net.sf.swinglib
Class UIHelper

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.swinglib.UIHelper

public class UIHelper
extends Object

Static methods and constants that help build UI objects with a consistent appearance.

Field Summary

static Color	HIGHLIGHT_COLOR The highlight color for invalid fields.
static int	STANDARD_SPACE An "inter-component" horizontal space, also used as the standard inset from a frame to its content.

Constructor Summary

UIHelper()

Method Summary

static Border	dialogBorder() The border to be used around a dialog's content.
static Border	dialogGroupBorder() The border to be used around a group of components in a dialog.
static Component	interButtonSpace() A horizontal strut between buttons on the same line.
static JDialog	newModalDialog(JFrame owner, String title, JPanel content, Action... actions) Builds a standard modal input dialog, with content and buttons to accept or cancel that content.
static JDialog	newModalDialog(JFrame owner, String title, JPanel content, JButton... buttons) Builds a standard modal input dialog, with content and buttons to accept or cancel that content.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

STANDARD_SPACE

public static final int STANDARD_SPACE

An "inter-component" horizontal space, also used as the standard inset from a frame to its content. This is the nominal "Em" space.

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Constant Field Values

HIGHLIGHT_COLOR

public static final Color HIGHLIGHT_COLOR

The highlight color for invalid fields.

Constructor Detail

UIHelper

public UIHelper()

Method Detail

dialogBorder

public static Border dialogBorder()

The border to be used around a dialog's content.

dialogGroupBorder

public static Border dialogGroupBorder()

The border to be used around a group of components in a dialog. Assumes that there will be a label above the group, and that there won't be decoration between groups.

interButtonSpace

public static Component interButtonSpace()

A horizontal strut between buttons on the same line.

newModalDialog

public static JDialog newModalDialog(JFrame owner,
                                     String title,
                                     JPanel content,
                                     JButton... buttons)

Builds a standard modal input dialog, with content and buttons to accept or cancel that content.

newModalDialog

public static JDialog newModalDialog(JFrame owner,
                                     String title,
                                     JPanel content,
                                     Action... actions)

Builds a standard modal input dialog, with content and buttons to accept or cancel that content.