Package jam.framework

Class RecentFileList

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.util.EventListener

    public class RecentFileList
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.awt.event.ActionListener
    A class for maintaining a "Recent File List". The recent file list can be stored between program invocations in a properties file. One or more RecentFileLists can easily be embedded in a JMenu.
    Version:
    $Id: RecentFileList.java 183 2006-01-23 21:29:48Z rambaut $
    Author:
    Tony Johnson (tonyj@slac.stanford.edu)
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      RecentFileList()
      Create a RecentFileList
      RecentFileList​(int size)
      Create a RecentFileList with a given maximum length
      RecentFileList​(java.lang.String type)
      Create a recent file list.
      RecentFileList​(java.lang.String type, int size)
      Create a recent file list with a given type and size
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void actionPerformed​(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e)  
      void add​(java.io.File f)
      Add a file to the list
      void add​(java.lang.String name)
      Add a file to the list
      void addActionListener​(java.awt.event.ActionListener l)  
      void buildMenu​(javax.swing.JMenu menu)
      Adds the recent file list to a menu.
      void load​(java.util.Properties props)
      Load the recent file list from a Properties set
      void remove​(java.io.File f)
      Remove a file from the list
      void remove​(java.lang.String name)
      Remove a file from the list
      void removeActionListener​(java.awt.event.ActionListener l)  
      void save​(java.util.Properties props)
      Save the recent file list in a Properties set
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • RecentFileList

        public RecentFileList()
        Create a RecentFileList
      • RecentFileList

        public RecentFileList​(int size)
        Create a RecentFileList with a given maximum length
        Parameters:
        size - the maximum number of files to remember
      • RecentFileList

        public RecentFileList​(java.lang.String type)
        Create a recent file list. The type parameter is used to prefix entries in the properties file, so that multiple RecentFileLists can be used in an application.
        Parameters:
        type - The prefix to use
      • RecentFileList

        public RecentFileList​(java.lang.String type,
                              int size)
        Create a recent file list with a given type and size
        Parameters:
        type - The prefix to use
        size - the maximum number of files to remember
    • Method Detail

      • addActionListener

        public void addActionListener​(java.awt.event.ActionListener l)
      • removeActionListener

        public void removeActionListener​(java.awt.event.ActionListener l)
      • actionPerformed

        public void actionPerformed​(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e)
        Specified by:
        actionPerformed in interface java.awt.event.ActionListener
      • save

        public void save​(java.util.Properties props)
        Save the recent file list in a Properties set
        Parameters:
        props - The Properties set to save the files in
      • load

        public void load​(java.util.Properties props)
        Load the recent file list from a Properties set
        Parameters:
        props - The Properties set to load from
      • add

        public void add​(java.io.File f)
        Add a file to the list
        Parameters:
        f - The file to add
      • remove

        public void remove​(java.io.File f)
        Remove a file from the list
        Parameters:
        f - Remove a file from the list
      • add

        public void add​(java.lang.String name)
        Add a file to the list
        Parameters:
        name - The name of the file to add
      • remove

        public void remove​(java.lang.String name)
        Remove a file from the list
        Parameters:
        name - The name of the file to remove
      • buildMenu

        public void buildMenu​(javax.swing.JMenu menu)
        Adds the recent file list to a menu. The files will be added at the end of the menu, with a separator before the files (if there are >0 files in the list)