The class TypeVisualizerFactory acts as a factory that creates visualizers (JAXFront GUI components) for a JAXFront type (a representation of a schema node). It allows to create a bundle of GUI elements that might be placed on different panels or frames. The created GUI components implements the interface Visualizer.
See class com.jaxfront.demo.api.OwnLayoutManager
public class OwnLayoutManager extends AbstractCompositeView implements ListSelectionListener{
private Document _dom;
private JPanel _detailPanel;
protected void defaultBuild() {
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
try {
URL xsdURL = URLHelper.getUserURL("examples/purchaseOrder/po.xsd");
URL xmlURL = URLHelper.getUserURL("examples/purchaseOrder/po.xml");
URL xuiURL = URLHelper.getUserURL("examples/purchaseOrder/po.xui");
_dom = DOMBuilder.getInstance().build(null,xsdURL, xmlURL, xuiURL, "purchaseOrder");
JPanel upperPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
c.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
Type purchaseOrderRoot = _dom.getRootType();
JComponent visualizer = (JComponent)TypeVisualizerFactory.getInstance().getVisualizer(purchaseOrderRoot.getDirectChild("orderDate"));
c.weightx = 0.5;
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = 0;
upperPanel.add(visualizer, c);
visualizer = (JComponent)TypeVisualizerFactory.getInstance().getVisualizer(purchaseOrderRoot.getDirectChild("deliveryOption"));
c.gridx = 1;
c.gridy = 0;
upperPanel.add(visualizer, c);
visualizer = (JComponent)TypeVisualizerFactory.getInstance().getVisualizer(purchaseOrderRoot.getDirectChild("email"));
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = 1;
upperPanel.add(visualizer, c);
JPanel lowerPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
_detailPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
JList list = new JList(new String[]{"shipTo", "billTo", "paymentMethod", "item"});
list.addListSelectionListener(this);
list.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder());
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(list);
scrollPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200,200));
JPanel listPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
listPanel.add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.NORTH);
lowerPanel.add(listPanel, BorderLayout.WEST);
lowerPanel.add(_detailPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
add(upperPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
add(lowerPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
}
catch (DocumentCreationException ex) {
LogRegistry.getInstance().warn(getClass(), "Error while creating po.xsd DOM: " + ex.getLocalizedMessage());
}
}
public void setApplicationRequired(boolean aBoolean) {}
public void setRequired(boolean aBoolean) {}
public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {
_detailPanel.removeAll();
String name = (String)((JList)e.getSource()).getSelectedValue();
JComponent visualizer = (JComponent)TypeVisualizerFactory.getInstance().getVisualizer(_dom.getRootType().getDirectChild(name));
_detailPanel.add(visualizer, BorderLayout.CENTER);
_detailPanel.updateUI();
}
}
Create a JComponent from any type you want. The returned JComponent will care about event handling (populate model/populate view) and rules defined in the XUI.