public class PopupFactory
extends Object 

 PopupFactory factory = PopupFactory.getSharedInstance();
 Popup popup = factory.getPopup(owner, contents, x, y);
 popup.show();
 ...
 popup.hide();
 

Since:

1.4

See Also:

Popup

• Constructor Summary

  Constructors

  Constructor	Description
  PopupFactory ()

• Method Summary

  All Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  Popup	getPopup (Component owner, Component contents, int x, int y)	Creates a Popup for the Component owner containing the Component contents.
  static PopupFactory	getSharedInstance ()	Returns the shared PopupFactory which can be used to obtain Popups.
  static void	setSharedInstance (PopupFactory factory)	Sets the PopupFactory that will be used to obtain Popups.

  • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

• Constructor Detail

  • PopupFactory

    public PopupFactory()

• Method Detail

  • setSharedInstance

    public static void setSharedInstance(PopupFactory factory)

    Sets the PopupFactory that will be used to obtain Popups. This will throw an IllegalArgumentException if factory is null.

    Parameters:

    factory - Shared PopupFactory

    Throws:

    IllegalArgumentException - if factory is null

    See Also:

    getPopup(java.awt.Component, java.awt.Component, int, int)

  • getSharedInstance

    public static PopupFactory getSharedInstance()

    Returns the shared PopupFactory which can be used to obtain Popups.

    Returns:

    Shared PopupFactory

  • getPopup

    public Popup getPopup(Component owner,
     Component contents,
     int x,
     int y)
     throws IllegalArgumentException 

    Creates a Popup for the Component owner containing the Component contents. owner is used to determine which Window the new Popup will parent the Component the Popup creates to. A null owner implies there is no valid parent. x and y specify the preferred initial location to place the Popup at. Based on screen size, or other paramaters, the Popup may not display at x and y.

    Parameters:

    owner - Component mouse coordinates are relative to, may be null

    contents - Contents of the Popup

    x - Initial x screen coordinate

    y - Initial y screen coordinate

    Returns:

    Popup containing Contents

    Throws:

    IllegalArgumentException - if contents is null