com.lowagie.toolbox.arguments

Class AbstractArgument

public abstract class AbstractArgument extends Object implements ActionListener, PropertyChangeListener

Since: 2.1.1 (imported from itexttoolbox project)

Field Summary
protected String	description describes the argument.
protected String	name short name for the argument.
protected PropertyChangeSupport	pcs
protected AbstractTool	tool reference to the internal frame
protected Object	value value of the argument.

Constructor Summary
	AbstractArgument()
	AbstractArgument(AbstractTool tool, String name, String description, Object value)

Method Summary
abstract void	actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
void	addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)
protected void	firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)
Object	getArgument() Gets the argument as an object.
String	getDescription()
String	getName()
AbstractTool	getTool()
String	getUsage() Give you a String that can be used in a usage description.
Object	getValue()
void	propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)
void	removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)
void	setDescription(String description)
void	setName(String name)
void	setTool(AbstractTool tool)
void	setValue(Object value, String propertyname)
void	setValue(Object value)
String	toString() Returns a string representation of the object.

Field Detail

description

protected String description

describes the argument.

name

protected String name

short name for the argument.

pcs

protected PropertyChangeSupport pcs

tool

protected AbstractTool tool

reference to the internal frame

value

protected Object value

value of the argument.

Constructor Detail

AbstractArgument

public AbstractArgument()

AbstractArgument

public AbstractArgument(AbstractTool tool, String name, String description, Object value)

Method Detail

actionPerformed

public abstract void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)

addPropertyChangeListener

public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

firePropertyChange

protected void firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)

getArgument

public Object getArgument()

Gets the argument as an object.

Returns: an object

Throws: InstantiationException

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns: Returns the description.

getName

public String getName()

Returns: Returns the name.

getTool

public AbstractTool getTool()

getUsage

public String getUsage()

Give you a String that can be used in a usage description.

Returns: a String

getValue

public Object getValue()

Returns: Returns the value.

propertyChange

public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)

removePropertyChangeListener

public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

setDescription

public void setDescription(String description)

Parameters: description The description to set.

setName

public void setName(String name)

Parameters: name The name to set.

setTool

public void setTool(AbstractTool tool)

setValue

public void setValue(Object value, String propertyname)

setValue

public void setValue(Object value)

Parameters: value The value to set.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

Returns: a string representation of the object.