Interface UISWTView

All Superinterfaces:

UIPluginView

All Known Subinterfaces:

MdiEntrySWT, UISWTViewCore

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseMdiEntry, SideBarEntrySWT, TabbedEntry, UISWTViewImpl

public interface UISWTView
extends UIPluginView

Commands and Information about a SWT View

See Also:

• UISWTViewEvent.getView()
• UISWTViewEventListener.eventOccurred(UISWTViewEvent)
• UISWTInstance.addView(String, String, UISWTViewEventListener)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	CONTROLTYPE_AWT	For setControlType(int); When the event UISWTViewEvent.TYPE_INITIALIZE is triggered, getData() will return a Component object.
static final int	CONTROLTYPE_SWT	For setControlType(int); When the event UISWTViewEvent.TYPE_INITIALIZE is triggered, getData() will return a Composite object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	getControlType()
Object	getDataSource()	Retrieve the data sources related to this view.
UISWTViewEventListener	getEventListener()
Object	getInitialDataSource()	Get the original datasource that was set to the view
UISWTView	getParentView()	Get parent view, if one exists
PluginInterface	getPluginInterface()	Gets the plugin interface associated with this view, null if none defined
String	getViewSubID()
boolean	isContentDisposed()
boolean	isDestroyOnDeactivate()	Retrieve whether this view can be destroyed on UISWTViewEvent.TYPE_FOCUSLOST
void	setControlType(int iControlType)	Sets the type of control this view uses.
void	setDestroyOnDeactivate(boolean b)	To save memory/CPU, views are sometimes destroyed on UISWTViewEvent.TYPE_FOCUSLOST
void	setTitle(String title)	Override the default title with a new one.
void	triggerEvent(int eventType, Object data)	Trigger an event for this view

Methods inherited from interface UIPluginView

closeView, getToolBarListener, getViewID, setToolBarListener

Field Details

CONTROLTYPE_SWT

static final int CONTROLTYPE_SWT

For setControlType(int); When the event UISWTViewEvent.TYPE_INITIALIZE is triggered, getData() will return a Composite object.

Since:

2.3.0.6

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

CONTROLTYPE_AWT

static final int CONTROLTYPE_AWT

For setControlType(int); When the event UISWTViewEvent.TYPE_INITIALIZE is triggered, getData() will return a Component object.

Since:

2.3.0.6

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

setControlType

void setControlType(int iControlType)

Sets the type of control this view uses. Set before view initialization.

The default value is CONTROLTYPE_SWT

Parameters:

iControlType -

Since:

2.3.0.6

getControlType

int getControlType()

Returns:

CONTROLTYPE_*

Since:

4.3.1.3

getViewSubID

String getViewSubID()

getDataSource

Object getDataSource()

Retrieve the data sources related to this view.

Specified by:

getDataSource in interface UIPluginView

Returns:

Depending on the parent view you added your view to, the Object will be:
UISWTInstance.VIEW_MAIN- null
UISWTInstance.VIEW_MYTORRENTS- Download
UISWTInstance.VIEW_TORRENT_PEERS- Peer
If created by UISWTInstance.openMainView(String, UISWTViewEventListener, Object), value will be the value set.

May return null if no data source is selected, or while processing the UISWTViewEvent.TYPE_CREATE event.

Since:

2.3.0.6

getInitialDataSource

Object getInitialDataSource()

Get the original datasource that was set to the view

Since:

5.5.0.0

getParentView

UISWTView getParentView()

Get parent view, if one exists

Since:

5.5.0.0

triggerEvent

void triggerEvent(int eventType,
 Object data)

Trigger an event for this view

Parameters:

eventType - Event to trigger UISWTViewEvent}

data - data to send with trigger

Since:

2.3.0.6

getEventListener

UISWTViewEventListener getEventListener()

setTitle

void setTitle(String title)

Override the default title with a new one. After setting this, you should use the UISWTViewEvent.TYPE_LANGUAGEUPDATE to update your title to the new language.

Parameters:

title - new Title

Since:

2.3.0.6

getPluginInterface

PluginInterface getPluginInterface()

Gets the plugin interface associated with this view, null if none defined

Important Note
BiglyBT 2.0.0.0 and below will only return a PluginInterface during the UISWTViewEvent.TYPE_CREATE event. After this event is processed, the return value will be null.

2.0.0.1 and later will always return a PluginInterface

Specified by:

getPluginInterface in interface UIPluginView

Since:

Vuze 4.5.1.1, BiglyBT 1.0.0.0

setDestroyOnDeactivate

void setDestroyOnDeactivate(boolean b)

To save memory/CPU, views are sometimes destroyed on UISWTViewEvent.TYPE_FOCUSLOST

This allows overriding of the default behaviour

Since:

5.6.0.1

isDestroyOnDeactivate

boolean isDestroyOnDeactivate()

Retrieve whether this view can be destroyed on UISWTViewEvent.TYPE_FOCUSLOST

Since:

5.6.0.1

isContentDisposed

boolean isContentDisposed()