uk.ac.starlink.topcat

Class Driver

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.topcat.Driver

public class Driver
extends Object

Main class for invoking the TOPCAT application from scratch. Contains some useful static configuration-type methods as well as the main(java.lang.String[]) method itself.

Since:

9 Mar 2004

Author:

Mark Taylor (Starlink)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Driver()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	isStandalone() Indicates whether the TableViewer application is standalone or not.
static void	main(String[] args) Main method for TOPCAT invocation.
static void	setStandalone(boolean standalone) Determines whether TableViewers associated with this class should act as a standalone application.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Driver

public Driver()

Method Detail

setStandalone

public static void setStandalone(boolean standalone)

Determines whether TableViewers associated with this class should act as a standalone application. If standalone is set true, then it will be possible to exit the JVM using menu items etc in the viewer. Otherwise, no normal activity within the TableViewer GUI will cause a JVM exit.

Parameters:

standalone - whether this class should act as a standalone application

isStandalone

public static boolean isStandalone()

Indicates whether the TableViewer application is standalone or not.

Returns:

whether this should act as a standalone application.

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws org.astrogrid.samp.client.SampException,
                        IOException

Main method for TOPCAT invocation. Under normal circumstances this will pop up a ControlWindow and populate it with tables named in the arguments.

Parameters:

args - list of flags and table specifications

Throws:

org.astrogrid.samp.client.SampException

IOException