Class: DictionaryAdaptor

• Inheritance
• Description
• Related information
• Class protocol
  • instance creation
• Instance protocol
  • accessing-spec
  • accessing-value
  • change & update
• Examples

Inheritance:

   Object
   |
   +--Model
      |
      +--ValueModel
         |
         +--ProtocolAdaptor
            |
            +--DictionaryAdaptor

Package:

stx:libview2

Category:

Interface-Support-Models

Version:

rev: 1.2 date: 2009/09/18 16:14:09

user: cg

file: DictionaryAdaptor.st directory: libview2

module: stx stc-classLibrary: libview2

Author:

Stefan Vogel (stefan@zwerg)

Description:

Similar to AspectAdaptor, but accesses a Dictionary instead of
a classes instance variables.


[instance variables:]

[class variables:]

Related information:

Class protocol:

 forAspect: anAspect

create and return a new adaptor, which forwards requests
to anObject, using anAspect to access a Dictionary.
The returned object can be used in place of a ValueHolder

 subject: anObject sendsUpdates: aBoolean aspect: aspect

create and return a new adaptor, which forwards requests
to anObject, using #at:aspect and #at:aspect put: for access.
The returned object can be used in place of a ValueHolder

Instance protocol:

 aspect: aSelector

set the adapters change aspect - this is the aspect of the update message,
on which the adaptor reacts

 forAspect

get the adapters aspect

 forAspect: aSelector

set the adapters aspect

 setValue: newValue

set the value - this forwards a putMessage to the target

 value

translate a query for my value from my user
into an aspect access towards my subject

 value: newValue

set the value - this changes the target with #at:put:
and sends out a changeNotification if the value did really change.

 update: something with: aParameter from: changedObject

translate an update from the model into a #value-change
via my depenedents ...

Examples:

        |dialog dict dataModel|

        dict := Dictionary new.
        dict
            at:#field1 put:'hello';
            at:#field2 put:'one';
            at:#field3 put:'two';
            at:#field4 put:'three'.

        dialog := DialogBox new.
        dialog addTextLabel:'1:'.
        dialog addInputFieldOn:(DictionaryAdaptor new
                                        subject:dict; 
                                        aspect:#field1). 
        dialog addTextLabel:'2:'.
        dialog addInputFieldOn:(DictionaryAdaptor new
                                        subject:dict; 
                                        forAspect:#field2).
        dialog addTextLabel:'3:'.
        dialog addInputFieldOn:(DictionaryAdaptor new
                                        subject:dict; 
                                        aspect:#field3). 
        dialog addTextLabel:'4:'.
        dialog addInputFieldOn:(DictionaryAdaptor new
                                        subject:dict; 
                                        forAspect:#field4).
        dialog addOkButton.
        dict inspect.
        dialog open.
        dialog accepted ifTrue:[
            Transcript showCR:'data now: ' , dict printString
        ]