Package ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes

Class TextAttribute

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.util.Attribute

ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.VisibleAttribute

ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.AbstractTextAttribute

ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.TextAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Changeable, Debuggable, DebugListener, Derivable, ModelErrorHandler, MoMLExportable, Moveable, Nameable, RelativeLocatable

public class TextAttribute
extends AbstractTextAttribute
implements RelativeLocatable

This is an attribute that is rendered as text annotation.

Since:

Ptolemy II 4.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Edward A. Lee

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (cxh)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Yellow (eal)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

NamedObj.ContainedObjectsIterator

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
StringAttribute	text	The text.

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.AbstractTextAttribute

_icon, anchor, bold, fontFamily, italic, textColor, textSize

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

_changeListeners, _changeLock, _changeRequests, _debugging, _debugListeners, _deferChangeRequests, _elementName, _isPersistent, _verbose, _workspace, ATTRIBUTES, CLASSNAME, COMPLETE, CONTENTS, DEEP, FULLNAME, LINKS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TextAttribute(NamedObj container, java.lang.String name)	Construct an attribute with the given name contained by the specified container.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	attributeChanged(Attribute attribute)	React to a changes in the attributes by changing the icon.

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.AbstractTextAttribute

clone

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.vergil.kernel.attributes.VisibleAttribute

moveToFirst, moveToLast

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.Attribute

_checkContainer, _getContainedObject, _propagateExistence, getContainer, moveDown, moveToIndex, moveUp, setContainer, setName, updateContent

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

_addAttribute, _adjustOverride, _attachText, _cloneFixAttributeFields, _containedDecorators, _copyChangeRequestList, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _description, _executeChangeRequests, _exportMoMLContents, _getIndentPrefix, _isMoMLSuppressed, _markContentsDerived, _notifyHierarchyListenersAfterChange, _notifyHierarchyListenersBeforeChange, _propagateValue, _removeAttribute, _splitName, _stripNumericSuffix, _validateSettables, addChangeListener, addDebugListener, addHierarchyListener, attributeDeleted, attributeList, attributeList, attributeTypeChanged, clone, containedObjectsIterator, decorators, deepContains, depthInHierarchy, description, description, event, executeChangeRequests, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoMLPlain, getAttribute, getAttribute, getAttributes, getChangeListeners, getClassName, getDecoratorAttribute, getDecoratorAttributes, getDerivedLevel, getDerivedList, getDisplayName, getElementName, getFullName, getModelErrorHandler, getName, getName, getPrototypeList, getSource, handleModelError, isDeferringChangeRequests, isOverridden, isPersistent, lazyContainedObjectsIterator, message, notifyOfNameChange, propagateExistence, propagateValue, propagateValues, removeAttribute, removeChangeListener, removeDebugListener, removeHierarchyListener, requestChange, setClassName, setDeferringChangeRequests, setDerivedLevel, setDisplayName, setModelErrorHandler, setPersistent, setSource, sortContainedObjects, toplevel, toString, uniqueName, validateSettables, workspace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

text

public StringAttribute text

The text. This is a string that defaults to "Double click to edit text."

Constructor Detail

TextAttribute

public TextAttribute(NamedObj container,
                     java.lang.String name)
              throws IllegalActionException,
                     NameDuplicationException

Construct an attribute with the given name contained by the specified container. The container argument must not be null, or a NullPointerException will be thrown. This attribute will use the workspace of the container for synchronization and version counts. If the name argument is null, then the name is set to the empty string. Increment the version of the workspace.

Parameters:

container - The container.

name - The name of this attribute.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the attribute is not of an acceptable class for the container, or if the name contains a period.

NameDuplicationException - If the name coincides with an attribute already in the container.

Method Detail

attributeChanged

public void attributeChanged(Attribute attribute)
                      throws IllegalActionException

React to a changes in the attributes by changing the icon.

Overrides:

attributeChanged in class AbstractTextAttribute

Parameters:

attribute - The attribute that changed.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the change is not acceptable to this container (should not be thrown).