com.tensegrity.gui.component
Interface BasicComponent

All Superinterfaces:

Evaluable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Applet, AttributeTable, AttributeTree, Frame, GraphPanel, Menu, MenuBar, ObjectTreePanel, PopupMenuMarkup, StatusBar, ToolBar

All Known Implementing Classes:

AppletStatusBar, CopyOfSwtAttributeTable, ExtendedJFrame, ExtendedShell, PopupMenu, SwingApplet, SwingAttributeTable, SwingAttributeTree, SwingGraphPanel, SwingMenu, SwingMenuBar, SwingObjectTreePanel, SwingStatusBar, SwingToolBar, SwtAttributeTree, SwtGraphPanel, SwtMenuBar, SwtPopupMenu, SwtToolBar

public interface BasicComponent

extends Evaluable

This class specifies a basic user interface component which is Evaluable, has a size and is able to repaint itself. This functionality represents the base responsibility for all derived BaseComponent interfaces, each of which contains more specific behavior.

Version:

$Id: BasicComponent.java,v 1.9 2005/06/16 16:14:51 AndreasEbbert Exp $

Author:

Stepan Rutz

Method Summary

int	getHeight() Returns the height of the component in pixels.
BasicComponent	getParentComponent() Returns the parent Component of this instance.
int	getWidth() Returns the width of the component in pixels.
void	repaint() Triggers a repaint.

Methods inherited from interface com.tensegrity.gui.Evaluable

applyEvList, installEvList

Method Detail

getWidth

public int getWidth()

Returns the width of the component in pixels.

Returns:

the width of the component in pixels.

Find more information in the class documentation

getHeight

public int getHeight()

Returns the height of the component in pixels.

Returns:

the height of the component in pixels.

Find more information in the class documentation

repaint

public void repaint()

Triggers a repaint.

Find more information in the class documentation

getParentComponent

public BasicComponent getParentComponent()

Returns the parent Component of this instance.

Returns:

the parent component or null if no parent exists.

Find more information in the class documentation