com.adventnet.nms.policyui
Class PolicyObjectCustomizer

java.lang.Object
  java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
      com.adventnet.nms.policyui.PolicyObjectCustomizer

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.beans.PropertyEditor

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultPolicyCustomizer

public abstract class PolicyObjectCustomizer
extends java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

This abstract class is the base for writing Customizer which is vital for designing our own Property from , on otherwords UI for viewing PolicyObject properties. Make sure that access specifier of Customizer class is of type public when it belongs to a package other than com.adventnet.nms.policyui. User can plugin their UI froms with a very easy implementation described below.

   
 Steps to be followed are
        1. Write a class extending PolicyObjectCustomizer . You have three methods to override.
        2. method init(Properties p) will be called first, with properties of PolicyObject
                to be shown.
        3. Construct a GUI and return  it as "Window" Object so that WebNMS takes
                care of making it visible
        4. On instantiating your customizer class , a Property change listener will be 
                added to your class .Once you have finished with all your modifications make your component
                invisible and fire the property changed event by calling the method firePropertyChange() 
                This is to initimate us that all modifications have been completed.
        5. On listening to Property changed event WebNMS will get back the modified 
                properties by calling the method getProperties() ,at this point you are
                required to return the modified properties through the getProperties() mthod
        6. WebNMS finally updates the Policy with modified properties.
        

For further reference go thro the example provided in /help/examples/policy directory.

Constructor Summary

PolicyObjectCustomizer()

Method Summary

abstract java.awt.Window	getCustomizer() This method is used to get the Property form constructed by user as a Window Object.so user required to return the Property form as window thro' this method.
abstract java.util.Properties	getProperties() This method is called to get back the modified Properties.
abstract void	init(java.util.Properties p) With this method Properties to be shown in Property form is passed.

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getAsText, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, getValue, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setAsText, setSource, setValue, supportsCustomEditor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PolicyObjectCustomizer

public PolicyObjectCustomizer()

Method Detail

getProperties

public abstract java.util.Properties getProperties()

This method is called to get back the modified Properties.

init

public abstract void init(java.util.Properties p)

With this method Properties to be shown in Property form is passed.

Parameters:

p - Policy Object Properties to be shown in UI

getCustomizer

public abstract java.awt.Window getCustomizer()

This method is used to get the Property form constructed by user as a Window Object.so user required to return the Property form as window thro' this method.

Returns:

constructed GUI as Window Object