com.lowagie.tools.arguments
Class FileArgument

java.lang.Object
  com.lowagie.tools.arguments.ToolArgument
      com.lowagie.tools.arguments.FileArgument

All Implemented Interfaces:

ActionListener, EventListener

public class FileArgument

extends ToolArgument

ToolArgument class if the argument is a java.io.File.

Field Summary

private FileFilter	filter a filter to put on the FileChooser.
private boolean	newFile indicates if the argument has to point to a new or an existing file.

Fields inherited from class com.lowagie.tools.arguments.ToolArgument

classname, description, name, tool, value

Constructor Summary

FileArgument(AbstractTool tool, String name, String description, boolean newFile)
Constructs a FileArgument.

FileArgument(AbstractTool tool, String name, String description, boolean newFile, FileFilter filter)
Constructs a FileArgument.

Method Summary

void	actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
Object	getArgument() Gets the argument as an object.

Methods inherited from class com.lowagie.tools.arguments.ToolArgument

getClassname, getDescription, getName, getUsage, getValue, setClassname, setDescription, setName, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

filter

private FileFilter filter

a filter to put on the FileChooser.

newFile

private boolean newFile

indicates if the argument has to point to a new or an existing file.

Constructor Detail

FileArgument

public FileArgument(AbstractTool tool,
                    String name,
                    String description,
                    boolean newFile,
                    FileFilter filter)

Constructs a FileArgument.

Parameters:

tool - the tool that needs this argument

name - the name of the argument

description - the description of the argument

newFile - makes the difference between an Open or Save dialog

filter -

FileArgument

public FileArgument(AbstractTool tool,
                    String name,
                    String description,
                    boolean newFile)

Constructs a FileArgument.

Parameters:

tool - the tool that needs this argument

name - the name of the argument

description - the description of the argument

newFile - makes the difference between an Open or Save dialog

Method Detail

getArgument

public Object getArgument()
                   throws InstantiationException

Gets the argument as an object.

Overrides:

getArgument in class ToolArgument

Returns:

an object

Throws:

InstantiationException

actionPerformed

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)

Specified by:

actionPerformed in interface ActionListener

Overrides:

actionPerformed in class ToolArgument

See Also:

ActionListener.actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent)