com.dlsc.flexgantt.util
Class NamedObject

java.lang.Object
  com.dlsc.flexgantt.util.NamedObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

INamedObject, java.lang.Comparable<INamedObject>

Direct Known Subclasses:

Layer, Page, TreeTableColumn

public class NamedObject
extends java.lang.Object
implements INamedObject

A named object is a simple object that only carries a name attribute. As this is a very common attribute it makes sense to create a separate class for it so that it can be used as a superclass for various other types.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Dirk Lemmermann

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

PROPERTY_NAME Constant used for those property change events that get triggered when the name of the object gets changed.

Constructor Summary

NamedObject()
Constructs a new named object.

NamedObject(java.lang.String name)
Constructs a new named object with the given name.

Method Summary

void	addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener l) Adds a property change listener to the named object.
int	compareTo(INamedObject o)
protected java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport	getChangeSupport() Returns the property change support object so that subclasses can use it to fire property change events.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the value of the object's name attribute (the object's name).
void	removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener l) Removes a property change listener from the named object.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Assigns a new name to the object.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the name of the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

PROPERTY_NAME

public static final java.lang.String PROPERTY_NAME

Constant used for those property change events that get triggered when the name of the object gets changed.

Since:

1.0

See Also:

setName(String), addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener), Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

NamedObject

public NamedObject(java.lang.String name)

Constructs a new named object with the given name.

Parameters:

name - the object's name

Since:

1.0

NamedObject

public NamedObject()

Constructs a new named object.

Since:

1.0

See Also:

setName(String)

Method Detail

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Assigns a new name to the object.

Parameters:

name - the new object name

Since:

1.0

See Also:

getName()

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: INamedObject

Returns the value of the object's name attribute (the object's name).

Specified by:

getName in interface INamedObject

Returns:

the object's name

addPropertyChangeListener

public void addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener l)

Adds a property change listener to the named object. The listener will be informed if the object's name changes.

Parameters:

l - the new listener

Since:

1.0

See Also:

removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener)

removePropertyChangeListener

public void removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener l)

Removes a property change listener from the named object.

Parameters:

l - the listener that will be removed

Since:

1.0

See Also:

addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener)

getChangeSupport

protected java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport getChangeSupport()

Returns the property change support object so that subclasses can use it to fire property change events.

Returns:

the property change support object

Since:

1.0

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the name of the object.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the same value as getName()

Since:

1.0

compareTo

public int compareTo(INamedObject o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<INamedObject>