View (Toolsverse API Reference 5.9)

All Superinterfaces:

ActionListener, EventListener, PropertyChangeListener

All Known Implementing Classes:

ViewImpl, WingsViewImpl
```
public interface View
extends PropertyChangeListener, ActionListener
```
This interface defines the methods required of objects filling the role of View in the Toolsverse Model/View/Controller implementation.

Since:

2.0

Version:

2.0

See Also:

Model, Controller

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Object`	`access(String attributeName)` Returns the value of the component by attribute name.
`void`	`actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)`
`void`	`addActionListener(ActionListener listener)` Adds the action listener.
`String`	`addComponent(Object component)` Adds the component to the view
`String`	`addComponent(Object component, long behavior)` Adds the component to the view using behavior modifier.
`void`	`addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)` Adds the property change listener.
`void`	`clearComponents()` Removes all components from the view.
`void`	`clearControllerAdapters()` Removes all controller adapters rom the view.
`ComponentAdapter`	`getComponent(String name)` Gets the ComponentAdapter by name.
`Map<String,ComponentAdapter>`	`getComponents()` Gets the map where name is a name of the attribute and value is a ComponentAdapter.
`Controller`	`getController()` Gets the controller.
`List<ControllerAdapter>`	`getControllerAdapters()` Gets the list of the registered controller adapters.
`void`	`populate(String attributeName, Object newValue)` Sets the value of the component by attribute name.
`void`	`propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent event)`
`void`	`registerControllerAdapter(ControllerAdapter controllerAdapter)` Registers controller adapter.
`void`	`removeActionListener(ActionListener listener)` Removes the action listener.
`String`	`removeComponent(Object component)` Removes the component from the view.
`void`	`removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)` Removes the property change listener.
`void`	`setController(Controller controller)` Sets the controller for the view
`void`	`unRegisterControllerAdapter(ControllerAdapter controllerAdapter)` Unregisters controller adapter.

- Method Detail
  - access
```
Object access(String attributeName)
```
    Returns the value of the component by attribute name. For example for the text field its a field.getText(), etc.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeName - the attribute name
    
    Returns:
    
    the object
  - actionPerformed
```
void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
```
    Specified by:
    
    actionPerformed in interface ActionListener
  - addActionListener
```
void addActionListener(ActionListener listener)
```
    Adds the action listener.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the listener
  - addComponent
```
String addComponent(Object component)
```
    Adds the component to the view
    
    Parameters:
    
    component - the component
    
    Returns:
    
    the string
  - addComponent
```
String addComponent(Object component,
                    long behavior)
```
    Adds the component to the view using behavior modifier.
    
    Parameters:
    
    component - the component
    
    behavior - the behavior modifier
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the component
  - addPropertyChangeListener
```
void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)
```
    Adds the property change listener.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the listener
  - clearComponents
```
void clearComponents()
```
    Removes all components from the view.
  - clearControllerAdapters
```
void clearControllerAdapters()
```
    Removes all controller adapters rom the view.
  - getComponent
```
ComponentAdapter getComponent(String name)
```
    Gets the ComponentAdapter by name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name
    
    Returns:
    
    the ComponentAdapter
  - getComponents
```
Map<String,ComponentAdapter> getComponents()
```
    Gets the map where name is a name of the attribute and value is a ComponentAdapter.
    
    Returns:
    
    the the map where name is a name of the attribute and value is a ComponentAdapter
  - getController
```
Controller getController()
```
    Gets the controller.
    
    Returns:
    
    the controller
  - getControllerAdapters
```
List<ControllerAdapter> getControllerAdapters()
```
    Gets the list of the registered controller adapters.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list controller adapters
  - populate
```
void populate(String attributeName,
              Object newValue)
```
    Sets the value of the component by attribute name. For example for the text field its a field.setText(newValue), etc.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeName - the attribute name
    
    newValue - the new value
  - propertyChange
```
void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent event)
```
    Specified by:
    
    propertyChange in interface PropertyChangeListener
  - registerControllerAdapter
```
void registerControllerAdapter(ControllerAdapter controllerAdapter)
```
    Registers controller adapter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    controllerAdapter - the controller adapter
  - removeActionListener
```
void removeActionListener(ActionListener listener)
```
    Removes the action listener.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the listener
  - removeComponent
```
String removeComponent(Object component)
```
    Removes the component from the view.
    
    Parameters:
    
    component - the component
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the component
  - removePropertyChangeListener
```
void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)
```
    Removes the property change listener.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the listener
  - setController
```
void setController(Controller controller)
```
    Sets the controller for the view
    
    Parameters:
    
    controller - the new controller
  - unRegisterControllerAdapter
```
void unRegisterControllerAdapter(ControllerAdapter controllerAdapter)
```
    Unregisters controller adapter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    controllerAdapter - the controller adapter

Interface View

Method Summary

Method Detail

access

actionPerformed

addActionListener

addComponent

addComponent

addPropertyChangeListener

clearComponents

clearControllerAdapters

getComponent

getComponents

getController

getControllerAdapters

populate

propertyChange

registerControllerAdapter

removeActionListener

removeComponent

removePropertyChangeListener

setController

unRegisterControllerAdapter