com.adventnet.beans.chassis
Class ChassisHelper

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.adventnet.beans.chassis.BaseHelper
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        +--com.adventnet.beans.chassis.ChassisHelper

Direct Known Subclasses:

ChassisPoller

public class ChassisHelper

extends BaseHelper

An extended version of com.adventnet.beans.chassis.BaseHelper that adds support for placing the shelves in their respective parent panels during the runtime. This Class takes care of passing the ManagedObject name to the Shelf Objects.

See Also:

BaseHelper

Fields inherited from class com.adventnet.beans.chassis.BaseHelper

applet, debug, DUMMY_ARRAY, holders, parentComponent

Constructor Summary

ChassisHelper()
Default Constructor to create ChassisHelper object.

ChassisHelper(java.applet.Applet appletArg)
Applet Constructor to instantiate the ChassisHelper Object

ChassisHelper(java.applet.Applet appletArg, java.lang.String instanceNameArg)
Constructor for passing the applet as well as the instanceName, to create the ChassisHelper object

ChassisHelper(java.lang.String instanceNameArg)
Constructor for creating an instance of ChassisHelper object with the instance name as argument.

Method Summary

void	setAvailableShelfs(java.lang.String[] shelfClassNamesArg) Required to pass an array of available shelf names, to create an instance of the Shelf Objects, for each value in the array.

Methods inherited from class com.adventnet.beans.chassis.BaseHelper

debug, getChassisComponent, getInstance, getPlaceHolders, reinitialize, setApplet, setChassisComponent, setDebug, setInstanceName, setPlaceHolders, start, stop

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ChassisHelper

public ChassisHelper()

Default Constructor to create ChassisHelper object.

ChassisHelper

public ChassisHelper(java.lang.String instanceNameArg)

Constructor for creating an instance of ChassisHelper object with the instance name as argument.

Parameters:

instanceNameArg - Used as an identifier while debug messages are printed out to the console

ChassisHelper

public ChassisHelper(java.applet.Applet appletArg)

Applet Constructor to instantiate the ChassisHelper Object

ChassisHelper

public ChassisHelper(java.applet.Applet appletArg,
                     java.lang.String instanceNameArg)

Constructor for passing the applet as well as the instanceName, to create the ChassisHelper object

Parameters:

appletArg - Applet to be passed to the ChassisHelper object

instanceNameArg - Used as an identifier while debug messages are printed out to the console

Method Detail

setAvailableShelfs

public void setAvailableShelfs(java.lang.String[] shelfClassNamesArg)
                        throws java.lang.Exception

Required to pass an array of available shelf names, to create an instance of the Shelf Objects, for each value in the array. The passed array length should match with the holders array, set on this Object using setPlaceHolders. The class names are instantiated and placed on the corresponding holder panels.

Parameters:

shelfClassNamesArg -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - If the ShelfClass Names passed as arguments mismatches with the Holders Array or if the Holders array is null, an IllegalArgument Exception is thrown.