org.w3c.jigadm.editors
Interface ResourceHelperInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

AttributesHelper, AttributesHelper, ControlHelper, FramedResourceHelper, FramesHelper, IndexersHelper, RealmsHelper, ResourceHelper, ResourceHelper, ResourcesHelper, UsersHelper

public interface ResourceHelperInterface

Method Summary

void	addResourceListener(ResourceListener el) Add a Listener to this helper.
void	clearChanged() set the current resource to be the original resource (ie: the hasChanged() method must return false now.
void	commitChanges() commit the changes (if any)
RemoteResource	getValue() get the Resource edited with this helper
boolean	hasChanged() tells if the edited resource in the helper has changed
void	initialize(RemoteResourceWrapper rw, java.util.Properties p) initialize the helper
void	removeResourceListener(ResourceListener el) Remove the listener from this helper.
void	resetChanges() undo the not-yet-commited changes

Method Detail

hasChanged

boolean hasChanged()

tells if the edited resource in the helper has changed

Returns:

true if the values changed. to get more informations about what has changed, you can use the three methods below.

clearChanged

void clearChanged()

set the current resource to be the original resource (ie: the hasChanged() method must return false now. to do a "fine tuned" reset, use one of the three following method.

getValue

RemoteResource getValue()

get the Resource edited with this helper

Returns:

a RemoteResource

addResourceListener

void addResourceListener(ResourceListener el)

Add a Listener to this helper.

Parameters:

el - a listener

removeResourceListener

void removeResourceListener(ResourceListener el)

Remove the listener from this helper.

Parameters:

el - the listener to be removed.

commitChanges

void commitChanges()
                   throws RemoteAccessException

commit the changes (if any)

Throws:

RemoteAccessException - if a remote access error occurs.

resetChanges

void resetChanges()

undo the not-yet-commited changes

initialize

void initialize(RemoteResourceWrapper rw,
                java.util.Properties p)
                throws RemoteAccessException

initialize the helper

Parameters:

r - the ResourceWrapper containing the Resource edited with this helper

p - some Properties, used to fine-tune the helper

Throws:

RemoteAccessException - if a remote access error occurs.