Package jexer.backend

Class SwingBackend

java.lang.Object

jexer.backend.GenericBackend

jexer.backend.SwingBackend

All Implemented Interfaces:

Backend

public class SwingBackend
extends GenericBackend

This class uses standard Swing calls to handle screen, keyboard, and mouse I/O.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class jexer.backend.GenericBackend

lastUserInputTime, readOnly, screen, sessionInfo, terminal

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SwingBackend()	Public constructor.
SwingBackend(int windowWidth, int windowHeight)	Public constructor will spawn a new JFrame with font size 20 pts.
SwingBackend(int windowWidth, int windowHeight, int fontSize)	Public constructor will spawn a new JFrame.
SwingBackend(java.lang.Object listener)	Public constructor.
SwingBackend(java.lang.Object listener, int windowWidth, int windowHeight, int fontSize)	Public constructor will spawn a new JFrame.
SwingBackend(javax.swing.JComponent component, java.lang.Object listener, int windowWidth, int windowHeight, int fontSize)	Public constructor will render onto a JComponent.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
long	getBlinkMillis()	Get the number of millis to wait before switching the blink from visible to invisible.
SwingComponent	getSwingComponent()	Getter for the underlying Swing component.
void	setFont(java.awt.Font font)	Set to a new font, and resize the screen to match its dimensions.

Methods inherited from class jexer.backend.GenericBackend

flushScreen, getEvents, getScreen, getSessionInfo, hasEvents, isReadOnly, reloadOptions, setListener, setReadOnly, setTitle, shutdown

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SwingBackend

public SwingBackend()

Public constructor. The window will be 80x25 with font size 20 pts.

SwingBackend

public SwingBackend(java.lang.Object listener)

Public constructor. The window will be 80x25 with font size 20 pts.

Parameters:

listener - the object this backend needs to wake up when new input comes in

SwingBackend

public SwingBackend(int windowWidth,
                    int windowHeight)

Public constructor will spawn a new JFrame with font size 20 pts.

Parameters:

windowWidth - the number of text columns to start with

windowHeight - the number of text rows to start with

SwingBackend

public SwingBackend(int windowWidth,
                    int windowHeight,
                    int fontSize)

Public constructor will spawn a new JFrame.

Parameters:

windowWidth - the number of text columns to start with

windowHeight - the number of text rows to start with

fontSize - the size in points. Good values to pick are: 16, 20, 22, and 24.

SwingBackend

public SwingBackend(java.lang.Object listener,
                    int windowWidth,
                    int windowHeight,
                    int fontSize)

Public constructor will spawn a new JFrame.

Parameters:

listener - the object this backend needs to wake up when new input comes in

windowWidth - the number of text columns to start with

windowHeight - the number of text rows to start with

fontSize - the size in points. Good values to pick are: 16, 20, 22, and 24.

SwingBackend

public SwingBackend(javax.swing.JComponent component,
                    java.lang.Object listener,
                    int windowWidth,
                    int windowHeight,
                    int fontSize)

Public constructor will render onto a JComponent.

Parameters:

component - the Swing component to render to

listener - the object this backend needs to wake up when new input comes in

windowWidth - the number of text columns to start with

windowHeight - the number of text rows to start with

fontSize - the size in points. Good values to pick are: 16, 20, 22, and 24.

Method Detail

setFont

public void setFont(java.awt.Font font)

Set to a new font, and resize the screen to match its dimensions.

Parameters:

font - the new font

getBlinkMillis

public long getBlinkMillis()

Get the number of millis to wait before switching the blink from visible to invisible.

Returns:

the number of milli to wait before switching the blink from visible to invisible

getSwingComponent

public SwingComponent getSwingComponent()

Getter for the underlying Swing component.

Returns:

the SwingComponent