ServiceUIFactory JDK 1.6)

Description

publicabstract abstract class ServiceUIFactory

Services may optionally provide UIs which allow different styles of interaction in different roles.

Services may optionally provide UIs which allow different styles of interaction in different roles. One role may be end-user browsing and setting of print options. Another role may be administering the print service.

Although the Print Service API does not presently provide standardised support for administering a print service, monitoring of the print service is possible and a UI may provide for private update mechanisms.

The basic design intent is to allow applications to lazily locate and initialize services only when needed without any API dependencies except in an environment in which they are used.

Swing UIs are preferred as they provide a more consistent L&F and can support accessibility APIs.

Example usage:

  ServiceUIFactory factory = printService.getServiceUIFactory();
  if (factory != null) {
      JComponent swingui = (JComponent)factory.getUI(
                                         ServiceUIFactory.MAIN_UIROLE,
                                         ServiceUIFactory.JCOMPONENT_UI);
      if (swingui != null) {
          tabbedpane.add("Custom UI", swingui);
      }
  }

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Methods

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publicabstract Object getUI (int role, String ui)

Get a UI object which may be cast to the requested UI type by the application and used in its user interface.

publicabstract String getUIClassNamesForRole (int role)

Given a UI role obtained from this factory obtain the UI types available from this factory which implement this role.

Fields

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publicfinalstatic int ABOUT_UIROLE = "1"

Denotes a UI which performs an informative "About" role.

publicfinalstatic int ADMIN_UIROLE = "2"

Denotes a UI which performs an administrative role.

publicfinalstatic String DIALOG_UI = "java.awt.Dialog"

Denotes a UI implemented as an AWT dialog.

publicfinalstatic String JCOMPONENT_UI = "javax.swing.JComponent"

Denotes a UI implemented as a Swing component.

publicfinalstatic String JDIALOG_UI = "javax.swing.JDialog"

Denotes a UI implemented as a Swing dialog.

publicfinalstatic int MAIN_UIROLE = "3"

Denotes a UI which performs the normal end user role.

publicfinalstatic String PANEL_UI = "java.awt.Panel"

Denotes a UI implemented as an AWT panel.

publicfinalstatic int RESERVED_UIROLE = "99"

Not a valid role but role id's greater than this may be used for private roles supported by a service.