org.opensourcephysics.controls
Interface XMLControl

All Superinterfaces:

Control, XMLProperty

All Known Implementing Classes:

XMLControlElement

public interface XMLControl

extends Control, XMLProperty

This defines methods for storing data in an xml control element.

Method Summary

boolean	failedToRead() Returns true if the most recent read operation failed.
java.lang.Class	getObjectClass() Gets the class for which this stores data.
java.lang.String	getObjectClassName() Gets the name of the object class for which this element stores data.
java.lang.String	getPropertyType(java.lang.String name) Gets the type of the specified property.
java.lang.Object	loadObject(java.lang.Object obj) Loads an object with data from this XMLControl.
void	read(java.io.Reader reader) Reads the control from a Reader.
java.lang.String	read(java.lang.String name) Reads the control from an xml document with the specified name.
void	readXML(java.lang.String xml) Reads the control from an xml string.
void	saveObject(java.lang.Object obj) Saves an object's data in this XMLControl.
java.lang.String	toXML() Returns this control as an xml string.
java.lang.String	write(java.lang.String fileName) Writes the control as an xml document with the specified name.
void	write(java.io.Writer writer) Writes the control to a Writer.

Methods inherited from interface org.opensourcephysics.controls.Control

calculationDone, clearMessages, clearValues, getBoolean, getDouble, getInt, getObject, getPropertyNames, getString, print, println, println, setLockValues, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue

Methods inherited from interface org.opensourcephysics.controls.XMLProperty

getChildControl, getChildControls, getLevel, getParentProperty, getPropertyClass, getPropertyContent, getPropertyName, getPropertyType, setValue

Method Detail

getPropertyType

public java.lang.String getPropertyType(java.lang.String name)

Gets the type of the specified property.

Parameters:

name - the property name

Returns:

the type

getObjectClassName

public java.lang.String getObjectClassName()

Gets the name of the object class for which this element stores data.

Returns:

the object class name

getObjectClass

public java.lang.Class getObjectClass()

Gets the class for which this stores data.

Returns:

the class

saveObject

public void saveObject(java.lang.Object obj)

Saves an object's data in this XMLControl.

Parameters:

obj - the object to save.

loadObject

public java.lang.Object loadObject(java.lang.Object obj)

Loads an object with data from this XMLControl.

Parameters:

obj - the object to load

Returns:

the loaded object

read

public java.lang.String read(java.lang.String name)

Reads the control from an xml document with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name

Returns:

the full name of the opened document or null if failed

read

public void read(java.io.Reader reader)

Reads the control from a Reader.

Parameters:

reader - the Reader

readXML

public void readXML(java.lang.String xml)

Reads the control from an xml string.

Parameters:

xml - the xml string

failedToRead

public boolean failedToRead()

Returns true if the most recent read operation failed.

Returns:

true if the most recent read operation failed

write

public java.lang.String write(java.lang.String fileName)

Writes the control as an xml document with the specified name.

Parameters:

fileName - the file name

Returns:

the full name of the opened document or null if failed

write

public void write(java.io.Writer writer)

Writes the control to a Writer.

Parameters:

writer - the Writer

toXML

public java.lang.String toXML()

Returns this control as an xml string.

Returns:

the xml string