ca.nengo.config
Class ConfigUtil

java.lang.Object
  ca.nengo.config.ConfigUtil

public class ConfigUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Configuration-related utility methods.

Nested Class Summary

static class

ConfigUtil.ConfigurationPane

Constructor Summary

ConfigUtil()

Method Summary

static void	configure(java.awt.Dialog owner, java.lang.Object o) Shows a tree in which object properties can be edited.
static void	configure(java.awt.Frame owner, java.lang.Object o) Shows a tree in which object properties can be edited.
static ConfigUtil.ConfigurationPane	createConfigurationPane(java.lang.Object o) Shows a tree in which object properties can be edited.
static ConfigurationImpl	defaultConfiguration(java.lang.Object configurable)
static Configuration	getConfiguration(java.lang.Object configurable)
static java.lang.Object	getDefaultValue(java.lang.Class<?> type)
static java.lang.Class<?>	getPrimitiveWrapperClass(java.lang.Class<?> c)
static void	showHelp(java.lang.String text) Displays given text in a help window.
static java.lang.String	stripSuffix(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String suffix)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConfigUtil

public ConfigUtil()

Method Detail

configure

public static void configure(java.awt.Dialog owner,
                             java.lang.Object o)

Shows a tree in which object properties can be edited.

Parameters:

owner - Parent dialog in which to put GUI elements

o - Object to investigate

configure

public static void configure(java.awt.Frame owner,
                             java.lang.Object o)

Shows a tree in which object properties can be edited.

Parameters:

owner - Parent frame in which to put GUI elements

o - Object to investigate

createConfigurationPane

public static ConfigUtil.ConfigurationPane createConfigurationPane(java.lang.Object o)

Shows a tree in which object properties can be edited.

Parameters:

o - The Object to configure

Returns:

A Scroll Pane containing the configuration properties

getConfiguration

public static Configuration getConfiguration(java.lang.Object configurable)

Parameters:

configurable - An object

Returns:

configurable.getConfiguration() : Configuration if such a method is defined for configurable, otherwise ConfigUtil.defaultConfiguration(configurable).

defaultConfiguration

public static ConfigurationImpl defaultConfiguration(java.lang.Object configurable)

Parameters:

configurable - An Object

Returns:

A default Configuration with properties of the object, based on reflection of the object's getters and setters.

stripSuffix

public static java.lang.String stripSuffix(java.lang.String s,
                                           java.lang.String suffix)

Parameters:

s - A String

suffix - Something that the string might end with

Returns:

The string with the given suffix removed (if it was there)

getPrimitiveWrapperClass

public static java.lang.Class<?> getPrimitiveWrapperClass(java.lang.Class<?> c)

Parameters:

c - Any class

Returns:

Either c or if c is a primitive class (eg Integer.TYPE), the corresponding wrapper class

getDefaultValue

public static java.lang.Object getDefaultValue(java.lang.Class<?> type)

Parameters:

type - A class

Returns:

If there is a ConfigurationHandler for the class, then getDefaultValue() from that handler, otherwise if there is a zero-arg constructor then the result of that constructor, otherwise null.

showHelp

public static void showHelp(java.lang.String text)

Displays given text in a help window.

Parameters:

text - Help text (html body)