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--- Riyad Kalla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Java-Linux,
> I've been getting deeper into UserInterface design
> recently and have noticed many design issues that I am
> comming up against as my interfaces/programs are getting
> larger and more complex. And I was hoping maybe some of
> you
> could point me in the right direction.
>
> My GOAL is to be able to break my UserInterface down into
> smaller classes that can all be instantiated and used by
> the
> main interface. For example have a ButtonPanel,
> NavigationPanel, DisplayPanel and seperate listener
> classes
> for each of those different types of panels. Then have a
> UserInterface class that instantiates all of them and
> builds
> the UI. The problems I am running into, as you can
> imagine,
> is getting objects back and forth between these classes
> CLEANLY. For an example. Lets say I have these 3
> following
> classes, one of which is a listener:
>
> /* Class Listener */
> public class iHearYou implements ActionListener
> {
> actionPerformed( ActionEvent e )
> {
> // Do something complex, create a new graphical
> component as a result
> // that needs to be added to the UI.
> }
> }
>
> /* Class Panel */
> public class controlMe extends JPanel
> {
> JButton a = new JButton( "Hi!" );
> iHearYou newEar = new iHearYou();
> a.addActionListener( newEar );
> add( a );
> }
>
> /* Class UI */
> {
> controlMe S&M = new controlMe();
> getContentPane().add( S&M );
> }
>
> No assuming I click that button, which is being contained
> by
> the UI class, that action propogates all the way down to
> the
> action listener, where a new UI components (lets say a
> JLabel) is created, and consequently wants to be added
> to
> my UI WITH a specific layout directive (lets say
> BorderLayout.NORTH). some might say "create an add
> method",
> but the problem there that I percieve is lets say I have
> a
> 100 buttons that do something different and have to add
> there component someplace else depending on many
> different
> variables. Then my generic add() method has to either
> become
> insanely complex or I have to find another way around
> this.
>
> None the less, how do I cleanly get my object back to the
> main UI class and have it be added to the UI?
>
> More importantly, is THIS good design that I have
> outlined
> above? Or should I have the extended JPanel class
> listening
> to itself? I don't like that idea, because it doesn't
> inantely seem OOP to me. So I've tried to break things
> up.
> But now I am getting confused about which road to head
> down.
>
> My goal would to be to create complex user interfaces so
> obviously I need to tackle this sooner or later.
>
> --
> [ Riyad Kalla ]
> [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ]
> [ CS - Major ]
> [ University of Arizona ]
>
>
>
>
>
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