Class LocationAttribute

    • Constructor Detail

      • LocationAttribute

        public LocationAttribute​(NamedObj container,
                                 java.lang.String name)
                          throws IllegalActionException,
                                 NameDuplicationException
        Construct an attribute with the given name contained by the specified entity. The container argument must not be null, or a NullPointerException will be thrown. This attribute will use the workspace of the container for synchronization and version counts. If the name argument is null, then the name is set to the empty string. Increment the version of the workspace.
        Parameters:
        container - The container.
        name - The name of this attribute.
        Throws:
        IllegalActionException - If the attribute is not of an acceptable class for the container, or if the name contains a period.
        NameDuplicationException - If the name coincides with an attribute already in the container.
    • Method Detail

      • recordLocation

        public void recordLocation​(java.awt.Window component)
        Set the value of the attribute to match the location of the specified component.
        Parameters:
        component - The component whose location is to be recorded.
      • setLocation

        public boolean setLocation​(java.awt.Window component)
        Set the location of the specified component to match the current value of the attribute. If the value of the attribute has not been set, then do nothing.
        Parameters:
        component - The component whose location is to be set.
        Returns:
        True if successful.