org.cytoscape.application.swing
Interface CyAction

All Superinterfaces:

Action, ActionListener, EventListener, MenuListener, PopupMenuListener

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCyAction

public interface CyAction
extends Action, MenuListener, PopupMenuListener

An interface that describes how an action should be placed within the menus and/or toolbars of the Swing application.

Cytoscape Backwards Compatibility (SPI Interface): We expect that this interface will be implemented. Therefore to maintain backwards compatibility this interface will only be modified for major version updates.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.Action

ACCELERATOR_KEY, ACTION_COMMAND_KEY, DEFAULT, DISPLAYED_MNEMONIC_INDEX_KEY, LARGE_ICON_KEY, LONG_DESCRIPTION, MNEMONIC_KEY, NAME, SELECTED_KEY, SHORT_DESCRIPTION, SMALL_ICON

Method Summary

KeyStroke	getAcceleratorKeyStroke() Returns the accelerator KeyStroke defined for this action.
float	getMenuGravity() Returns the gravity used to place the menu item for this action.
String	getName() Returns the name of the action.
String	getPreferredMenu() This method returns a Menu specification string.
float	getToolbarGravity() Returns the gravity used to place this action in the toolbar.
boolean	isInMenuBar() Returns whether the action should be in the menu bar.
boolean	isInToolBar() Returns whether the action should be in the tool bar.
void	updateEnableState() Forces the action to update its enable state based on the criteria defined for the action.
boolean	useCheckBoxMenuItem() Returns whether or not a checkbox menu item should be used.

Methods inherited from interface javax.swing.Action

addPropertyChangeListener, getValue, isEnabled, putValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setEnabled

Methods inherited from interface java.awt.event.ActionListener

actionPerformed

Methods inherited from interface javax.swing.event.MenuListener

menuCanceled, menuDeselected, menuSelected

Methods inherited from interface javax.swing.event.PopupMenuListener

popupMenuCanceled, popupMenuWillBecomeInvisible, popupMenuWillBecomeVisible

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of the action.

Returns:

the name of the action.

isInMenuBar

boolean isInMenuBar()

Returns whether the action should be in the menu bar.

Returns:

whether the action should be in the menu bar.

isInToolBar

boolean isInToolBar()

Returns whether the action should be in the tool bar.

Returns:

whether the action should be in the tool bar.

getMenuGravity

float getMenuGravity()

Returns the gravity used to place the menu item for this action. Gravity is a numeric value associated with each menu item. MenuItems in the same menu pull-down are sorted in ascending order based on their gravity values.

Returns:

The gravity used to place the menu item for this action.

getToolbarGravity

float getToolbarGravity()

Returns the gravity used to place this action in the toolbar. Gravity is a numeric value associated with each menu item. MenuItems in the same menu pull-down are sorted in ascending order based on their gravity values.

Returns:

The gravity used to place this action in the toolbar.

getAcceleratorKeyStroke

KeyStroke getAcceleratorKeyStroke()

Returns the accelerator KeyStroke defined for this action. Will return null if no accelerator is set.

Returns:

the accelerator KeyStroke defined for this action. Will return null if no accelerator is set.

getPreferredMenu

String getPreferredMenu()

This method returns a Menu specification string. Submenus are preceded by dots in this string, so the result "File.Import" specifies the submenu "Import" of the menu "File". If the result is null, the menu will be placed in a default location.

Returns:

the string identifying the preferred menu.

useCheckBoxMenuItem

boolean useCheckBoxMenuItem()

Returns whether or not a checkbox menu item should be used.

Returns:

whether or not a checkbox menu item should be used.

updateEnableState

void updateEnableState()

Forces the action to update its enable state based on the criteria defined for the action.