jwo.vfc.hubclient
Class MetaForm

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.Component
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        +--java.awt.Container
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              +--java.awt.Window
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                    +--java.awt.Frame
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                          +--jwo.vfc.hub.JWFrame
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                                +--jwo.vfc.hubclient.MetaForm

All Implemented Interfaces:

Accessible, ActionListener, EventListener, ImageObserver, ItemListener, MenuContainer, Serializable, TextListener

public class MetaForm

extends JWFrame

implements ActionListener, ItemListener, TextListener

Allows data to be submitted to the hub by providing a metadata form to fill out.

Version:

1.2.3, 21st December, 1999.

Author:

Jo Wood and Kate Moore.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Frame

Frame.AccessibleAWTFrame

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Window

Window.AccessibleAWTWindow

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Frame

CROSSHAIR_CURSOR, DEFAULT_CURSOR, E_RESIZE_CURSOR, HAND_CURSOR, ICONIFIED, MAXIMIZED_BOTH, MAXIMIZED_HORIZ, MAXIMIZED_VERT, MOVE_CURSOR, N_RESIZE_CURSOR, NE_RESIZE_CURSOR, NORMAL, NW_RESIZE_CURSOR, S_RESIZE_CURSOR, SE_RESIZE_CURSOR, SW_RESIZE_CURSOR, TEXT_CURSOR, W_RESIZE_CURSOR, WAIT_CURSOR

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

MetaForm()
Creates the initial metadata form with a default background colour.

MetaForm(Color bgColour)
Creates the initial metadata form with a given background colour.

Method Summary

void	actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) Responds to button presses by either validating metadata entry, cancelling window or browsing for files.
void	addReturnButtons(MetaFormListener metaFormListener) Adds a set of return buttons to the frame.
void	closeFrame() Closes down window if requested.
Metadata	getMetadata() Extracts the metadata from the form and validates their contents.
void	itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) Responds to a change in one of the choice boxes.
static void	main(String[] argv) Creates a GUI front end for metadata entry.
void	setConsole(String message) Sets the console message for the metadata form.
void	setMetadata(Metadata metadata) Fills out the form with the given set of metadata.
void	setObjectID(String id) Sets the object ID for the metadata form.
void	textValueChanged(TextEvent e) Responds to a change in the text of the author box.

Methods inherited from class jwo.vfc.hub.JWFrame

add, addReturnButtons, getGBConstraints, getGBLayout

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Frame

addNotify, finalize, getAccessibleContext, getCursorType, getExtendedState, getFrames, getIconImage, getMaximizedBounds, getMenuBar, getState, getTitle, isResizable, isUndecorated, paramString, remove, removeNotify, setCursor, setExtendedState, setIconImage, setMaximizedBounds, setMenuBar, setResizable, setState, setTitle, setUndecorated

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Window

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addWindowFocusListener, addWindowListener, addWindowStateListener, applyResourceBundle, applyResourceBundle, createBufferStrategy, createBufferStrategy, dispose, getBufferStrategy, getFocusableWindowState, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusOwner, getFocusTraversalKeys, getGraphicsConfiguration, getInputContext, getListeners, getLocale, getMostRecentFocusOwner, getOwnedWindows, getOwner, getToolkit, getWarningString, getWindowFocusListeners, getWindowListeners, getWindowStateListeners, hide, isActive, isFocusableWindow, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocused, isShowing, pack, postEvent, processEvent, processWindowEvent, processWindowFocusEvent, processWindowStateEvent, removeWindowFocusListener, removeWindowListener, removeWindowStateListener, setCursor, setFocusableWindowState, setFocusCycleRoot, setLocationRelativeTo, show, toBack, toFront

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getInsets, getLayout, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getPreferredSize, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paint, paintComponents, preferredSize, print, printComponents, processContainerEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFont, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, update, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disable, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphics, getHeight, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getSize, getTreeLock, getWidth, getX, getY, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isDoubleBuffered, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isOpaque, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, prepareImage, prepareImage, printAll, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, reshape, resize, resize, setBackground, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setDropTarget, setEnabled, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setForeground, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, setVisible, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.awt.MenuContainer

getFont, postEvent

Constructor Detail

MetaForm

public MetaForm()

Creates the initial metadata form with a default background colour.

MetaForm

public MetaForm(Color bgColour)

Creates the initial metadata form with a given background colour.

Parameters:

bgColour - Background colour.

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] argv)

Creates a GUI front end for metadata entry.

Parameters:

argv - Command line arguments (ignored for the moment)

addReturnButtons

public void addReturnButtons(MetaFormListener metaFormListener)

Adds a set of return buttons to the frame. Object that listens for a change in the metadata.

getMetadata

public Metadata getMetadata()

Extracts the metadata from the form and validates their contents. If any of the compulsorary fields are missing, or other values are internally inconsistent, the relevant values are highlighted.

setMetadata

public void setMetadata(Metadata metadata)

Fills out the form with the given set of metadata.

Parameters:

metadata - New metadata to fill out form.

setConsole

public void setConsole(String message)

Sets the console message for the metadata form.

Parameters:

message - Message to display in console.

setObjectID

public void setObjectID(String id)

Sets the object ID for the metadata form.

actionPerformed

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

Responds to button presses by either validating metadata entry, cancelling window or browsing for files.

Specified by:

actionPerformed in interface ActionListener

Overrides:

actionPerformed in class JWFrame

Parameters:

event - button press event.

itemStateChanged

public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)

Responds to a change in one of the choice boxes. e Type of item change.

Specified by:

itemStateChanged in interface ItemListener

textValueChanged

public void textValueChanged(TextEvent e)

Responds to a change in the text of the author box. If it is not empty, the contributor field becomes available. e Type of text change.

Specified by:

textValueChanged in interface TextListener

closeFrame

public void closeFrame()

Closes down window if requested. The window is not destroyed so that subsequent edit windows can hold the same contents.

Specified by:

closeFrame in class JWFrame