StatusIndicator (swing-extensions 1.4.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DeferredStatusIndicator, ExceptionDialog, FormDialog, LoggerStatusIndicator, MessageDialog, StatusFrame, ValidatedDialog
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public interface StatusIndicator
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An interface for providing UI feedback while a background task is running.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`disableUI(java.lang.String message)`	Disable the UI while a background task is running.
`void`	`enableUI()`	Enable the UI after a background task has completed.
`static StatusIndicator`	`forComponent(java.awt.Component component)`	Get or create a status indicator for a component.
`void`	`setStatusMessage(java.lang.String message)`	Change the status message to indicate the progress of a background task.

- Method Detail
  - setStatusMessage
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void setStatusMessage(java.lang.String message)
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    Change the status message to indicate the progress of a background task.
  - disableUI
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void disableUI(java.lang.String message)
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    Disable the UI while a background task is running.
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the message to display to the user while the task is running.
  - enableUI
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void enableUI()
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    Enable the UI after a background task has completed.
  - forComponent
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static StatusIndicator forComponent(java.awt.Component component)
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    Get or create a status indicator for a component. This method should only be called from the Swing event dispatch thread.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ancestor StatusIndicator, a DeferredStatusIndicator if the component is not showing or LoggerStatusIndicator.INSTANCE