net.quartzware
Class BinaryPath

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

public class BinaryPath

extends Value

BinaryPathDlg A Class that stores the path to a binary file. The contents of the file are never seen by this class. It only stores the path to the binary file. A binary file can be of any type (GIF, JPG, DOC) and RBEdit does not check the type. The programmer must know what type of file to expect.

Constructor Summary

BinaryPath()
Default Constructor PRE: none POST: The object is created.

BinaryPath(java.io.File path)
Constructs a BinaryPath object using the given path.

BinaryPath(java.lang.String path)
Constructs a BinaryPath object using the given path.

Method Summary

boolean	editValue() This function will allow the user to edit the value in this entry.
void	setValue(java.lang.String newValue) Sets the path variable with newValue.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class net.quartzware.Value

getIcon

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BinaryPath

public BinaryPath()

Default Constructor PRE: none POST: The object is created.

BinaryPath

public BinaryPath(java.io.File path)

Constructs a BinaryPath object using the given path.

Parameters:

path - the specified path to the binary file (File format) PRE: path not equal to null POST: The object is created.

BinaryPath

public BinaryPath(java.lang.String path)

Constructs a BinaryPath object using the given path.

Parameters:

path - the specified path to the binary file (File format) PRE: path not equal to null POST: The object is created.

Method Detail

editValue

public boolean editValue()

Description copied from class: Value

This function will allow the user to edit the value in this entry. It returns true if in-label editing is required, but false if a dialog will handle the editing.

Overrides:

editValue in class Value

Following copied from class: net.quartzware.Value

Returns:

Whether to do in label editing of this value PRE: The entry that this Value is a part of must be in an open Edior Window POST: This value may be modified.

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String newValue)

Sets the path variable with newValue. Catches an exception if format of path is incorrect. PRE: a string is passed to the function POST: path is set or exception raised

Overrides:

setValue in class Value

Following copied from class: net.quartzware.Value

Parameters:

newValue - The new value for the string. PRE: newValue is not null. POST: none

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object