com.swfm.mica.core
Class MiSelectionManager

java.lang.Object
  com.swfm.mica.core.MiSelectionManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

MiiActionTypes, MiiSelectionManager

public class MiSelectionManager

extends java.lang.Object

implements MiiSelectionManager, MiiActionTypes

Version:

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Author:

Michael L. Davis

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

MiSelectionManager(MiEditor editor)
Contructs a new MiSelectionManager.

Method Summary

boolean	deSelectAll() Deselects all the items in the editor.
void	deSelectObject(MiPart obj) Deselects the given item.
boolean	getKeepOneSelectedAtAllTimes() Gets whether to assure that AT LEAST one item is selected.
boolean	getManyCanBeSelectedAtOneTime() Gets whether to assure that AT MOST one item is selected.
MiiSelectionGraphics	getSelectionGraphics() Gets the class that will handle the change in appearance of selected items.
static void	notifyAboutNumberOfShapesSelected(MiEditor editor) Calculates and then dispatches the appropriate action indicating how many items are selected in the given editor.
boolean	select(MiParts parts) Selects all the items in the given list.
void	selectAdditionalObject(MiPart obj) Selects the given item.
boolean	selectAll() Selects all the items in the editor.
void	selectObject(MiPart obj) Selects the given item.
void	setKeepOneSelectedAtAllTimes(boolean flag) Sets whether to assure that AT LEAST one item is always selected by preventing the deselection of an item if it is the only selected item.
void	setManyCanBeSelectedAtOneTime(boolean flag) Sets whether to assure that AT MOST one item is selected at any one time by deselecting the currently selected item if a new item is being selected.
void	setSelectionGraphics(MiiSelectionGraphics graphics) Sets the class that will handle the change in appearance of selected items.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MiSelectionManager

public MiSelectionManager(MiEditor editor)

Contructs a new MiSelectionManager.

Method Detail

setKeepOneSelectedAtAllTimes

public void setKeepOneSelectedAtAllTimes(boolean flag)

Sets whether to assure that AT LEAST one item is always selected by preventing the deselection of an item if it is the only selected item. It does NOT select an item if none are currently selected.

Parameters:

flag - true if one item is always selected

getKeepOneSelectedAtAllTimes

public boolean getKeepOneSelectedAtAllTimes()

Gets whether to assure that AT LEAST one item is selected.

setManyCanBeSelectedAtOneTime

public void setManyCanBeSelectedAtOneTime(boolean flag)

Sets whether to assure that AT MOST one item is selected at any one time by deselecting the currently selected item if a new item is being selected. This can be temporarily avoided by using the selectAdditionalObject method.

Parameters:

flag - true if at most one item is to be selected

getManyCanBeSelectedAtOneTime

public boolean getManyCanBeSelectedAtOneTime()

Gets whether to assure that AT MOST one item is selected.

setSelectionGraphics

public void setSelectionGraphics(MiiSelectionGraphics graphics)

Sets the class that will handle the change in appearance of selected items.

Specified by:

setSelectionGraphics in interface MiiSelectionManager

Parameters:

graphics - the class that will decide how to display selected items

getSelectionGraphics

public MiiSelectionGraphics getSelectionGraphics()

Gets the class that will handle the change in appearance of selected items.

Specified by:

getSelectionGraphics in interface MiiSelectionManager

Returns:

the class that will decide how to display selected items

selectAll

public boolean selectAll()

Selects all the items in the editor.

Specified by:

selectAll in interface MiiSelectionManager

Returns:

true if something new was selected

deSelectAll

public boolean deSelectAll()

Deselects all the items in the editor.

Specified by:

deSelectAll in interface MiiSelectionManager

Returns:

true if something was deselected

selectObject

public void selectObject(MiPart obj)

Selects the given item.

Specified by:

selectObject in interface MiiSelectionManager

Parameters:

obj - the item to select

selectAdditionalObject

public void selectAdditionalObject(MiPart obj)

Selects the given item. No other items are deselected.

Specified by:

selectAdditionalObject in interface MiiSelectionManager

Parameters:

obj - the item to select

deSelectObject

public void deSelectObject(MiPart obj)

Deselects the given item.

Specified by:

deSelectObject in interface MiiSelectionManager

Parameters:

obj - the item to deselect

select

public boolean select(MiParts parts)

Selects all the items in the given list.

Specified by:

select in interface MiiSelectionManager

Parameters:

parts - the items to select

Returns:

true if something new was selected

notifyAboutNumberOfShapesSelected

public static void notifyAboutNumberOfShapesSelected(MiEditor editor)

Calculates and then dispatches the appropriate action indicating how many items are selected in the given editor.

Parameters:

editor - the editor