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Class: ArbitraryComponentSpec


Inheritance:

   Object
   |
   +--UISpecification
      |
      +--ComponentSpec
         |
         +--NamedSpec
            |
            +--MenuComponentSpec
               |
               +--ViewWithScrollerSpec
                  |
                  +--ArbitraryComponentSpec
                     |
                     +--NonScrollableArbitraryComponentSpec

Package:
stx:libui
Category:
Interface-Support-UI-Specs
Version:
rev: 1.122 date: 2024/04/08 14:29:30
user: matilk
file: ArbitraryComponentSpec.st directory: libui
module: stx stc-classLibrary: libui

Description:


Not normally used by applications.

Notice: 
    this class was implemented using protocol information
    from alpha testers, literature and by reading public domain code
    - it may be incomplete or oncompatible to the corresponding ST-80 class. 
    If you encounter any incompatibilities, please forward a note 
    describing the incompatibility verbal (i.e. no code) to the ST/X team.

copyright

COPYRIGHT (c) 1995 by Claus Gittinger All Rights Reserved This software is furnished under a license and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that license and with the inclusion of the above copyright notice. This software may not be provided or otherwise made available to, or used by, any other person. No title to or ownership of the software is hereby transferred.

Class protocol:

image specs
o  icon
This resource specification was automatically generated
by the ImageEditor of ST/X.

Usage example(s):

     ImageEditor openOnClass:self andSelector:#icon

interface specs
o  basicsEditSpec
This resource specification was automatically generated
by the UIPainter of ST/X.

Usage example(s):

     UIPainter new openOnClass:ArbitraryComponentSpec andSelector:#basicsEditSpec

o  channelsEditSpec
This resource specification was automatically generated
by the UIPainter of ST/X.

Usage example(s):

     UIPainter new openOnClass:ArbitraryComponentSpec andSelector:#channelsEditSpec

o  detailsEditSpec
This resource specification was automatically generated
by the UIPainter of ST/X.

Usage example(s):

     UIPainter new openOnClass:ArbitraryComponentSpec andSelector:#detailsEditSpec

o  idModelWindowBoxSpec
This resource specification was automatically generated
by the UIPainter of ST/X.

Usage example(s):

     UIPainter new openOnClass:ArbitraryComponentSpec andSelector:#idModelWindowBoxSpec

interface-painter
o  addBindingsTo: env for: inst channel: aChannel
add bindings as required to allow the GUI Painter to operate on an instance of me

o  commonReplacementClasses
used by the UIPainter's 'replace-by' function

o  slices
return the slices for the attribute sections in the GUI Painter


Instance protocol:

accessing
o  component

o  component: something

o  hasBorder

o  hasBorder: something

o  subAspectHolderDataList

o  subAspectHolders

o  subAspectHolders: aCollection

accessing-channels
o  viewChannel

o  viewChannel: something

building
o  basicCreateViewFor: aBuilder in: parentView
try hard to get some view (Q: too hard ??)

o  createViewFor: aBuilder in: aView
(comment from inherited method)
low level create - no attributes are set.
Can be redefined for special creation (see arbitraryComponentSpec)

o  setAttributesIn: aView with: aBuilder
set my attributes to aView

o  setColorAttributesIn: aView with: aBuilder
set my color attributes to aView

o  setTabable: aView with: aBuilder
(comment from inherited method)
kludge for web-building

converting
o  fromLiteralArrayEncoding: aSpecArray
read my attributes from aSpecArray

o  skippedInLiteralEncoding
define the inst-slots which are skipped when generating a literalArrayEncoding;
(to skip the ones with default values.)

parsing a view
o  fromView: aView callBack: aBlock
extract attributes from aView

queries
o  viewClass
return the corresponding view class of the spec

queries-UIDefiner
o  actionSelectors
add more action selectors (these generate callBack stub methods in the definer)

o  aspectSelectors
add more aspect selectors (these can generate aspect methods in the definer)

o  valueSelectors
the view is acquired through a value method

visiting
o  acceptUISpecVisitor: aVisitor
Double dispatch back to the visitor, passing my type encoded in
the selector (visitor pattern)



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