objects if the wizard has been correctly finished.
`Object`	`getProperty(String name)` Getter for stored property.
`MessageFormat`	`getTitleFormat()` Getter for current format to be used to format title.
`Object`	`getValue()` Overriden to ensure that returned value is one of the XXX_OPTION constants.
`protected void`	`initialize()` Initializes settings.
`void`	`putProperty(String name, Object value)` Allows Panels that use WizardDescriptor as settings object to store additional settings into it.
`void`	`setAdditionalOptions(Object[] options)` Define an explicit description of the set of additional user-selectable options.
`void`	`setClosingOptions(Object[] options)` Setter for list of options that close the dialog.
`void`	`setHelpCtx(HelpCtx helpCtx)` Set new help context for this dialog descriptor.
`void`	`setOptions(Object[] options)` Set options permitted by the wizard considered as a `DialogDescriptor`.
`void`	`setPanels(WizardDescriptor.Iterator panels)` Set a different list of panels.
`void`	`setTitleFormat(MessageFormat format)` Sets the message format to create title of the wizard.
`void`	`setValue(Object value)` Overrides superclass method.
`protected void`	`updateState()` Updates buttons to reflect the current state of the panels.

WizardDescriptor (NetBeans APIs) - NetBeans API Javadoc 4.1.0

org.openide Class WizardDescriptor

NEXT_OPTION

FINISH_OPTION

PREVIOUS_OPTION

WizardDescriptor

WizardDescriptor

WizardDescriptor

WizardDescriptor

initialize

setPanels

setOptions

setAdditionalOptions

setClosingOptions

getValue

setTitleFormat

getTitleFormat

putProperty

getProperty

setHelpCtx

getInstantiatedObjects

updateState

setValue

org.openide
Class WizardDescriptor