net.nexttext.property
Class Property

java.lang.Object
  net.nexttext.property.Property

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanProperty, ColorProperty, DateTimeProperty, NumberProperty, PVectorListProperty, PVectorProperty, ShapeProperty, StrokeProperty

public abstract class Property
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Cloneable

A property value of a TextObject or Behaviour.

TextObjects and Behaviours both keep properties accessible by name. Subclasses of this class are used to hold the values of these properties. Each property keeps an origin value and a current value.

Property implements Cloneable so that a TextObject's properties can be copied easily.

Constructor Summary

Property()

Method Summary

void	addChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener) Registers a new PropertyChangeListener for this property.
Property	clone() Get a new property with the same values as this one.
java.lang.String	getName()
abstract void	reset() Reset this property to its original value.
void	setName(java.lang.String name)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Property

public Property()

Method Detail

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

addChangeListener

public void addChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)

Registers a new PropertyChangeListener for this property.

clone

public Property clone()

Get a new property with the same values as this one.

The name is copied because that's what makes it a Property and not just a value.

PropertyChangeListeners are not copied to the new Property.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

reset

public abstract void reset()

Reset this property to its original value.