Package javax.help
Class ServletHelpBroker
java.lang.Object
javax.help.ServletHelpBroker
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HelpBroker
An implmentation of the HelpBroker interface for Servlets
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Field Summary
FieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionprotected NavigatorView
protected Font
protected HelpSet
protected Locale
protected DefaultHelpModel
protected boolean
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Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
enableHelp
(Component comp, String id, HelpSet hs) Enables help for a Component.void
enableHelp
(MenuItem comp, String id, HelpSet hs) Enables help for a MenuItem.void
enableHelpKey
(Component comp, String id, HelpSet hs) Enables the Help key on a Component.void
Enables the Help key on a component.void
enableHelpOnButton
(Component comp, String id, HelpSet hs) Enables help for a Component.void
enableHelpOnButton
(MenuItem comp, String id, HelpSet hs) Enables help for a MenuItem.void
Enables help for an object.Determines which ID is displayed (if any).Returns the current navigator as a NavigatorView.Determines which URL is displayed.Determines the current navigator.getFont()
Gets the font for this HelpBroker.Returns the default HelpSetGets the locale of this component.Requests the location of the presentation.int
Requests the screen of the presentation.getSize()
Requests the size of the presentation.void
Initializes the presentation.boolean
Determines if the presentation is displayed.boolean
Determines if the current view is visible.void
setCurrentID
(String id) Shows this ID as content relative to the (top) HelpSet for the HelpBroker instance--HelpVisitListeners are notified.void
setCurrentID
(Map.ID id) Displays this ID--HelpVisitListeners are notified.void
setCurrentURL
(URL url) Displays this URL.void
setCurrentView
(String name) Set the currentView to the navigator with the same name as the name parameter.void
setDisplayed
(boolean b) Displays the presentation to the user.void
Sets the font for this this HelpBroker.void
setHelpSet
(HelpSet hs) Changes the HelpSet for this broker.void
Sets the presentation attributes from a HelpSet.Presentation.void
Sets the locale of this HelpBroker.void
setLocation
(Point p) Requests the presentation be located at a given position.void
setScreen
(int screen) Requests the presentation be set to a given screen.void
Requests the presentation be set to a given size.void
setViewDisplayed
(boolean displayed) Hides/Shows view.void
Displays this ID in a particular presentationvoid
Displays this ID in a given presentation
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Field Details
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helpset
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model
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viewDisplayed
protected boolean viewDisplayed -
locale
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font
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Constructor Details
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ServletHelpBroker
public ServletHelpBroker()Zero-argument constructor. It should be followed by a setHelpSet() invocation.
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Method Details
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getHelpSet
Returns the default HelpSet- Specified by:
getHelpSet
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Returns:
- The HelpSet this JavaHelp is presenting.
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setHelpSet
Changes the HelpSet for this broker.- Specified by:
setHelpSet
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
hs
- The HelpSet to set for this broker. A null hs is valid parameter.
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getLocale
Gets the locale of this component.- Specified by:
getLocale
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Returns:
- This component's locale. If this component does not have a locale, the defaultLocale is returned.
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setLocale
Sets the locale of this HelpBroker. The locale is propagated to the presentation.- Specified by:
setLocale
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
l
- The locale to become this component's locale. A null locale is the same as the defaultLocale.- See Also:
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getFont
Gets the font for this HelpBroker.- Specified by:
getFont
in interfaceHelpBroker
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setFont
Sets the font for this this HelpBroker.- Specified by:
setFont
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
f
- The font.
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setCurrentView
Set the currentView to the navigator with the same name as the name parameter.- Specified by:
setCurrentView
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
name
- The name of the navigator to set as the current view. If nav is null or not a valid Navigator in this HelpBroker then an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if nav is null or not a valid Navigator.
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getCurrentView
Determines the current navigator.- Specified by:
getCurrentView
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Returns:
- The name of the current navigational view.
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initPresentation
public void initPresentation()Initializes the presentation. Not implemented in ServletHelpBroker.- Specified by:
initPresentation
in interfaceHelpBroker
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setDisplayed
public void setDisplayed(boolean b) Displays the presentation to the user.- Specified by:
setDisplayed
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
b
- Makes the presentation visible or not.
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isDisplayed
public boolean isDisplayed()Determines if the presentation is displayed.- Specified by:
isDisplayed
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Returns:
- Whether the presentation is currently visible.
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setLocation
Requests the presentation be located at a given position. This operation throws an UnsupportedOperationException in ServletHelpBroker- Specified by:
setLocation
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException
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getLocation
Requests the location of the presentation. This operation throws an UnsupportedOperationException in ServletHelpBroker- Specified by:
getLocation
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException
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setSize
Requests the presentation be set to a given size. This operation throws an UnsupportedOperationException in ServletHelpBroker- Specified by:
setSize
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException
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getSize
Requests the size of the presentation. throws UnsupportedOperationException in ServletHelpBroker.- Specified by:
getSize
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException
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setScreen
Requests the presentation be set to a given screen. This operation throws an UnsupportedOperationException in ServletHelpBroker- Specified by:
setScreen
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException
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getScreen
Requests the screen of the presentation. throws UnsupportedOperationException in ServletHelpBroker.- Specified by:
getScreen
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException
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setViewDisplayed
public void setViewDisplayed(boolean displayed) Hides/Shows view.- Specified by:
setViewDisplayed
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
displayed
- Make the navigational views visible or not.
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isViewDisplayed
public boolean isViewDisplayed()Determines if the current view is visible.- Specified by:
isViewDisplayed
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Returns:
- Whether the navigational views are visible.
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setCurrentID
Shows this ID as content relative to the (top) HelpSet for the HelpBroker instance--HelpVisitListeners are notified.- Specified by:
setCurrentID
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
id
- A string that identifies the topic to show for the loaded (top) HelpSet- Throws:
BadIDException
- The ID is not valid for the HelpSet
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setCurrentID
Displays this ID--HelpVisitListeners are notified.- Specified by:
setCurrentID
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
id
- a Map.ID indicating the URL to display- Throws:
InvalidHelpSetContextException
- if the current helpset does not contain id.helpset- See Also:
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getCurrentID
Determines which ID is displayed (if any).- Specified by:
getCurrentID
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Returns:
- The ID being shown.
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setCurrentURL
Displays this URL. HelpVisitListeners are notified. The currentID changes if there is a mathing ID for this URL- Specified by:
setCurrentURL
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
url
- The url to display. A null URL is a valid url.
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getCurrentURL
Determines which URL is displayed.- Specified by:
getCurrentURL
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Returns:
- The URL being shown.
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enableHelpKey
Enables the Help key on a Component. Not implemented in ServletHelpBroker- Specified by:
enableHelpKey
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
comp
- The component to enable the keyboard actions on.id
- The default HelpID to be displayed.hs
- The default HelpSet to be displayed.
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enableHelp
Enables help for a Component. Not implemented in ServletHelpBroker- Specified by:
enableHelp
in interfaceHelpBroker
- See Also:
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enableHelp
Enables help for a MenuItem. Not implemented in ServletHelpBroker- Specified by:
enableHelp
in interfaceHelpBroker
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enableHelpOnButton
Enables help for a Component. Not implemented in ServletHelpBroker- Specified by:
enableHelpOnButton
in interfaceHelpBroker
- See Also:
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enableHelpOnButton
Enables help for a MenuItem. Not implemented in ServletHelpBroker.- Specified by:
enableHelpOnButton
in interfaceHelpBroker
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setHelpSetPresentation
Description copied from interface:HelpBroker
Sets the presentation attributes from a HelpSet.Presentation. The HelpSet.Presentation must be in the current HelpSet.- Specified by:
setHelpSetPresentation
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
pres
- The HelpSet.Presentation
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showID
Description copied from interface:HelpBroker
Displays this ID in a particular presentation- Specified by:
showID
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
id
- A String identifying the topic to show relative to getHelpSet()presentation
- The Presentation class to display the Help in.presentationName
- The name of a Presentation section from a HelpSet to use. For some Presentations this will also be the name to apply to the Presentation.- Throws:
BadIDException
- if the ID is not valid in the map.- See Also:
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showID
public void showID(Map.ID id, String presentation, String presentationName) throws InvalidHelpSetContextException Description copied from interface:HelpBroker
Displays this ID in a given presentation- Specified by:
showID
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
id
- An ID that identifies the topic to display.presentation
- The Presentation class to display the Help in.presentationName
- The name of a Presentation section from a HelpSet to use. For some Presentations this will also be the name to apply to the Presentation.- Throws:
InvalidHelpSetContextException
- If id.hs is not contanied in the current HelpSet of this broker.- See Also:
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enableHelpKey
public void enableHelpKey(Component comp, String id, HelpSet hs, String presentation, String presentationName) Description copied from interface:HelpBroker
Enables the Help key on a component. This method works best when the component is the rootPane of a JFrame in Swing implementations, or a java.awt.Window (or subclass thereof) in AWT implementations. This method sets the default helpID and HelpSet for the component and registers keyboard actions to trap the "Help" keypress. When the "Help" key is pressed, if the object with the current focus has a helpID, the helpID is displayed, otherwise the default helpID is displayed.- Specified by:
enableHelpKey
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
comp
- The component to enable the keyboard actions on.id
- The default HelpID to be displayed.hs
- The default HelpSet to be displayed.presentation
- The Presentation class to display the Help in.presentationName
- The name of a Presentation section from a HelpSet to use. For some Presentations this will also be the name to apply to the Presentation.- See Also:
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enableHelpOnButton
public void enableHelpOnButton(Object obj, String id, HelpSet hs, String presentation, String presentationName) Description copied from interface:HelpBroker
Enables help for an object. This method sets a object's helpID and HelpSet and adds an ActionListener. When an action is performed it displays the component's helpID and HelpSet in the default viewer or the presenation if defined. If the component is not a javax.swing.AbstractButton or a java.awt.Button an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.- Specified by:
enableHelpOnButton
in interfaceHelpBroker
- Parameters:
id
- The default HelpID to be displayed.hs
- The default HelpSet to be displayed.presentation
- The Presentation class to display the Help in.presentationName
- The name of a Presentation section from a HelpSet to use. For some Presentations this will also be the name to apply to the Presentation.- See Also:
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