Package uk.ac.starlink.table.gui
Interface TableSaveDialog
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- All Known Implementing Classes:
FilestoreTableSaveDialog
,SQLWriteDialog
,SystemTableSaveDialog
public interface TableSaveDialog
Interface for subdialogues which know how to save a table to some destination or other.- Since:
- 25 Feb 2005
- Author:
- Mark Taylor (Starlink)
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description java.lang.String
getDescription()
Returns this dialogue's description (may be used as an Action's SHORT_DESCRIPTION property).javax.swing.Icon
getIcon()
Returns an icon for use in identifying this dialogue.java.lang.String
getName()
Returns this dialogue's name (may be used as an Action's NAME property).boolean
isAvailable()
Indicates whether there is a reasonable chance of this dialogue working.boolean
showSaveDialog(java.awt.Component parent, StarTableOutput sto, javax.swing.ComboBoxModel<java.lang.String> formatModel, StarTable[] tables)
Pops up a modal dialogue which allows the user to save the given tables to a single destination.
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Method Detail
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getName
java.lang.String getName()
Returns this dialogue's name (may be used as an Action's NAME property).- Returns:
- name
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getDescription
java.lang.String getDescription()
Returns this dialogue's description (may be used as an Action's SHORT_DESCRIPTION property).- Returns:
- description
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getIcon
javax.swing.Icon getIcon()
Returns an icon for use in identifying this dialogue.- Returns:
- icon
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isAvailable
boolean isAvailable()
Indicates whether there is a reasonable chance of this dialogue working.- Returns:
- false iff there's no point offering use of this dialogue
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showSaveDialog
boolean showSaveDialog(java.awt.Component parent, StarTableOutput sto, javax.swing.ComboBoxModel<java.lang.String> formatModel, StarTable[] tables)
Pops up a modal dialogue which allows the user to save the given tables to a single destination. The dialogue should allow the user to select an output destination and return only when he has done so or indicated that he does not wish to. Having selected a destination the tables should be saved to it. If the save fails the user should be notified with a popup.- Parameters:
parent
- parent componentsto
- object determining how tables are savedformatModel
- combo box model containing names of table save formats which can be selectedtables
- the tables to save- Returns:
- true iff the save completed successfully
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