diva.gui

Class AbstractStoragePolicy

java.lang.Object

diva.gui.AbstractStoragePolicy

All Implemented Interfaces:

StoragePolicy

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicStoragePolicy, DefaultStoragePolicy

public abstract class AbstractStoragePolicy
extends Object
implements StoragePolicy

It is nice if storage policies suggest good pathnames. Usually the file they last opened. This abstract class provides such functionality.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Steve Neuendorffer (neuendor@eecs.berkeley.edu)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractStoragePolicy()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDirectory() Return a reasonable directory for file choosers to use.
void	setDirectory(File file) Set the current browsed directory to that given in the file.
void	setDirectory(String directory) Set the current browsed directory to that given directory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface diva.gui.StoragePolicy

close, open, open, open, save, saveAs

Constructor Detail

AbstractStoragePolicy

public AbstractStoragePolicy()

Method Detail

getDirectory

public String getDirectory()

Return a reasonable directory for file choosers to use. If a directory has been set using setDirectory, then use that. Otherwise use the user's current working directory. If all else fails, then use user's home directory. If THAT fails, then just dump them into the root of the file system.

setDirectory

public void setDirectory(File file)

Set the current browsed directory to that given in the file.

setDirectory

public void setDirectory(String directory)

Set the current browsed directory to that given directory. The directory is assumed to exist.