Interface org.aswing.BoundedRangeModel

Description

Defines the data model used by components like Sliders and ProgressBars. Defines four interrelated integer properties: minimum, maximum, extent and value. These four integers define two nested ranges like this:

 minimum <= value <= value+extent <= maximum
 
The outer range is minimum,maximum and the inner range is value,value+extent. The inner range must lie within the outer one, i.e. value must be less than or equal to maximum and value+extent must greater than or equal to minimum, and maximum must be greater than or equal to minimum. There are a few features of this model that one might find a little surprising. These quirks exist for the convenience of the Swing BoundedRangeModel clients, such as Slider and ScrollBar.

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Method Index

addChangeListener(), getExtent(), getMaximum(), getMinimum(), getValue(), getValueIsAdjusting(), setExtent(), setMaximum(), setMinimum(), setRangeProperties(), setValue(), setValueIsAdjusting()

Inherited from IEventDispatcher

Method Detail

getMinimum

public function getMinimum():Number

Returns the minimum acceptable value.

Return

the value of the minimum property

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setMinimum

public function setMinimum(newMinimum:Number):Void

Sets the model's minimum to newMinimum. The other three properties may be changed as well, to ensure that:

 minimum <= value <= value+extent <= maximum
 

Notifies any listeners if the model changes.

Parameters

newMinimumthe model's new minimum

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getMaximum

public function getMaximum():Number

Returns the model's maximum. Note that the upper limit on the model's value is (maximum - extent).

Return

the value of the maximum property.

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setMaximum

public function setMaximum(newMaximum:Number):Void

Sets the model's maximum to newMaximum. The other three properties may be changed as well, to ensure that

 minimum <= value <= value+extent <= maximum
 

Notifies any listeners if the model changes.

Parameters

newMaximumthe model's new maximum

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getValue

public function getValue():Number

Returns the model's current value. Note that the upper limit on the model's value is maximum - extent and the lower limit is minimum.

Return

the model's value

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setValue

public function setValue(newValue:Number):Void

Sets the model's current value to newValue if newValue satisfies the model's constraints. Those constraints are:

 minimum <= value <= value+extent <= maximum
 
Otherwise, if newValue is less than minimum it's set to minimum, if its greater than maximum then it's set to maximum, and if it's greater than value+extent then it's set to value+extent.

When a BoundedRange model is used with a scrollbar the value specifies the origin of the scrollbar knob (aka the "thumb" or "elevator"). The value usually represents the origin of the visible part of the object being scrolled.

Notifies any listeners if the model changes.

Parameters

newValuethe model's new value

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setValueIsAdjusting

public function setValueIsAdjusting(b:Boolean):Void

This attribute indicates that any upcoming changes to the value of the model should be considered a single event. This attribute will be set to true at the start of a series of changes to the value, and will be set to false when the value has finished changing. Normally this allows a listener to only take action when the final value change in committed, instead of having to do updates for all intermediate values.

Sliders and scrollbars use this property when a drag is underway.

Parameters

btrue if the upcoming changes to the value property are part of a series

getValueIsAdjusting

public function getValueIsAdjusting():Boolean

Returns true if the current changes to the value property are part of a series of changes.

Return

the valueIsAdjustingProperty.

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getExtent

public function getExtent():Number

Returns the model's extent, the length of the inner range that begins at the model's value.

Return

the value of the model's extent property

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setExtent

public function setExtent(newExtent:Number):Void

Sets the model's extent. The newExtent is forced to be greater than or equal to zero and less than or equal to maximum - value.

When a BoundedRange model is used with a scrollbar the extent defines the length of the scrollbar knob (aka the "thumb" or "elevator"). The extent usually represents how much of the object being scrolled is visible. When used with a slider, the extent determines how much the value can "jump", for example when the user presses PgUp or PgDn.

Notifies any listeners if the model changes.

Parameters

newExtentthe model's new extent

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setRangeProperties

public function setRangeProperties(value:Number, extent:Number, min:Number, max:Number, adjusting:Boolean):Void

This method sets all of the model's data with a single method call. The method results in a single change event being generated. This is convenient when you need to adjust all the model data simultaneously and do not want individual change events to occur.

Parameters

valuean int giving the current value
extentan int giving the amount by which the value can "jump"
minan int giving the minimum value
maxan int giving the maximum value
adjustinga boolean, true if a series of changes are in progress

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addChangeListener

public function addChangeListener(func:Function, obj:Object):Object

addChangeListener(func:Function)
addChangeListener(func:Function, obj:Object)

Add a listener to listen the Model's change event.

The state is all about:

  • value
  • extent
  • min
  • max
  • adjusting

onStateChanged Event{source:BoundedRangeModel}

Return

the listener added.

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