org.brains2b.util
Class GuiHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.brains2b.util.GuiHelper

public class GuiHelper

extends java.lang.Object

Static help function for GUI related items

Version:

1.10.1 [03-10-2007]

Author:

Dennis Groenendijk

Method Summary

static java.awt.Dimension	decodeDimension(java.lang.String dim)
static java.lang.String	encodeDimension(java.awt.Dimension d)
static int	getWidth(java.lang.String str) Calculates Width in pixels on the basis of String The default font from a Swing component is used get the necessary metrics.
static int	getWidth(java.lang.String str, int width) Calculates the width in pixels of a given string and return the longer of the string length or the given width.
static boolean	isColor(java.lang.String value) check if a value supplied as a String contains the information to be used as a Color
static boolean	isFont(java.lang.String value) check if a value supplied as a String contains the information to be used as a Font
static java.awt.Rectangle	setMiddle(java.awt.Rectangle target, java.awt.Rectangle source) Calculates Middle for a target from a source

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

setMiddle

public static java.awt.Rectangle setMiddle(java.awt.Rectangle target,
                                           java.awt.Rectangle source)

Calculates Middle for a target from a source

Parameters:

target - java.awt.Rectangle

source - java.awt.Rectangle

Returns:

java.awt.Rectangle

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if either source or target is null

decodeDimension

public static final java.awt.Dimension decodeDimension(java.lang.String dim)

encodeDimension

public static final java.lang.String encodeDimension(java.awt.Dimension d)

getWidth

public static int getWidth(java.lang.String str)

Calculates Width in pixels on the basis of String The default font from a Swing component is used get the necessary metrics.

Parameters:

str - String

getWidth

public static int getWidth(java.lang.String str,
                           int width)

Calculates the width in pixels of a given string and return the longer of the string length or the given width.

Parameters:

str - String

isColor

public static boolean isColor(java.lang.String value)

check if a value supplied as a String contains the information to be used as a Color

Parameters:

value - String, the value to be used as Color

Returns:

true if the value can be used as a color, false otherwise

Since:

TwelBox 0.33

isFont

public static boolean isFont(java.lang.String value)

check if a value supplied as a String contains the information to be used as a Font

Parameters:

value - String, the value to be used as Font

Returns:

true if the value can be used as a Font, false otherwise

Since:

TwelBox 0.33