Package com.jidesoft.swing

The package contains many based classes we added on top of Swing for JIDE Common Layer.

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Description

Interface Summary

Alignable	Alignable is an interface that can be implemented by any components to provide information such as how to set orientation and check whether a component supports vertical orientation or horizontal orientation.
AlignmentSupport	A general interface for alignment support.
AnimatorListener	This is a listener that can be used to customize the behaviour of animation.
ButtonStyle	The definitions of various button style.
ComponentStateSupport	A component should implement this interface if it supports various background and foreground for different states.
DraggableHandle	An interface to indicate a component can be used as a handle to be drag.
IContour	A Contour is a lightweight component which only paints the outline of component when dragged.
JideMenu.MenuCreator	Deprecated. The createMenu method of MenuCreator should JPopupMenu as parameter.
JideMenu.PopupMenuCustomizer	Customizes the popup menu.
JideMenu.PopupMenuOriginCalculator	Calculates the origin of the popup menu if specified.
JideScrollPaneConstants	Constants used with the JideScrollPane component.
JideSwingUtilities.ConditionHandler	A simple handler used by setRecursively.
JideSwingUtilities.GetHandler	A simple handler used by getRecursively.
JideSwingUtilities.Handler	A simple handler used by setRecursively.
JideTabbedPane.ColorProvider	An interface to provide colors for tab background and foreground.
JideTabbedPane.GradientColorProvider	A ColorProvider that can supports gradient tab background.
LabeledTextField.PopupMenuCustomizer	The PopupMenuCustomizer for the context menu when clicking on the label/icon before the text field.
LayoutPersistence	An interface to support persist layout.
NavigationComponent	A markup interface to indicate a component is for the navigation.
Overlayable	Overlayable provides a way to add a number of components on top of another component as the overlay components.
PartialSide
Prioritized	An interface to indicate something that has priority.
ResizableSupport	An interface to indicate a component support Resizable.
RootPanePersistence	One special type of LayoutPersistence, which will maintain the JFrame's bounds and state while loading.
SearchableBar.Installer	The installer for SearchableBar.
SearchableProvider	SearchableProvider is an interface that works with Searchable to provide different way to supply the searching text.
Selectable	Selectable is an interface indicating something is selectable.
ShadowRenderer	An interface for adding a shadow to an in-memory image
SplitButtonModel	SplitButtonModel is for JideSplitButton.
StringConverter	An interface to convert a string to anther one.
TabColorProvider	A Color Provider to provide background and foreground for both JideTabbedPane and SidePaneItem.
TabEditingListener	Defines an object which listens for TabEditingEvent.
TabEditingValidator
TopLevelMenuContainer	A markup interface to indicate this is a top level menu or command bar.
UndoableSupport	A general interface to provide undoable support within Swing component.
WholeWordsSupport	An interface to support whole words.

Class Summary

AbstractLayoutPersistence	Abstract implementation of LayoutPersistence.
Animator	An ActionListener with a timer.
ArrowKeyNavigationSupport	This is a util class to support the four arrow keys navigation in any container.
AutoCompletion	AutoCompletion is a helper class to make JTextComponent or JComboBox auto-complete based on a list of known items.
AutoCompletionComboBox	An auto completion combobox.
AutoRepeatButtonUtils	AutoRepeatButtonUtils is a utility class which can make a button automatically trigger action events continuously.
AutoResizingTextArea	An extended version of JTextArea that automatically resizes itself vertically.
AutoScroll	Please note: we are still polishing this class and may change the public interface in the future.
Calculator	Calculator is a component that can do simple arithmetic calculation.
CheckBoxList	CheckBoxList is a special JList which uses JCheckBox as the list element.
CheckBoxList.Handler
CheckBoxListCellRenderer	Renders an item in a list using JCheckBox.
CheckBoxListCellRenderer.UIResource	A subclass of CheckBoxListCellRenderer that implements UIResource.
CheckBoxListSelectionModel
CheckBoxListWithSelectable	CheckBoxListWithSelectable is a special JList which uses JCheckBox as the list element.
CheckBoxListWithSelectable.Handler
CheckBoxTree	CheckBoxTree is a special JTree which uses JCheckBox as the tree renderer.
CheckBoxTree.Handler	CheckBoxTree's mouse event handler, key event handler and tree selection event handler.
CheckBoxTreeCellRenderer	Renderers an item in a tree using JCheckBox.
CheckBoxTreeSelectionModel	CheckBoxTreeSelectionModel is a selection _model based on DefaultTreeSelectionModel and use in CheckBoxTree to keep track of the checked tree paths.
ClickThroughLabel	ClickThroughLabel is a special JLabel that will retarget all mouse events to specified target component.
ClickThroughStyledLabel	ClickThroughStyledLabel is a special ClickThroughStyledLabel that will retarget all mouse events to specified target component.
ComboBoxSearchable	ComboBoxSearchable is an concrete implementation of Searchable that enables the search function in non-editable JComboBox.
ContentContainer	In JIDE Action Framework, ContentContainer is the area that contains all command bars.
Contour	A Contour is a lightweight component which only paints the outline of component when dragged.
CornerScroller
DefaultOverlayable	DefaultOverlayable is the default implementation of Overlayable using JPanel as the base component.
DefaultSelectable	The element used by CheckBoxList's ListModel.
DefaultSplitButtonModel
DelayUndoManager	An undo manager that aggregates UndoableEdits into one CompoundEdit if they are executed very close to each other.
DelegateAction	DelegateAction is a special AbstractAction which can do something then delegate to another action depending on the return value of DelegateAction.delegateActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent).
DelegateAction.PassthroughDelegateAction
DelegateMouseInputListener	This mouse input listener can delegate the mouse events to another mouse input listener.
DelegateMouseListener	This mouse listener can delegate the mouse events to another mouse listener.
DelegateMouseMotionListener	This mouse motion listener can delegate the mouse events to another mouse motion listener.
Flashable	Flashable is a basic interface to enable flashing in any component.
FolderChooser	FolderChooser provides a simple mechanism for the user to choose a folder.
FontUtils	This is a global class to keep a record of Font so that we can improve the performance and memory usage in various scenarios like StyledLabel.
Gripper	Gripper is a component that you can drag.
HeaderBox	HeaderBox is a special component that is used in JIDE Pivot Grid product to mimic a button with table header style.
HeavyweightWrapper	HeavyweightWrapper is a special heavyweight Panel that can hold another component.
IconBorder	IconBorder creates a border that places an Icon in the border on one or several sides.
InfiniteProgressPanel
JCellRendererPane	Deprecated. no longer used in other JIDE classes.
JideBorderLayout	This is a modified version of BorderLayout.
JideBoxLayout	JideBoxLayout is very similar to BoxLayout in the way that all components are arranged either from left to right or from top to bottom.
JideButton	JideButton is a replacement for JButton when it is used on toolbar (or command bar in the case of JIDE Action Framework).
JideComboBox	JideComboBox is a JCombobox used on JToolBar or CommandBar.
JideCursors	A utility class that create additional cursors used by JIDE products.
JideLabel	Just like JideButton comparing to JButton, JideLabel is like JLabel except it is used on JToolBar or CommandBar.
JideMenu	A special implementation of JMenu.
JidePopupMenu	This component extends JPopupMenu and adds a method to display the menu inside the screen even if the mouse pointer is near the edge of the screen.
JideScrollPane	JideScrollPane is an enhanced version of JScrollPane.
JideScrollPaneLayout	The layout manager used by JideScrollPane.
JideSplitButton	JideSplitButton is a combination of button and menu.
JideSplitPane	JideSplitPane is used to divide multiple Components.
JideSplitPaneDivider	Divider used by JideSplitPane.
JideSplitPaneLayout	Layout manager used by JideSplitPane.
JideSwingUtilities	A utilities class for Swing.
JideSwingUtilities.TraceDebugBorder
JideTabbedPane	JideTabbedPane is an enhanced version of JTabbedPane.
JideTabbedPane.TabListCellRenderer	The default tab list cell renderer used to renderer the list in the popup when tab list button is pressed.
JideTitledBorder	The source code is the same as TitledBorder in JDK 1.4.2 except field TEXT_INSET_H is 0 instead of 5.
JideToggleButton	An implementation of a two-state JideButton.
JideToggleButton.ToggleButtonModel	The ToggleButton model Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases.
JideToggleSplitButton	An implementation of a two-state JideButton.
JideToggleSplitButton.ToggleSplitButtonModel	The ToggleButton model Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases.
JToolTipFactory	This class creates instances of JTooltip components.
LabeledTextField	LabeledTextField is a combo component which includes text field and an optional JLabel in the front and another optional AbstractButton at the end.
LayoutPersistenceManager	LayoutPersistenceManager can manage multiple LayoutPersistences as one unit.
LegacyTristateCheckBox	Deprecated. Replaced by TristateCheckBox.
LegacyTristateCheckBox.State	This is a type-safe enumerated type
ListSearchable	ListSearchable is an concrete implementation of Searchable that enables the search function in JList.
MarqueePane	MarqueePane is a subclass of JScrollPane with automation of scrolling.
MeterProgressBar
MultilineLabel	Normal JLabel cannot have multiple lines.
MultilineToggleButton	A toggle button (JCheckBox or JRadioButton) that can wrap its label to extend to multiple lines.
NavigationComponentHelper	NavigationComponentHelper is a helper class to implement on JTree, JList and JTable (or JIDE table subclasses) so they can be used for the navigation purpose.
NullButton	This is part of the null-components.
NullCheckBox	This is part of the null-components.
NullJideButton	This is part of the null-components.
NullLabel	This is part of the null-components.
NullPanel	This is part of the null-components.
NullRadioButton	This is part of the null-components.
NullTristateCheckBox	This is part of the null-components.
OverlayableIconsFactory	A helper class to contain icons for the overlayable components Those icons are copyrighted by JIDE Software, Inc.
OverlayableUtils	This util class has several methods related to Overlayable.
OverlayCheckBox
OverlayComboBox
OverlayPasswordField
OverlayRadioButton
OverlayTextArea
OverlayTextField
PaintPanel	A panel which support Paint as background.
PartialEtchedBorder
PartialGradientLineBorder	This is a border which allows you to have gradient line only at one side or several sides.
PartialLineBorder	This is a better version of LineBorder which allows you to show line only at one side or several sides and supports rounded corner.
PersistenceUtils
PopupWindow	PopupWindow class You can add another JPopupMenu or JComboxBox in this popup.
RangeSlider	RangeSlider is a slider that can be used to select a range.
Resizable	Resizable is a class that supports the resizable feature.
Resizable.ResizeCorner
ResizableDialog	A resizable undecorated dialog.
ResizableFrame	A resizable undecorated frame.
ResizableMouseInputAdapter	Mouse input listener to control the resizing of Resizable component.
ResizablePanel	ResizablePanel is a panel that can be resized.
ResizableWindow	A resizable window.
ScrollPaneOverview	Original code http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?forumID=73&threadID=14674 under "Do whatever you want with this code" license
Searchable	JList, JTable and JTree are three data-rich components.
SearchableBar	SearchableBar is a convenient component to enable searching feature for components.
SearchableBarIconsFactory	A helper class to contain icons for SearchableBar.
SearchableBarIconsFactory.Buttons
SearchableUtils	Utility class to make component searchable.
SelectAllUtils	SelectAllUtils is a utility class to select all the text in a text component when the component first time receives focus.
SelectionModelGroup<T,V>	This class is used to create a multiple-exclusion scope for a set of any selection model so that one selection model can have selected index at a time.
ShadowFactory	A shadow factory generates a drop shadow for any given picture, respecting the transparency channel if present.
SidePane	SidePane is a component that can display several buttons horzontally or vertically.
SidePaneGroup	A data structure used by SidePane to represent a group of SidePaneItem.
SidePaneItem	SidePaneItem is a data structure used by SidePane.
SimpleScrollPane	SimpleScrollPane is a special scroll pane.
SplashScreen	Deprecated. We will not work on this component in the future.
SplitButtonGroup	SplitButtonGroup extends ButtonGroup to provide the same button grouping function for JideToggleSplitButton.
Sticky	Sticky is a helper class to make JList or JTree or JTable changing selection when mouse moves.
StyledLabel	StyledLabel is a special JLabel which can display text in different styles.
StyledLabelBuilder	StyledLabelBuilder is a quick way to define StyledLabel.
StyledToolTip	A Tooltip that could receives StyledLabel annotations.
StyleRange	A data structure represents a style for a range of text.
TabEditingEvent
TableSearchable	TableSearchable is an concrete implementation of Searchable that enables the search function in JTable.
TextComponentSearchable	TextComponentSearchable is an concrete implementation of Searchable that enables the search function in JTextComponent.
TitledSeparator	TitledSeparator is a component used for separating components on a panel or in a GUI.
TransparentComponentWrapper	This is a wrapper component for containing another component that uses a transparent (or translucent background).
TreeSearchable	TreeSearchable is an concrete implementation of Searchable that enables the search function in JTree.
TristateButtonModel	Model for TristateCheckBox.
TristateCheckBox	TristateCheckBox is a check box with three states - selected, unselected and mixed (a.k.a partial selected state).
TristateCheckBoxIcon
VisibilityFocusTraversalPolicy	The focus traversal policy to screen out those components that are not actually painted in the target container.
WeakPropertyChangeListener	How to use this:

Package com.jidesoft.swing Description

The package contains many based classes we added on top of Swing for JIDE Common Layer.