geomss.app

Class AppPreferences

java.lang.Object

geomss.app.AppPreferences

All Implemented Interfaces:

Preferences

Direct Known Subclasses:

GUIPreferences

public class AppPreferences
extends java.lang.Object
implements Preferences

This class serves as a collection of preferences for this program.

Modified by: Joseph A. Huwaldt

Version:

November 23, 2015

Author:

Joseph A. Huwaldt, Date: May 2, 2009

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AppPreferences() Construct the preferences object for this application.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	get(java.lang.String key) Return the preference with the specified key String.
java.lang.String	getLastPath() Returns the file path to the parent of the last referenced file.
void	set(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value) Set the preference with the specified key String.
void	setLastPath(java.lang.String path) Set the last file path referenced by the user.
void	showPreferenceDialog() Method that displays a dialog that allows the user to change the application preferences.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AppPreferences

public AppPreferences()

Construct the preferences object for this application. This constructor will locate the preference file and load in any available preferences for the application.

Method Detail

getLastPath

public java.lang.String getLastPath()

Description copied from interface: Preferences

Returns the file path to the parent of the last referenced file. Returns null if no last path could be found.

Specified by:

getLastPath in interface Preferences

Returns:

the file path to the parent of the last referenced file. Returns null if no last path could be found.

setLastPath

public void setLastPath(java.lang.String path)

Set the last file path referenced by the user. This is the path to the last parent of the last referenced file.

Specified by:

setLastPath in interface Preferences

Parameters:

path - The path to the last file referenced by the user. May not be null.

get

public java.lang.String get(java.lang.String key)

Return the preference with the specified key String.

Specified by:

get in interface Preferences

Parameters:

key - The key String identifying the preference to be retrieved. May not be null.

Returns:

The preference with the specified key String.

set

public void set(java.lang.String key,
                java.lang.String value)

Set the preference with the specified key String.

Specified by:

set in interface Preferences

Parameters:

key - The key String identifying the preference to be set. May not be null.

value - THe String value to store as the preference. May not be null.

showPreferenceDialog

public void showPreferenceDialog()

Method that displays a dialog that allows the user to change the application preferences. This implementation does nothing.

Specified by:

showPreferenceDialog in interface Preferences