Interface TableSaveDialog

    • 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.
    • Method Detail

      • getName

        java.lang.String getName()
        Returns this dialogue's name (may be used as an Action's NAME property).
        Returns:
        name
      • getDescription

        java.lang.String getDescription()
        Returns this dialogue's description (may be used as an Action's SHORT_DESCRIPTION property).
        Returns:
        description
      • getIcon

        javax.swing.Icon getIcon()
        Returns an icon for use in identifying this dialogue.
        Returns:
        icon
      • 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
      • 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 component
        sto - object determining how tables are saved
        formatModel - combo box model containing names of table save formats which can be selected
        tables - the tables to save
        Returns:
        true iff the save completed successfully